Ascot Gold Cup
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The Ascot Gold Cup is one of Britain’s most prestigious long-distance flat horse races, held annually at Royal Ascot and renowned as a premier test of stamina for top-class stayers.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ascot Gold Cup canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British horse race
ⓘ
Group 1 horse race ⓘ flat horse race ⓘ |
| ageRestriction | 4 years old and older ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Gold Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSeries | European stayers’ programme ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Royal Ascot meeting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breedsCompeting | Thoroughbred ⓘ |
| class | Group 1 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryCode | GB ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | social highlight of Royal Ascot ⓘ |
| distance |
2 miles 3 furlongs 210 yards
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about 4,014 metres ⓘ |
| distanceCategory | extended two-mile race ⓘ |
| dressCodeAssociation | Royal Ascot formal dress traditions ⓘ |
| firstRun | 1807 ⓘ |
| governingBody | British Horseracing Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance | leading staying race in Europe ⓘ |
| inaugurated | 1807 ⓘ |
| location | Ascot Racecourse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meeting | Royal Ascot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
one of Britain’s most prestigious long-distance flat races
ⓘ
premier test of stamina for stayers ⓘ |
| notableWinner | Yeats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British flat racing calendar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European Pattern race system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prizeType | trophy and prize money ⓘ |
| qualification | four-years-old and up ⓘ |
| raceCategory |
long-distance race
ⓘ
staying race ⓘ |
| racecourse | Ascot Racecourse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceStatus | active ⓘ |
| raceSurface | grass ⓘ |
| raceType | flat ⓘ |
| raceTypeDetail | Thoroughbred flat race ⓘ |
| recordHolders | Yeats – four wins ⓘ |
| region | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scheduledDay | third day of Royal Ascot ⓘ |
| scheduledMonth | June ⓘ |
| sexRestriction | no sex restriction ⓘ |
| sponsor | Gold Cup at Royal Ascot (various commercial sponsors over time) ⓘ |
| surface | turf ⓘ |
| timing | held annually ⓘ |
| track | right-handed ⓘ |
| typicalField | top-class stayers ⓘ |
| weightForAge | yes ⓘ |
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