Gold Cup
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The Gold Cup is a prestigious long-distance flat horse race in Britain, best known as the highlight of the annual Royal Ascot meeting.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Ascot race
ⓘ
flat horse race ⓘ |
| ageRestriction | minimum age four years ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ascot Gold Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Royal family attendance at Royal Ascot ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| courseType | oval right-handed course ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | social and sporting highlight of the British summer season ⓘ |
| distance |
about 2 miles 3 furlongs 210 yards
ⓘ
approximately 4,014 metres ⓘ |
| dressCodeContext | Royal Ascot formal dress traditions ⓘ |
| eventType | sporting event ⓘ |
| frequency | Annual ⓘ |
| governingBody | British Horseracing Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the oldest races at Royal Ascot ⓘ |
| inaugurated | 1807 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ascot Racecourse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationCountry | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationCounty | Berkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationTown | Ascot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meeting | Royal Ascot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | one of the most prestigious staying races in Europe ⓘ |
| notableFeature | highlight of the Royal Ascot meeting ⓘ |
| partOf | British flat racing calendar ⓘ |
| qualification | Four-years-old and up ⓘ |
| raceCategory | staying race ⓘ |
| raceClass | Pattern race ⓘ |
| raceDiscipline | flat racing ⓘ |
| raceSurfaceType | grass ⓘ |
| raceType | Flat / Thoroughbred ⓘ |
| region | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scheduledMonth | June ⓘ |
| sponsor | various commercial sponsors over time ⓘ |
| sport | horse racing ⓘ |
| status | Group 1 ⓘ |
| surface | Turf ⓘ |
| timingWithinSeason | mid-summer flat season ⓘ |
| track | Right-handed ⓘ |
| typicalAudience | British and international racing fans ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.