The Epsom Gold Cup was an English Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Epsom Downs Racecourse in Epsom, Surrey.
Raced in late May, it was open to horses age three and older. During the latter part of the 19th century, the race offered a purse of five hundred sovereigns in plate or specie and attracted top horses of the era.
It was superseded by the Coronation Cup in 1902.
Winners (partial list) 1810 - Tutelina 1811 - Marmion 1812 - Sorcery 1813 - Octavius 1814 - Aquarius 1825 - Wings 1827 - Tom Tit 1833 - Languish 1854 - Kingston 1855 - Rataplan 1856 - Typee 1857 - Sir Colin 1858 - Fisherman 1859 - Fisherman 1860 - Newcastle 1861 - Surprise 1862 - Asteroid 1878 - Hampton 1879 - Parole 1880 - Fashion 1881 - Bend Or 1882 - Tristan 1883 - Tristan 1884 - St. Simon 1893 - Curio 1898 - Bay Ronald 1899 - Newhaven II
Race known as Epsom Cup.
Run over Great Metropolitan Handicap course - 2 miles 2 furlongs (3,621 metres).
References May 26, 1883 New York Times article on the Epsom Gold Cup (PDF) List of Coronation Cup and Epsom Gold Cup winners