The Lonsdale Cup is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 2 miles and 56 yards (3,270 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.
History The event was first run over 2 miles in 1962 and was a handicap until 1981, when it became a conditions race renamed the Lonsdale Stakes. For a period its distance was 1 mile, 7 furlongs and 198 yards (1.9875 miles or 3198m). It was classed as a Listed race for several years, and it was promoted to Group 3 level in 1998.
The race was renamed the Lonsdale Cup and given Group 2 status in 2004. It was extended by 78 yards in 2007 to its current distance.
The Lonsdale Cup is currently held on the third day of York's four-day Ebor Festival meeting, with the leading horses from the race often going on to compete in the following month's Doncaster Cup.
Records Most successful horse since 1962 (3 wins): Stradivarius - 2018, 2019, 2021
Leading jockey since 1962 (7 wins): Frankie Dettori - Sergeant Cecil (2006), Opinion Poll (2010, 2011), Max Dynamite (2015), Stradivarius (2018, 2019, 2021)
Leading trainer since 1962 (5 wins): John Dunlop – Angel City (1987), My Patriarch (1994), Celeric (1999), Millenary (2005), Times Up (2012) John Gosden - Stradivarius ( 2018, 2019, 2021), Enbihaar (2020), Trawlerman (2025)
Winners since 1962 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1962 Parthaon 3 Ron Hutchinson Jack Jarvis 3:32.60 1963 Tanavar 3 Johnny Greenaway Bill Elsey 3:33.80 1964 Roman Scandal 4 Doug Smith Jack Watts 3:33.80 1965 French Patrol 4 Lionel Brown Peter Easterby 3:35.20 1966 Mintmaster 5 Lester Piggott A Cooper 3:38.60 1967 Zaloba 5 George Moore Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 3:37.80 1968 Brave Pat 5 Eric Eldin Ryan Jarvis 3:39.20 1969 Panco 4 Taffy Thomas Ryan Jarvis 3:34.20 1970 Whindamus 3 Frankie Durr Ron Smyth 3:26.80 1971 Cossall 4 Eddie Hide Ryan Jarvis 3:34.90 1972 B Major 5 Willie Carson Gordon Smyth 3:27.90 1973 Wolverene 3 Willie Carson Doug Smith 3:34.15 1974 Party Time 5 Bruce Raymond Michael Jarvis 3:34.73 1975 T.V. Sunday 3 Willie Carson Barry Hills 3:27.15 1976 Coed Cochion 4 Paul Cook Jeremy Hindley 3:27.14 1977 Belfalas 4 Willie Carson Dick Hern 3:25.73 1978 Moonlight Rag 5 Philip Waldron Henry Candy 3:30.22 1979 Elusive 5 Kipper Lynch Bruce Hobbs 3:29.83 1980 Heighlin 4 Richard Fox David Elsworth 3:33.91 1981 Donegal Prince 5 Lester Piggott Paul Kelleway 3:38.55 1982 Capricorn Line 4 Lester Piggott Luca Cumani 3:30.19 1983 Crusader Castle 4 Pat Eddery Ian Balding 3:30.55 1984 Spicy Story 3 Pat Eddery Ian Balding 3:27.88 1985 Inde Pulse 3 Paul Cook Frankie Durr 3:37.76 1986 Valuable Witness 6 Pat Eddery Jeremy Tree 3:26.38 1987 Angel City 3 Willie Carson John Dunlop 3:34.29 1988 Dam Busters 3 Bryn Crossley Maureen Piggott 3:18.49 1989 Weld 3 Bruce Raymond William Jarvis 3:23.15 1990 Chelsea Girl 4 Willie Carson Michael Jarvis 3:24.40 1991 Supreme Choice 3 Darryll Holland Barry Hills 3:30.07 1992 Further Flight 6 Michael Hills Barry Hills 3:25.64 1993 Further Flight 7 Michael Hills Barry Hills 3:26.54 1994 My Patriarch 4 Pat Eddery John Dunlop 3:20.85 1995 Double Eclipse 3 Tyrone Williams Mark Johnston 3:22.78 1996 Celeric 4 Willie Carson David Morley 3:20.33 1997 Double Eclipse 5 Michael Roberts Mark Johnston 3:29.91 1998 Persian Punch 5 Richard Quinn David Elsworth 3:24.62 1999 Celeric 7 Pat Eddery John Dunlop 3:23.03 2000 Royal Rebel 4 Michael Kinane Mark Johnston 3:28.21 2001 Persian Punch 8 Richard Quinn David Elsworth 3:23.47 2002 Boreas 7 Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani 3:23.08 2003 Bollin Eric 4 Kevin Darley Tim Easterby 3:23.25 2004 First Charter 5 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute 3:25.94 2005 Millenary 8 Richard Quinn John Dunlop 3:22.71 2006 Sergeant Cecil 7 Frankie Dettori Rod Millman 3:28.47 2007 Septimus 4 Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien 3:38.82 2008Abandoned due to waterlogging 2009 Askar Tau 4 Ryan Moore Marcus Tregoning 3:30.63 2010 Opinion Poll 4 Frankie Dettori Michael Jarvis 3:34.84 2011 Opinion Poll 5 Frankie Dettori Mahmood Al Zarooni 3:32.48 2012 Times Up 6 William Buick John Dunlop 3:34.64 2013 Ahzeemah 4 Silvestre de Sousa Saeed bin Suroor 3:34.75 2014 Pale Mimosa 5 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 3:31.52 2015 Max Dynamite 5 Frankie Dettori Willie Mullins 3:33.09 2016 Quest For More 6 George Baker Roger Charlton 3:32.57 2017 Montaly 6 P. J. McDonald Andrew Balding 3:31.06 2018 Stradivarius 4 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 3:29.70 2019 Stradivarius 5 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 3:27.06 2020 Enbihaar 5 Jim Crowley John Gosden 3:33.57 2021 Stradivarius 7 Frankie Dettori John and Thady Gosden 3:30.87 2022 Quickthorn 5 Tom Marquand Hughie Morrison 3:28.20 2023 Coltrane 6 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 3:27.92 2024 Vauban 6 William Buick Willie Mullins 3:28.54 2025 Trawlerman 7 William Buick John and Thady Gosden 3:29.04 2026 Al Nayyir 8 William Buick Tom Clover 3:35.52
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
References Paris-Turf: , , , Racing Post: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , galopp-sieger.de – Lonsdale Stakes. ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Lonsdale Cup (2019). pedigreequery.com – Lonsdale Cup – York.