John Smith's Cup

The John Smith's Cup (known until 1998 as the Magnet Cup) is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs and 56 yards (2,063 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.

It has been sponsored by John Smith's Brewery since its inauguration in 1960, making it the longest running commercial sponsorship in flat racing.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins): Prominent - 1971, 1972 Chaumiere – 1985, 1986

Leading jockey (3 wins): Geoff Baxter - Prominent (1971, 1972), Take A Reef (1974) Willie Carson - Jolly Good (1975), Town And Country (1978), Bedtime (1983) Tony Ives - Chaumiere (1985, 1986), Icona (1989)

Leading trainer (6 wins): Dick Hern – Proud Chieftain (1961), Nortia (1962), Bold Pirate (1976), Town And Country (1978), Bedtime (1983), Straight Man (1984)

Winners Weights given in stones and pounds. Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer SP Time 1960 Fougalle 3 7-00 Norman McIntosh Rufus Beasley 9/1 2:17.20 1961 Proud Chieftain 4 8-10 Harry Carr Dick Hern 5/2F 2:11.60 1962 Nortia 3 8-04 Frankie Durr Dick Hern 100/9 2:10.20 1963 Raccolto 6 8-03 Joe Sime Sam Hall 6/1 2:12.00 1964 Space King 5 8-09 Edward Hide Bill Hide 25/1 2:11.20 1965 Dark Court 4 8-06 Scobie Breasley Gordon Richards 5/2F 2:11.20 1966 David Jack 3 7-06 Peter Robinson Ted Lambton 4/1F 2:11.60 1967 Copsale 4 7-13 Lionel Brown Ron Smyth 8/1 2:17.80 1968 Farm Walk 6 8-13 Johnny Seagrave Rufus Beasley 8/1 2:14.20 1969 My Swanee 6 9-07 Lester Piggott Bill Marshall 5/2 2:09.80 1970 Timon 4 7-04 Gordon Welsh Doug Smith 10/1 2:13.00 1971 Prominent 4 8-08 Geoff Baxter Arthur Budgett 10/1 2:10.90 1972 Prominent 5 9-04 Geoff Baxter Arthur Budgett 4/1JF 2:13.20 1973 Peleid 3 7-09 Taffy Thomas Bill Elsey 6/1 2:15.50 1974 Take A Reef 3 8-12 Geoff Baxter Bruce Hobbs 11/1 2:09.49 1975 Jolly Good 3 7-08 Willie Carson Bruce Hobbs 9/2 2:12.53 1976 Bold Pirate 4 9-03 Joe Mercer Dick Hern 15/2 2:12.83 1977 Air Trooper 4 9-06 Taffy Thomas Bill Wightman 9/2 2:11.48 1978 Town And Country 4 8-13 Willie Carson Dick Hern 5/1 2:11.00 1979 Tesoro Mio 4 8-03 Edward Hide Jimmy Etherington 8/1 2:08.22 1980 Fine Sun 3 7-08 Nicky Howe Sally Hall 10/1 2:14.80 1981 Amyndas 3 8-05 Terry Lucas Bruce Hobbs 7/1 2:14.76 1982 Buzzard's Bay 4 9-08 Mark Birch Hugh Collingridge 7/1 2:08.62 1983 Bedtime 3 7-09 Willie Carson Dick Hern 7/2JF 2:09.83 1984 Straight Man 3 8-11 Steve Cauthen Dick Hern 2/1F 2:09.70 1985 Chaumiere 4 9-07 Tony Ives Robert Williams 14/1 2:11.24 1986 Chaumiere 5 9-05 Tony Ives Robert Williams 11/1 2:10.34 1987(dh) Brave DancerWolsey 33 8-088-06 Greville StarkeyWillie Ryan Guy HarwoodHenry Cecil 9/4F4/1 2:11.31 1988 Bashful Boy 3 8-02 Dean McKeown William Hastings-Bass 2:11.23 1989 Icona 3 9-08 Tony Ives Michael Stoute 2:07.41 1990 Eradicate 5 9-04 Billy Newnes Peter Calver 2:09.58 1991 Halkopous 5 7-03 Franny Norton Mark Tompkins JF 2:10.85 1992 Mr Confusion 4 8-03 Ollie Pears Steve Norton 2:12.06 1993 Baron Ferdinand 3 8-09 Ray Cochrane Roger Charlton JF 2:08.50 1994 Cezanne 5 9-12 Gary Hind Hilal Ibrahim 2:06.80 1995 Naked Welcome 3 8-04 Darryll Holland Martin Fetherston-Godley 2:10.12 1996 Wilcuma 5 9-02 Pat Eddery Peter Makin 2:08.53 1997 Pasternak 4 8-03 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott 2:08.80 1998 Porto Foricos 3 8-03 Jimmy Quinn Henry Cecil 2:06.50 1999 Achilles 4 8-11 Jason Weaver Karl Burke 2:07.58 2000 Sobriety 3 8-08 John Reid Fulke Johnson Houghton 2:10.00 2001 Foreign Affairs 3 8-06 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Fav 2:10.15 2002 Vintage Premium 5 9-09 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 2:08.24 2003 Far Lane 4 9-04 Michael Hills Barry Hills 2:06.57 2004 Arcalis 4 9-02 Robert Winston Howard Johnson 2:10.01 2005 Mullins Bay 4 9-07 Kieren Fallon Aidan O'Brien Fav 2:09.46 2006 Fairmile 4 8-12 Adam Kirby Walter Swinburn JF 2:07.66 2007 Charlie Tokyo 4 8-09 Jamie Moriarty Richard Fahey 1:56.61 2008 Flying Clarets 5 8-12 Frederik Tylicki Richard Fahey 2:17.61 2009 Sirvino 4 8-08 Neil Brown David Barron 2:07.18 2010 Wigmore Hall 3 8-02 Martin Lane Michael Bell 2:08.65 2011 Green Destiny 4 8-10 Adam Beschizza William Haggas 2:09.74 2012 King's Warrior 5 8-09 Robert Havlin Peter Chapple-Hyam 2:08.28 2013 Danchai 4 8-11 Andrea Atzeni William Haggas 2:07.79 2014 Farraaj 5 9-11 Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian 2:07.96 2015 Master Carpenter 4 9-04 Philip Makin Rod Millman 2:08.28 2016 Educate 7 9-08 Thomas Brown Ismail Mohammed 2:07.34 2017 Ballet Concerto 4 9-03 James Doyle Sir Michael Stoute 2:10.16 2018 Euchen Glen 5 9-03 Alistair Rawlinson Jim Goldie 2:09.50 2019 Pivoine 5 9-08 Rob Hornby Andrew Balding 2:10.38 2020 Sinjaari 4 8-11 Stevie Donohoe William Haggas 2:09.48 2021 Johnny Drama 6 8-13 Joshua Bryan Andrew Balding 2:11.82 2022 Anmaat 4 9-08 Kevin Stott Owen Burrows JF 2:08.37 2023 Pride of America 6 9-05 Frederick Larson Amy Murphy 2:09.18 2024 Enfjaar 4 9-01 Jack Mitchell Roger Varian 2:09.66 2025 Fox Legacy 4 9-04 P. J. McDonald Andrew Balding 2:10.10 2026 Raammee 4 9-01 Ray Dawson Roger Varian 2:09.35

See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races

References

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External links Race Recordings (1972, 1979, 1983, 1985-2005) youtube.com – John Smith's Cup (ex 'Magnet Cup').