The Victoria Cup is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) at Ascot in May.

The Victoria Cup was first run over 2 miles at Hurst Park in 1901, becoming a 7 furlong handicap race from 1908. It was run at Hurst Park until the course closed in 1962 and was transferred to Ascot from the 1963 running, where it has been run ever since apart from two races at Newbury in 1964 and 1977.

Winners since 1908 Weights given in stones and pounds. Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer Time 1908 Llangwm 3 7-02 Charles Heckford Frank Hartigan 1:30.20 1909 Sir Archibald 4 8-06 William Saxby Atty Persse 1910 Senseless 5 7-04 Joe Plant Joe Butters 1:26.80 1911 Spanish Prince 4 8-00 Frank Wootton Charles Morton 1912 Whisk Broom 5 9-02 Danny Maher Jack Joyner 1913 Aldegond 3 7-10 Edwin Piper James Bell 1:29.40 1914 Jameson 4 7-04 Nathan Spear Willie Jarvis 1:23.40 1915 Volta 3 7-09 Steve Donoghue Richard Dawson 1916-18 no race 1919 Carados 4 7-11 Charlie Foy Samuel Pickering 1:27.60 1920 Paragua 4 7-09 Fred Slade Sam Darling 1:28.60 1921Meeting Abandoned due to a National Coal Strike 1922 Yellow Dwarf 4 7-10 George Smith Atty Persse 1:26.80 1923 Top Gallant 3 7-13 Ted Gardner Harry Sadler 1:24.60 1924 Jarvie 4 7-09 Charlie Smirke James Batho 1:28.00 1925 Creolian 4 6-09 Jack Sirett Colledge Leader 1:26.00 1926 Phalaros 4 8-03 Tommy Weston George Lambton 1:22.60 1927 Herbalist 4 7-03 Tommy Weston Frank Butters 1928 Fohanaun 5 8-10 Fred Winter Sr. Walter Earl 1:21.80 1929 Royal Minstrel 4 8-08 Joe Childs Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 1:26.80 1930 Ecilath 4 7-04 Jack Sirett B Davis 1:27.60 1931 Fleeting Memory 6 8-07 Richard Perryman Walter Earl 1:25.80 1932 Knight Error 6 7-11 Freddie Fox Percy Whitaker 1:28.00 1933 Fonab 4 8-01 Gordon Richards Fred Darling 1:26.80 1934 Alluvial 6 8-08 Bernard Carslake Charles Peck 1:28.60 1935 Precious Pearl 4 7-05 Johnny Dines George Lambton 1:26.80 1936 Hairan 4 8-12 Charlie Smirke Frank Butters 1:28.00 1937 Fair Play 4 7-08 Peter Maher Percy Allden 1:28.00 1938 Phakos 4 8-08 Eph Smith Jack Jarvis 1:24.80 1939 Unbreakable 4 9-02 Rufus Beasley Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 1:28.00 1940 Time Step 4 8-04 Robert Ruttle Jack Anthony 1:30.40 1941-45 no race 1946 Honeyway 5 9-07 Eph Smith Jack Jarvis 1:25.60 1947 Fairey Fulmar 4 8-07 Tommy Gosling Ossie Bell 1:28.20 1948 Petition 4 9-03 Ken Gethin Frank Butters 1:23.00 1949 My Babu 4 9-07 Charlie Smirke Sam Armstrong 1:28.00 1950 Star Signal 5 8-00 Percy Evans Gordon Johnson Houghton 1:24.00 1951 Fastnet Rock 4 8-02 Manny Mercer Jack Jarvis 1:27.00 1952 Star Signal 7 7-09 Percy Evans Richard Poole 1:25.60 1953 Orgoglio 4 8-07 Ken Gethin Charles Elsey 1:24.20 1954 Chivalry 5 7-09 Dominic Forte Tom Timell 1:25.80 1955 Alf's Caprice 4 7-09 Doug Smith Harold Wallington 1:27.00 1956 Coronation Year 5 8-09 Ken Gethin Arthur Thomas 1:24.80 1957 Dionisio 4 8-03 Eddie Hide Charles Elsey 1:29.20 1958 Red Letter 4 8-05 Geoff Lewis William Smyth 1:27.80 1959(dh) Alf's CapriceD.T.J. 85 7-137-09 Eddie CracknellWillie Snaith Harold WallingtonWilfred Lyde 1:30.20 1960 Sanctum 4 8-04 Scobie Breasley Monty Smyth 1:25.40 1961 Bass Rock 4 7-12 Peter Robinson Jack Jarvis 1:26.00 1962 Spaniards Close 5 9-03 Doug Smith Fred Winter Sr. 1:25.20 1963 Tudor Treasure 5 9-00 Dennis Leah Eric Cousins 1:37.37 1964 Blazing Scent 5 7-11 Ron Hutchinson George Todd 1:31.00 1965 Princelone 4 9-07 Duncan Keith Walter Nightingall 1:32.25 1966 Enrico 4 9-10 Lester Piggott Jimmy Thompson 1:31.46 1967 Hadrian 4 7-11 Tony Murray Walter Nightingall 1:34.06 1968 Rome 4 8-06 Brian Taylor Ken Cundell 1:28.72 1969 Town Crier 4 8-10 Duncan Keith Peter Walwyn 1:28.68 1970 Welsh Pageant 4 9-06 Sandy Barclay Noel Murless 1:26.82 1971 Mon Plaisir 4 9-08 Geoff Lewis Harold Wallington 1:34.17 1972 Heave To 4 7-13 Ray Still Sir Mark Prescott 1:30.63 1973 Royal Prerogative 4 8-07 Willie Carson Denys Smith 1:28.30 1974 Galiano 5 8-08 Willie Carson Barry Hills 1:29.87 1975 Rhodomantade 4 8-03 Geoff Baxter Peter Makin 1:36.92 1976 Record Token 4 9-04 Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn 1:31.38 1977 Duke Ellington 4 9-01 Brian Taylor Ryan Price 1:32.49 1978 Private Line 5 8-13 Eddie Hide Clive Brittain 1:41.79 1979 The Adrianstan 4 8-06 Joe Mercer John Sutcliffe 1:38.09 1980 Kampala 4 9-03 Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn 1:26.70 1981 Columnist 4 9-13 Pat Eddery Jeremy Tree 1:35.73 1982 Indian King 4 9-03 Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 1:28.08 1983Abandoned due to waterlogging 1984 Mummys Pleasure 5 8-09 Bruce Raymond Pat Haslam 1:27.04 1985 Tremblant 4 8-05 Willie Carson Ron Smyth 1:28.90 1986 Ready Wit 5 7-13 Dennis McKay Richard Hannon Sr. 1:34.98 1987 Fusilier 5 7-09 Allan Mackay Clive Brittain 1:28.13 1988 Wing Park 4 9-01 Pat Eddery Chris Wall 1:28.06 1989 Top Dream 4 9-01 Walter Swinburn Michael Jarvis 1:32.19 1990 Lomax 4 9-03 Pat Eddery Guy Harwood 1:26.83 1991 Sky Cloud 5 7-11 Willie Carson Reg Akehurst 1:30.88 1992 Band On The Run 5 9-00 Richard Quinn Bryan McMahon 1:32.01 1993 Tender Moment 5 7-07 Brett Doyle Clive Brittain 1:28.21 1994 Face North 6 8-01 Alan Munro Reg Akehurst 1:29.49 1995 Jawaal 5 8-06 John Reid Lady Herries 1:27.03 1996 Yeast 4 8-09 Ray Cochrane William Haggas 1:27.86 1997 Tregaron 6 8-13 Richard Quinn Reg Akehurst 1:28.33 1998Abandoned due to waterlogging 1999 Great News 4 8-03 Adrian Nicholls Ian Balding 1:27.70 2000 Bold King 5 8-09 Michael Hills John Hills 1:31.09 2001Abandoned due to waterlogging 2002 Scotty's Future 4 8-11 Ian Mongan David Nicholls 1:30.42 2003 Camp Commander 4 8-10 Frankie Dettori Clive Brittain 1:29.62 2004 Mine 6 9-07 Richard Quinn James Bethell 1:26.70 2005 Iffraaj 4 8-07 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis 1:22.97 2006 Partners In Jazz 5 9-01 Ryan Moore David Barron 1:28.11 2007 Wise Dennis 5 8-12 Hugh Bowman Alan Jarvis 1:29.55 2008 Zaahid 4 8-11 Richard Hills Barry Hills 1:26.08 2009 Swift Gift 4 8-05 Martin Dwyer Brian Meehan 1:29.09 2010 Dandy Boy 4 8-13 Colm O'Donoghue David Marnane 1:26.73 2011 Hawkeyethenoo 5 8-10 Gary Bartley Jim Goldie 1:26.49 2012 Global Village 7 8-05 Tadgh O'Shea Brian Ellison 1:30.30 2013 Excellent Guest 6 8-10 Tom Queally George Margarson 1:28.26 2014 Gabriel's Lad 5 9-08 George Baker Denis Coakley 1:29.78 2015 Speculative Bid 4 8-09 Jamie Spencer David Elsworth 1:26.46 2016 Flash Fire 4 9-06 Adam Kirby Charlie Appleby 1:25.35 2017 Fastnet Tempest 4 8-05 Josephine Gordon William Haggas 1:27.14 2018 Ripp Orf 4 8-01 Hayley Turner David Elsworth 1:25.40 2019 Cape Byron 5 9-03 Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian 1:27.35 no race 2020 2021 River Nymph 4 9-00 Adam Kirby Clive Cox 1:30.95 2022 Vafortino 4 8-07 Benoit de la Sayette Kevin Philippart De Foy 1:27.18 2023 Rebel Territory 5 9-01 Jim Crowley Amanda Perrett 1:30.53 2024 The Wizard Of Eye 5 9–02 Tom Marquand Charlie Fellowes 1:26.58 2025 Hickory 7 8–04 Saffie Osborne Jamie Osborne 1:23.66 2026 The Wizard Of Eye 7 9-08 Neil Callan Tom Clover 1:24:81

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

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