Zetland Gold Cup

The Zetland Gold Cup is a flat Handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three-year-old and up. It is run at Redcar over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs and 1 yard (2,013 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year at the end of May or beginning of June.

History The Zetland Handicap was first run in 1946 over a distance of 2 miles. For the following three years it was run over the revised distance of 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 132 yards. From 1950 it was run over a its current distance. The "Gold Cup" element was added to the title in 1952.

Winners Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer Time 1946 Restive 4 07–07 Percy Evans Noel Murless Not taken 1947 Arch Stone 6 07–10 Albert Orme Bertie Bullock Not taken 1948 Melody Maker 4 08–13 Bill Evans Charles Elsey 3:08.20 1949 Melody Maker 5 09–04 Bill Evans Charles Elsey 3:11.80 1950 Near Way 4 08–04 Billy Nevett Sam Hall 2:08.20 1951 Socrates 4 07–13 Billy Nevett Matthew J Peacock 2:11.80 1952 Mid View 5 07–10 John Bunker Harold Wallington 2:05.80 1953 H.V.C. 4 08–07 Ken Gethin John Bisgood 2:04.20 1954 Prince D'Or 5 07–13 Bill Elliott Derrick Candy 2:06.40 1955 Blue Prince II 4 08–10 Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 2:05.60 1956 Tale Of Two Cities 5 07–08 Walter Bentley Jack Fawcus 2:02.40 1957 Sunrise 4 07–01 Greville Starkey George Boyd 2:06.00 1958 Cash And Courage 5 08–02 Michael Hayes Sam Hall 2:11.60 1959 Maddalo 4 08–00 Brian Jago Peter Thrale 2:04.00 1960 Hard And Soft 5 08–04 Alec Russell Tommy Dent 2:05.60 1961 Beau Rossa 5 08–10 Joe Sime Sam Hall 2:06.60 1962 Henry The Seventh 4 09–10 Eddie Hide Bill Elsey 2:07.00 1963 Principal 4 09–04 Michael Hayes Frank Armstrong 2:08.00 1964 Red Tears 4 08–11 Joe Mercer Dick Hern 2:08.80 1965 Dark Court 4 08–02 Scobie Breasley Sir Gordon Richards 2:05.20 1966 Preclusion 4 07–13 Joe Sime Sam Hall 2:05.40 1967 Sportaville 5 07–08 Peter Hetherington Rufus Beasley 2:10.40 1968 Castle Yard 5 08–04 Stan Smith Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 2:05.00 1969 Brother Scot 3 08–01 Johnny Greenaway Bill Elsey Not taken 1970 Foggy Bell 5 08–07 Willie McCaskill Denys Smith 2:05.40 1971 Lady Lowndes 4 07–12 Ernie Johnson Sam Hall 2:11.00 1972 Happy Hunter 5 08–04 Johnny Seagrave Denys Smith 2:10.60 1973 Peleid 3 07–12 Ernie Johnson Bill Elsey 2:15.60 1974 Owenboliska 4 08–10 Robert Edmondson Paul Cole 2:05.40 1975 Record Run 4 09–08 Ian Johnson Gavin Pritchard-Gordon 2:07.20 1976 Move Off 3 07-07 Ray Still Jack Calvert 2:08.10 1977 Move Off 4 09–07 Eddie Hide Jack Calvert 2:08.00 1978 Abercata 5 07-07 Richard Fox James Bethell 2:03.40 1979Abandoned due to waterlogging 1980 Side Track 4 08–02 George Duffield Gavin Pritchard-Gordon 2:07.10 1981 Silly Prices 4 08–02 Kevin Hodgson Peter Easterby 1:37.70 1982 Say Primula 4 10–05 Eddie Hide Bill Watts 2:06.00 1983 Free Press 4 07–11 Joey Brown Ian Balding 2:11.10 1984 Miramar Reef 5 09–05 Richard Fox Clive Brittain 2:05.70 1985 K-Battery 4 08–13 Nicky Connorton Bill Elsey 2:10.10 1986 Forward Rally 4 08–00 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott 2:04.60 1987 Knockando 3 08–08 Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani 2:04.10 1988 Fridu 3 08–04 Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani 2:03.30 1989 Inaad 5 09–03 Richard Hills Harry Thomson Jones 2:01.50 1990 Eradicate 5 09–02 Billy Newnes Peter Calver 2:01.40 1991 Nayland 5 09–11 George Duffield Geoff Wragg 2:07.30 1992 Rose Alto 4 09–00 George Duffield James Fanshawe 2:04.70 1993 River North 3 08–01 Kevin Darley Lady Herries 2:05.00 1994 Wainwright 5 09–11 Gary Hind John Gosden 2:05.40 1995 Penny A Day 5 09–10 Kevin Darley Mary Reveley 2:04.10 1996 Migwar 3 08–05 Kieren Fallon Luca Cumani 2:05.50 1997 Champagne Prince 4 08–09 Carl Lowther Peter Harris 2:06.00 1998 Shadoof 4 08–02 Martin Dwyer Willie Muir 2:06.10 1999 Colway Ritz 5 08–02 Andrew Mullen Wilf Storey 2:03.30 2000 Nobelist 5 09–09 Ted Durcan Clive Brittain 2:09.30 2001 The Whistling Teal 5 09–01 John Carroll Geoff Wragg 2:04.00 2002 Flight Sequence 6 09–04 George Duffield Lady Herries 2:03.00 2003 Hazim 4 09–11 Willie Supple Sir Michael Stoute 2:02.97 2004 Blue Spinnaker 5 09–07 Paul Mulrennan Mick Easterby 2:04.13 2005 Blue Monday 4 09–00 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton 2:04.03 2006 Chantaco 4 09–00 Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding 2:05.19 2007 Flipando 6 09–03 Paul Fessey David Barron 2:05.82 2008 Capable Guest 6 08–12 Joe Fanning Mick Channon 2:06.75 2009 My Kingdom Of Fife 4 09–00 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:03.30 2010 Forte Dei Marmi 4 09–03 Jean-Pierre Guillambert Luca Cumani 2:04.75 2011 Nanton 9 09–08 Daniel Tudhope Jim Goldie 2:03.68 2012 Danadana 4 09–04 Kieren Fallon Luca Cumani 2:07.29 2013 Clon Brulee 4 09–01 Graham Gibbons David Barron 2:03.50 2014 Cashpoint 9 08–09 Shane Gray Ian Williams 2:08.96 2015 Fire Fighting 4 10–00 Paul Mulrennan Mark Johnston 2:03.93 2016 Revolutionist 4 09–10 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston 2:04.23 2017 Briardale 5 09–02 Paul Hanagan James Bethell 2:03.72 2018 Big Country 5 10–00 Silvestre de Sousa Michael Appleby 2:04.32 2019 Al Muffrih 4 08–12 Daniel Tudhope William Haggas 2:02.28 no race 2020 2021 Good Birthday 5 08–07 Silvestre de Sousa Andrew Balding 2:04.45 2022 Forest Falcon 4 09–00 Joe Fanning Charlie and Mark Johnston 2:04.68 2023 Oviedo 3 08–11 Callum Rodriguez Edward Bethell 2:05.55 2024 Arthur's Realm 6 09–06 Oisin Orr Ed Dunlop 2:11.61 2025 Liberty Coach 4 09–07 Jason Hart John and Sean Quinn 2:02.20 2026 Danger Bay 4 09–13 Callum Rodriguez Edward Bethell 2:01:64

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

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