The Commonwealth Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to colts and fillies aged three years. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
The Commonwealth Cup was introduced in 2015 as part of changes to the programme of sprint horse races in Europe. The Diamond Jubilee Stakes, run over the same course and distance at the same meeting, was closed to three-year-olds at the same time. The new race was subsequently named the Commonwealth Cup and the Buckingham Palace Stakes was removed from the Royal Ascot meeting to make room for the new race. The race was initially open to all three year-old-horses, including geldings, to help the race become established. It was the only Group 1 flat race in Great Britain exclusively for three-year-olds that allowed geldings to compete and the first age-restricted Group 1 race which was open to geldings in Europe. Geldings were excluded after the 2019 running.
Records Leading jockey (2 wins): Frankie Dettori – Advertise (2019), Campanelle (2021)
Leading trainer (2 wins): Karl Burke - Quiet Reflection (2016), Venetian Sun (2026)
Winners YearWinnerJockeyTrainerOwner Time 2015 Muhaarar Dane O'Neill Charles Hills Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:12.05 2016 Quiet Reflection Dougie Costello Karl Burke Ontoawinner, Strecker & Burke 1:14.50 2017 Caravaggio Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Magnier/ Tabor/ Smith 1:13.49 2018 Eqtidaar Jim Crowley Sir Michael Stoute Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:12.12 2019 Advertise Frankie Dettori Martyn Meade Phoenix Thoroughbred Racing 1 1:11.88 2020 Golden Horde Adam Kirby Clive Cox AlMohamediya Racing 1:14.56 2021 Campanelle Frankie Dettori Wesley A. Ward Stonestreet Stables LLC 1:16.67 2022 Perfect Power Christophe Soumillon Richard Fahey Rashid Dalmook al Maktoum 1:12.85 2023 Shaquille Oisin Murphy Julie Camacho Hughes, Rawlings, O'Shaughnessy 1:13.15 2024 Inisherin Tom Eaves Kevin Ryan Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum 1:12.51 2025 Time For Sandals Richard Kingscote Harry Eustace Mr D Bevan And Mrs D Bevan 1:12.03 2026 Venetian Sun Clifford Lee Karl Burke Tony Bloom & Ian McAleavy 1:12.08
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
References
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ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Commonwealth Cup (2019).