The Grand Cup is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile 5 furlongs and 188 yards (2,787 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
The race was first run in 2008 and prior to 2017 it was run in late May. It was moved to a fixture in mid-June in 2018 as part of changes to European stayers' races.
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 2008 Samuel 4 Eddie Ahern John Dunlop 2:55.03 2009 Caracciola 12 Dale Gibson Nicky Henderson 3:02.68 2010 Tactic 4 Jimmy Quinn John Dunlop 2:54.96 2011 Times Up 5 Eddie Ahern John Dunlop 2:59.03 2012 Cavalryman 6 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 3:01.24 2013 Songcraft 5 Silvestre de Sousa Saeed bin Suroor 3:10.18 2014(dh) Clever CookieRalston Road 64 Graham LeeRonan Whelan Peter NivenJohn Patrick Shanahan 3:03.14 2015 Clever Cookie 7 P. J. McDonald Peter Niven 3:00.79 2016 Moonrise Landing 5 Fran Berry Ralph Beckett 3:00.03 2017 Dal Harraild 4 Paul Hanagan William Haggas 3:02.72 2018 Marmelo 5 Ryan Moore Hughie Morrison 2:54.92 2019 Gold Mount 6 Andrea Atzeni Ian Williams 2:59.95 2020 Red Verdon 7 David Allan Ed Dunlop 3:10.13 2021 Roberto Escobarr 4 Tom Marquand William Haggas 3:01.17 2022 Without A Fight 5 Andrea Atzeni Simon & Ed Crisford 3:02.86 2023 Quickthorn 6 Jason Hart Hughie Morrison 2:59.70 2024 Klondike 4 Ryan Moore William Haggas 3:07.34 2025 Al Qareem 6 Clifford Lee Karl Burke 2:58.21 2026 Gregory 6 James Doyle John & Thady Gosden 2:57.45
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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