The July Cup is a

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horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July. It is one of Britain's most valuable and prestigious sprint races, and many of its winners have been acknowledged as the champion sprinter in Europe.

History

The event was established in 1876, and the first two runnings were won by Springfield, a colt bred by

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at the Hampton Court Stud. The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the July Cup was initially classed at Group 2 level. It was promoted to Group 1 status in 1978. The July Cup was part of the Global Sprint Challenge from 2008 to 2017. It was the sixth leg of the series, preceded by the

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and followed by the

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. The race is currently held on the final day of Newmarket's three-day July Festival meeting.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins): * Sundridge – ''1902, 1903, 1904'' Leading jockey (10 wins): *

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– ''Vigo (1957), Right Boy (1958, 1959), Tin Whistle (1960), Thatch (1973), Saritamer (1974), Solinus (1978), Thatching (1979), Moorestyle (1980), Mr Brooks (1992)'' Leading trainer (5 wins): * Charles Morton – ''Sundridge (1903, 1904), Spanish Prince (1912, 1913), Golden Sun (1914)'' *

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– ''Thatch (1973), Saritamer (1974), Solinus (1978), Thatching (1979), Royal Academy (1990)'' Leading owner (5 wins): * Jack Joel – ''Sundridge (1903, 1904), Spanish Prince (1912, 1913), Golden Sun (1914)''

Winners since 1918

Earlier winners

* 1876: Springfield * 1877: Springfield * 1878: Trappist * 1879: Phenix * 1880:

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* 1881:

* 1882:

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* 1883: Clairvaux * 1884: Geheimniss * 1885: Energy * 1886: Melton * 1887: Ormonde * 1888: Fullerton * 1889: Mephisto * 1890: Queen of the Fairies * 1891:

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* 1892: Workington * 1893: Prince Hampton * 1894: Best Man * 1895: Woolsthorpe * 1896: Worcester * 1897: Kilcock * 1898: Ugly * 1899: Eager * 1900: Running Stream * 1901: Lord Bobs * 1902: Sundridge * 1903: Sundridge * 1904: Sundridge * 1905: Delaunay * 1906: Thrush * 1907: Dinneford * 1908: Lesbia * 1909: Jack Snipe * 1910: Amore * 1911: Sunder * 1912: Spanish Prince * 1913: Spanish Prince * 1914: Golden Sun * 1915: Volta * 1916: Torloisk * 1917: ''no race''

References

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History

Records

Winners since 1918

Earlier winners

See also

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