The Yorkshire Cup is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 5 furlongs and 188 yards () at York in May.

History Formerly a weight-for-age race, the event was revived as a handicap in 1927. It was originally contested over 2 miles. The first running was won by Templestowe.

The Yorkshire Cup was abandoned from 1940 to 1944. A substitute called the Yorkshire Autumn Cup, for horses aged three or older, was staged in 1945.

The event became a conditions race after the war. It temporarily reverted to a handicap in 1951. That year's edition was titled the Yorkshire Stayers' Handicap. Its previous format was restored in 1952.

The race continued with its original distance until 1965. It was cut to 1¾ miles in 1966. It was given Group 2 status in 1971.

The Yorkshire Cup became part of the British Champions Series in 2011. It was the first race in the long-distance division, which concluded with the British Champions Long Distance Cup in October.

The race is currently held on the final day of York's three-day Dante Festival meeting. It is run the day after the Dante Stakes.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins): Stradivarius – 2018, 2019, 2022

Leading jockey (8 wins): Lester Piggott – Pandofell (1961), Aunt Edith (1966), Knockroe (1972), Bruni (1976), Bright Finish (1977), Noble Saint (1980), Ardross (1981, 1982)

Leading trainer (7 wins): Cecil Boyd-Rochfort – The Scout II (1931), Kingstone (1945), Premonition (1954), Dickens (1960), Sagacity (1962), Raise You Ten (1964), Apprentice (1965)

Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1927 Templestowe 5 Tommy Weston Robert Colling 3:21.00 1928 Royal Pom 4 George Baines Ronald Farquharson 3:27.60 1929 The Consul 4 Willie Stephenson William Rose Jarvis 3:17.00 1930 The Bastard 4 Harry Wragg Jack Jarvis 3:24.80 1931 The Scout II 4 Joe Childs Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 1932 Trimdon 6 Joe Childs Joseph Lawson 1933 Orpen 5 Dick Perryman Frank Butters 1934 Within-the-Law 5 W. Wells J. Cannon 3:19.20 1935 Felicitation 5 Freddie Fox Frank Butters 3:21.60 1936 Valerius 5 Tommy Weston Joseph Lawson 3:12.80 1937 Silversol 4 Billy Nevett Matthew Peacock 3:43.40 1938 Suzerain 5 Bill Rickaby Ted Leader 1939 Finis 4 Harry Wragg Ossie Bell 1940 no race 1940–44 1945 Kingstone 3 Doug Smith Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 3:28.00 1946 Stirling Castle 4 Eph Smith Joseph Lawson 3:57.40 1947 No Orchids 4 Harry Blackshaw M. Everitt 1948 Whiteway 4 Bill Evans Norman Bertie 1949 Woodburn 4 Bill Rickaby Charles Elsey 1950 Miraculous Atom 6 Billy Nevett Sam Hall 1951 Orderly Ann 5 A. Carson Tommy Shedden 3:27.60 1952 Eastern Emperor 4 Bill Rickaby Jack Jarvis 3:30.20 1953 Childe Harold 4 Jack Brace Bill Dutton 3:24.80 1954 Premonition 4 Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 3:22.80 1955 By Thunder! 4 Wally Swinburn Sam Armstrong 3:56.40 1956 Romany Air 5 Bill Rickaby Reginald Day 3:29.40 1957 Souverlone 4 Joe Sime Harry Peacock 3:31.80 1958 Brioche 4 Edgar Britt Charles Elsey 3:35.40 1959 Cutter 4 Manny Mercer John Oxley 3:59.60 1960 Dickens 4 Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 3:28.00 1961 Pandofell 4 Lester Piggott Freddie Maxwell 3:40.00 1962 Sagacity 4 Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 3:43.40 1963 Honour Bound 5 Doug Smith Fred Rimell 3:37.00 1964 Raise You Ten 4 Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 3:32.00 1965 Apprentice 5 Stan Clayton Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 3:36.00 1966 Aunt Edith 4 Lester Piggott Noel Murless 3:21.60 1967 Salvo 4 Ron Hutchinson Harry Wragg 3:19.00 1968 Sweet Story 6 Jimmy Etherington Dick Peacock 3:21.40 1969 Quartette 5 Russ Maddock Tommy Gosling 3:49.00 1970 Rangong 5 Sandy Barclay Noel Murless 3:01.00 1971 Alto Volante 4 Brian Taylor Freddie Maxwell 3:00.50 1972 Knockroe 4 Lester Piggott Peter Nelson 2:55.90 1973 Celtic Cone 6 Greville Starkey Frank Cundell 2:58.20 1974 Buoy 4 Joe Mercer Dick Hern 2:56.37 1975 Riboson 4 Joe Mercer Dick Hern 3:06.71 1976 Bruni 4 Lester Piggott Ryan Price 3:06.39 1977 Bright Finish 4 Lester Piggott Jeremy Tree 3:05.93 1978 Smuggler 5 Willie Carson Dick Hern 2:56.25 1979 Pragmatic 4 John Reid Fulke Johnson Houghton 3:07.90 1980 Noble Saint 4 Lester Piggott Robert Armstrong 2:56.03 1981 Ardross 5 Lester Piggott Henry Cecil 3:08.26 1982 Ardross 6 Lester Piggott Henry Cecil 2:58.97 1983 Line Slinger 4 Edward Hide Bill Elsey 3:19.39 1984 Band 4 Willie Carson Dick Hern 2:57.29 1985 Ilium 4 Richard Hills Harry Thomson Jones 3:05.42 1986 Eastern Mystic 4 Pat Eddery Luca Cumani 3:12.26 1987 Verd-Antique 4 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 3:08.89 1988 Moon Madness 5 Pat Eddery John Dunlop 3:00.51 1989 Mountain Kingdom 5 Steve Cauthen Clive Brittain 2:52.92 1990 Braashee 4 Michael Roberts Alec Stewart 2:56.79 1991 Arzanni 4 Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani 2:57.94 1992 Rock Hopper 5 Pat Eddery Michael Stoute 2:59.91 1993 Assessor 4 Richard Quinn Richard Hannon Sr. 2:59.23 1994 Key to My Heart 4 John Reid Dudley Moffatt 2:55.87 1995 Moonax 4 Pat Eddery Saeed bin Suroor 2:58.89 1996 Classic Cliche 4 Michael Kinane Saeed bin Suroor 2:52.77 1997 Celeric 5 Pat Eddery David Morley 2:59.39 1998 Busy Flight 5 Michael Hills Barry Hills 3:04.02 1999 Churlish Charm 4 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 3:05.61 2000 Kayf Tara 6 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:55.06 2001 Marienbard 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:57.30 2002 Zindabad 6 Kevin Darley Mark Johnston 2:54.90 2003 Mamool 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:52.54 2004 Millenary 7 Richard Quinn John Dunlop 3:01.61 2005 Franklins Gardens 5 Darryll Holland Mark Tompkins 3:02.78 2006 Percussionist 5 Darryll Holland Howard Johnson 3:12.41 2007 Sergeant Cecil 8 Jimmy Fortune Rod Millman 2:59.63 2008 Geordieland 7 Shane Kelly Jamie Osborne 3:02.47 2009 Ask 6 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 3:05.36 2010 Manifest 4 Tom Queally Henry Cecil 2:58.99 2011 Duncan 6 William Buick John Gosden 2:58.33 2012 Red Cadeaux 6 Tom McLaughlin Ed Dunlop 3:02.89 2013 Glen's Diamond 5 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey 3:01.39 2014 Gospel Choir 5 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 3:00.36 2015 Snow Sky 4 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:57.64 2016 Clever Cookie 8 P. J. McDonald Peter Niven 3:01.12 2017 Dartmouth 5 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 3:01.90 2018 Stradivarius 4 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 2:55.15 2019 Stradivarius 5 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 3:01.21 no race 2020 2021 Spanish Mission 5 William Buick Andrew Balding 2:59.56 2022 Stradivarius 8 Frankie Dettori John & Thady Gosden 2:58.33 2023 Giavellotto 4 Andrea Atzeni Marco Botti 2:56.79 2024 Giavellotto 5 Oisin Murphy Marco Botti 2:55.96 2025 Rebel's Romance 7 William Buick Charlie Appleby 3:07.88 2026 Rahiebb 4 Ray Dawson Roger Varian 3:00:70

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

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galopp-sieger.de – Yorkshire Cup. ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Yorkshire Cup (2019). pedigreequery.com – Yorkshire Cup – York.