The Whitsun Cup is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year at the end of May.
Winners Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer Time 1963 Tiger 3 9-06 Scobie Breasley Sir Gordon Richards 1:45.20 1964 Red Slipper 4 9-07 Bill Williamson Sir Hugh Nugent 1:46.60 1965 Christmas Review 4 7-11 Des Cullen Ken Cundell 1:41.40 1966 Aberdeen 5 8-08 Bruce Raymond Humphrey Cottrill 1:42.60 1967 Morris Dancer 6 8-04 Geoff Lewis Ian Balding 1:46.00 1968 Cumshaw 7 8-03 Bill Williamson John Benstead 1:45.20 1969 Ward Drill 7 9-00 Geoff Lewis Cyril Mitchell 1:46.60 1970 Seventh Hussar 4 8-06 Tony Murray Ryan Price 1:41.80 1971 Jolisu 4 8-02 Ron Hutchinson Tommy Gosling 1:45.40 1972 Dancing Mood 6 8-00 Ron Hutchinson Herbert Blagrave 1:45.20 1973 Buss 4 8-03 Geoff Lewis Arthur Budgett 1:51.61 1974 Rascolnik 5 8-04 John Matthias Herbert Blagrave 1:41.05 1975 Deerslayer 4 9-03 Frankie Durr Henry Cecil 1:42.30 1976 Rhodomantade 5 9-04 Lester Piggott Peter Makin 1:41.47 1977 The Nadi Royale 6 8-08 Brian Rouse John Sutcliffe 1:44.09 1978 Elland Road 4 08-11 Lester Piggott Robert Armstrong 1:42.55 1979 Brians Venture 4 10-00 Lester Piggott Richard Hannon Sr. 1:47.89 1980 Imperial Ace 4 8-07 Lester Piggott Michael Stoute 1:41.73 1981Abandoned due to waterlogging 1982 Rekal 4 8-02 Geoff Baxter Clive Brittain 1:39.81 1983 Mighty Fly 4 9-01 Steve Cauthen David Elsworth 1:45.86 1984 Hawkley 4 8-06 Tyrone Williams Pat Haslam 1:45.49 1985 Come On The Blues 6 7-07 Chris Rutter Clive Brittain 1:46.52 1986 Siyah Kalem 4 8-10 Willie Carson John Dunlop 1:42.85 1987 Waajib 4 9-09 Michael Roberts Alec Stewart 1:40.92 1988 Inaad 4 8-02 Richard Hills Harry Thomson Jones 1:42.40 1989 Greensmith 3 9-02 Pat Eddery Guy Harwood 1:41.66 1990 Tafila 4 8-07 Willie Carson William Jarvis 1:42.02 1991 Fanmore 3 9-07 Pat Eddery Guy Harwood 1:42.00 1992 Pay Homage 4 9-04 Michael Hills Ian Balding 1:41.41 1993 Pay Homage 5 9-05 Michael Hills Ian Balding 1:41.42 1994 Dawning Street 6 8-12 Pat Eddery John Dunlop 1:43.42 1995 Dance Turn 4 8-08 Michael Hills Robert Armstrong 1:42.36 1996 Blomberg 4 9-01 John Carroll James Fanshawe 1:44.36 1997 Insatiable 4 9-04 Michael Kinane Michael Stoute 1:40.21 1998 For Your Eyes Only 4 9-00 Jason Weaver Tim Easterby 1:42.20 1999 Lonesome Dude 4 9-04 Gérald Mossé Michael Stoute 1:41.70 2000 Swallow Flight 4 9-11 Michael Roberts Geoff Wragg 1:49.35 2001 Calcutta 5 8-08 Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:43.92 2002 Kelburne 5 9-00 Richard Hughes Ian Semple 1:43.02 2003 Colisay 4 9-03 Kieren Fallon Alec Stewart 1:41.66 2004 Putra Kuantan 4 9-03 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis 1:41.99 2005 Norton 8 8-08 Richard Quinn Terry Mills 1:42.39 2006 Tanzanite 4 8-13 Kerrin McEvoy David Arbuthnot 1:45.69 2007 Killena Boy 5 8-08 Paul Doe William Jarvis 1:45.25 2008 Bushman 4 9-02 Richard Mullen David Simcock 1:47.37 2009 Dunn'o 4 9-01 Philip Robinson Clive Cox 1:41.31 2010 Flora Trevelyan 4 8-10 Ted Durcan Walter Swinburn 1:40.84 2011 Dunn'o 6 9-07 Philip Robinson Clive Cox 1:44.26 2012 Highland Colori 4 8-13 David Probert Andrew Balding 1:42.55 2013 Spa's Dancer 6 9-04 Ryan Moore James Eustace 1:44.76 2014 Ishikawa 6 8-07 Rob Fitzpatrick Karl Burke 1:46.52 2015 Jacob Black 4 9-02 Frankie Dettori Keith Dalgleish 1:40.73 2016 Chevallier 4 8-02 Jordan Vaughan Karl Burke 1:41.52 2017 Laidback Romeo 5 9-04 Adam Kirby Clive Cox 1:42.57 2018 Chiefofchiefs 5 8-12 Richard Kingscote Charlie Fellows 1:47.47 2019 Lush Life 4 9-04 Jamie Spencer Jamie Osborne 1:42.21 no race 2020 2021 Dashing Roger 4 9-03 Marco Ghiani William Stone 1:46.51 2022 Rebel Territory 4 9-09 Jim Crowley Amanda Perrett 1:42.76 2023 Indemnity 4 9-01 Ray Dawson Roger Varian 1:42.78 2024 Dual Identity 6 9-07 Neil Callan William Knight 1:45.67 2025 Hafeet Alain 9 9-04 Jack Doughty Ed Walker 1:43.47 2026 Boyfriend 5 9-00 Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon Jr. 1:41.63
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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