| Group I race | |
| Location | Garrison Savannah Racetrack Bridgetown, Barbados |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1982 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | barbadosturfclub.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1800 metres (8.95 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | Bds$200,000 |
The Sandy Lane Gold Cup is a Barbadian Group I Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late February/early March since 1982 at the Garrison Savannah Racetrack in Bridgetown, Barbados. Contested over a turf course at a distance of 1,800 meters (8.95 furlongs), it is open to horses, age three or older.
The most important event on the Barbados horse racing calendar, it was inaugurated in 1982 with the intention of attracting the top horses from Caribbean countries. Since 1997 the race has been sponsored by the Sandy Lane Hotel.
In 1999, nineteen-year-old Attie S. Joseph III became the youngest owner to win the Gold Cup.
In 2007, Elizabeth Deane became the first female trainer to saddle a winner of the Barbados Gold Cup.
The race was not run in 2021 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but returned in March 2023.[1][2] The 2023 edition was won by It's a Gamble, a son of English Channel, and jockey Jalon Samuel, who furthered his record wins to six. [3] Antonio Bishop guided Portfolio Company to his second Gold Cup victory in the 2024 edition of the race.