Group 1 race | |
Location | July Course Newmarket, England |
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Inaugurated | 1876 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Pertemps Network (2023) |
Website | Newmarket |
Race information | |
Distance | 6f (1,207 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Straight |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
Weight | 9 st 2 lb (3yo); 9 st 8 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares |
Purse | £600,000 (2022) 1st: £356,422 |
Bonuses | see Global Sprint Challenge |
2024 | ||
Mill Stream | Swingalong | Vandeek |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Shaquille | Run To Freedom | Kinross |
2022 | ||
Alcohol Free | Naval Crown | Artorius |
2021 | ||
Starman | Dragon Symbol | Oxted |
1980-1979 | ||
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1980 | ||
Moorestyle | Vaigly Great | Sharpo |
1979 | ||
Thatching | Vaigly Great | Greenland Park |
The July Cup is a Group 1 flat 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.