Brontë Cup
| Group 3 race | |
| Location | York Racecourse York, England |
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| Inaugurated | 2018 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | William Hill |
| Website | York |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 5f 188y (2,787m) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up fillies & mares |
| Purse | £100,000 (2024) |
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| Term Of Endearment | Night Sparkle | River Of Stars |
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| 2023 | ||
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| River Of Stars | Mimikyu | Voodoo Queen |
| 2022 | ||
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| Believe In Love | Urban Artist | Glenartney |
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| Tribal Craft | Urban Artist | Makawee |
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| Dramatic Queen | Enbihaar | Bayshore Freeway |
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| Precious Ramotswe | Do Re Mi Fa Sol | Cribbs Causeway |
The Brontë Cup Fillies' Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged four years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile, 5 furlongs and 188 yards (2,787 metres), and is scheduled to take place each year in late May.
History
[edit]The Brontë Cup was introduced in 2018 as part of the European Pattern Committee's commitment to improving the race programme for stayers in Europe.[1]
The race is named in honour of the Brontë sisters.[2]
Winners
[edit]| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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| 2018 | Precious Ramotswe | 4 | Robert Havlin | John Gosden | 3:05.63 |
| 2019 | Dramatic Queen | 4 | Daniel Tudhope | William Haggas | 2:55.35 |
| no race 2020 [a] | |||||
| 2021 | Tribal Craft | 5 | David Probert | Andrew Balding | 3:06.86 |
| 2022 | Believe In Love | 5 | Ray Dawson | Andrew Balding | 3:06.16 |
| 2023 | River of Stars | 4 | Rossa Ryan | Ralph Beckett | 2:58.13 |
| 2024 | Term Of Endearment | 5 | Rachael Blackmore | Henry de Bromhead | 3:01.29 |
- ^ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2018 European Programme of Black Type Races". British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "York celebrates latest upgrades to its race programme". York Racecourse. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspension extended". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020.
- Racing Post:
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Bronte Cup (2019).