Brontë Cup

Brontë Cup
Group 3 race
Location York Racecourse
York, England
Inaugurated 2018
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Website York
Race information
Distance 1m 5f 188y (2,787m)
Surface Turf
Track Left-handed
Qualification Four-years-old and up
fillies & mares
Purse £90,000 (2018)
Bronte Cup Fillies' Stakes
2018
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

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

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
2018 Precious Ramotswe 4 Robert Havlin John Gosden 3:05.63

See also

References

  1. ↑ "European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2018 European Programme of Black Type Races". British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "York celebrates latest upgrades to its race programme". York Racecourse. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
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