Class: | Handicap |
Horse Race: | Whitsun Cup |
Location: | Sandown Park Esher, England |
Race Type: | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor: | Horse Kick Cider |
Website: | Sandown Park |
Distance: | 1m (1,609m) |
Surface: | Turf |
Track: | Right-handed |
Qualification: | Four-years-old and up |
Weight: | Handicap |
Purse: | £17,500 (2024) 1st: £9,020 |
|}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.
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Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer | Time | ||
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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 | 8-12 | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | 1:43.42 | |||
1995 | Dance Turn | 8-08 | Michael Hills | Robert Armstrong | 1:42.36 | |||
1996 | Blomberg | 9-01 | John Carroll | James Fanshawe | 1:44.36 | |||
1997 | Insatiable | 9-04 | Michael Kinane | Michael Stoute | 1:40.21 | |||
1998 | For Your Eyes Only | 9-00 | Jason Weaver | Tim Easterby | 1:42.20 | |||
1999 | Lonesome Dude | 9-04 | Gérald Mossé | Michael Stoute | 1:41.70 | |||
2000 | Swallow Flight | 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 | ||
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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 | ||
2024 |