Commonwealth Cup (horse race)

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Commonwealth Cup
Group 1 race
Location Ascot Racecourse
Ascot, England
Inaugurated2015
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Website Ascot
Race information
Distance6f (1,207 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationThree-years-old colts and fillies
Weight9 stone 2 lb
Allowances
3 lb for fillies
10 lb for S. Hemisphere horses
Purse£600,000 (2023)
1st: £340,260
Commonwealth Cup
2023
Owner Martin Hughes.svg Owner Mr Derrick Smith.svg Owner Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum.svg
ShaquilleLittle Big BearSwingalong
Previous years
2022
Owner Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum.svg Owner Owen Promotions Limited.svg Owner Mr Katsumi Yoshida.svg
Perfect PowerFlaming RibFlotus
2021
Owner Stonestreet Stables LLC.svg Owner Mr Yoshiro Kubota.svg Owner Padraic Connolly seams.svg
CampanelleDragon SymbolMeasure Of Magic
2020-2015
2020
Owner AlMohamediya Racing.svg Owner Ten Broeck Farm Inc.svg Owner Mr Abdullah Menahi.svg
Golden HordeKimariVentura Rebel
2019
Owner Phoenix Thoroughbred Limited.svg Owner Phoenix Ladies Syndicate.svg Owner Mr Jaber Abdullah.svg
AdvertiseForever In DreamsHello Youmzain
2018
Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg Owner The Cool Silk Partnership.svg Owner H R H Princess Haya of Jordan.svg
EqtidaarSands Of MaliEmblazoned
2017
Owner Mrs John Magnier.svg Owner Godolphin.svg Owner Godolphin white cap.svg
CaravaggioHarry AngelBlue Point
2016
Owner Ontoawinner.svg Owner Jones Lowe Mound Trowbridge.svg Owner Mrs John Magnier.svg
Quiet ReflectionKachyWashington Dc
2015
Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg Owner Mr Paul G Jacobs.svg Owner Noel O'Callaghan.svg
MuhaararLimatoAnthem Alexander
 

The Commonwealth Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to colts and fillies aged three years. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

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The Commonwealth Cup was introduced in 2015 as part of changes to the programme of sprint horse races in Europe. The Diamond Jubilee Stakes, run over the same course and distance at the same meeting, was closed to three-year-olds at the same time. [1] The new race was subsequently named the Commonwealth Cup and the Buckingham Palace Stakes was removed from the Royal Ascot meeting to make room for the new race. [2] The race was initially open to all three year-old-horses, including geldings, to help the race become established. It was the only Group 1 flat race in Great Britain exclusively for three-year-olds that allowed geldings to compete and the first age-restricted Group 1 race which was open to geldings in Europe. Geldings were excluded after the 2019 running. [3]

Records

Leading jockey (2 wins):

Winners

YearWinnerJockeyTrainerOwnerTime
2015 Muhaarar Dane O'Neill Charles Hills Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:12.05
2016 Quiet Reflection Dougie Costello Karl BurkeOntoawinner, Strecker & Burke1:14.50
2017 Caravaggio Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Magnier/ Tabor/ Smith1:13.49
2018 Eqtidaar Jim Crowley Sir Michael Stoute Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:12.12
2019 Advertise Frankie Dettori Martyn MeadePhoenix Thoroughbred Racing 11:11.88
2020 Golden Horde Adam Kirby Clive CoxAlMohamediya Racing1:14.56
2021 Campanelle [lower-alpha 1] Frankie Dettori Wesley A. Ward Stonestreet Stables LLC 1:16.67
2022 Perfect Power Christophe Soumillon Richard Fahey Rashid Dalmook al Maktoum1:12.85
2023Shaquille Oisin Murphy Julie Camacho Hughes, Rawlings, O'Shaughnessy1:13.15
  1. Dragon Symbol finished first in 2021, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry

See also

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References

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  2. "NEW GROUP ONE SPRINT AT ROYAL ASCOT NAMED". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  3. "Geldings won't be eligible to run in Commonwealth Cup from 2020". Racing Post . 4 May 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2020.