The Gold Cup is a Grade 3 thoroughbred horse race run over 3200m at Greyville Racecourse in Durban, South Africa. The first running of the race took place in 1920 however it was not run in 1942. The race is considered "Africa’s premier marathon for long-distance runners."[1] The race historically takes place on the last weekend of July, which coincides with the end of the racing season.

Gold Cup
Grade 3 race
LocationGreyville Racecourse
Durban, South Africa
Inaugurated1920
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
WebsiteGold Cup
Race information
Distance3200m (1m 7f 200y)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationOpen
WeightWFA: 3yrs-11.5kgs; 4yrs-2kgs
PurseR400,000 (2020)
1st: R250,000

This was previously a Grade 1 race, until it was downgraded to a Grade 2 in 2016, and then Grade 3 in 2017.[2]

Miniature Greyville Gold Cup

Most Winners

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Jockey Felix Coetzee has won the most Gold Cups with 8. He equalled Charlie Barends record of 7 winners in 1998, before breaking it in 2012.

Past winners

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Year Winner Trainer Jockey Age Wgt
2019 Dynasty's Blossom Ramsden J Juglall N 4 55.0
2018 It's My Turn Kannemeyer D Marcus A 5 59.5
2017 Hermoso Mundo Marwing Weiho Marwing Weichong 4 56.0
2016 Enaad (Aus) De Kock M F Khumalo S 4 53.5
2015 Wild One De Kock M F Delpech A 6 55.0
2014 Wavin' Flag Crawford B Hatt G 4 53.0
2013 Jeppe's Reef Bass M W Fradd R 5 54.5
2012 In Writing Kannemeyer D Coetzee F 6 57.5
2011 Aslan Tarry S G Lerena G 5 57.5
2010 Ancestral Fore De Kock M F Shea K 3 56.0
2009 Mokaro Page S H Fourie R 6 56.5
2008 Desert Links Marcus B Cheyne G 5 57.0
2007 Thundering Star De Kock M F Geroudis J 4 57.0
2006 Diamond Quest Bass M W Lloyd J 5 50.0
2005 Reveille Boy Crawford B Strydom P 6 54.0
2004 Major Bluff Ramsden J Hatt G 5 51.5
2003 Highland Night Drier D R Hill R 6 52.5
2002 Highland Night Maroun K R Forbes A 5 50.5
2001 Cereus Greeff A Randolph S 5 52.0
2000 Colonial Girl Kannemeyer D Hatt G 5 50.0
1999 Place Of Gold Shaw P B Hill R 4 52.5
1998 Bella Bianca Millard A T Coetzee F 5 53.5
1997 Sciantiso Aldous RT Macaskill F 7 53.5
1996 Festive Forever Millard A T Coetzee F 6 53.0
1995 Milleverof Payne D Hatt G 6 53.0
1994 Stateway Miller A Hoffman A 7 53.0
1993 Space Walk Maingard M. H. Lloyd J 5 53.0
1992 Floating Casino Marshall V Fradd R 6 52.5
1991 Icona Payne D Marcus A 6 50.0
1990 Illustrador Millard T Coetzee F 4 55.5
1989 Tropicante Rixon R Wynne P 4 54.0
1988 Castle Walk Millard T Coetzee F 3 49.5
1987 Aquanaut Watters M Howes G 4 53.0
1986 Occult Millard T Coetzee F 5 55.5
1985 Voodoo Charm Millard T Coetzee F 4 52.0
1984 Devon Air Millard T Coetzee F 6 56.0
1983 Hawkins Millard T Sutherland M 4 56.5
1982 Equilateral Marcus B 4 54.0
1981 Brave Persian Kotzen G 5 51.5
1980 Furious Upton A Hayden B 6 58.0
1979 The Maltster Cooper B Macaskill F 7 53.5
1978 Fauvist Uys M 6 46.5
1977 - DH DH - Don The Stripe Roberts M 6 50.5
1977 - DH DH - Pacer Deyes B 4 49.5
1976 Hedge Marcus B 6 46.6
1975 Numerator Stevens A 7 56.0
1974 Armistice Cave M 4 48.5
1973 Jacobite Byrnes J 5 45.0
1972 Humdinger Roberts R 3 48.0
1971 Rainstorm Roberts M 4 45.0
1970 Rack And Ruin Cave M 5 45.0
1969 Golden Jewel Schoeman M 5 50.0
1968 Caradoc Schoeman M 5 54.0
1967 Cuff Link Alexander D a 52.5
1966 Smash And Grab Bailey I 4 49.5
1965 Cuff Link Taylor A 5 49.0
1964 New Chief Barends C 7 52.5
1963 Jerez Amos S 6 57.5
1962 Speciality Lange T 5 50.5
1961 Cairn Feast Stuart G 5 50.0
1960 Lucky Coin Taylor A 5 47.0
1959 Cumanus De La Rey S 4
1958 Avalanche 6
1957 Excise 4
1956 Phantom King 5
1955 Sky Finch 3
1954 Coquimbo Barends C a
1953 Eros Barends C 5
1952 Exeter Chimes a
1951 Lady's Mon 5
1950 Chez Monty Barends C 5
1949 Chez Monty Barends C 4
1948 Lochiel 6
1947 His Lordship Barends C 5
1946 Cushat 6
1945 Solomon 4
1944 Ascalabus a
1943 St Seiriol 6
1942 Race Not Run NA
1941 What Next Barends C 5
1940 What Next 4
1939 Tohunga 4
1938 Flyaway 5
1937 Shortridge 4
1936 Archon Mangiagalli E 18 42.6
1935 Humidor a
1934 Aristocrat IV 5
1933 Humidor 5
1932 Rinmaher 5
1931 Le Vin Chaud 4
1930 Artist Glow a
1929 Bicarbonite 6
1928 Polybasite 5
1927 Intervention a
1926 Sun Lad 6
1925 Entangler 5
1924 Royal Rufus 5
1923 Freshfield a
1922 Longdon 6
1921 Tower Bridge 5
1920 Comely Lad 7

Sponsors

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The race is sponsored by Marshalls World of Sport since the 2021 running of the Gold Cup. It is subsequently now called the Marshalls World Of Sport Gold Cup. Previous sponsors include eLAN Property Group (2014-2019), Ladbrokes (2012), Canon (2002-2011), Natal Wholesale Jewellers and Game.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Our History | The Gold Cup | Horseracing South Africa". www.goldcuphorseracing.co.za.
  2. ^ "Gold Cup should be memorable". TimesLIVE.
  3. ^ "tabonline > Major Races > SA Majors > Gold Cup - Greyville > Honours Roll". news.tabonline.co.za.