John Smith's Cup

The John Smith's Cup (known until 1998 as the Magnet Cup) is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs and 56 yards (2,063 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.

It has been sponsored by John Smith's Brewery since its inauguration in 1960, making it the longest running commercial sponsorship in flat racing.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

• Prominent - 1971, 1972
• Chaumiere – 1985, 1986

Leading jockey (3 wins):

• Geoff Baxter - Prominent (1971, 1972), Take A Reef (1974)
• Willie Carson - Jolly Good (1975), Town And Country (1978), Bedtime (1983)
• Tony Ives - Chaumiere (1985, 1986), Icona (1989)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

• Dick Hern – Proud Chieftain (1961), Nortia (1962), Bold Pirate (1976), Town And Country (1978), Bedtime (1983), Straight Man (1984)

Winners

• Weights given in stones and pounds.

See also

• Horse racing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

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External links

• Race Recordings (1972, 1983, 1985-2005) youtube.com

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• http://www.galopp-sieger.de/galoppsieger/en/sieger?rennkz=EYoJoSmC&backlink=1 – John Smith's Cup (ex 'Magnet Cup').

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