Lonsdale Cup

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The Lonsdale Cup is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 2 miles and 88 yards (3,299 metres) at York Racecourse during the Ebor Festival meeting in August.

The race was promoted to Group 2 status in 2004, prior to which it had been contested at Group 3 level since 1998. Before this it had been classed as a Listed race. There was also a slight alteration to the name in 2004 – previously it had been called the Lonsdale Stakes. The distance of the race prior to 2007 was 1 mile 7 furlongs and 198 yards (3,199 m).

[edit] Winners since 1988

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1988	Dam Busters	3	Bryn Crossley	Maureen Piggott	3:18.49
1989	Weld	3	Bruce Raymond	William Jarvis	3:23.15
1990	Chelsea Girl	4	Willie Carson	Michael Jarvis	3:24.40
1991	Supreme Choice	3	Darryll Holland	Barry Hills	3:30.07
1992	Further Flight	6	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	3:25.64
1993	Further Flight	7	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	3:26.54
1994	My Patriarch *	4	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	3:20.85
1995	Double Eclipse	3	Tyrone Williams	Mark Johnston	3:22.78
1996	Celeric	4	Willie Carson	David Morley	3:20.33
1997	Double Eclipse	5	Michael Roberts	Mark Johnston	3:29.91
1998	Persian Punch	5	Richard Quinn	David Elsworth	3:24.62
1999	Celeric	7	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	3:23.03
2000	Royal Rebel	4	Michael Kinane	Mark Johnston	3:28.21
2001	Persian Punch	8	Richard Quinn	David Elsworth	3:23.47
2002	Boreas	7	Jamie Spencer	Luca Cumani	3:23.08
2003	Bollin Eric	4	Kevin Darley	Tim Easterby	3:23.25
2004	First Charter	5	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	3:25.94
2005	Millenary	8	Richard Quinn	John Dunlop	3:22.71
2006	Sergeant Cecil	7	Frankie Dettori	Rod Millman	3:28.47
2007	Septimus	4	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	3:38.82