John Smith's Cup

{{short description|Flat horse race in Britain}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use British English|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox horseraces |class = Handicap |horse race = John Smith's Cup |image = |caption = |location = York Racecourse York, England |inaugurated = 1960 |race type = Flat |sponsor = John Smith's |website = [https://www.yorkracecourse.co.uk/ York] |distance = 1m 2f 56y |surface = Turf |track = Left-handed |qualification = Three-years-old and up |weight = Handicap |purse = £200,000'' (2025)'' '''1st:''' £103,080 }} {{Jockey colours header | name = John Smith's Cup}} {{Jockey colours row | year = 2025 | image1 = File:Owner Abudiencia Co Ltd.svg | alt1 = Royal blue, white hoop, striped sleeves, white cap, royal blue star | caption1 = Fox Legacy | image2 = File:Owner Mr Richard Christison.svg | alt2 = Royal blue, beige chevrons and armlets, beige and royal blue quartered cap | caption2 = See That Storm | image3 = File:Owner Cheveley Park Stud.svg | alt3 = Red, white 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Afriyd | image3 = File:Owner Sir Robin McAlpine.svg | alt3 = McAlpine tartan, gold armlets and cap | caption3 = White-Wash }} {{Jockey colours row | year = 1988 | image1 = File:Owner Mrs David Butter.svg | alt1 = Yellow, light green seams, quartered cap | caption1 = Bashful Boy | image2 = File:Owner James H Slade.svg | alt2 = Royal blue and pink stripes, pink sleeves, royal blue cap | caption2 = Pelorus | image3 = File:Owner Mr Athos Christodoulou.svg | alt3 = Orange, maroon disc and cap | caption3 = Ile De Chypre }} {{Jockey colours footer}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/9390375.stm|title=Double boost for York racecourse|date=7 February 2011|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

==Records== {{refbegin}} '''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)'' {{refend}}

== Winners == * ''Weights given in stones and pounds.'' {| class = "sortable" | border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%" |- bgcolor="#77dd77" align="center" ! width="36px" | '''Year''' ! width="130px" | '''Winner''' ! width="32px" | '''Age''' ! width="56px" | '''Weight''' ! width="143px" | '''Jockey''' ! width="147px" | '''Trainer''' ! width="60px" | '''SP''' ! '''Time''' |- | 1960 | Fougalle | 3 | 7-00 | Norman McIntosh | Rufus Beasley | 9/1 | 2:17.20 |- | 1961 | Proud Chieftain | 4 | 8-10 | Harry Carr | Dick Hern | 5/2F | 2:11.60 |- | 1962 | Nortia | 3 | 8-04 | Frankie Durr | Dick Hern | 100/9 | 2:10.20 |- | 1963 | Raccolto | 6 | 8-03 | Joe Sime | Sam Hall | 6/1 | 2:12.00 |- | 1964 | Space King | 5 | 8-09 | Edward Hide | Bill Hide | 25/1 | 2:11.20 |- | 1965 | Dark Court | 4 | 8-06 | Scobie Breasley | Gordon Richards | 5/2F | 2:11.20 |- | 1966 | David Jack | 3 | 7-06 | Peter Robinson | Ted Lambton | 4/1F | 2:11.60 |- | 1967 | Copsale | 4 | 7-13 | Lionel Brown | Ron Smyth | 8/1 | 2:17.80 |- | 1968 | Farm Walk | 6 | 8-13 | Johnny Seagrave | Rufus Beasley | 8/1 | 2:14.20 |- | 1969 | My Swanee | 6 | 9-07 | Lester Piggott | Bill Marshall | 5/2 | 2:09.80 |- | 1970 | Timon | 4 | 7-04 | Gordon Welsh | Doug Smith | 10/1 | 2:13.00 |- | 1971 | Prominent | 4 | 8-08 | Geoff Baxter | Arthur Budgett | 10/1 | 2:10.90 |- | 1972 | Prominent | 5 | 9-04 | Geoff Baxter | Arthur Budgett | 4/1JF | 2:13.20 |- | 1973 | Peleid | 3 | 7-09 | Taffy Thomas | Bill Elsey | 6/1 | 2:15.50 |- | 1974 | Take A Reef | 3 | 8-12 | Geoff Baxter | Bruce Hobbs | 11/1 | 2:09.49 |- | 1975 | Jolly Good | 3 | 7-08 | Willie Carson | Bruce Hobbs | 9/2 | 2:12.53 |- | 1976 | Bold Pirate | 4 | 9-03 | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern | 15/2 | 2:12.83 |- | 1977 | Air Trooper | 4 | 9-06 | Taffy Thomas | Bill Wightman | 9/2 | 2:11.48 |- | 1978 | Town And Country | 4 | 8-13 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | 5/1 | 2:11.00 |- | 1979 | Tesoro Mio | 4 | 8-03 | Edward Hide | Jimmy Etherington | 8/1 | 2:08.22 |- | 1980 | Fine Sun | 3 | 7-08 | Nicky Howe | Sally Hall | 10/1 | 2:14.80 |- | 1981 | Amyndas | 3 | 8-05 | Terry Lucas | Bruce Hobbs | 7/1 | 2:14.76 |- | 1982 | Buzzard's Bay | 4 | 9-08 | Mark Birch | Hugh Collingridge | 7/1 | 2:08.62 |- | 1983 | Bedtime | 3 | 7-09 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | 7/2JF | 2:09.83 |- | 1984 | Straight Man | 3 | 8-11 | Steve Cauthen | Dick Hern | 2/1F | 2:09.70 |- | 1985 | Chaumiere | 4 | 9-07 | Tony Ives | Robert Williams | 14/1 | 2:11.24 |- | 1986 | Chaumiere | 5 | 9-05 | Tony Ives | Robert Williams | 11/1 | 2:10.34 |- | 1987 ''(dh)'' | Brave Dancer Wolsey{{efn|Knockando finished 1st in 1987 but was placed 3rd after a stewards' enquiry}} | 3 3 | 8-08 8-06 | Greville Starkey Willie Ryan | Guy Harwood Henry Cecil | 9/4F 4/1 | 2:11.31 |- | 1988 | Bashful Boy | 3 | 8-02 | Dean McKeown | William Hastings-Bass | {{Odds|12|1}} | 2:11.23 |- | 1989 | Icona | 3 | 9-08 | Tony Ives | Michael Stoute | {{Odds|12|1}} | 2:07.41 |- | 1990 | Eradicate | 5 | 9-04 | Billy Newnes | Peter Calver | {{Odds|15|2}} | 2:09.58 |- | 1991 | Halkopous | 5 | 7-03 | Franny Norton | Mark Tompkins | {{Odds|7|2}} JF | 2:10.85 |- | 1992 | Mr Confusion | 4 | 8-03 | Ollie Pears | Steve Norton | {{Odds|8|1}} | 2:12.06 |- | 1993 | Baron Ferdinand | 3 | 8-09 | Ray Cochrane | Roger Charlton | {{Odds|4|1}} JF | 2:08.50 |- | 1994 | Cezanne | 5 | 9-12 | Gary Hind | Hilal Ibrahim | {{Odds|9|2}} | 2:06.80 |- | 1995 | Naked Welcome | 3 | 8-04 | Darryll Holland | Martin Fetherston-Godley | {{Odds|6|1}} | 2:10.12 |- | 1996 | Wilcuma | 5 | 9-02 | Pat Eddery | Peter Makin | {{Odds|10|1}} | 2:08.53 |- | 1997 | Pasternak | 4 | 8-03 | George Duffield | Sir Mark Prescott | {{Odds|13|2}} | 2:08.80 |- | 1998 | Porto Foricos | 3 | 8-03 | Jimmy Quinn | Henry Cecil | {{Odds|6|1}} | 2:06.50 |- | 1999 | Achilles | 4 | 8-11 | Jason Weaver | Karl Burke | {{Odds|25|1}} | 2:07.58 |- | 2000 | Sobriety | 3 | 8-08 | John Reid | Fulke Johnson Houghton | {{Odds|20|1}} | 2:10.00 |- | 2001 | Foreign Affairs | 3 | 8-06 | George Duffield | Sir Mark Prescott | {{Odds|5|2}} Fav | 2:10.15 |- | 2002 | Vintage Premium | 5 | 9-09 | Paul Hanagan | Richard Fahey | {{Odds|20|1}} | 2:08.24 |- | 2003 | Far Lane | 4 | 9-04 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | {{Odds|7|1}} | 2:06.57 |- | 2004 | Arcalis | 4 | 9-02 | Robert Winston | Howard Johnson | {{Odds|20|1}} | 2:10.01 |- | 2005 | Mullins Bay | 4 | 9-07 | Kieren Fallon | Aidan O'Brien | {{Odds|4|1}} Fav | 2:09.46 |- | 2006 | Fairmile | 4 | 8-12 | Adam Kirby | Walter Swinburn | {{Odds|6|1}} JF | 2:07.66 |- | 2007 | Charlie Tokyo {{efn|In 2007 the race was run over 9 furlongs}} | 4 | 8-09 | Jamie Moriarty | Richard Fahey | {{Odds|11|1}} | 1:56.61 |- | 2008 | Flying Clarets | 5 | 8-12 | Frederik Tylicki | Richard Fahey | {{Odds|12|1}} | 2:17.61 |- | 2009 | Sirvino | 4 | 8-08 | Neil Brown | David Barron | {{Odds|16|1}} | 2:07.18 |- | 2010 | Wigmore Hall | 3 | 8-02 | Martin Lane | Michael Bell | {{Odds|5|1}} | 2:08.65 |- | 2011 | Green Destiny | 4 | 8-10 | Adam Beschizza | William Haggas | {{Odds|6|1}} | 2:09.74 |- | 2012 | King's Warrior | 5 | 8-09 | Robert Havlin | Peter Chapple-Hyam | {{Odds|33|1}} | 2:08.28 |- | 2013 | Danchai | 4 | 8-11 | Andrea Atzeni | William Haggas | {{Odds|10|1}} | 2:07.79 |- | 2014 | Farraaj | 5 | 9-11 | Andrea Atzeni | Roger Varian | {{Odds|6|1}} | 2:07.96 |- | 2015 | Master Carpenter | 4 | 9-04 | Philip Makin | Rod Millman | {{Odds|14|1}} | 2:08.28 |- | 2016 | Educate | 7 | 9-08 | Thomas Brown | Ismail Mohammed | {{Odds|18|1}} | 2:07.34 |- | 2017 | Ballet Concerto | 4 | 9-03 | James Doyle | Sir Michael Stoute | {{Odds|8|1}} | 2:10.16 |- | 2018 | Euchen Glen | 5 | 9-03 | Alistair Rawlinson | Jim Goldie | {{Odds|20|1}} | 2:09.50 |- | 2019 | Pivoine | 5 | 9-08 | Rob Hornby | Andrew Balding | {{Odds|14|1}} | 2:10.38 |- | 2020 | Sinjaari | 4 | 8-11 | Stevie Donohoe | William Haggas | {{Odds|11|1}} | 2:09.48 |- | 2021 | Johnny Drama | 6 | 8-13 | Joshua Bryan | Andrew Balding | {{Odds|22|1}} | 2:11.82 |- | 2022 | Anmaat | 4 | 9-08 | Kevin Stott | Owen Burrows | {{Odds|5|1}} JF | 2:08.37 |- | 2023 | Pride of America | 6 | 9-05 | Frederick Larson | Amy Murphy | {{Odds|18|1}} | 2:09.18 |- | 2024 | Enfjaar | 4 | 9-01 | Jack Mitchell | Roger Varian | {{Odds|15|2}} | 2:09.66 |- | 2025 | Fox Legacy | 4 | 9-04 | P. J. McDonald | Andrew Balding | {{Odds|10|1}} | 2:10.10 |} {{notelist}}

==References== {{reflist}}

* Paris-Turf: **{{Paris-Turf|1983|07-09|york|john-smith-s-magnet-cup|74235}}, {{Paris-Turf|1984|07-14|york|john-smiths-magnet-cup|93426}}, {{Paris-Turf|1986|07-12|york|john-smith-s-magnet-cup|127016}}, {{Paris-Turf|1987|07-11|york|john-smith-s-magnet-cup|142963}} *Racing Post **{{Racing Post|91949|1988|07|09|107}},{{Racing Post|96233|1989|07|15|107}}, {{Racing Post|100717|1990|07|14|107}}, {{Racing Post|105519|1991|07|13|107}}, {{Racing Post|110312|1992|07|11|107}}, {{Racing Post|115325|1993|07|10|107}}, {{Racing Post|120472|1994|07|09|107}}, {{Racing Post|126021|1995|07|15|107}}, {{Racing Post|204114|1996|07|13|107}}, {{Racing Post|239530|1997|07|12|107}} **{{Racing Post|252722|1998|07|11|107}}, {{Racing Post|268080|1999|07|10|107}}, {{Racing Post|282687|2000|07|15|107}}, {{Racing Post|302017|2001|07|14|107}}, {{Racing Post|317699|2002|07|13|107}}, {{Racing Post|334058|2003|07|12|107}}, {{Racing Post|353016|2004|07|10|107}}, {{Racing Post|386116|2005|07|09|107}}, {{Racing Post|410514|2006|07|15|107}}, {{Racing Post|434401|2007|07|14|107}} **{{Racing Post|459318|2008|07|12|107}}, {{Racing Post|484399|2009|07|11|107}}, {{Racing Post|508068|2010|07|10|107}}, {{Racing Post|532982|2011|07|09|107}}, {{Racing Post|556863|2012|07|14|107}}, {{Racing Post|580379|2013|07|13|107}}, {{Racing Post|603607|2014|07|12|107}}, {{Racing Post|627833|2015|07|11|107}}, {{Racing Post|651871|2016|07|09|107}}, {{Racing Post|676625|2017|07|15|107}} **{{Racing Post|702848|2018|07|14|107}}, {{Racing Post|730524|2019|07|13|107}}, {{Racing Post|761289|2020|07|18|107}}, {{Racing Post|785166|2021|07|10|107}}, {{Racing Post|812737|2022|07|09|107}}, {{Racing Post|840963|2023|07|15|107}}, {{Racing Post|868214|2024|07|13|107}}, {{Racing Post|895237|2025|07|12|107}}

==External links== * Race Recordings (1972, 1983, 1985-2005) [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfn5x2SD03q6CRPZiZvRHj0MCAlpiKGUs youtube.com] <div style="font-size:90%"> * [http://www.galopp-sieger.de/galoppsieger/en/sieger?rennkz=EYoJoSmC&backlink=1] – ''John Smith's Cup (ex 'Magnet Cup').'' </div>

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