British Champions Long Distance Cup


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The British Champions Long Distance Cup is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile 7 furlongs and 209 yards (3,209 metres), and it is scheduled to take place as part of British Champions Day each year in October.

History
The event was originally held at Newmarket under the title Jockey Club Cup. It was established in 1873, and was initially contested over 2¼ miles.

The distance of the race was shortened to 1½ miles in 1959. It was extended to its current length in 1963. The event was given Group 3 status in 1971.

For a period the Jockey Club Cup was staged during Newmarket's Cambridgeshire Meeting. It was switched to the venue's Champions Day fixture in 2000. It had a prize fund of £65,000 in 2010.

The race was transferred to Ascot and given its present name in 2011. It became part of the newly created British Champions Day, and its purse was increased to £200,000. It now serves as the long-distance final of the British Champions Series and was upgraded from Group 3 to Group 2 from its 2014 running.

Records
Most successful horse (5 wins):
 * Further Flight – 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

Leading jockey (7 wins):
 * Sir Gordon Richards – Brumeux (1930), Brulette (1932), Felicitation (1934), Foxglove II (1938), Shahpoor (1943), Vic Day (1948, 1949)

Leading trainer (7 wins):
 * Barry Hills – Further Flight (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995), Rainbow High (1999), Tastahil (2010)

Earlier winners

 * 1873: Flageolet
 * 1874: Gang Forward
 * 1875: Carnelion
 * 1876: Braconnier
 * 1877: Verneuil
 * 1878: Silvio
 * 1879: Jannette
 * 1880: Chippendale
 * 1881: Corrie Roy
 * 1882: Chippendale
 * 1883: Ladislas
 * 1884: St Gatien
 * 1885: St Gatien
 * 1886: St Gatien
 * 1887: Carlton
 * 1888: Reve d'Or
 * 1889: Sheen
 * 1890: Wild Monk
 * 1891: Patrick Blue
 * 1892: Buccaneer
 * 1893: Lady Rosebery
 * 1894: Callistrate
 * 1895: Florizel II
 * 1896: Canterbury Pilgrim
 * 1897: Count Schomberg
 * 1898: Merman
 * 1899: Mazagan
 * 1900: Osbech
 * 1901: King's Courier
 * 1902: Black Sand
 * 1903: Mead
 * 1904: Zinfandel
 * 1905: Pretty Polly
 * 1906: Bachelor's Button
 * 1907: Radium
 * 1908: Radium
 * 1909: Amadis
 * 1910: Lagos
 * 1911: Willonyx
 * 1912: Aleppo
 * 1913: Aleppo
 * 1914: Son-in-Law
 * 1915: Son-in-Law
 * 1916: Hurry On
 * 1917: Brown Prince
 * 1918: Queen's Square
 * 1919: Gay Lord
 * 1920: no race
 * 1921: Nippon
 * 1922: Bucks Hussar
 * 1923: Tranquil
 * 1924: Plack
 * 1925: Bucellas
 * 1926: Bongrace
 * 1927: Mont Bernina
 * 1928: Invershin
 * 1929: Fairway
 * 1930: Brumeux
 * 1931: Noble Star
 * 1932: Brulette
 * 1933: Nitsichin
 * 1934: Felicitation
 * 1935: Quashed
 * 1936: Quashed
 * 1937: Buckleigh
 * 1938: Foxglove II
 * 1939: no race
 * 1940: Atout Maitre
 * 1941: no race
 * 1942: Afterthought
 * 1943: Shahpoor
 * 1944: Ocean Swell
 * 1945: Amber Flash
 * 1946: Felix
 * 1947: Laurentis
 * 1948: Vic Day
 * 1949: Vic Day
 * 1950: Colonist II
 * 1951: Eastern Emperor
 * 1952: Blarney Stone
 * 1953: Ambiguity
 * 1954: Yorick
 * 1955: Romany Air
 * 1956: Donald
 * 1957: Flying Flag
 * 1958: French Beige
 * 1959: Vacarme
 * 1960: Parthia
 * 1961: Apostle
 * 1962: Pardao
 * 1963: Gaul
 * 1964: Oncidium
 * 1965: Goupi
 * 1966: Hermes
 * 1967: Dancing Moss
 * 1968: Riboccare
 * 1969: High Line
 * 1970: High Line
 * 1971: High Line
 * 1972: Irvine
 * 1973: Parnell
 * 1974: Petty Officer
 * 1975: Blood Royal
 * 1976: Bright Finish
 * 1977: Grey Baron