The finish of the 1949 Ascot Gold Cup with Alycidon ridden by Doug Smith winning from Black Tarquin ridden by Edgar Britt. The Gold Cup is a Group 1 Flat race held on the third day of Royal Ascot (Thursday), over a distance of roughly two and a half miles, and is open to horses of four years and older. Royal Ascot presents a spellbinding explosion of the senses, featuring an all-star cast, unparalleled racing and exquisite Fine Dining. Stradivarius is a warm favourite to land a third Gold Cup crown. 10:35 a.m. Gold Cup 2021 Racecard. Ascot Resources is a Canadian mineral development company publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Stradivarius put in a majestic performance to land a third successive Gold Cup at Royal Ascot. Anthony Honeyball has Ascot specialist Regal Encore primed for his “Gold Cup” in the ‘My Oddsboost’ On Betfair Swinley Chase on Saturday.The veteran is now 13 – but showed he was as good as ever last time out when third to Mister Malarky in December at the track in a race he has won before.While […] The magic of Royal Ascot threw up the greatest story of them all as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II won the Ascot Gold Cup with to the delig... Before Animal Kingdom, there was Omaha. 18th June 2020. The Queen wins the Royal Ascot Gold Cup after her filly Estimate beat the field by 'a nose'. It’s a race known for taking the roof off at Ascot none more so than when the Queen’s horse, Estimate won in 2013. The Gold Cup is a Group One race run over two miles, three furlongs and 210 yards and takes place on Royal Ascot.Attracting the premier stayers from across the UK & Ireland, the Gold Cup is regarded as one of the most prestigious races of the entire week, and not only do you need a horse full of class, but you also need a horse with lots of stamina to see out the marathon trip. The Gold Cup is Royal Ascot’s famous long-distance cup loved by many and falls every year on Ladies Day, the third day of Royal Ascot. By Steve Chambers. The Royal Ascot’s longest-running race, The Gold Cup, takes place on Thursday of the week’s schedule (June 18, approx. Our focus is to re-start the processing plant at the historic Premier gold mine, a mine once named North America’s largest gold mine. Royal Ascot Gold Cup Runners: Stradivarius the one to beat. Revered across the globe, Royal Ascot attracts many of racing’s finest horses to compete for more than £8m in prize money. ET, NBCSN). U.S. racing fans will tune in early tomorrow morning with bated breath to see if one of our racing heroes can conquer Royal Ascot.