"Sodexo Gold Cup The Sodexo Gold Cup is a Grade 3 National Hunt race in Great Britain. It is a handicap steeplechase and is run at Ascot Racecourse in late October or early November, over a distance of about 3 miles (2 miles, 7 furlongs and 180 yards, or 4,791 metres). The race was first run as the United House Gold Cup on 28 October 2006 as a Class 2 race. It was worth £100,000 and was run over three miles. In 2009 the race was upgraded to Listed class and was further upgraded to Grade 3 in 2011. Sodexo"
"2016 Cheltenham Gold Cup The 2016 Cheltenham Gold Cup (known as the Timico Gold Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 88th annual running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup horse race and was held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Friday 18 March 2016. The race was won by the 9 to 4 favourite, Don Cossack, owned by Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary's Gigginstown House Stud, trained by Gordon Elliott in Ireland, and ridden by Bryan Cooper. The race gave Elliott and Cooper a first victory in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Don Cossack won by 4½ lengths from Djakadam, with Don Poli a further"
"2016 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes The 2016 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes was a horse race held at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday 23 July 2016. It was the 66th running of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. The winner was Highland Reel, a four-year-old bay colt trained at Ballydoyle by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Ryan Moore. The winner was owned by the Coolmore Stud and raced in the colours of Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier and Michael Tabor. Highland Reel's victory was the fourth in the race for his trainer and owners following"
"£400,000. The Gold Cup in 2016 was run as """"The Gold Cup in Honour of The Queen's 90th Birthday"""". Since 2011, Ascot has staged British Champions Day, the climax to the British Champions Series, an event designed to increase the sport's public profile and to rival Arc weekend and the Breeders' Cup in terms of attracting the best horses. The first event was staged on 15 October 2011 and was generally regarded as a success, though overshadowed by controversy regarding new regulations on the use of the whip. Winners on British Champions Day have included Frankel, who won the Queen"
"10 lengths behind in third place. All three placed horses were trained in Ireland. 2016 Cheltenham Gold Cup The 2016 Cheltenham Gold Cup (known as the Timico Gold Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 88th annual running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup horse race and was held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Friday 18 March 2016. The race was won by the 9 to 4 favourite, Don Cossack, owned by Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary's Gigginstown House Stud, trained by Gordon Elliott in Ireland, and ridden by Bryan Cooper. The race gave Elliott and Cooper a first victory in the Cheltenham Gold"
"and 6 furlongs. The Queen's Vase is now contested on the second day of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting. It is one of three perpetual trophies at the meeting, along with the Royal Hunt Cup and the Gold Cup, which can be kept permanently by the winning owners. The 2013 running was renamed the 'Queen's Vase In Memory of Sir Henry Cecil' in memory of Sir Henry Cecil who died on 11 June 2013. Sir Henry had trained the winners of more races than anyone at the Royal meeting (75), included eight winners of the Queen's Vase. Leading jockey (6"
"dress with top hat is required. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe’s best-attended race meeting. There are eighteen group races on offer, with at least one Group One event on each of the five days. The Gold Cup is on Ladies' Day on the Thursday. In 2012, the Golden Jubilee Stakes was renamed the Diamond Jubilee Stakes, to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee. In 2013, the Windsor Forest Stakes was renamed the Duke of Cambridge Stakes, with the Queen’s consent, recognising the new title given to Prince William. In"
"United Kingdom, hosting 13 of the UK's 35 annual Group 1 races. The course is closely associated with the British Royal Family, being approximately from Windsor Castle, and owned by the Crown Estate. Ascot today stages twenty-five days of racing over the course of the year, comprising sixteen flat meetings held between May and October. The Royal Meeting, held in June, remains a major draw; the highlight is the Ascot Gold Cup. The most prestigious race is the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes run in July. Newbury Racecourse is in the civil parish of Greenham, adjoining the town"
"2015, the newly created Commonwealth Cup became the eighth Group One race at Royal Ascot, replacing the Buckingham Palace Stakes. In 2016, total prize money across the five days of Royal Ascot was £6,580,000. This was £1,000,000 more than the prize money on offer at the meeting in 2015, representing an overall increase of 18%. Races with notable prize money increases for 2016 included the Prince of Wales's Stakes (£750,000 from £525,000), the Queen Anne Stakes (£600,000 from £375,000) and the Diamond Jubilee Stakes (£600,000 from £525,000), while the other Group One races all had their prize money increased to"
"2016 Breeders' Cup Classic The 2016 Breeders' Cup Classic was the 33rd running of the Breeders' Cup Classic, part of the 2016 Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships program. It was run on November 5, 2016 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California with a purse of $6,000,000. California Chrome, who was the top-ranked Thoroughbred racehorse in the world, was the favorite for the race after an undefeated season. He led for most of the race but was caught near the finish line by Arrogate, a late developing three-year-old. The Classic is run on dirt at one mile and one-quarter (approximately"
"called the Queen's Cup. The race has maintained its Group 3 status even though it has been run sporadically. In 1990, 2003, and 2008 the race was held at Cheltenham Park. The 1996 December race was run over a distance of 2000 metres and in 2008 the distance was 2414 metres. † Race not held in that year due to switch race date in the racing calendar. The SAJC moved the race to the late summer for the 2005–06 racing season. Originally the race was held during the PARC Christmas Carnival. ¶ Race not held due to a ban on"
"was renamed the Hennessy Gold Cup in 1991, when Hennessy began sponsoring and it was often referred to as the ""Irish Hennessy"", as there was also a long-established chase in Great Britain called the Hennessy Gold Cup. Hennessy's sponsorship ended after the 2015 running and the 2016 event was run as the unsponsored Irish Gold Cup. Unibet are sponsoring the Irish Gold Cup from 2017 to 2019. In 2017, it was run as the Stan James Irish Gold Cup Chase and in 2018 as the Unibet Irish Gold Cup. Throughout its history the race has served as a leading trial"
"and a quarter lengths with Dartmouth two and three quarter lengths back in third place. Sir Isaac Newton held off Erupt for fourth ahead of Western Hymn and Second Step. Further details of the winner, Highland Reel 2016 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes The 2016 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes was a horse race held at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday 23 July 2016. It was the 66th running of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. The winner was Highland Reel, a four-year-old bay colt trained at Ballydoyle by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Ryan"
"calendar was announced on 16 June 2016. Half points awarded in Race 3 at Donington Park and Race 2 at Oulton Park due to less than 75% of the race being completed.<br> Race 3 at Oulton Park was cancelled due to barrier damage and the race was postponed to the 2nd race in Round 7 at Knockhill Racing Circuit. Half points awarded in Race 3 at Donington Park and Race 2 at Oulton Park due to less than 75% of the race being completed.<br> During the third race at Donington Park (on the 16th of April), racer Billy Monger crashed"
"The 2019 Ride, June 8-9, is highly anticipated due to its ongoing success and new Ride options. There is now a Virtual Ride Option and One Day Ride Option with two starting locations (Toronto Exhibition Centre and Niagara Falls). The 2018 Ride was the 11-year anniversary raising an incredible $18.3 million and garnered a lot of attention from past, present and future Riders. In 2017, 5,042 Riders raised a record-breaking $20.5 Million for Princess Margaret. In 2016, it raised $17.5 million with 4253 Riders. In 2014, 5,212 riders raised $20 million in support of The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. The"
"2016 British Grand Prix The 2016 British Grand Prix (formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 10 July 2016 at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom. This race was the seventy-first running of the British Grand Prix, the first having been held in 1926, and was the tenth round of the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship and the fifty-second time that the race was held at the Silverstone Circuit since the Formula One series inception in . Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg entered the round with"
"Gold Coast 600 The Gold Coast 600 (formally known as the Vodafone Gold Coast 600) is an annual motor racing event for Supercars, held at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia. The event has been a regular part of the Supercars Championship—and its previous iteration, the V8 Supercars Championship—since 2009. The event is staged over a three-day weekend, from Friday to Sunday, with Enduro Cup co-drivers joining the series' primary drives for the third consecutive event. Three thirty-minute practice sessions are held on Friday. Saturday features a twenty-minute qualifying session which decides the grid positions for"
"the race was called the AJC The Japan Trophy race. In 1977 it was the AJC Jubilee Handicap. In 2016 the event was raced as the Queen's Cup. † Dead heat<br> ‡ Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza Colin Stephen Quality Handicap The Colin Stephen Quality Handicap is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred open quality handicap horse race for horses three year old and older, over a distance of 2400 metres, held annually at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prize money for the race is A$160,000. The race is named for the former chairman"
"2016 Brickyard 400 The 2016 Brickyard 400, branded as Crown Royal presents the Combat Wounded Coalition 400 at the Brickyard, was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on July 24, 2016 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. As the 23rd running of the Brickyard 400, contested over 170 laps-- extended from 160 laps due to an overtime finish, on the speedway, it was the 20th race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Kyle Busch scored his second career victory at the Brickyard, the race had four lead changes among different drivers and eight cautions for"
"Gold Cup. Ed Dunlop commented ""This hasn't been an easy call, with £35,000 a hefty sum of money, but he's a young, progressive stayer who enjoys quick ground"". On 18 June, Trip To Paris, again ridden by Lee, started at odds of 12/1 for the 207th running of the Gold Cup over two and a half miles at Ascot Racecourse. The unbeaten Irish horse Forgotten Rules started favourite, whilst the other leading contenders included Mizzou (Sagaro Stakes), Kingfisher (Dee Stakes, Saval Beg Stakes), Tac de Boistron (Prix Royal Oak), Vent de Force, Bathyrhon (Prix Vicomtesse Vigier) and Simenon (Ascot Stakes,"
"in 1994, which was until then exclusively devoted to thoroughbred racing. On July 4, 2010 Queen Elizabeth II visited the Racetrack as part of her state visit to Canada, viewing the 151st running of The Queen's Plate Stakes, as well as taking part in the presentation of trophies. The track was the opening venue for the 1976 Summer Paralympics. The Breeders' Cup was held at Woodbine in 1996. The Arlington Million was held at Woodbine in 1988. The Woodbine facility is also home to the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. In 2018, the track began using a GPS-based timing"
"was held at Flemington Racecourse. In 1996 the event was held at Flemington Racecourse due to reconstruction of Caulfield Racecourse. † Dead heat ‡ An embargo on Melbourne racing was in force by the Victorian Cabinet Peter Young Stakes The Peter Young Stakes, registered as the St George Stakes, is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race held under weight for age conditions over a distance of 1800 metres at Caulfield racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in late February. Total prize money is A$200,000. The race was renamed in 2012 in honour of former Chairman of the Melbourne Racing Club,"
"2016 International GT Open The 2016 International GT Open season will be the eleventh season of the International GT Open, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded in 2006 by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It began on 23 April at Autódromo do Estoril and will finish on 6 November, at Barcelona after seven double-header meetings. A seven-round provisional calendar was revealed on 12 November 2015. On 8 March 2016, the final round was pushed back a week. The scored points P in the race are calculated with the following formula: P = S + C. Being “S” the points"
"the sixth leg of the series, preceded by the King's Stand Stakes and followed by the July Cup. The race is now contested on the final day of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting. Prior to 2015 the race was also open to three-year-olds. It was restricted to four-year-olds and up when a new six furlong Group One race, the Commonwealth Cup, was created at the meeting for three-year-olds only in 2015. Most successful horse (3 wins): Leading jockey (10 wins): Leading trainer (5 wins): Leading owner (3 wins): Diamond Jubilee Stakes The Diamond Jubilee Stakes is a Group 1 flat"
"2016 Six Days of London 2016 Six Days of London was a professional track cycling event held at the Lee Valley VeloPark over six consecutive days from 25 to 30 October 2016. It was the second year the event was held since the historical Six Days of London event was resurrected in 2015. Before the event, the organisers announced that the event was to form part of a ""Six Day Series"", with the London event being followed by events in Amsterdam, Berlin and Copenhagen, with a ""final"" then being held at the Palma velodrome in Mallorca. The main competition was"
"race was titled the Royal Wedding Day Stakes in 1981, as it took place on the same day as the wedding of Prince Charles and Diana. The present registered title, which acknowledges the link between Goodwood and the Oak Tree Racing Association of California, was introduced in 1982. An event called the Goodwood Stakes was staged during the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita Park in October but was renamed the Awesome Again Stakes in 2012. The Goodwood race has been sponsored by L'Omarins since 2014 and named the L'Ormarins Queen's Plate to link the race with the South African"
"collects a gold trophy and presentation rug. In April 2012, Greyhound Racing Victoria announced a $6 million increase to prize money, including $450,000 to feature events at Sandown Park. This allowed the club to significantly increase the prize money for the Melbourne Cup, as well as several other feature races. All Group 1 events at Sandown Park will now carry a minimum $100,000 first prize. Melbourne Cup (greyhounds) The Melbourne Cup is the world's richest and most prestigious greyhound race. In 2016 it was reported that the race had a prize-winning pool of 600,000. The Cup was first run in"
"cyclists. The RideLondon-Surrey 46 on traffic-free roads starts at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, and follows the same route as RideLondon-Surrey 100 for the first 27 miles before taking a new two-mile route, which then links up with the last 17 miles to the finish in The Mall. A new format for the RideLondon Grand Prix was also announced. From 2016 it is to be held at the Lee Valley Velopark in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and include handcycle, junior and BMX races for the first time. In 2017, the RideLondon-Surrey Classic and RideLondon Classique both gained UCI WorldTour status and"
"The racecourse has a variety of corporate meeting, conference rooms, suites and private boxes as well as cafeterias, bars and two restaurants: 'The Winning Post' and 'The Paddock'. Many of the rooms have views across the racecourse, whilst there is parking in and around the venue for 5,000 cars. The racecourse holds monthly car boot sales and regular antiques fairs. Ladies Day is held in June and there are a series of evening races. A greyhound racing track was constructed on the final turn inside the racecourse in 1974 following the closure of the Halfway Greyhound Track in Kingskerswell. The"
"July, Postponed was one of seven horses to contest the 65th running of Britain's most prestigious weight-for-age race, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes over one and a half miles at Ascot. Heavy rain on the day before the race led to soft ground which saw the withdrawal of several major contenders including Golden Horn and Flintshire. Snow Sky and Eagle Top were again in opposition, whilst the other runners were Clever Cookie (Ormonde Stakes), Madame Chiang (British Champions Fillies' and Mares' Stakes), Romsdal (third in the 2014 Epsom Derby) and the Italian challenger Dylan Mouth (Gran Premio"
"2016 British GT Championship The 2016 British GT Championship was the 24th British GT Championship. The season began on 17 April at Brands Hatch and finished on 11 September at Donington Park, after nine rounds held over seven meetings. After using Avon Tyres since 2006, the championship switched to Pirelli tyres this season, in order to mirror that of other GT3 and GT4 categories promoted by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation. The 2016 calendar was announced on 27 October 2015. Brands Hatch will host the opening round after being held at Oulton Park every year since 2005, which moves to May."
"be part of the Western Australian Turf Club's Summer Carnival with the race being scheduled on the same day as the Perth Cup. In 2001 the WATC rescheduled the event to late November. From 2011 to 2015 the race date was considered the richest day in thoroughbred racing in Perth, known as Super Saturday, with the Winterbottom Stakes, WA Guineas and several other Listed Races. The Winterbottom Stakes were moved to the following Saturday in 2016. In 2003 the race was held at Belmont Park Racecourse. Thoroughbreds that have won the Railway Stakes – Kingston Town Classic double: Railway Stakes"
"Hong Kong Gold Cup The Hong Kong Gold Cup is a Hong Kong Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1979 at Sha Tin Racecourse. It is open to horses three years of age and older.Run on turf, it was initially run over a distance of 1800 Metres, but is now set at 2,000 metres (ten furlongs) and it offers a purse of HK$ 10,000,000. The second leg of the Hong Kong Triple Crown the Group One race comes after the Steward's Cup and is followed by the Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup. A HK$5,000,000 bonus is paid to the"