Barbados Gold Cup

Turf race infobox
class = Group I
horse race = Barbados Gold Cup


caption =
location = Garrison Savannah Racetrack
Bridgetown, Barbados
inaugurated = 1982
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
website = [http://www.woodbineentertainment.com/qct/default.asp www.woodbineentertainment.com]
distance = 1800 metres (8.95 furlongs)
track = Turf, left-handed
qualification = Three-year-olds & up
weight = Assigned
purse = Bds$200,000
bonuses = The Barbados Gold Cup is a Barbadian Group I Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late February/early March since 1982 at the Garrison Savannah Racetrack in Bridgetown, Barbados. Contested over a turf course at a distance of 1,800 metres (8.95 furlongs), it is open to horses, age three or older.

The most important event on the Barbados horse racing calendar, it was inaugurated in 1982 with the intention of attracting the top horses from Caribbean countries. Since 1997 the race has been sponsored by the Sandy Lane Hotel.

In 2007, Elizabeth Deane became the first female trainer to saddle a winner of the Barbados Gold Cup.

Records

Speed record:
* 1:48.60 - Blast of Storm (2001, 2002)
* 1:48.60 - Thady Quill (2003)

Most wins:
* 3 - Sanford Prince (1989, 1991, 1992)
* 3 - Blast of Storm (2000, 2001, 2002)

Most wins by an owner:
* 5 - Sir David Seale (1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993)

Most wins by a jockey:
* 4 - Venice Richards (1986, 1989, 1991, 1992)
* 4 - Jono Jones (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)

Most wins by a trainer:
* 7 - William C. Marshall (1984, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)

Winners of the Barbados Gold Cup

References

* [http://www.barbadosturfclub.com/Stake%20Races/Sandy%20Lane%20Barbados%20Gold%20Cup.aspx The Barbados Gold Cup at the Barbados Turf Club website]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=4020 The Barbados Gold Cup at Pedigree Query]