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Sprint Cup Stakes: Past Winners, Stats & History

Sprint Cup Day
Course:
Haydock
Flat Course
Grade:
Group 1
Length:
6f
Last Winner:
Minzaal @ 7/2
Prize Money:
£350,000 (2022)

Early September each year sees Haydock racecourse play host to its biggest flat race of the season, as the speedballs go to post for this pedal to the metal sprint event.

Established in that fine footballing year of 1966, and a Group 1 since that not so fine football year (for England at any rate) 1988, it remains one of the best events of its type of the British Flat season.

Sprint Cup Stakes Course Map (Flat Course)

Haydock Flat Racecourse Map

The Sprint Cup is a straight six furlong dash which begins in a section outside of the main circuit which is just over a furlong long. The race joins the home straight just before the four furlong marker before passing the stands and reaching the winning post.

Sprint Cup Stakes Past Winners

Year Winner SP Trainer Jockey
2022 Minzaal 7/2 Owen Burrows Jim Crowley
2021 Emaraaty Ana 11/1 Kevin Ryan Andrea Atzeni
2020 Dream Of Dreams 5/2 Sir Michael Stoute Oisin Murphy
2019 Hello Youmzain 9/2 Kevin Ryan James Doyle
2018 The Tin Man 7/1 James Fanshawe Oisin Murphy
2017 Harry Angel 2/1 Clive Cox Adam Kirby
2016 Quiet Reflection 7/2 Karl Burke Dougie Costello
2015 Twilight Son 10/1 Henry Candy Fergus Sweeney
2014 G Force 11/1 David O’Meara Daniel Tudhope
2013 Gordon Lord Byron 7/2 Tom Hogan Johnny Murtagh
2012 Society Rock 10/1 James Fanshawe Kieren Fallon
2011 Dream Ahead 4/1 David Simcock William Buick
2010 Markab 12/1 Henry Candy Pat Cosgrove
2009 Regal Parade 14/1 David Nicholls Adrian Nicholls
2008 African Rose 7/2 Criquette Head-Maarek Stephane Pasquier
2007 Red Clubs 9/1 Barry Hills Michael Hills
2006 Reverence 11/4 Eric Alston Kevin Darley
2005 Goodricke 14/1 David Loder Jamie Spencer
2004 Tante Rose 10/1 Roger Charlton Richard Hughes
2003 Somnus 12/1 Tim Easterby Ted Durcan

About the Sprint Cup Stakes

Haydock Park Raceourse
gerald murphy, flickr

Haydock Park hosts top quality meetings during both the National Hunt and flat racing seasons. Jumps highlights at the Merseyside course include the Betfair Stayers’ Handicap Hurdle, the Betfair Chase and trials for big races such as the Champion Hurdle and Grand National. Haydock’s flat course hosts well regarded contests ranging from the 5 furlong Temple Stakes to the 1 mile 3 furlong 200 yard Lancashire Oaks but it’s the Sprint Cup that really stands out.

Run over just 6 furlongs, the Sprint Cup is the sole Group 1 race held at Haydock during the flat racing season, having been promoted to that level in 1988. By that stage the race was already over 20 years old (it was first run in 1966) and was held in very high regard by fans and those in racing but it has been held in even higher regard since that promotion to the top level and has subsequently been won by some very high class sprinters.

AUTUMNAL GROUND CAN GIVE OUTSIDERS A CHANCE

Rain on Grass

The Haydock Sprint Cup saw an even bigger boost to its prestige when it was included in the inaugural British Champion Series in 2011. As with the other five races in the Sprint Division before the British Champions Sprint Stakes, the Sprint Cup is a very important race but it is a little different compared to the others.

QIPCO British Champions Series Sprint Races

Race Course Month Prize Money (2022)
King’s Stand Stakes Ascot June £500,000
Commonwealth Cup Ascot June £500,000
Platinum Jubilee Stakes Ascot June £1,000,000
July Cup Newmarket July £628,500
Nunthorpe Stakes York August £533,750
Sprint Cup Stakes Haydock September £350,000
British Champions Sprint Stakes Ascot October £500,000

The reason for that is that the Sprint Cup is run in early September. Whereas the going is almost always good or firm in the big races run during the summer, underfoot conditions can often be rather softer at Haydock as the flat racing season approaches its closing stages. That demands a certain amount of stamina on behalf of the leading contenders, especially when the rain falls in the days leading up to the Sprint Cup.

The Sprint Cup has become a much more straightforward race since 1986 when Haydock increased their home straight to 6 furlongs and therefore got rid of the early bend that the field had to contend with. However, the slower ground means that it sometimes struggles to attract the stars that turn out for the other British Champion Series sprints. Whilst that poses some problems for the event organisers it does mean that punters have the chance to win big as winning favourites are relatively rare in the Sprint Cup.

YOUNGER HORSES SHOULD NOT BE WRITTEN OFF

The Haydock Sprint Cup was originally open to two-year-olds. Be Friendly (the first ever Sprint Cup winner) and The Blues were the only two-year-olds to win before the minimum age of competitors was raised to three in 1994. Since then, the youngest horses have had a very good record whilst those over five have struggled, as we can see below.

Chart Showing the Ages of the Haydock Sprint Cup Winners Between 1994 and 2022

It is important not to take that stat in isolation. The three and four-year-olds who have won the Sprint Cup since 1994 all arrived at Haydock with their fair share of experience. Horses without at least two wins over 6 furlongs historically struggle to win the Sprint Cup. Moreover, those with previous experience at Haydock have a real edge, especially if they’ve dealt with the ground conditions found on the day of the race before.

With the caveat that many high quality horses get pulled from the Sprint Cup when the ground gets to the softer side of good, the trends show that it’s worth siding with horses who have already won at Group level. It always takes a high class performance to win this race so it’s little surprise that horses who have shown they can compete with some of the best sprinters around have a strong record.

Other Races of Note at Haydock

  • Betfair Chase
  • Betfair Stayers’ Handicap Hurdle
  • Grand National Trial
  • Sprint Cup Stakes

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