Ascot Gold Cup: Previous winners

The Gold Cup at Ascot is one of Britain's most prestigious races and has been part of the racing calendar since the 1800s.

While there are several high-profile flat races throughout the summer in the UK, the Ascot Gold Cup is unique, as it is the most prestigious event for "stayers" - horses who specialise in racing over longer distances.

Aidan O'Brien's Kyprios joined the list of greats to win the Ascot Gold Cup at Ascot in 2022 as he held off Mojo Star and three-time champion Stradivarius.

Under immense pressure, jockey Ryan Moore produced Kyprios at the perfect time, but there are doubts about whether he will be able to defend his crown due to injury.

Here's the complete list of every Ascot Gold Cup winner since 1990, with a reminder that you can watch the next instalment on Thursday 22nd June 2023 via the bet365 Sports Live Streaming Service.

What	Ascot Gold Cup
Where	Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, Berkshire
When	4.20, Thursday 22nd June 2023
How to watch	bet365 Sports Live Streaming, ITV, Racing TV
Odds	Coltrane 7/2, Eldar Eldarov 4/1, Emily Dickinson 5/1, Broome 7/1, Haskoy 8/1

The 1990s

A decade in which trainer Lord Huntingdon enjoyed three wins on the spin thanks to Indian Queen and Drum Taps, with the latter winning on two occasions.

One of the highlights of the 90s came in 1995 when Mark Johnston's Double Trigger won the race to help him land the Stayers' Triple Crown.

Year of race	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Odds
1990	Ashal	Richard Hills	Harry Thomson Jones	Hamdan Al Maktoum	14/1
1991	Indian Queen	Walter Swinburn	Lord Huntingdon	Sir Gordon Brunton	25/1
1992	Drum Taps	Frankie Dettori	Lord Huntingdon	Yoshio Asakawa	7/4Fav
1993	Drum Taps	Frankie Dettori	Lord Huntingdon	Yoshio Asakawa	13/2
1994	Arcadian Heights	Michael Hills	Geoff Wragg	John Pearce	20/1
1995	Double Trigger	Jason Weaver	Mark Johnston	Ron Huggins	9/4
1996	Classic Cliche	Michael Kinane	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	3/1
1997	Celeric	Pat Eddery	David Morley	Christopher Spence	11/2
1998	Kayf Tara	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	11/1
1999	Enzeli	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	HH Aga Khan IV	20/1

The 2000s

Johnston had to wait another six years for a victory in the Ascot Gold Cup, but he won two successive times with Royal Rebel. However, it was Aidan O'Brien and Yeats who stole the headlines during the 2000s.

Yeats won seven Group 1 races throughout his career and he is still the only horse ever to win the Ascot Gold Cup four times in succession.

Year of race	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Odds
2000	Kayf Tara	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	11/8Fav
2001	Royal Rebel	Johnny Murtagh	Mark Johnston	Peter Savill	8/1
2002	Royal Rebel	Johnny Murtagh	Mark Johnston	Peter Savill	16/1
2003	Mr Dinos	Kieren Fallon	Paul Cole	Constantine Shiacolas	3/1
2004	Papineau	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	5/1
2005	Westerner	Olivier Peslier	Elie Lellouche	Ecurie Wildenstein	7/4Fav
2006	Yeats	Kieren Fallon	Aidan O’Brien	Magnier, Nagle	7/1
2007	Yeats	Michael Kinane	Aidan O’Brien	Magnier, Nagle	8/13Fav
2008	Yeats	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O’Brien	Magnier, Nagle	11/8Fav
2009	Yeats	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O’Brien	Magnier, Nagle	6/4Fav

The 2010s

O'Brien enjoyed further success in the race during the 2010s, winning the event in 2011, 2014 and 2016 with Fame and Glory, Leading Light and Order of St George.

John Gosden ended the 2010s with two wins on the spin in what were his first successes in the race, and it was stable star Stradivarius who landed the spoils in 2018 and 2019.

Year of race	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Odds
2010	Rite of Passage	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	Dr Ronan Lambe	20/1
2011	Fame and Glory	Jamie Spencer	Aidan O’Brien	Smith, Magnier et al	11/8Fav
2012	Colour Vision	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	6/1
2013	Estimate	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	HM Queen Elizabeth II	7/2
2014	Leading Light	Joseph O’Brien	Aidan O’Brien	Smith, Magnier, Tabor	10/11Fav
2015	Trip to Paris	Graham Lee	Ed Dunlop	La Grange Partnership	12/1
2016	Order of St George	Ryan Moore	Aidan O’Brien	Smith, Magnier, Tabor	10/11Fav
2017	Big Orange	James Doyle	Michael Bell	Bill Gredley	5/1
2018	Stradivarius	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	Bjorn Nelson	7/4Fav
2019	Stradivarius	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	Bjorn Nelson	1/1Fav

The 2020s

This decade started the same way the 2010s finished, with Stradivarius and Frankie Dettori winning the race for the third year in a row.

Sadly for them, Subjectivist ended that streak in 2021, before O'Brien won his eighth Ascot Gold Cup in 2022 with Kyprios. 

Year of race	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Odds
2020	Stradivarius	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	Bjorn Nelson	4/5
2021	Subjectivist	Joe Fanning	Mark Johnston	Dr Jim Walker	13/2
2022	Kyprios	Ryan Moore	Aidan O’Brien	Moyglare Stud	13/8