The Ascot Gold Cup is the key race of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting and the most coveted prize of all for the best stayers on the Flat.
Courage Mon Ami missed the defence of his crown in 2024 following a setback as Kyprios won a second Gold Cup after his 2022 success.
We'll have the latest tips for the Ascot Gold Cup from our top Racing Post pundits closer to raceday.
A full list of runners and riders for the 2025 Ascot Gold Cupwill be announced nearer the time.
The last 10 winners of the Ascot Gold Cup are below.
Year | Winner | Trainer/Jockey |
2024 | Kyprios | Aidan O'Brien / Ryan Moore |
2023 | Courage Mon Ami | John & Thady Gosden / Frankie Dettori |
2022 | Kyprios | Aidan O'Brien / Ryan Moore |
2021 | Subjectivist | Mark Johnston / Joe Fanning |
2020 | Stradivarius | John Gosden / Frankie Dettori |
2019 | Stradivarius | John Gosden / Frankie Dettori |
2018 | Stradivarius | John Gosden / Frankie Dettori |
2017 | Big Orange | Michael Bell / James Doyle |
2016 | Order Of St George | Aidan O'Brien / Ryan Moore |
2015 | Trip To Paris | Ed Dunlop / Graham Lee |
The Ascot Gold Cup is set to be run on Thursday 22nd June 2025 with an off-time of 4.20pm BST.
The Ascot Gold Cup takes place at Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, about 25 miles west of London.
Ascot stages racing all year round, with National Hunt racing taking over in the winter/spring. Royal Ascot is by far the biggest meeting in the calendar, with five days of high-class action in mid-June.
The meeting is one of the highlights of the British sporting summer, with unmatched pageantry and ceremony and is graced each afternoon by members of the Royal Family.
Odds for the 2025 Ascot Gold Cup will be available nearer the time.
Any odds displayed were correct at the time of writing and are subject to fluctuation.