Brontë_Cup

Brontë Cup

Brontë Cup

Flat horse race in Britain

The Brontë Cup Fillies' Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged four years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile, 5 furlongs and 188 yards (2,787 metres), and is scheduled to take place each year in late May.

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Bronte Cup Fillies' Stakes
2023
Black, emerald green triple diamond and armlets White, emerald green hoop Orange and yellow check, orange sleeves, yellow cap
River Of Stars Mimikyu Voodoo Queen
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History

The Brontë Cup was introduced in 2018 as part of the European Pattern Committee's commitment to improving the race programme for stayers in Europe.[1]

The race is named in honour of the Brontë sisters.[2]

Winners

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  1. The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2018 European Programme of Black Type Races". British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. [2]
    "York celebrates latest upgrades to its race programme". York Racecourse. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspension extended". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020.
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