Brontë Cup

Flat horse race in Britain

Horse race

Brontë CupGroup 3 race

Location| York Racecourse
York, England
Inaugurated| 2018; 6 years ago (2018)
Race type| Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor| William Hill
Website| York
Race information
Distance| 1m 5f 188y (2,787m)
Surface| Turf
Track| Left-handed
Qualification| Four-years-old and up
fillies & mares
Purse| £100,000 (2024)
Bronte Cup Fillies' Stakes  2024

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Term Of Endearment  | Night Sparkle  | River Of Stars
Previous years

2023
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River Of Stars  | Mimikyu  | Voodoo Queen
2022
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Believe In Love  | Urban Artist  | Glenartney
2021
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Tribal Craft  | Urban Artist  | Makawee
2020-2018

2019
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Dramatic Queen  | Enbihaar  | Bayshore Freeway
2018
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Precious Ramotswe  | Do Re Mi Fa Sol  | Cribbs Causeway

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.

## History

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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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Year  | Winner  | Age  | Jockey  | Trainer  | Time

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2018  | Precious Ramotswe  | 4  | Robert Havlin | John Gosden | 3:05.63
2019  | Dramatic Queen  | 4  | Daniel Tudhope | William Haggas | 2:55.35
| no race 2020 [a] |  |  |  |
2021  | Tribal Craft  | 5  | David Probert | Andrew Balding | 3:06.86
2022  | Believe In Love  | 5  | Ray Dawson | Andrew Balding | 3:06.16
2023  | River of Stars  | 4  | Rossa Ryan | Ralph Beckett | 2:58.13
2024  | Term Of Endearment  | 5  | Rachael Blackmore | Henry de Bromhead | 3:01.29

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

## See also

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* Horse racing in Great Britain
* List of British flat horse races

## References

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

* Racing Post:
* 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
* ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Bronte Cup (2019).