John Smith’s Cup

The John Smith’s Cup is a flat handicap horse event hosted in the U.k for horses aged three and above.

The John Smith’s Cup takes place on Saturday 15th July 2023.

It is competed annually in July at York with a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs and 56 yards.

Find out more about the John Smith’s Cup:

Contents

1 John Smith’s Cup 2023 Odds
2 John Smith’s Cup Tips
3 John Smith’s Cup Previous Winners
4 John Smith’s Cup 2022 Result
5 Summary of John Smith’s Cup
6 Popular Questions
- 6.1 Where is the John Smith's Cup held?
7 Related July Articles
8 Resources

John Smith’s Cup 2023 Odds

Here are the latest odds for the John Smith’s Cup in July 2023:

These odds have not yet been released.

John Smith’s Cup Tips

Here are some tips for John Smith’s Cup in July 2023:

2 points to win for TBC at odds of TBC
1 point each way for TBC at odds of TBC

Some horses participating in John Smith’s Cup will also be participating in other races throughout the year. Make sure you keep an eye on the horses in other races to see how they perform or place your bets on ante-post betting.

John Smith’s Cup Previous Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Weight	Jockey	Trainer	SP	Time
1960	Fougalle	3	7-00	N McIntosh	P Beasley
1961	Proud Chieftain	4	8-10	Harry Carr	Dick Hern
1962	Nortia	3	8-04	Frankie Durr	Dick Hern
1963	Raccolto	6	8-03	J Sime	Sam Hall
1964	Space King	5	8-09	Edward Hide	W Hide
1965	Dark Court	4	8-06	Scobie Breasley	Gordon Richards
1966	David Jack	3	7-06	P. Robinson	E. Lambton
1967	Copsale	4	7-13	L. G. Brown	Ron Smyth
1968	Farm Walk	6	8-13	Johnny Seagrave	P Beasley
1969	My Swanee	6	9-07	Lester Piggott	Bill Marshall
1970	Timon	4	7-04	G Welsh	Doug Smith
1971	Prominent	4	8-08	Geoff Baxter	Arthur Budgett
1972	Prominent	5	9-04	Geoff Baxter	Arthur Budgett
1973	Peleid	3	7-09	Taffy Thomas	Bill Elsey
1974	Take A Reef	3	8-12	Geoff Baxter	Bruce Hobbs
1975	Jolly Good	3	7-08	Willie Carson	Bruce Hobbs
1976	Bold Pirate	4	9-03	Joe Mercer	Dick Hern
1977	Air Trooper	4	9-06	Taffy Thomas	Bill Wightman
1978	Town And Country	4	8-13	Willie Carson	Dick Hern
1979	Tesoro Mio	4	8-03	Edward Hide	J Etherington
1980	Fine Sun	3	7-08	N Howe	Sally Hall
1981	Amyndas	3	8-05	T Lucas	Bruce Hobbs
1982	Buzzard's Bay	4	9-08	Mark Birch	Hugh Collingridge
1983	Bedtime	3	7-09	Willie Carson	Dick Hern
1984	Straight Man	3	8-11	Steve Cauthen	Dick Hern
1985	Chaumiere	4	9-07	Tony Ives	Robert Williams
1986	Chaumiere	5	9-05	Tony Ives	Robert Williams
1987(dh)	Brave DancerWolsey[a]	33	8-088-06	Greville StarkeyWillie Ryan	Guy HarwoodHenry Cecil
1988	Bashful Boy	3	8-02	Dean McKeown	William Hastings-Bass	1012 12/1	2:11.23
1989	Icona	3	9-08	Tony Ives	Michael Stoute	1012 12/1	2:07.41
1990	Eradicate	5	9-04	Billy Newnes	Peter Calver	1007.5 15/2	2:09.58
1991	Halkopous	5	7-03	Franny Norton	Mark Tompkins	1003.5 7/2 JF	2:10.85
1992	Mr Confusion	4	8-03	Ollie Pears	Steve Norton	1008 8/1	2:12.06
1993	Baron Ferdinand	3	8-09	Ray Cochrane	Roger Charlton	1004 4/1 JF	2:08.50
1994	Cezanne	5	9-12	Gary Hind	Hilal Ibrahim	1004.5 9/2	2:06.80
1995	Naked Welcome	3	8-04	Darryll Holland	Martin Fetherston-Godley	1006 6/1	2:10.12
1996	Wilcuma	5	9-02	Pat Eddery	Peter Makin	1010 10/1	2:08.53
1997	Pasternak	4	8-03	George Duffield	Sir Mark Prescott	1006.5 13/2	2:08.80
1998	Porto Foricos	3	8-03	Jimmy Quinn	Henry Cecil	1006 6/1	2:06.50
1999	Achilles	4	8-11	Jason Weaver	Karl Burke	1025 25/1	2:07.58
2000	Sobriety	3	8-08	John Reid	Fulke Johnson Houghton	1020 20/1	2:10.00
2001	Foreign Affairs	3	8-06	George Duffield	Sir Mark Prescott	1002.5 5/2 Fav	2:10.15
2002	Vintage Premium	5	9-09	Paul Hanagan	Richard Fahey	1020 20/1	2:08.24
2003	Far Lane	4	9-04	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1007 7/1	2:06.57
2004	Arcalis	4	9-02	Robert Winston	Howard Johnson	1020 20/1	2:10.01
2005	Mullins Bay	4	9-07	Kieren Fallon	Aidan O'Brien	1004 4/1 Fav	2:09.46
2006	Fairmile	4	8-12	Adam Kirby	Walter Swinburn	1006 6/1 JF	2:07.66
2007	Charlie Tokyo [b]	4	8-09	Jamie Moriarty	Richard Fahey	1011 11/1	1:56.61
2008	Flying Clarets	5	8-12	Frederik Tylicki	Richard Fahey	1012 12/1	2:17.61
2009	Sirvino	4	8-08	Neil Brown	David Barron	1016 16/1	2:07.18
2010	Wigmore Hall	3	8-02	Martin Lane	Michael Bell	1005 5/1	2:08.65
2011	Green Destiny	4	8-10	Adam Beschizza	William Haggas	1006 6/1	2:09.74
2012	King's Warrior	5	8-09	Robert Havlin	Peter Chapple-Hyam	1033 33/1	2:08.28
2013	Danchai	4	8-11	Andrea Atzeni	William Haggas	1010 10/1	2:07.79
2014	Farraaj	5	9-11	Andrea Atzeni	Roger Varian	1006 6/1	2:07.96
2015	Master Carpenter	4	9-04	Philip Makin	Rod Millman	1014 14/1	2:08.28
2016	Educate	7	9-08	Thomas Brown	Ismail Mohammed	1018 18/1	2:07.34
2017	Ballet Concerto	4	9-03	James Doyle	Michael Stoute	1008 8/1	2:10.16
2018	Euchen Glen	5	9-03	Alistair Rawlinson	Jim Goldie	1020 20/1	2:09.50
2019	Pivoine	5	9-08	Rob Hornby	Andrew Balding	1014 14/1	2:10.38
2020	Sinjaari	4	8-11	Stevie Donohoe	William Haggas	1011 11/1	2:09.48
2021	Johnny Drama	6	8-13	Joshua Bryan	Andrew Balding	1022 22/1	2:11.82
2022	Anmaat	4	9-08	Kevin Stott	Owen Burrows	1005 5/1 JF	2:08.37

John Smith’s Cup 2022 Result

Anmaat was narrowly denied in the Cambridgeshire on his final start last year but gains compensation on his return to action with victory in the John Smith's Cup at @yorkracecourse 🏆

A fine training performance from @ojburrows74! pic.twitter.com/M47bgp6cZy

— Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 9, 2022