Gold Cup
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Gold Cup may refer to:
In art and archaeology:
In horse racing:
In association football:
In motorsport:
In sailing:
In contract bridge:
In art and archaeology:
- Royal Gold CupRoyal Gold CupThe Royal Gold Cup or Saint Agnes Cup is a solid gold covered cup lavishly decorated with enamel and pearls. It was made for the French royal family at the end of the 14th century, and later belonged to several English monarchs before spending nearly 300 years in Spain...
, 14th century French cup in the British Museum - Rillaton Gold Cup, late Neolithic, from Rillaton BarrowRillaton barrowRillaton barrow is a Bronze Age round barrow in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The site is on the eastern flank of Bodmin Moor in the parish of Linkinhorne approximately four miles north of Liskeard....
in England - Ringlemere CupRinglemere CupThe Ringlemere Gold Cup is a Bronze Age vessel found in the Ringlemere barrow near Sandwich in the English county of Kent in 2001 by metal detectorist Cliff Bradshaw. Although badly crushed by recent plough damage it can be seen to have been 14 cm high with corrugated sides...
, Bronze Age from England
In horse racing:
- Ascot Gold CupAscot Gold CupThe Gold Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 2 miles and 4 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June....
, horse race run at Ascot Racecourse during June - Awapuni Gold CupAwapuni Gold CupThe Awapuni Gold Cup is held annually in Palmerston North, New Zealand. It is run at weight-for-age over 2,000 metres and is worth $100,000. It is notable as even though it is only worth $100,000, it has been won by many of New Zealand's most famous racehorses. These horses have gone on to become...
, major horse race run under weight-for-age conditions held in Awapuni, Palmerston North, New Zealand - Ayr Gold CupAyr Gold CupThe Ayr Gold Cup is a flat horse race in Scotland which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older...
, flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a straight 6 furlongs - Cheltenham Gold CupCheltenham Gold CupThe Cheltenham Gold Cup is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase in the United Kingdom which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 3 miles and 2½ furlongs , and during its running there are twenty-two fences to be jumped...
, highlight of the Cheltenham Festival held on the last day (the Friday) - Geraldton Gold CupGeraldton Gold CupThe Geraldton Cup is an unlisted Thoroughbred horse race, which was first run on 8 December 1887 with a winner's purse of £300. The race, staged over 3,200 metres, was won by Baron Necktar, a full brother to Dunlop, the Melbourne Cup winner of the same year...
, one of Western Australia's most popular races - Gold Cup SteeplechaseGold Cup SteeplechaseThe International Gold Cup was first held in 1930 at Grasslands Downs, Tennessee.Two years later it was moved to the Rolling Rock Club course in Pennsylvania. For the next fifty-two years the meet was held at this private country club located in the Ligonier Valley about fifty miles outside...
- Gold Cup Vase or Queen's Vase, a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to three-year-old thoroughbreds
- Hawthorne Gold Cup HandicapHawthorne Gold Cup HandicapThe Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap is a Grade II race for thoroughbred horses run at Hawthorne Race Course in Stickney, Illinois each year. The Hawthorne Gold Cup trophy has always been made of solid gold....
, Grade II race for thoroughbred horses run at Hawthorne Race Course each year - Hollywood Gold CupHollywood Gold CupThe Hollywood Gold Cup is an American Grade I stakes race for thoroughbred horses inaugurated in 1938 at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. It was run as a handicap race until 1997 when it was switched to weight-for-age conditions...
, Grade I stakes race for thoroughbred horses inaugurated in 1938 at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California - Jockey Club Gold CupJockey Club Gold CupThe Jockey Club Gold Cup, established in 1919, is a prestigious thoroughbred flat race open to horses of either gender three-years-old and up. It is typically the main event of the fall meeting at Belmont Park, just as the Belmont Stakes is of the spring meeting and the Travers Stakes is of the...
, horse race - Paddy Power Gold CupPaddy Power Gold CupThe Paddy Power Gold Cup is a Grade 3 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and 4½ furlongs , and during its running there are fifteen fences to be jumped...
, Grade 3 National Hunt horse race in the United Kingdom for five-year-old and above horses - Tattersalls Gold CupTattersalls Gold CupThe Tattersalls Gold Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 110 yards , and it is scheduled to take place each year in May....
, horse race run at The Curragh, Ireland in May - Virginia Gold CupVirginia Gold CupThe Virginia Gold Cup and International Gold Cup steeplechase races are a celebration of hunt country tradition and two of the largest, most celebrated outdoor social events held in Virginia....
, Steeplechase run on the first Saturday in May
In association football:
- Copa de Oro (Spanish: Gold Cup), South American association football competition between the club winners of the Copa Libertadores de América, the Supercopa Sudamericana, the Copa CONMEBOL, and the Supercopa Masters
- CONCACAF Gold CupCONCACAF Gold CupThe CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the regional champion of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.The Gold Cup is held every two years and when it does not fall the same year as an...
, association football competition between nations from North and Central America and from the Caribbean - CONCACAF Women's Gold CupCONCACAF Women's Gold CupThe CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup is a football competition sponsored by CONCACAF, and serves as a qualifying competition to the Women's World Cup. It is played every four years since it replaced the CONCACAF's Women's Championship, a tournament that was held in the 1990s, which sometimes included...
, women's association football competition - Gold Cup (Northern Ireland)Gold Cup (Northern Ireland)The Gold Cup is a now-defunct cup competition which involved competitors from Ireland and from 1921 onwards, just for Northern Ireland. It was initially run by the New Irish Football Association but later, and mainly, by the Irish Football Association....
, defunct association football competition
In motorsport:
- Oulton Park International Gold CupOulton Park International Gold CupThe International Gold Cup is a prize awarded annually to the winner of a motor race held at the Oulton Park circuit, Cheshire, England, UK. In the 1950s and '60s it formed one of a number of highly regarded non-Championship Formula One races, which regularly attracted top drivers and teams...
, an annual non-Championship Formula One race of the 1950s and '60s, recently reinstated for historic F1 cars - Gold Cup (motorsport)Gold Cup (motorsport)The APBA Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the Gold Cup, is a hydroplane boat race and is the second official race of the 2010 H1 Unlimited season. The race is scheduled to be held July 9–11, 2010 on the Detroit River in Detroit, Michigan, USA...
, an annual hydroplane racing cup on the Detroit River since 1904
In sailing:
- Several unrelated racing events, best-known of which is perhaps Scandinavian Gold Cup, annual nation race of 5.5 metre class yachts.
In contract bridge:
- Gold Cup (bridge)Gold Cup (bridge)The Gold Cup is the premier open Britishcontract bridge competition for teams of four. It was first contested in the 1931/32 season, making it one of the oldest contract bridge tournaments anywhere...
, the premier open competition in the United Kingdom
See also
- Cup of Gold (novel), 1929 novel by John Steinbeck
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, tropical tree-climbing plant