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Thursday 19 February 2026

Royal Artillery Gold Cup Day

Name: Royal Artillery Gold Cup Day
Start: 2026-02-19T11:59
Location: Sandown Park Racecourse

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AN AFTERNOON OF QUALITY JUMP RACING

Celebrating the bravery and dedication of the British Armed Forces with the historic, and unique Royal Artillery Gold Cup Day. The feature race, the Royal Artillery Gold Cup, is one of Sandown Park's oldest races having been first run at Sandown Park in 1878.

Gates Open 12.00pm

First Race 1:20pm

Last Race 4:45pm

Timings and races likely to change closer to the fixture

Gates Open 12.00pm

First Race 1:20pm

Last Race 4:45pm

START TIME	RACE	DISTANCE
1:20pm	THE RIGHT OF THE LINE CONDITIONAL JOCKEYS' HANDICAP HURDLE RACE	2 miles
1:55pm	THE BOXXE 'UBIQUE' HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE	2 miles
2.30pm	THE TEAM FORCES ROYAL ARTILLERY GOLD CUP (IN ASSOCIATION WITH BOXXE)(STEEPLE CHASE FOR MILITARY AMATEUR JOCKEYS)	3 miles
3:05pm	THE BFBS CREATIVE ‘NATIONAL HUNT’ NOVICE HURDLE RACE	2 miles
3:40pm	THE SPECTRA GROUP ALANBROOKE HNDICAP STEEPLE CHASE	3 miles
4:15pm	THE FIND & STRIKE NOVICES’ HANDICAP HURDLE RACE	2 miles 4 furlongs
4.45pm	THE WOOLWICH OPEN NATIONAL HUNT FLAT RACE	2 MILES

The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery

The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, often referred to simply as ‘The Troop’ duties include the firing of Royal Salutes on Royal Anniversaries and State Occasions. It was His Majesty King George VI’s wish that after the Second World War a troop of Royal Horse Artillery, mounted and dressed in the traditional manner, should take part in the great ceremonies of State.

In 1947, His Majesty inspected the newly formed Riding Troop and said that he wished it to be known as The King’s Troop, a wish that Queen Elizabeth II graciously supported during her reign, in recognition of her father’s special interest in The Troop.

The Racing & History

The feature race is the Royal Artillery Gold Cup. This is one of Sandown Park’s oldest races having been first run here in 1878, and since run every season since 1921 apart from 2019.

The race is restricted to horses that are owned or have been leased by those who are serving or have served in the Royal Artillery or one of their recognised Establishments or Units. The jockeys must be amateurs and either past or existing members of any of the Armed Forces, making the race unique in every sense.

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CASHLESS CAR PARK

Please note we are now cashless in our main car park based on Portsmouth Road. We will take card payment on arrival to the Racecourse and will no longer accept cash payments.

For customers who cannot provide card payments, we will continue to offer complimentary parking in our centre of the course car park based on More Lane.

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