Full Result 10.45 Belmont Park (USA) | 27 September 2003

Jockey Club Gold Cup (Grade 1) (Dirt)

(3yo+) 1m2f Fast

1st £375,000 2nd £125,000 3rd £68,750 4th £37,500 5th £18,750

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	3. Mineshaft (USA) 2/5F Robby Albarado Neil J Howard	Robby Albarado Neil J Howard	4	90	–	–	123	–
bb c A.P. Indy (USA) - Prospectors Delite (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Raced in 3rd, went 2nd 4f out, led 3f out, pushed clear over 1 1/2f out, easily

2⁽¹⁾ 4¼	1. Quest (USA) 22/1 Edgar S Prado Nicholas Zito	Edgar S Prado Nicholas Zito	4	90	–	–	116	–
ch c Seeking The Gold (USA) - Starlore (USA) (Spectacular Bid)
Led, joined briefly after 2f, headed 3f out, soon ridden, kept on but not pace of winner

3⁽⁴⁾ 2¾ [7]	4. Evening Attire (USA) 73/10 M Guidry Patrick J Kelly	M Guidry Patrick J Kelly	5	90 b	–	–	111	–
gr g Black Tie Affair - Concolour (USA) (Our Native)
Held up and behind, ridden 2f out, went 3rd 1 1/2f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest at finish

4⁽⁵⁾ 6¼ [13¼]	5. State Shinto (USA) 43/1 R Migliore Kiaran McLaughlin	R Migliore Kiaran McLaughlin	7	90 b	–	–	100	–
bb h Pleasant Colony (USA) - Sha ThaI (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Patiently ridden in 4th, soon lengths behind first three, effort over 2f out, went 3rd briefly entering straight, never a factor

5⁽²⁾ 9¼ [22½]	2. Moon Ballad (IRE) 27/10 J D Bailey Saeed bin Suroor	J D Bailey Saeed bin Suroor	4	90	–	–	84	–
ch c Singspiel (IRE) - Velvet Moon (IRE) (Shaadi)
Raced in 2nd, disputed lead briefly after 2f, relegated to 3rd 4f out, weakened over 2f out

5 ran Winning time: 2m 0.25s Total SP: 118%
1st owner: W S Farish III (Mineshaft) 1st breeder: W S Farish, James Elkins And W T Webber Jr
2nd owner: A Hancock III & G Healy (Quest)
3rd owner: Mr & Mrs J M Grant & T Kelly (Evening Attire)