The Carolina Cup Races
History & Traditions
88 years of History, Tradition & Racing
The Carolina Cup Racing Association (CCRA) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(4)
organization first organized in 1963 by Mrs. Marion duPont Scott.
The purpose of the association is to manage the Springdale Race Course property as a training center for race horses and as a staging ground for race meets, including The Carolina Cup and The Colonial Cup races. Members of the association have no equity interest, serve with no compensation and do not share in any profits from the organization. The profits, if any, are donated to the Health Resource District of Kershaw County to provide additional health services for the uninsured and underinsured citizens of Kershaw County.
Mrs. Scott acquired the Springdale Race Course and adjacent acreage in 1953 from Mrs. Ambrose Clark of Aiken, South Carolina. Mrs. Scott has been hailed by many as “The First Lady of American Steeplechasing”. Her intrepid horse “Battleship”, by Man O’ War, won the English Grand National at Aintree in 1938. Her Montpelier racing stable won over 50 stake races, over fences and on the flat, and won over $5 million in purses. The Colonial Cup, starting in 1970, was Mrs. Scott’s idea and it became the first international steeplechase run in the United States with a purse of $100,000.
Upon the passing of Mrs. Scott in 1983, she gifted the Springdale race course and adjacent properties to the State of South Carolina. The facility remains under the management of the CCRA.
Previous Carolina Cup Winners:
| Year | Horse | Owner | Trainer | Jockey |
| 1930 | Ballast II | N. Laing | N. Laing | N. Laing |
| 1931 | Sea Soldier | Mill Creek Stables | L. Cary | B. Davis |
| 1932 | Trouble Maker | Montpelier | S. Banks | N. Laing |
| 1933 | Pink Tipped | R.K. Mellon | J. Ryan | W. Street |
| 1934 | Charioteer | Mrs. T.E. Proctor, Jr. | N. Laing | J.P. McCormick |
| 1935 | Drinmore Lad | P. Mellon | J. Ryan | J. Ryan |
| 1936 | Indigo | J.L. Schiff | C. Hicks | C. White |
| 1937 | Fugitive | Mrs. G.H. Bostwick | R. Duffy | D. Kerr, Jr. |
| 1938 | Ostend | Mrs. F.M. Gould | W. Street | H. Frost |
| 1939 | Faction Fighter | Rokeby Stables | J. Ryan | S. Watters |
| 1940 | Faction Fighter | Rokeby Stables | J. Ryan | S. Watters |
| 1941 | Memory Lane II | Rokeby Stables | J. Ryan | S. Watters |
| 1942 | Rustic Romance | Rokeby Stables | J. Ryan | J. Clyburn |
| 1946 | Lancastrian | F. Ambrose Clark | F. Bellhouse | C. Gibson |
| 1947 | Compass Rose | Montpelier | R. Woolfe | E. Hutcherson |
| 1948 | Big Mike | Mrs. G.B. Fluccus | W.B. Cocks | M. Smithwick |
| 1949 | Done Sleeping | A. Untermyer | W.B. Cocks | M. Smithwick |
| 1950 | Flare Flight | A.M. Hunt | S. Watters | G. Stephens |
| 1951 | Gift of Gold | Mrs. M.G. Walsh | M.G. Walsh | F.D. Adams |
| 1952 | Gift of Gold | Mrs. S.T. Patterson | M.G. Walsh | F.D. Adams |
| 1953 | Rustling Oaks | W.G. Jones | W.G. Jones | P. Smithwick |
| 1954 | Repose | Mrs. M.G. Walsh | M.G. Walsh | D. Thomas |
| 1955 | Repose | Mrs. M.G. Walsh | M.G. Walsh | J. Cotter |
| 1956 | Dancing Beacon | Mrs. G.P. Greenhalgh | W.B. Cocks | M. Ferral |
| 1957 | Dancing Beacon | Mrs. G.P. Greenhalgh | W.B. Cocks | M. Ferral |
| 1958 | Grand Chal | A.H. Smith | J. Aitcheson, Sr. | C. Cassidy |
| 1959 | Grand Chal | A.H. Smith | J. Aitcheson, Sr. | J. Aitcheson, Jr. |
| 1960 | Ricacho | R.D. Rouse | R.D. Rouse | J. Aitcheson, Jr. |
| 1961 | Ingo | H.M. Rhett | B. Braemer | R. Houghton |
| 1962 | Burraidh | Mrs. J. Mangione | B. Braemer | J. Mangione |
| 1963 | Flying Cottage | B. van Urk | W.B. Cocks | J. Aitcheson, Jr. |
| 1964 | Flint Fire | J.K. Griggs | J.K. Griggs | M. Ferral |
| 1965 | Last Page | Buckingham Farm | R. Houghton | J. Aitcheson, Jr. |
| 1966 | Tancha | J.B. Holloway | C. Murphy | J. Aitcheson, Jr. |
| 1967 | Dunotter | Rokeby Stables | E. Jackson | T. Walsh |
| 1968 | Risky | G. Dudley, Jr. | J.V.H. Davis | J. Fishback |
| 1969 | My Chap | J.P. Melton | M.G. Walsh | D. Washer |
| 1970 | Hipocampo | A. Stern | J.V.H. Davis | P. Plain |
| 1971 | Explode II | A. Smith Bowman | C.V.B. Cushman | J. Fishback |
| 1972 | John U. | H.J. Nesbitt | W.B. Cocks | S. Brittle |
| 1973 | Selkirk | I.A. Daffin | J.V.H. Davis | M. O’Brien |
| 1974 | Breaking Down | Mrs. M.G. Walsh | M.G. Walsh | L. O’Brien |
| 1975 | Ballet Master | Mrs. J.H. O’Keefe | Jill Davis | J. Aitcheson, Jr. |
| 1976 | Casamayor | Powhatan Stables | P. Graham | T. Skiffington |
| 1977 | Happy Intellectual | Mrs. O. Phipps | M. Smithwick | J. Aitcheson, Jr. |
| 1978 | Crag’s Corner | Mrs. M.G. Walsh | M.G. Walsh | M. Walsh |
| 1979 | Leaping Frog | Chadd’s Ford Stable | J. Sheppard | J. Fishback |
| 1980 | Zaccio | Mrs. L. Murdock | W.B. Cocks | R. McWade |
| 1981 | Romeo Lima | P. Brant | F. Whiteley, Jr. | G. Morris |
| 1982 | Quiet Bay | Augustin Stables | J. Sheppard | J. Cushman |
| 1983 | Hypertrophic | C.C. Fenwick | C. Fenwick, Jr. | R. McWade |
| 1984 | Carriag Oir (IRE) | L. Lindsay | B. McWade | R. McWade |
| 1985 | Eremite | Timber Bay Stables | J. Sheppard | J. Fishback |
| 1986 | Retador (CHI) | Brushwood Stable | W.B. Cocks | J. Lawrence |
| 1987 | Gogong (NZ) | Augustin Stables | J.P. Clancy | G. Morris |
| 1988 | Rio Claro (CHI) | P. Portier | A. Elder | G. Morris |
| 1989 | Ulises (CHI) | Mrs. M. Valentine | W.B. Cocks | E. Bruce |
| 1990 | Uptown Swell | V.K. Payson | F.B. Miller | B. Miller |
| 1991 | Molotov | Rokeby Stables | W.B. Cocks | J. Walsh |
| 1992 | Castleworth | Fat Chance Farm | R. Carrier, Jr. | S. Clancy |
| 1993 | Mistico (CHI) | R.D. Hubbard | J. Sheppard | C. Thornton |
| 1994 | Moonstruck | J.M. Henley, Jr. | J. Sheppard | C. Thornton |
| 1995 | Mr. Yankee (NZ) | Mrs. J. Bass, Jr. | J. Elliot | J. Delozier III |
| 1996 | To Ridley | Mrs. E. Dixon, Jr. | J. Fisher | S. Clancy |
| 1997 | Lonesome Glory | Mrs. W. Jeffords, Jr. | F.B. Miller | B. Miller |
| 1998 | Master McGrath | W. Lickle | J. Elliot | A. Kingsley, Jr. |
| 1999 | Lonesome Glory | Mrs. W. Jeffords, Jr. | F.B. Miller | B. Miller |
| 2000 | Invest West | Augustin Stables | J. Sheppard | A. Kingsley, Jr. |
| 2001 | Al Skywalker | F.D. Adams | J.Y. Majette | T. Foley |
| 2002 | Canta Ke Brave | Claytonville Stables | J. Day | R. Massey |
| 2003 | Al Skywalker | Watt and Majette | J.Y. Majette | T. Foley |
| 2004 | Preemptive Strike | Polaris Stables | P. Rowland | R. Walsh |
| 2005 | Sur La Tete | Kinross Farm | N. Morris | C. Read |
| 2006 | Top of the Bill | Randleston Farm | J. Day | C. Rafter |
| 2007 | Orison | EMO Stables | D. Fout | M. McCarron |
| 2008 | Imagina (CHI) | Augustin Stables | S. Hendriks | J. Petty |
| 2009 | Good Night Shirt | H.A. Via, Jr. | J. Fisher | W. Dowling |
| 2010 | Spy In the Sky | Randleston Farm | J. Day | P. Young |
| 2011 | Sunshine Numbers | Mrs. G. Sensor | A. Kingsley, Jr. | J. Petty |
| 2012 | Black Jack Blues | I.S. Naylor | J.W. Delozier III | R. Geraghty |
| 2013 | Alajamal | G.D. Hawkins | J. Elliot | R. Geraghty |
| 2014 | Top Striker | Mrs. G. Sensor | A. Kingsley, Jr. | W. McCarthy |
| 2015 | Diplomat | Daybreak Stables | J. Day | B. Dalton |
| 2016 | Balance the Budget | Stonelea Stables LLC | J. Gomena | M. Watts |
| 2017 | Show Court (IRE) | M.W. Buyck, Jr. | A. Kingsley, Jr. | M. Watts |
| 2018 | Personal Start | M.O. Bryant | R.L. Valentine | B. Foley |
| 2019 | Ice It | Dash Stables | J. Fisher | J. Doyle |
| 2021 | Noah and the Ark (IRE) | Keystone Thoroughbreds | T. McKenna | H. Beswick |
| 2022 | Historic Heart (IRE) | Atlantic Friends Racing | K. Brion | P. Hendriks |
| 2023 | Caramelised | Sharon E. Sheppard and Gillian Johnston | L. Young | D. England |
*Carolina Cup Races were not held 1943-1945, or 2020.
