It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 5 furlongs and 188 yards (2,787 metres) at York in May.
A substitute called the Yorkshire Autumn Cup, for horses aged three or older, was staged in 1945.
The Yorkshire Cup became part of the British Champions Series in 2011.
[8] It is now the first race in the long-distance division, which concludes with the British Champions Long Distance Cup in October.
The race is currently held on the final day of York's three-day Dante Festival meeting.