Rite of Passage wins Royal Ascot's Gold Cup
June 18, 2010ASCOT, England (AP) -Rite of Passage has outdueled Age of Aquarius in the stretch to win the Gold Cup in course record time at Royal Ascot.
The 20-1 long shot ridden by Pat Smullen won Thursday's 2 1/2-mile race by a neck. Purple Moon was third.
Rite of Passage is trained by Dermot Weld. The past four Gold Cups were won by the now-retired Yeats.
Earlier, Approve won the Norfolk Stakes on the third day of the Royal Ascot meet.