Ascendant Stakes

Ascendant Stakes
(Betfred Membership "Play Your Way" Stakes)
Listed race
Location Haydock Park Racecourse
Haydock, England
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor Betfred
Website Haydock Park
Race information
Distance 1 mile (1,609 metres)
Surface Turf
Track Left-handed
Qualification Two-year-olds
Weight 9 st 2 lb;
Allowances
5 lb for fillies
Penalties
5 lb for Group winners
3 lb for Listed winners
Purse £25,500 (2015)
1st: £14,461
Ascendant Stakes
2015
Foundation Champagne City Manaafidh

The Ascendant Stakes, currently known for sponsorship purposes as the Betfred Membership "Play Your Way" Stakes, is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres). The race was first run in 2007, and it is scheduled to take place each year in September. The race is run on the same day as Haydock's feature race of the season, the Group One Haydock Sprint Cup.

Winners

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time
2007 Campanologist Kerrin McEvoy Mark Johnston 1:47.23
2008 no race [a]
2009 Emerald Commander Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon, Sr. 1:48.99
2010 Singapore Lilly Chris Catlin Mick Channon 1:41.27
2011 Caledonian Spring Eddie Ahern Paul D'Arcy 1:43.68
2012 Havana Gold Richard Hughes Richard Hannon, Sr. 1:43.69
2013 Chief Barker Richard Hughes Richard Hannon, Sr. 1:45.69
2014 Celestial Path Luke Morris Sir Mark Prescott 1:45.02
2015 Foundation Frankie Dettori John Gosden 1:45.93

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