Dewhurst Stakes

Dewhurst Stakes
Group 1 race
Location Rowley Mile
Newmarket, England
Inaugurated 1875
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor Dubai
Website Newmarket
Race information
Distance 7f (1,408 metres)
Surface Turf
Track Straight
Qualification Two-year-olds
excluding geldings
Weight 9 st 1 lb
Allowances
3 lb for fillies
Purse £500,000 (2014)
1st: £283,550
Dewhurst Stakes
2015
Air Force Blue Massaat Sanus Per Aquam

The Dewhurst Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old colts and fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.

It is Britain's most prestigious race for juvenile horses. The leading participants usually become major contenders for the following season's Classics.

History

The event was founded by Thomas Gee, who was a close friend of Karl Pearson's father. It was established in 1875 and was originally titled the "Dewhurst Plate". It is named after Gee's Dewhurst Stud at Wadhurst. The first four winners all went on to win one or more of the next year's Classics.

The race was formerly staged during Newmarket's Champions' Day meeting in mid-October. It became part of a new fixture called Future Champions Day in 2011.

The Dewhurst Stakes was added to the Breeders' Cup Challenge series in 2011. The winner was given an automatic invitation to compete in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. It was removed from the series in 2012.

The most recent winner of the Dewhurst Stakes to achieve a Classic victory is Dawn Approach. He won the 2,000 Guineas in 2013.

Records

Leading jockey (10 wins):

  • Lester Piggott – Crepello (1956), Follow Suit (1962), Ribofilio (1968), Nijinsky (1969), Crowned Prince (1971), Cellini (1973), The Minstrel (1976), Try My Best (1977), Monteverdi (1979), Diesis (1982)

Leading trainer (8 wins):

  • John Porter – Paradox (1884), Ormonde (1885), Friar's Balsam (1887), Orme (1891), Matchbox (1893), Vesuvian (1896), Hawfinch (1897), Frontier (1898)
  • Frank Butters – Toboggan (1927), Mrs Rustom (1933), Hairan (1934), Bala Hissar (1935), Sultan Mahomed (1936), Umiddad (1942), Paper Weight (1944), Migoli (1946)

Leading owner (8 wins):

  • HH Aga Khan III – Salmon-Trout (1923), Zionist (1924), Firdaussi (1931), Mrs Rustom (1933), Hairan (1934), Bala Hissar (1935), Umiddad (1942), Migoli (1946)

Winners since 1968

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1968 Ribofilio Lester Piggott F. Johnson Houghton Charles Engelhard 1:32.10
1969 Nijinsky Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien Charles Engelhard 1:29.90
1970 Mill Reef Geoff Lewis Ian Balding Paul Mellon 1:30.10
1971 Crowned Prince Lester Piggott Bernard van Cutsem Frank McMahon 1:29.40
1972 Lunchtime Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn R. Poole 1:29.00
1973 Cellini Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien Charles St George 1:29.90
1974 Grundy Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn Carlo Vittadini 1:33.67
1975 Wollow Gianfranco Dettori Henry Cecil Carlo d'Alessio 1:25.83
1976 The Minstrel Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien Robert Sangster 1:28.30
1977 Try My Best Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien Robert Sangster 1:28.70
1978 Tromos Kipper Lynch Bruce Hobbs George Cambanis
1979 Monteverdi Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien Robert Sangster 1:26.50
1980 Storm Bird Pat Eddery Vincent O'Brien Robert Sangster 1:29.19
1981 Wind and Wuthering Philip Waldron Henry Candy Richard & Charles Cyzer 1:26.81
1982 Diesis Lester Piggott Henry Cecil Lord Howard de Walden 1:27.46
1983 El Gran Senor Pat Eddery Vincent O'Brien Robert Sangster 1:24.90
1984 Kala Dancer Geoff Baxter Ben Hanbury Ravi Tikkoo 1:27.68
1985 Huntingdale Michael Hills Jeremy Hindley Mrs P. J. Threlfall 1:26.15
1986 Ajdal Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute Sheikh Mohammed 1:28.99
1987 no race [a]
1988
(dh)		 Prince of Dance
Scenic		 Willie Carson
Michael Hills		 Neil Graham
Barry Hills		 Sir Michael Sobell
Sheikh Mohammed		 1:27.66
1989 Dashing Blade John Matthias Ian Balding Jeff Smith 1:25.43
1990 Generous Richard Quinn Paul Cole Fahd Salman 1:28.43
1991 Dr Devious Willie Carson Peter Chapple-Hyam Luciano Gaucci 1:23.45
1992 Zafonic Pat Eddery André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 1:23.61
1993 Grand Lodge Pat Eddery William Jarvis Lord Howard de Walden 1:28.27
1994 Pennekamp Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 1:25.41
1995 Alhaarth Willie Carson Dick Hern Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:24.64
1996 In Command Michael Hills Barry Hills Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:25.93
1997 Xaar Olivier Peslier André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 1:24.81
1998 Mujahid Richard Hills John Dunlop Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:25.31
1999 Distant Music Michael Hills Barry Hills Khalid Abdullah 1:26.84
2000 Tobougg Craig Williams Mick Channon Ahmed Al Maktoum 1:27.93
2001 Rock of Gibraltar Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien Ferguson / Magnier 1:28.70
2002 Tout Seul Stephen Carson F. Johnson Houghton Eden Racing 1:23.99
2003 Milk It Mick Darryll Holland Jamie Osborne Paul Dixon 1:25.22
2004 Shamardal Kevin Darley Mark Johnston Gainsborough Stud 1:27.16
2005 Sir Percy Martin Dwyer Marcus Tregoning Anthony Pakenham 1:26.52
2006 Teofilo Kevin Manning Jim Bolger Jackie Bolger 1:26.12
2007 New Approach Kevin Manning Jim Bolger Bolger / Sheikh Moh'd 1:25.29
2008 Intense Focus Kevin Manning Jim Bolger Jackie Bolger 1:23.33
2009 Beethoven Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Smith / Magnier 1:23.49
2010 Frankel Tom Queally Henry Cecil Khalid Abdullah 1:25.73
2011 Parish Hall Kevin Manning Jim Bolger Jackie Bolger 1:23.81
2012 Dawn Approach Kevin Manning Jim Bolger Godolphin 1:24.00
2013 War Command Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien Allen / Tabor / Smith / Magnier 1:25.06
2014 Belardo Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian Prince A. A. Faisal 1:27.31
2015 Air Force Blue Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Smith / Magnier 1:25.34

a The 1987 running was abandoned because of high winds and structural damage.

Earlier winners

  • 1875: Kisber
  • 1876: Chamant
  • 1877: Pilgrimage
  • 1878: Wheel of Fortune
  • 1879: Grace Cup
  • 1880: Bal Gal
  • 1881: Dutch Oven
  • 1882: Ladislas
  • 1883: Queen Adelaide
  • 1884: Paradox
  • 1885: Ormonde
  • 1886: Reve d'Or
  • 1887: Friar's Balsam
  • 1888: Donovan
  • 1889: Le Nord
  • 1890: Corstorphine
  • 1891: Orme
  • 1892: Meddler
  • 1893: Matchbox
  • 1894: Raconteur
  • 1895: St Frusquin
  • 1896: Vesuvian
  • 1897: Hawfinch
  • 1898: Frontier
  • 1899: Democrat
  • 1900: Lord Bobs
  • 1901: Game Chick
  • 1902: Rock Sand
  • 1903: Henry the First
  • 1904: Rouge Croix
  • 1905: Picton
  • 1906: My Pet
  • 1907: Rhodora
  • 1908: Bayardo
  • 1909: Lemberg
  • 1910: King William / Phryxus *
  • 1911: White Star
  • 1912: Louvois
  • 1913: Kennymore
  • 1914: Let Fly
  • 1915: Atheling
  • 1916: Telephus
  • 1917: My Dear
  • 1918: Knight of Blyth
  • 1919: Prince Galahad
  • 1920: no race
  • 1921: Lembach
  • 1922: Hurry Off
  • 1923: Salmon-Trout
  • 1924: Zionist
  • 1925: Review Order
  • 1926: Money Maker
  • 1927: Toboggan
  • 1928: Brienz
  • 1929: Grace Dalrymple
  • 1930: Sangre
  • 1931: Firdaussi
  • 1932: Hyperion
  • 1933: Mrs Rustom
  • 1934: Hairan
  • 1935: Bala Hissar
  • 1936: Sultan Mahomed
  • 1937: Manorite
  • 1938: Casanova
  • 1939: no race
  • 1940: Fettes
  • 1941: Canyonero
  • 1942: Umiddad
  • 1943: Effervescence
  • 1944: Paper Weight
  • 1945: Hypericum
  • 1946: Migoli
  • 1947: Pride of India
  • 1948: Royal Forest
  • 1949: Emperor
  • 1950: Turco II
  • 1951: Marsyad
  • 1952: Pinza
  • 1953: Infatuation
  • 1954: My Smokey
  • 1955: Dacian
  • 1956: Crepello
  • 1957: Torbella
  • 1958: Billum
  • 1959: Ancient Lights
  • 1960: Bounteous
  • 1961: River Chanter
  • 1962: Follow Suit
  • 1963: King's Lane
  • 1964: Silly Season
  • 1965: Pretendre
  • 1966: Dart Board
  • 1967: Hametus

* The 1910 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

See also

References

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