Ebor Handicap

Ebor Handicap
Handicap race
Location York Racecourse
York, England
Inaugurated 1843
Race type Flat
Sponsor Betfred
Website York
Race information
Distance 1m 6f (2,816 metres)
Surface Turf
Track Left-handed
Qualification Three-years-old and up
Weight Handicap
Purse £265,000 (2014)
1st: £164,692
Ebor Handicap
2015
Litigant Wicklow Brave Suegioo

The Ebor Handicap is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile and 6 furlongs (2,816 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

History

The event is named after the shortened form of Eboracum, the Roman name for York. It was first run in 1843, and it was originally known as the Great Ebor Handicap. The race was introduced by John Orton, a newly appointed Clerk of the Course at York. It was initially contested over 2 miles, but its distance was later cut by 2 furlongs.

The planned running of the Ebor Handicap in 2008 was abandoned because of a waterlogged track. It was replaced by an event at Newbury called the Newburgh Handicap, a reference to the town's original Norman name.

The race is now held on the final day of York's four-day Ebor Festival meeting. It is currently the most valuable flat handicap in Europe.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Flint Jack – 1922, 1923

Leading jockey (5 wins):

  • Lester Piggott – Gladness (1958), Primera (1959), Die Hard (1961), Tintagel II (1970), Jupiter Island (1983)

Leading trainer (5 wins):

  • Tom Dawson – Godfrey (1844), Mark Tapley (1850), Pax (1860), Makeshift (1862), Mandrake (1867)

Winners since 1978

Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer SP Time
1978 Totowah 4 8-01 Paul Cook Michael Jarvis 20/1
1979 Sea Pigeon 9 10-00 Jonjo O'Neill Peter Easterby 18/1
1980 Shaftesbury 4 8-05 Greville Starkey Michael Stoute 12/1
1981 Protection Racket 3 8-01 Mark Birch Jeremy Hindley 15/2
1982 Another Sam 5 9-02 Brian Rouse Richard Hannon, Sr. 16/1
1983 Jupiter Island 4 9-00 Lester Piggott Clive Brittain 9/1
1984 Crazy 3 8-13 Walter Swinburn Guy Harwood 10/1
1985 Western Dancer 4 8-06 Paul Cook Con Horgan 20/1
1986 Primary 3 8-07 Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 6/1 2:55.34
1987 Daarkom 4 9-03 Michael Roberts Alec Stewart 13/2 3:05.08
1988 Kneller 3 8-01 Paul Eddery Henry Cecil 9/1 2:53.67
1989 Sapience 3 8-04 Pat Eddery Jimmy FitzGerald 15/2 2:57.03
1990 Further Flight 4 8-08 Michael Hills Barry Hills 7/1 JF 2:55.04
1991 Deposki 3 7-03 Francis Norton Michael Stoute 12/1 3:03.48
1992 Quick Ransom 4 8-03 Dean McKeown Mark Johnston 16/1 2:55.48
1993 Sarawat 5 8-02 Richard Quinn Reg Akehurst 14/1 2:59.20
1994 Hasten to Add 4 9-03 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott 13/2 F 2:56.56
1995 Sanmartino 3 7-11 Willie Carson Barry Hills 8/1 2:53.62
1996 Clerkenwell 3 7-11 Fergal Lynch Michael Stoute 17/2 2:53.47
1997 Far Ahead 5 8-00 Tyrone Williams Les Eyre 33/1 2:58.21
1998 Tuning 3 8-07 Kieren Fallon Henry Cecil 9/2 F 2:51.89
1999 Vicious Circle 5 8-04 Kevin Darley Luca Cumani 11/1 2:54.48
2000 Give the Slip 3 8-08 Pat Eddery Amanda Perrett 8/1 2:55.62
2001 Mediterranean 3 8-04 Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien 16/1 2:55.85
2002 Hugs Dancer 5 8-05 Dean McKeown James Given 25/1 2:55.12
2003 Saint Alebe 4 8-08 Richard Quinn David Elsworth 20/1 2:54.96
2004 Mephisto 5 9-04 Darryll Holland Luca Cumani 6/1 3:06.10
2005 Sergeant Cecil 6 8-12 Alan Munro Rod Millman 11/1 2:54.56
2006 Mudawin 5 8-04 John Egan Jane Chapple-Hyam 100/1 2:57.78
2007 Purple Moon 4 9-04 Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani 7/2 F 2:59.26
2008 All the Good [a] 5 9-00 Dane O'Neill Saeed bin Suroor 25/1 2:52.05
2009 Sesenta 5 8-08 Gary Carroll Willie Mullins 25/1 2:57.52
2010 Dirar 5 9-01 Jamie Spencer Gordon Elliott 14/1 2:57.13
2011 Moyenne Corniche 6 8-10 Dale Swift Brian Ellison 25/1 3:01.60
2012 Willing Foe 5 9-02 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 12/1 3:00.75
2013 Tiger Cliff 4 9-00 Tom Queally Lady Cecil 5/1 3:03.36
2014 Mutual Regard 5 9-04 Louis Steward Johnny Murtagh 20/1 2:56.48
2015 Litigant 7 9-01 Oisin Murphy Joseph Tuite 33/1 3:00.16

a The 2008 running took place at Newbury over 1 mile, 5 furlongs and 61 yards.

Earlier winners

  • 1843: Pagan
  • 1844: Godfrey
  • 1845: Coheiress
  • 1846: Arthur
  • 1847: Mathematician
  • 1848: Meaux
  • 1849: The Hero
  • 1850: Mark Tapley
  • 1851: Nancy
  • 1852: Adine
  • 1853: Pantomime
  • 1854: The Grand Inquisitor
  • 1855: Vandal
  • 1856: Warlock
  • 1857: El Hakim
  • 1858: Vedette
  • 1859: Underhand
  • 1860: Pax
  • 1861: Rising Sun
  • 1862: Makeshift
  • 1863: Golden Pledge
  • 1864: Raglan
  • 1865: Verdant
  • 1866: Westwick
  • 1867: Mandrake
  • 1868: Fair Wind
  • 1869: Fortunio
  • 1870: Paganini
  • 1871: Not Out
  • 1872: Albert Victor
  • 1873: Louise Victoria
  • 1874: Chivalrous
  • 1875: Lily Agnes
  • 1876: Lilian
  • 1877: Il Gladiatore
  • 1878: Caerau
  • 1879: Isonomy
  • 1880: Novice
  • 1881: Mother Shipton
  • 1882: Victor Emanuel
  • 1883: Corrie Roy
  • 1884: Ben Alder
  • 1885: Mate
  • 1886: Le Caissier
  • 1887: Silence
  • 1888: Nappa
  • 1889: King Monmouth
  • 1890: Silver Spur
  • 1891: Buccaneer
  • 1892: Alice
  • 1893: Senaputty
  • 1894: Quilon
  • 1895: Llanthony
  • 1896: Dingle Bay
  • 1897: Harvest Money
  • 1898: Invincible II
  • 1899: Cassock's Pride
  • 1900: Jiffy II
  • 1901: Gyp
  • 1902: Wargrave
  • 1903: McYardley
  • 1904: Warwolf
  • 1905: The Page
  • 1906: Golden Measure
  • 1907: Wuffy
  • 1908: Rousay
  • 1909: Dibs
  • 1910: Claretoi
  • 1911: Pillo
  • 1912: Election
  • 1913: Junior
  • 1914–18: no race
  • 1919: Race Rock
  • 1920: Iron Hand
  • 1921: March Along
  • 1922: Flint Jack
  • 1923: Flint Jack
  • 1924: Marvex
  • 1925: Chapeau
  • 1926: Pons Asinorum
  • 1927: Cap-a-Pie
  • 1928: Cinq a Sept
  • 1929: Bonny Boy
  • 1930: Coaster / Gentlemen's Relish *
  • 1931: Brown Jack
  • 1932: Cat o' Nine Tails
  • 1933: Dictum
  • 1934: Alcazar
  • 1935: Museum
  • 1936: Penny Royal
  • 1937: Weathervane
  • 1938: Foxglove II
  • 1939: Owenstown
  • 1940–42: no race
  • 1943: Yorkshire Hussar
  • 1944: The Kernel
  • 1945: Wayside Inn
  • 1946: Foxtrot
  • 1947: Procne
  • 1948: Donino
  • 1949: Miraculous Atom
  • 1950: Cadzow Oak
  • 1951: Bob
  • 1952: Signification
  • 1953: Norooz
  • 1954: By Thunder!
  • 1955: Hyperion Kid
  • 1956: Donald
  • 1957: Morecambe
  • 1958: Gladness
  • 1959: Primera
  • 1960: Persian Road
  • 1961: Die Hard
  • 1962: Sostenuto
  • 1963: Partholon
  • 1964: Proper Pride
  • 1965: Twelfth Man
  • 1966: Lomond
  • 1967: Ovaltine
  • 1968: Alignment
  • 1969: Big Hat
  • 1970: Tintagel II
  • 1971: Knotty Pine
  • 1972: Crazy Rhythm
  • 1973: Bonne Noel
  • 1974: Anji
  • 1975: Dakota
  • 1976: Sir Montagu
  • 1977: Move Off
* The 1930 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
The race was run at Pontefract in 1943 and 1944.

See also

References

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