Newmarket Stakes

Newmarket Stakes
Listed race
Location Rowley Mile
Newmarket, England
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor Qatar Racing
Website Newmarket
Race information
Distance 1m 2f (2,012 metres)
Surface Turf
Track Straight
Qualification Three-year-old
colts and geldings
Weight 9 st 0 lb
Penalties
8 lb for G1 / G2 winners *
5 lb for G3 winners *
3 lb for Listed winners *
* at 7 furlongs or over
Purse £40,000 (2015)
1st: £22,684
Newmarket Stakes
2016
Hawkbill Abdon Sky Kingdom
Shirley Heights, by Bob Demuyser (1920-2003)

The Newmarket Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts and geldings. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres) on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket in late April or early May.

History

The original version of the Newmarket Stakes was established in the early 19th century. It was usually held on the final day of the venue's First Spring meeting in late April or early May. It was run on the Ditch Mile course over distances slightly under a mile. It ended after a period of small fields and walkovers in the 1880s.[1][2]

A new version of the race was introduced in 1889.[3] From this point it took place at Newmarket's Second Spring meeting in mid-May. It was contested over 1¼ miles, and it became a major trial for the Epsom Derby. It continued until the early 1960s.[4]

The present version of the race was first run in 1978. It was initially called the Heathorn Stakes.[5] The inaugural running was won by the subsequent Derby winner Shirley Heights. It was renamed the Newmarket Stakes in 1986.

The Newmarket Stakes is currently held on the opening day of the two-day Guineas Festival meeting in late April or early May. It is run on the same day as the 2,000 Guineas.

Records

Leading jockey since 1978 (6 wins):

  • Pat Eddery – Theatrical Charmer (1990), Walim (1991), Tenby (1993), Sandstone (1997), Beat All (1999), Rosi's Boy (2001)

Leading trainer since 1978 (10 wins):

  • Sir Henry Cecil – Masked Marvel (1979), Mr Fluorocarbon (1982), Claude Monet (1984), Slip Anchor (1985), Verd-Antique (1986), Tenby (1993), Dr Fong (1998), Beat Hollow (2000), Kandahar Run (2008), Noble Mission (2012)

Winners since 1978

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time
1978 Shirley Heights Greville Starkey John Dunlop
1979 Masked Marvel Joe Mercer Henry Cecil
1980 Royal Fountain Paul Cook Luca Cumani
1981 Shotgun Jimmy Bleasdale Chris Thornton
1982 Mr Fluorocarbon Lester Piggott Henry Cecil
1983 Shearwalk Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute
1984 Claude Monet Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil
1985 Slip Anchor Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil
1986 Verd-Antique Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 2:08.15
1987 Genghiz Tony Ives Lester Piggott 2:06.14
1988 Minster Son Willie Carson Dick Hern 2:09.66
1989 Prince of Dance Willie Carson Dick Hern 2:03.85
1990 Theatrical Charmer Pat Eddery Alex Scott 2:06.67
1991 Walim Pat Eddery Michael Stoute 2:05.55
1992 Captain Horatius Willie Carson John Dunlop 2:05.13
1993 Tenby Pat Eddery Henry Cecil 2:05.15
1994 Alriffa John Reid Richard Hannon, Sr. 2:02.38
1995 Presenting Frankie Dettori John Gosden 2:02.12
1996 Mick's Love Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:05.50
1997 Sandstone Pat Eddery John Dunlop 2:05.23
1998 Dr Fong Kieren Fallon Henry Cecil 2:11.87
1999 Beat All Pat Eddery Sir Michael Stoute 2:01.89
2000 Beat Hollow Richard Quinn Henry Cecil 2:06.63
2001 Rosi's Boy Pat Eddery John Dunlop 2:08.18
2002 Highdown Martin Dwyer Marcus Tregoning 2:04.90
2003 Delsarte Keith Dalgleish Mark Johnston 2:09.12
2004 Hazyview Darryll Holland Neville Callaghan 2:05.38
2005 Rocamadour Frankie Dettori Mick Channon 2:03.36
2006 Mulaqat Martin Dwyer Marcus Tregoning 2:04.79
2007 Salford Mill [a] Kerrin McEvoy David Elsworth 2:03.15
2008 Kandahar Run Ted Durcan Henry Cecil 2:10.54
2009 Your Old Pal [b] Shane Kelly Jeremy Noseda 2:04.91
2010 Gardening Leave [c] Jimmy Fortune Andrew Balding 2:05.69
2011 Ocean War Mickael Barzalona Mahmood Al Zarooni 2:07.08
2012 Noble Mission Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil 2:11.45
2013 Windhoek Joe Fanning Mark Johnston 2:05.35
2014 Barley Mow Richard Hughes Richard Hannon, Jr. 2:04.89
2015 Best Of Times James Doyle Saeed bin Suroor 2:05.76
2016 Hawkbill William Buick Charlie Appleby 2:04.82

a The 2007 winner Salford Mill was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Helene Mascot.
b The 2009 winner Your Old Pal subsequently raced in Hong Kong as Ride with the Wind.
c The 2010 winner Gardening Leave went on to race in Hong Kong as Treasure Lands.

Earlier winners

First Spring version

The original version of the race was held at Newmarket's First Spring Meeting in late April or early May.

  • 1804: Prospero
  • 1805: Lydia
  • 1806: Achilles
  • 1807: Musician
  • 1808: Morel
  • 1809: Thunderbolt
  • 1810: Whalebone
  • 1811: Trophonius
  • 1812: Pointers
  • 1813: Smolensko
  • 1814: Blucher
  • 1815: Busto
  • 1816: Alien
  • 1817: Gazelle
  • 1818: Roger Bacon
  • 1819: Tiresias
  • 1820: Ivanhoe
  • 1821: Gustavus
  • 1822: Mystic
  • 1823: Nicoli
  • 1824: Serab
  • 1825: Crockery
  • 1826: Goshawk
  • 1827: Serenade
  • 1828: Zinganee
  • 1829: Patron
  • 1830: Augustus
  • 1831: Riddlesworth
  • 1832: Mixbury
  • 1833: Forester
  • 1835: Bodice
  • 1836: Muezzin
  • 1837: Rat-Trap
  • 1838: Boeotian
  • 1839: Montreal
  • 1840: Scutari
  • 1841: John o' Gaunt
  • 1842: Canadian
  • 1843: Evenus
  • 1845: Idas
  • 1846: Pyrrhus the First
  • 1847: Cossack
  • 1848: Glendower
  • 1849: Vatican
  • 1850: Cariboo
  • 1851: Midas
  • 1852: Stockwell
  • 1853: Orinoco
  • 1855: De Clare
  • 1856: Wentworth
  • 1857: Glee-Singer
  • 1858: Beadsman / Eclipse *
  • 1859: Phantom
  • 1860: St Albans
  • 1861: Russley
  • 1862: Canwell
  • 1863: Mogador
  • 1864: Claremont
  • 1866: Robin Hood
  • 1867: Marksman
  • 1868: The Earl
  • 1869: Strathnairn
  • 1870: Nobleman
  • 1871: King William
  • 1872: Cremorne
  • 1873: Andred
  • 1874: George Frederick
  • 1876: Skylark
  • 1877: King Clovis
  • 1878: Reefer
  • 1879: Muley Edris
  • 1880: Merry-Go-Round
  • 1881: Iroquois
  • 1882: Milord
  • 1883: Merrimac
  • 1885: Palladio
  • 1886: Lisbon
  • 1887: declared void

* The 1858 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

Second Spring version

The next version was held at Newmarket's Second Spring Meeting in mid-May.

  • 1889: Donovan
  • 1890: Memoir
  • 1891: Mimi
  • 1892: Curio
  • 1893: Isinglass
  • 1894: Ladas
  • 1895: The Owl
  • 1896: Galeazzo
  • 1897: Galtee More
  • 1898: Cyllene
  • 1899: Dominie
  • 1900: Diamond Jubilee
  • 1901: William the Third
  • 1902: Fowling-Piece *
  • 1903: Flotsam
  • 1904: Henry the First
  • 1905: Cicero
  • 1906: Lally
  • 1907: Acclaim
  • 1908: St Wolf
  • 1909: Louviers
  • 1911: Sunstar
  • 1912: Cylgad
  • 1913: Craganour
  • 1914: Corcyra
  • 1915: Danger Rock
  • 1916: Figaro
  • 1918: Somme Kiss
  • 1919: Dominion
  • 1920: Allenby
  • 1921: Lemonora
  • 1922: Pondoland
  • 1923: Top Gallant
  • 1924: Hurstwood
  • 1925: Cross Bow
  • 1926: no race
  • 1927: Call Boy
  • 1928: Fairway
  • 1929: Hunter's Moon
  • 1930: The Scout II
  • 1931: Sir Andrew
  • 1932: Miracle
  • 1933: Young Lover
  • 1934: Windsor Lad
  • 1935: Bobsleigh
  • 1936: Flares
  • 1937: Cash Book
  • 1938: Golden Sovereign
  • 1939: Fairstone
  • 1940: Lighthouse
  • 1941: Orthodox
  • 1945: Midas
  • 1946: Radiotherapy
  • 1947: Blue Train
  • 1948: Riding Mill
  • 1949: Faux Tirage
  • 1950: Prince Simon
  • 1951: Crocodile
  • 1952: Chavey Down
  • 1953: Pinza
  • 1954: Elopement
  • 1955: Acropolis
  • 1956: Pirate King
  • 1957: Sun Charger
  • 1958: Guersillus
  • 1959: Agricola
  • 1960: Stupor Mundi
  • 1961: The Axe
  • 1962–77: no race

* Ard Patrick finished first in 1902, but he was disqualified for bumping and boring.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1882 Newmarket Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 29 April 1882. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "1887 Newmarket Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 30 April 1887. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "1889 Newmarket Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 23 May 1889. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "1961 Newmarket Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 11 May 1961. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "1978 Heathorn Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 4 May 1978. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
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