Sir Henry Cecil Stakes

Sir Henry Cecil Stakes
Listed race
Location July Course
Newmarket, England
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor Hastings Direct
Website Newmarket
Race information
Distance 1 mile (1,609 metres)
Surface Turf
Track Straight
Qualification Three-year-olds
excluding Group 1 or Group 2 winners since two-year-old
Weight 9 st 3 lb
Allowances
5 lb for fillies
Penalties
3 lb for Listed winners
5 lb for G3 winners
*in 2015
Purse £40,000 (2015)
1st: £22,684
Sir Henry Cecil Stakes
2015
Tupi Bartel Bossy Guest

The Sir Henry Cecil Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.

History

The race was first run in 2007 as the Xplor Conditions Stakes. It was renamed the Stubbs Stakes and upgraded to Listed status in 2013.[1] In 2014 it was renamed in memory of Sir Henry Cecil, who died in 2013 and was British flat racing Champion Trainer 10 times. Amongst the prizes for the first running under the new name was a rose from Cecil's garden at his Warren Place stables.[2] It is held on the opening day of Newmarket's three-day July Festival meeting.

Winners

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time
2007 Traffic Guard J F Egan J S Moore 1:38.47
2008 Generous Thought Robert Winston Paul Howling 1:39.44
2009 Spring Of Fame Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 1:38.52
2010 Critical Moment Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:38.16
2011 Bridgefield Mickael Barzalona Mahmood Al Zarooni 1:44.54
2012 Sovereign Debt Jamie Spencer Michael Bell 1:41.60
2013 Montiridge Richard Hughes Richard Hannon, Sr. 1:37.42
2014 Table Rock Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 1:38.79
2015 Tupi Richard Hughes Richard Hannon, Jr. 1:37.80

See also

References

  1. "Henry’s race will be a run for the roses". newmarketjournal.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. "Newmarket Racecourses to pay tribute to Sir Henry Cecil at Moet & Chandon July Festival". newmarketracecourses.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
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