Weatherbys Super Sprint

Weatherbys Super Sprint

Sales race
Location	Newbury Racecourse Newbury, England
Inaugurated	1991
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Weatherbys
Website	Newbury
Race information
Distance	5f 34y (1,037 metres)
Surface	Turf
Track	Straight
Qualification	Two-year-olds sold publicly at specified sales for maximum values of: £47,500 before July 1 last year; £50,500 after June 30 last year
Weight	9 st 3 lb Allowances 5 lb for fillies 1 lb for each £3,000 below max. (minimum weight 8 st) Penalties 8 lb for Group winners 5 lb for Listed winners 3 lb for Class 2 winners
Purse	£250,000 (2015) 1st: £122,925

Weatherbys Super Sprint

2015
Lathom	Mr Lupton	Field of Vision

Previous years
2014
Tiggy Wiggy	Haxby	Fast Act
2013
Peniaphobia	Lilbourne Lass	Oasis Town
2012
Body And Soul	Satsuma	Momalorka
2011
Charles The Great	Lily's Angel	Nagham
2010
Temple Meads	Bold Bidder	Move In Time
2009
Monsieur Chevalier	Shamandar	Archers Road
2008
Jargelle	Infamous Angel	Senor Mirasol
2006
Elhamri	Ishi Adiva	We'll Confer
2005
Lady Livius	Nigella	Brandywell Boy
2004
Siena Gold	Don't Tell Mum	Bond City
2003
If Paradise	Cop Hill Lad	Danesmead

The Weatherbys Super Sprint is a flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Newbury over a distance of 5 furlongs and 34 yards (1,037 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.

History

The event was established in 1991, and it was initially called the Newbury Sales Super Sprint Trophy. It was designed for horses sold as yearlings by public auction for less than a specified price. The concept was devised by Lord Carnarvon and Richard Hannon, Sr..^[1]

The weight carried by a horse in the Weatherbys Super Sprint is determined by its sale price, with one pound deducted for each £3,000 below the maximum value.

Records

Leading jockey (2 wins):

• Michael Roberts – Lyric Fantasy (1992), Good Girl (2001)
• Michael Hills – Brief Glimpse (1994), Superstar Leo (2000)
• Richard Hughes - Monsieur Chevalier (2009), Tiggy Wiggy (2014)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

• Richard Hannon, Sr. – Lyric Fantasy (1992), Risky (1993), Miss Stamper (1996), Presto Vento (2002), If Paradise (2003), Lady Livius (2005), Monsieur Chevalier (2009)

Winners

• Weights given in stones and pounds.

Year	Winner	Weight	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1991	Paris House	8-03	John Carroll	Jack Berry	1:02.17
1992	Lyric Fantasy	8-11	Michael Roberts	Richard Hannon, Sr.	1:03.22
1993	Risky	8-10	Walter Swinburn	Richard Hannon, Sr.	1:04.06
1994	Brief Glimpse	8-02	Michael Hills	David Chappell	1:01.58
1995	Blue Iris	8-01	Willie Carson	Michael Jarvis	1:04.22
1996	Miss Stamper	8-02	David Harrison	Richard Hannon, Sr.	1:00.59
1997	Lord Kintyre	8-07	Brett Doyle	Rod Millman	1:00.52
1998	Flanders	8-11	Lindsay Charnock	Tim Easterby	1:02.96
1999	Don Puccini	8-11	John Stack	Bryan Smart	1:01.52
2000	Superstar Leo	8-06	Michael Hills	William Haggas	0:59.19
2001	Good Girl	8-05	Michael Roberts	Tim Easterby	1:00.86
2002	Presto Vento	8-09	Eddie Ahern	Richard Hannon, Sr.	1:01.14
2003	If Paradise	8-07	Dane O'Neill	Richard Hannon, Sr.	1:01.05
2004	Siena Gold	8-01	Frankie McDonald	Brian Meehan	1:01.89
2005	Lady Livius	8-05	Martin Dwyer	Richard Hannon, Sr.	1:01.54
2006	Elhamri	9-04	Declan McDonogh	Sylvester Kirk	1:01.32
	no race 2007 ^[a]
2008	Jargelle	8-06	Liam Jones	William Haggas	1:02.12
2009	Monsieur Chevalier	8-12	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon, Sr.	1:02.86
2010	Temple Meads	8-06	Richard Mullen	Ed McMahon	1:03.55
2011	Charles the Great	8-11	Jimmy Fortune	Andrew Balding	1:03.53
2012	Body and Soul	7-12	Duran Fentiman	Tim Easterby	1:06.55
2013	Peniaphobia	8-08	Paul Hanagan	Richard Fahey	0:59.50
2014	Tiggy Wiggy	9-01	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon, Jr.	0:59.85
2015	Lathom	9-00	Tony Hamilton	Richard Fahey	1:00.76

^a The 2007 running was abandoned because of heavy rainfall.

See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

1. Armytage, Marcus (18 July 2009). "Richard Hannon wins Super Sprint for seventh time". Telegraph. Retrieved 4 September 2011.

• Racing Post:
  • 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
  • 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
  • 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
• galopp-sieger.de – Weatherbys Super Sprint.