- Dewhurst Stakes
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Group 1 race
Dewhurst StakesLocation Rowley Mile
Newmarket, EnglandInaugurated 1875 Race type Flat / Thoroughbred Sponsor Dubai Website Newmarket Race information Distance 7f (1,408 metres) Track Turf, straight Qualification Two-year-olds
excluding geldingsWeight 9 st 1 lb
Allowances
3 lb for filliesPurse £300,000 (2011)
1st: £179,770The Dewhurst Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to two-year-old thoroughbred 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.
The event was established in 1875, and it was originally known as the Dewhurst Plate. It was founded by Tom Gee, and it was named after his Dewhurst Stud in Sussex. The first four winners — Kisber, Chamant, Pilgrimage and Wheel of Fortune — all went on to win one or more of the following year's Classics.
The Dewhurst Stakes is now Britain's most prestigious event for juvenile horses. The most recent winner to subsequently achieve victory in a Classic was Frankel, the winner of the 2,000 Guineas in 2011. The race is now staged during Newmarket's Future Champions' Day along with the Middle Park Stakes.
Contents
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 W. Engelhard 1:32.10 1969 Nijinsky Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien Charles W. 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 no race 1987 [1] 1988 Prince of Dance (DH) Willie Carson Neil Graham Sir Michael Sobell 1:27.66 1988 Scenic (DH) Michael Hills Barry Hills Sheikh Mohammed 1:27.66 1989 Dashing Blade John Matthias Ian Balding Jeff Smith 1:25.43 1990 Generous Richard Quinn Paul Cole Prince Fahd bin 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 Prince Khalid Abdulla 1:25.73 2011 Parish Hall Kevin Manning Jim Bolger Jackie Bolger 1:23.81 1 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 II
- 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.
References
- galopp-sieger.de – Dewhurst Stakes (ex Dewhurst Plate).
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Dewhurst Stakes (2009).
- pedigreequery.com – Dewhurst Stakes – Newmarket.
- The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. 1993. p. 209. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
See also
- Horseracing in Great Britain
- List of British flat horse races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1875 – this race is included under its original title, Dewhurst Plate.
Categories:- Flat races in Great Britain
- Newmarket Racecourse
- Flat horse races for two-year-olds
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