Newmarket Stakes

Listed race
Newmarket Stakes

Location	Rowley Mile Newmarket, England
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	Newmarket
Race information
Distance	1m 2f (2,012 metres)
Track	Turf, straight
Qualification	Three-year-old colts and geldings
Weight	8 st 12 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 (2011) 1st: £22,708

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

At present, the event is held on the opening day of Newmarket's two-day Guineas Festival meeting, the same day as the 2,000 Guineas Stakes.

Records

Leading jockey since 1986 (6 wins):

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

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Leading trainer since 1986 (5 wins):

• Henry Cecil – Verd-Antique (1986), Tenby (1993), Dr Fong (1998), Beat Hollow (2000), Kandahar Run (2008)

Winners since 1986

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
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	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

^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.

See also

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

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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• galopp-sieger.de – Newmarket Stakes.
• pedigreequery.com – Newmarket Stakes – Newmarket.