York Stakes
Appearance
Group 2 race | |
Location | York Racecourse York, England |
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Inaugurated | 2006 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Sky Bet |
Website | York |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 2f 56y (2,063 m) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
Weight | 8 st 11 lb (3yo); 9 st 6 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 5 lb for Group 1 winners * 3 lb for Group 2 winners * * after 2016 |
Purse | £121,550 (2022) 1st: £70,888 |
2024 | ||
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Alflaila | King's Gambit | Passenger |
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2023 | ||
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Alflaila | My Prospero | Royal Champion |
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Sir Busker | Dubai Honour | Dubai Future |
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Bangkok | Juan Elcano | Mohaafeth |
The York Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs and 56 yards (2,063 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
The event was established in 2006, and the inaugural running was won by Best Alibi. It replaced the Scottish Derby, a discontinued race at Ayr.
The York Stakes serves as a possible trial for the following month's International Stakes, which is contested over the same course and distance. The first horse to win both races was Twice Over in 2011.
Records
[edit]Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Alflaila - (2023, 2024)
Leading jockey:
- no jockey has won this race more than once
Leading trainer (2 wins):
- Saeed bin Suroor – Stage Gift (2007), Kirklees (2009)
- Roger Charlton - Time Test (2016), Aspetar (2020)
- Andrew Balding - Tullius (2015), Bangkok (2021)
- Owen Burrows- Alflaila (2023, 2024)
Winners
[edit]Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
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2006 | Best Alibi | 3 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:07.93 |
2007 | Stage Gift | 4 | Jamie Spencer | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:13.31 |
2008 | Pipedreamer | 4 | Seb Sanders | John Gosden | 2:08.28 |
2009 | Kirklees | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:10.27 |
2010 | Summit Surge | 6 | Kieren Fallon | Luca Cumani | 2:08.82 |
2011 | Twice Over | 6 | Tom Queally | Sir Henry Cecil | 2:09.99 |
2012 | Sri Putra | 6 | Neil Callan | Roger Varian | 2:05.74 |
2013 | Mukhadram | 4 | Paul Hanagan | William Haggas | 2:07.18 |
2014 | Sheikhzayedroad | 5 | Martin Lane | David Simcock | 2:06.26 |
2015 | Tullius | 7 | Philip Makin | Andrew Balding | 2:06.25 |
2016 | Time Test | 4 | Pat Smullen | Roger Charlton | 2:06.93 |
2017 | Success Days | 5 | Shane Foley | Ken Condon | 2:10.59 |
2018 | Thundering Blue | 5 | Fran Berry | David Menuisier | 2:09.41 |
2019 | Elarqam | 4 | Dane O'Neill | Mark Johnston | 2:12.47 |
2020 | Aspetar | 5 | Jason Watson | Roger Charlton | 2:07.51 |
2021 | Bangkok | 5 | David Probert | Andrew Balding | 2:16.43 |
2022 | Sir Busker | 6 | Ben Curtis | William Knight | 2:11.88 |
2023 | Alflaila | 4 | Andrea Atzeni | Owen Burrows | 2:10.17 |
2024 | Alflaila | 5 | Jim Crowley | Owen Burrows | 2:20.36 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- galopp-sieger.de – York Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – York Stakes (2018).
- pedigreequery.com – York Stakes – York.