Cherry Hinton Stakes

Group 2 race
Cherry Hinton Stakes

Location	July Course Newmarket, England
Inaugurated	1947
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Irish Thoroughbred Marketing
Website	Newmarket
Race information
Distance	6f (1,207 metres)
Track	Turf, straight
Qualification	Two-year-old fillies
Weight	8 st 12 lb Penalties 3 lb for G1 / G2 winners
Purse	£60,000 (2011) 1st: £34,026

The Cherry Hinton Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.

History

The event was established in 1947, and the inaugural running was won by Great Fun.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period the Cherry Hinton Stakes was classed at Group 3 level. It was promoted to Group 2 status in 1996.

The Cherry Hinton Stakes is currently held on the second day of Newmarket's three-day July Festival meeting. The equivalent race for male horses is the July Stakes.

Several winners have gone on to achieve victory in the following season's 1,000 Guineas Stakes. The first was Sweet Solera in 1961, and the most recent was Attraction in 2004.

Records

Leading jockey (5 wins):

• Walter Swinburn – Top Socialite (1984), Kerrera (1988), Chicarica (1990), Red Carnival (1994), Wannabe Grand (1998)

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Leading trainer (4 wins):

• Henry Cecil – Roussalka (1974), Diminuendo (1987), Chimes of Freedom (1989), Musicale (1991)
• Sir Michael Stoute – Top Socialite (1984), Kerrera (1988), Red Carnival (1994), Dazzle (1996)

Winners since 1980

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1980	Nasseem	John Reid	Fulke Johnson Houghton
1981	Travel On	Joe Mercer	Peter Walwyn
1982	Crime of Passion	Billy Newnes	Ray Laing
1983	Chapel Cottage	Edward Hide	Mick Easterby
1984	Top Socialite	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute
1985	Storm Star	Bruce Raymond	Ian Balding
1986	Forest Flower	Tony Ives	Ian Balding	1:12.38
1987	Diminuendo	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:11.32
1988	Kerrera	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	1:13.29
1989	Chimes of Freedom	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:12.18
1990	Chicarica	Walter Swinburn	John Gosden	1:11.27
1991	Musicale	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:12.62
1992	Sayyedati	Michael Roberts	Clive Brittain	1:12.86
1993	Lemon Souffle	Lester Piggott	Richard Hannon	1:12.63
1994	Red Carnival	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	1:12.18
1995	Applaud	Pat Eddery	David Loder	1:13.72
1996	Dazzle	Kieren Fallon	Michael Stoute	1:11.02
1997	Asfurah	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	1:12.22
1998	Wannabe Grand	Walter Swinburn	Jeremy Noseda	1:11.27
1999	Torgau	Gary Stevens	Giles Bravery	1:11.77
2000	Dora Carrington	Richard Quinn	Peter Harris	1:13.30
2001	Silent Honor	Frankie Dettori	David Loder	1:14.91
2002	Spinola	Richard Quinn	Peter Harris	1:15.58
2003	Attraction	Kevin Darley	Mark Johnston	1:11.10
2004	Jewel in the Sand	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon	1:11.55
2005	Donna Blini	Michael Kinane	Brian Meehan	1:13.00
2006	Sander Camillo	Frankie Dettori	Jeremy Noseda	1:12.12
2007	You'resothrilling	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	1:11.66
2008	Please Sing	Edward Creighton	Mick Channon	1:14.54
2009	Misheer	Neil Callan	Clive Brittain	1:10.85
2010	Memory	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon	1:12.44
2011	Gamilati	Frankie Dettori	Mahmood Al Zarooni	1:12.87

Earlier winners

• 1947: Great Fun
• 1948: Ballisland
• 1949: Diableretta
• 1950: Marteline
• 1951: Tikva
• 1952: Omelia / Pirouette *
• 1953: Eastern Glamour
• 1954: Lucy Lufton
• 1955: no race
• 1956: Colonel's Lady
• 1957: Munch

• 1958: Fan Light
• 1959: Panga
• 1960: Sweet Solera
• 1961: Crepello's Daughter
• 1962: Tzigane
• 1963: Round Trip
• 1964: Greengage
• 1965: Chrona
• 1966: Pia
• 1967: Cease Fire
• 1968: Symona

• 1969: Wild Wings
• 1970: Hecla
• 1971: Padrona
• 1972: Mysterious
• 1973: Celestial Dawn
• 1974: Roussalka
• 1975: Everything Nice
• 1976: Ampulla
• 1977: Turkish Treasure
• 1978: Devon Ditty
• 1979: Mrs Penny

* The 1952 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

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 – Cherry Hinton Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Cherry Hinton Stakes (2011).
• pedigreequery.com – Cherry Hinton Stakes – Newmarket.
• Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 112–114. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.