Dewhurst Stakes
| Location | Rowley Mile Newmarket, England |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1875 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Dubai |
| Website | Newmarket |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 7f (1,408 metres) |
| Track | Turf, straight |
| Qualification | Two-year-olds excluding geldings |
| Weight | 9 st 1 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies |
| Purse | £300,000 (2011) 1st: £179,770 |
The 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.
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[edit] 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)
[edit] Winners since 1968
1 The 1987 running was abandoned because of high winds and structural damage.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
