Lockinge Stakes

Group 1 race
Lockinge Stakes

Location	Newbury Racecourse Newbury, England
Inaugurated	1958
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	JLT
Website	Newbury
Race information
Distance	1 mile (1,609 metres)
Track	Turf, straight
Qualification	Four-years-old and up
Weight	9 st 0 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares
Purse	£175,000 (2011) 1st: £99,348

The Lockinge Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.

History

The event was established in 1958, and it was originally open to horses aged three or older. The inaugural running was won by Pall Mall, that year's 2,000 Guineas winner. He also achieved victory in the second edition in 1959.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Lockinge Stakes was classed at Group 2 level. It was relegated to Group 3 in 1983, and it regained Group 2 status in 1985. It became a Group 1 event in 1995, and at this point the minimum age was raised to four.

The leading horses from the Lockinge Stakes often go on to compete in the following month's Queen Anne Stakes. The last to win both races in the same year was Canford Cliffs in 2011.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

• Pall Mall – 1958, 1959
• Welsh Pageant – 1970, 1971
• Soviet Line – 1995, 1996

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Leading jockey (6 wins):

• Lester Piggott – Sovereign Path (1960), The Creditor (1964), Sparkler (1973), Belmont Bay (1981), Polar Falcon (1991), Swing Low (1993)

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Leading trainer (7 wins):

• Sir Michael Stoute – Scottish Reel (1986), Safawan (1990), Soviet Line (1995, 1996), Medicean (2001), Russian Rhythm (2004), Peeress (2006)

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Leading owner (5 wins):

• Cheveley Park Stud – Scottish Reel (1986), Medicean (2001), Russian Rhythm (2004), Peeress (2006), Virtual (2009)

Winners since 1979

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1979	Young Generation	3	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	Anthony P. Ward
1980	Kris	4	Joe Mercer	Henry Cecil	Lord Howard de Walden	1:36.21
1981	Belmont Bay	4	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil	Daniel Wildenstein	1:45.90
1982	Motavato	4	Steve Cauthen	Barry Hills	Robert Sangster
1983	Noalcoholic	6	George Duffield	G. Pritchard-Gordon	William du Pont III
1984 (dh)	Cormorant Wood Wassl	4 4	Steve Cauthen Willie Carson	Barry Hills John Dunlop	Bobby McAlpine Ahmed Al Maktoum	1:39.79
1985	Prismatic	3	Paul Eddery	Henry Cecil	Lord Howard de Walden	1:38.60
1986	Scottish Reel	4	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	Cheveley Park Stud	1:40.10
1987	Then Again	4	Ray Cochrane	Luca Cumani	Richard Shannon	1:37.71
1988	Broken Hearted	4	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	Prince Fahd bin Salman	1:39.41
1989	Most Welcome	5	Paul Eddery	Geoff Wragg	Sir Philip Oppenheimer	1:36.52
1990	Safawan	4	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	Patricia Thompson	1:36.42
1991	Polar Falcon	4	Lester Piggott	John Hammond	David Thompson	1:42.70
1992	Selkirk	4	Ray Cochrane	Ian Balding	George Strawbridge	1:36.99
1993	Swing Low	4	Lester Piggott	Richard Hannon	Roldvale Ltd	1:39.31
1994	Emperor Jones	4	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	Sheikh Mohammed	1:35.76
1995	Soviet Line	5	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	Maktoum Al Maktoum	1:36.96
1996	Soviet Line	6	Richard Quinn	Michael Stoute	Maktoum Al Maktoum	1:44.22
1997	First Island	5	Michael Hills	Geoff Wragg	Mollers Racing	1:40.04
1998	Cape Cross	4	Daragh O'Donohoe	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:35.33
1999	Fly to the Stars	5	Willie Supple	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:39.64
2000	Aljabr	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:37.64
2001	Medicean	4	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	Cheveley Park Stud	1:45.39
2002	Keltos	4	Olivier Peslier	Carlos Laffon-Parias	Tanaka / Marinopoulos	1:38.69
2003	Hawk Wing	4	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Sue Magnier	1:36.78
2004	Russian Rhythm	4	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	Cheveley Park Stud	1:37.00
2005	Rakti	6	Philip Robinson	Michael Jarvis	Gary A. Tanaka	1:33.59
2006	Peeress	5	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	Cheveley Park Stud	1:44.57
2007	Red Evie	4	Jamie Spencer	Michael Bell	Terry Neill	1:40.43
2008	Creachadoir	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:38.70
2009	Virtual	4	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	Cheveley Park Stud	1:40.32
2010	Paco Boy	5	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon	Calvera Partnership 2	1:37.31
2011	Canford Cliffs	4	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon	Heffer / Tabor / Smith	1:36.52

Earlier winners

• 1958: Pall Mall
• 1959: Pall Mall
• 1960: Sovereign Path
• 1961: Prince Midge
• 1962: Superstition
• 1963: Queen's Hussar
• 1964: The Creditor

• 1965: Young Christopher
• 1966: Silly Season
• 1967: Bluerullah
• 1968: Supreme Sovereign
• 1969: Habitat
• 1970: Welsh Pageant
• 1971: Welsh Pageant

• 1972: Brigadier Gerard
• 1973: Sparkler
• 1974: Boldboy
• 1975: no race
• 1976: El Rastro
• 1977: Relkino
• 1978: Don

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 – Lockinge Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Lockinge Stakes (2011).
• pedigreequery.com – Lockinge Stakes – Newbury.
• Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 45–46. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.