Sun Chariot Stakes
| Location | Rowley Mile Newmarket, England |
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| Inaugurated | 1966 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Kingdom of Bahrain |
| Website | Newmarket |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (1,609 metres) |
| Track | Turf, straight |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up fillies & mares |
| Weight | 8 st 13 lb (3yo); 9 st 2 lb (4yo+) |
| Purse | £160,000 (2011) 1st: £98,902 |
The Sun Chariot Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September or early October.
The event is named after Sun Chariot, the winner of the Fillies' Triple Crown when all three races were staged at Newmarket in 1942. The Sun Chariot Stakes was established in 1966, and it was initially restricted to three-year-old fillies only. Its distance was originally set at 1 mile and 2 furlongs.
When the present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, the event was classed at Group 2 level. It was opened to older fillies and mares in 1974. Its distance was cut to a mile in 2000, and it was promoted to Group 1 status in 2004.
The Sun Chariot Stakes is currently held on the final day of Newmarket's three-day Cambridgeshire Meeting, the same day as the Cambridgeshire Handicap.
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[edit] Records
Most successful horse (3 wins):
- Sahpresa - 2009, 2010, 2011
Leading jockey (6 wins):
- Lester Piggott – Popkins (1970), Cheveley Princess (1973), Swiss Maid (1978), Topsy (1979), Snow (1980), Home on the Range (1981)
Leading trainer (6 wins):
- Luca Cumani – Free Guest (1984, 1985), Infamy (1987), Red Slippers (1992), One So Wonderful (1997), Kissogram (1998)
Leading owner (3 wins):
- Budgie Moller – Popkins (1970), Cheveley Princess (1973), Topsy (1979)
- Sheikh Mohammed – Indian Skimmer (1988), Red Slippers (1992), La Confederation (1994)
[edit] Winners
[edit] References
- galopp-sieger.de – Sun Chariot Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Sun Chariot Stakes (2009).
- pedigreequery.com – Sun Chariot Stakes – Newmarket.
- The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. 1993. p. 200. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
