Valiant Stakes
Appearance
Group 3 race | |
Location | Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England |
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Inaugurated | 1998 (as Bonusprint Fillies' Conditions Stakes) |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Longines |
Website | Ascot |
Race information | |
Distance | 7f 213y (1,603 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up fillies & mares |
Weight | 8 st 11 lb (3yo); 9 st 5 lb (4yo+) |
Purse | £78,696 (2022) 1st: £45,368 |
2023 | ||
Random Harvest | Roman Mist | Thornbrook |
Previous years | ||
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2022 | ||
Jumbly | Oscula | Novemba |
2021 | ||
Dreamloper | Lights On | Waliyak |
2000-1998 | ||
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2000 | ||
Papabile | Courting | Alpenglow |
1999 | ||
Pink Cristal | Diamond White | Susu |
1998 | ||
Kismah | Brave Kris | Supercal |
The Valiant Stakes is a Group flat horse race in Great Britain open to mares and fillies aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 7 furlongs and 213 yards (1,603 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
The race was first run 1998 as the Bonusprint Fillies' Conditions Stakes. It was given its current name and awarded Listed status in 2009. The race was moved from mid-August to late July as of 2002. It was upgraded to Group 3 from the 2020 running.[1]
Records
Most successful horse:
- no horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey (3 wins):
- Ryan Moore – Echelon (2005), Strawberrydaiquiri (2009), Sooraah (2011)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- Sir Michael Stoute – Coy (2004), Echelon (2005), Wasseema (2006), Strawberrydaiquiri (2009)
Winners
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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1998 | Kismah | 3 | Richard Hills | Alec Stewart | 1:42.55 |
1999 | Pink Cristal | 3 | Chris Rutter | Henry Candy | 1:43.47 |
2000 | Papabile | 3 | Ray Cochrane | William Jarvis | 1:41.72 |
2001 | Riberac | 5 | Kevin Darley | Mark Johnston | 1:42.37 |
2002 | Fraulein | 3 | Frankie Dettori | Ed Dunlop | 1:43.00 |
2003 | Soldera | 3 | Jamie Spencer | James Fanshawe | 1:45.13 |
2004 | Coy | 3 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:40.92 |
2005 | Echelon[a] | 3 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:38.39 |
2006 | Wasseema | 3 | Richard Hills | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:39.40 |
2007 | Whazzis | 3 | Kerrin McEvoy | William Haggas | 1:42.31 |
2008 | Baharah | 4 | Richard Hughes | Gerard Butler | 1:39.55 |
2009 | Strawberrydaiquiri | 3 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:42.57 |
2010 | Field Day | 3 | Martin Dwyer | Brian Meehan | 1:41.07 |
2011 | Sooraah | 4 | Ryan Moore | William Haggas | 1:41.69 |
2012 | Thistle Bird | 4 | James Doyle | Roger Charlton | 1:38.65 |
2013 | Zibelina | 3 | Ahmed Ajtebi | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:39.67 |
2014 | Euro Charline | 3 | Andrea Atzeni | Marco Botti | 1:41.88 |
2015 | Evita Peron | 4 | Richard Kingscote | Ralph Beckett | 1:43.60 |
2016 | Red Box[b] | 3 | Luke Morris | Sir Mark Prescott | 1:39.09 |
2017 | On Her Toes | 3 | Joe Fanning | William Haggas | 1:43.87 |
2018 | Clon Coulis | 4 | Ben Curtis | David Barron | 1:41.72 |
2019 | Duneflower | 3 | Kieran O'Neill | John Gosden | 1:41.56 |
2020 | Lady Bowthorpe | 4 | Kieran Shoemark | William Jarvis | 1:40.39 |
2021 | Dreamloper | 4 | Oisin Murphy | Ed Walker | 1:38.34 |
2022 | Jumbly | 3 | Hollie Doyle | Harry & Roger Charlton | 1:42.32 |
2023 | Random Harvest | 5 | Saffie Osborne | Ed Walker | 1:43.71 |
See also
References
- ^ "European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2020 European Programme of Flat Black Type Races". British Horseracing Authority. 31 January 2020.