Fairway Stakes
Appearance
Listed race | |
Location | Rowley Mile Newmarket, England |
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Inaugurated | 1998 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Betway |
Website | Newmarket |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 2f (2,012m) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Straight |
Qualification | Three-year-olds excluding Group winners |
Weight | 9 st 3 lb Allowances 5 lb for fillies Penalties 4 lb for Listed winners * since 31 August 2018 |
Purse | £40,000 (2019) 1st: £22,684 |
2019 | ||
Raise You | Eightsome Reel | Al Hilalee |
The Fairway Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres) on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket in May.
History
The event is named after Fairway, a successful Newmarket-trained racehorse in the 1920s. It was established in 1998, and was initially held on the July Course. The first running was won by Royal Anthem.
The Fairway Stakes was switched to the Rowley Mile in 2000.
Records
Leading jockey (2 wins):
- Richard Hills – Bustan (2002), David Junior (2005)
- Eddie Ahern – Hazyview (2004), Palavicini (2009)
- Jimmy Fortune – Red Rocks (2006), Lucarno (2007)
- Gérald Mossé – Manndar (1999), Grey Britain (2017)
- William Buick – Thought Worthy (2012), Old Persian (2018)
Leading trainer (3 wins):
- John Gosden – Lucarno (2007), Thought Worthy (2012), Hoarding (2013)
Winners
Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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1998 | Royal Anthem | Kieren Fallon | Henry Cecil | 2:02.20 |
1999 | Manndar | Gérald Mossé | Luca Cumani | 2:08.85 |
2000 | Shamrock City | Philip Robinson | Paul Howling | 2:02.61 |
2001 | Potemkin | Dane O'Neill | Richard Hannon Sr. | 2:04.98 |
2002 | Bustan | Richard Hills | Marcus Tregoning | 2:05.94 |
2003 | Sabre d'Argent | Frankie Dettori | David Loder | 2:08.60 |
2004 | Hazyview | Eddie Ahern | Neville Callaghan | 2:04.42 |
2005 | David Junior | Richard Hills | Brian Meehan | 2:07.66 |
2006 | Red Rocks | Jimmy Fortune | Brian Meehan | 2:05.90 |
2007 | Lucarno | Jimmy Fortune | John Gosden | 2:04.79 |
2008 | Unnefer | Ted Durcan | Henry Cecil | 2:10.37 |
2009 | Palavicini | Eddie Ahern | John Dunlop | 2:05.30 |
2010 | Green Moon | Jamie Spencer | Harry Dunlop | 2:06.77 |
2011 | Laajooj | Mickael Barzalona | Mahmood Al Zarooni | 2:03.70 |
2012 | Thought Worthy | William Buick | John Gosden | 2:04.31 |
2013 | Hoarding | Robert Havlin | John Gosden | 2:02.83 |
2014 | Pinzolo | Silvestre de Sousa | Charlie Appleby | 2:05.64 |
2015 | Peacock | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Jr. | 2:03.76 |
2016 | Steel of Madrid[a] | Tom Queally | Richard Hannon Jr. | 2:09.77 |
2017 | Grey Britain | Gérald Mossé | John Ryan | 2:08.44 |
2018 | Old Persian | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | 2:05.22 |
2019 | Raise You | David Probert | Andrew Balding | 2:05.21 |
- ^ Steel of Madrid was later exported to Australian and renamed Calderon
See also
References
- pedigreequery.com – Fairway Stakes – Newmarket.