Duke of Cambridge Stakes
| Group 2 race | |
| Location | Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England |
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| Inaugurated | 2004 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website | Ascot |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (1,609 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Straight |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up fillies & mares |
| Weight | 9 st 0 lb Penalties 5 lb for Group 1 winners * 3 lb for Group 2 winners * * since August 31 last year |
| Purse | £188,250 (2018) 1st: £106,757 |
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| Aljazzi | Tribute Act | Wilamina |
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| Qemah | Aljazzi | Usherette |
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| Usherette | Furia Cruzada | Always Smile |
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| Amazing Maria | Rizeena | Cladocera |
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| Integral | L'amour De Ma Vie | Purr Along |
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| Duntle | Ladys First | Dank |
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| Joviality | Chachamaidee | Lay Time |
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| Lolly For Dolly | Chachamaidee | First City |
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| Strawberrydaiquiri | Spacious | Antara |
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| Spacious | Heaven Sent | Eva's Request |
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| Sabana Perdida | Heaven Sent | Grecian Dancer |
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| Nannina | Satwa Queen | Sabana Perdida |
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| Soviet Song | Echelon | Royal Alchemist |
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| Peeress | Sundrop | Soviet Song |
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| Favourable Terms | Monturani | Soldera |
The Duke of Cambridge Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
The race is one of several for older fillies which were introduced across Europe in 2004. These were designed as an incentive to keep more of their gender from being exported or prematurely retired to stud. It was originally titled the Windsor Forest Stakes, and was renamed the Duke of Cambridge Stakes in 2013 in honour of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.[1]
The Duke of Cambridge Stakes is now contested on the second day of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting.
Records
Most successful horse:
- no horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey (2 wins):
- Wayne Lordan - Lolly for Dolly (2011), Duntle (2013)
- Ryan Moore - Strawberrydaiquiri (2010), Integral (2014)
- William Buick - Joviality (2012), Aljazzi (2018)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- Sir Michael Stoute – Favourable Terms (2004), Peeress (2005), Strawberrydaiquiri (2010), Integral (2014)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
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| 2004 | Favourable Terms | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:40.37 |
| 2005 | Peeress [a] | 4 | Michael Kinane | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:37.42 |
| 2006 | Soviet Song | 6 | Jamie Spencer | James Fanshawe | 1:40.67 |
| 2007 | Nannina | 4 | Jimmy Fortune | John Gosden | 1:40.97 |
| 2008 | Sabana Perdida | 5 | Christophe Lemaire | Alain de Royer-Dupré | 1:39.73 |
| 2009 | Spacious | 4 | Johnny Murtagh | James Fanshawe | 1:41.07 |
| 2010 | Strawberrydaiquiri | 4 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:38.04 |
| 2011 | Lolly for Dolly | 4 | Wayne Lordan | Tommy Stack | 1:38.72 |
| 2012 | Joviality | 4 | William Buick | John Gosden | 1:38.37 |
| 2013 | Duntle | 4 | Wayne Lordan | David Wachman | 1:39.47 |
| 2014 | Integral | 4 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:37.09 |
| 2015 | Amazing Maria | 4 | James Doyle | David O'Meara | 1:42.60 |
| 2016 | Usherette | 4 | Mickael Barzalona | André Fabre | 1:43.33 |
| 2017 | Qemah | 4 | Gregory Benoist | Jean-Claude Rouget | 1:38.34 |
| 2018 | Aljazzi | 5 | William Buick | Marco Botti | 1:40.53 |
a The 2005 running took place at York.
See also
References
- ^ "Royal Ascot prize money reaches £5 million for the first time" (PDF). ascot.co.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- galopp-sieger.de – Windsor Forest Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Duke of Cambridge Stakes (2018).
- pedigreequery.com – Windsor Forest Stakes – Ascot.