July Stakes
| Group 2 race | |
| Location | July Course Newmarket, England |
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| Inaugurated | 1786 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Tattersalls |
| Website | Newmarket |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6f (1,207 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Straight |
| Qualification | Two-year-old colts and geldings |
| Weight | 9 st 0 lb Penalties 3 lb for G1 / G2 winners |
| Purse | £100,000 (2022) 1st: £56,710 |
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| Whistlejacket | Billboard Star | Aomori City |
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| Jasour | Lake Forest | Toca Madera |
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| Persian Force | Show Respect | Mysterious Night |
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| Lusail | Asymmetric | Sam Maximus |
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| Tactical | Yazaman | Escape Route |
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| Royal Lytham | Platinum Star | Visinari |
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| Advertise | Konchek | Charming Kid |
| 2016 | ||
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| Mehmas | Intelligence Cross | Broken Stones |
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| Shalaa | Steady Pace | Elronaq |
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| Ivawood | Jungle Cat | Muhaarar |
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| Anjaal | Figure Of Speech | Jallota |
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| Alhebayeb | Lewisham | Ahern |
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| Frederick Engels | Roman Soldier | Bannock |
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| 2010 | ||
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| Libranno | Neebras | Elzaam |
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| Arcano | Orpen Grey | Red Jazz |
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| Classic Blade | Sayif | Prolific |
| 2007 | ||
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| Winker Watson | River Proud | Swiss Franc |
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| Strategic Prince | Armigerent | Dubai's Touch |
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| Ivan Denisovich | Northern Empire | Black Charmer |
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| Captain Hurricane | Council Member | Mystical Land |
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| Nevisian Lad | Cape Fear | Byron |
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| Mister Links | Tacitus | The Bonus King |
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| Meshaheer | Scottish River | Prince Dayjur |
| 2000-1991 | ||
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| 2000 | ||
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| Noverre | Media Mogul | Bram Stoker |
| 1999 | ||
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| City On A Hill | Mull Of Kintyre | Red Pepper |
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| Bertolini | El Tango | Black Amber |
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| Bold Fact | Linden Heights | Pool Music |
| 1996 | ||
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| Rich Ground | Juwwi | Air Express |
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| Tagula | Take A Left | World Premier |
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| Fallow | Zeb | Munguy |
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| First Trump | Fast Eddy | Prince Babar |
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| Wharf | Canaska Star | Pips Pride |
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| Showbrook | Made Of Gold | Wilde Rufo |
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| Mujtahid | Mac's Imp | The Old Firm |
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| Rock City | Champagne Gold | Wadood |
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| Always Valiant | Frequent Flyer | Dancing Dissident |
The July Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old colts and geldings. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
History
[edit]The July Stakes is the oldest surviving event for two-year-olds in the British flat racing calendar. It was established in 1786, and it was originally open to horses of either gender. The conditions initially stipulated that those horses sired by Eclipse or Highflyer should carry an additional weight of three pounds.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period the July Stakes was classed at Group 3 level. The event was restricted to colts and geldings in 1977, and it was promoted to Group 2 status in 2003.
The July Stakes is currently held on the opening day of Newmarket's three-day July Festival meeting. The equivalent race for fillies is the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes.
Records
[edit]Leading jockey (6 wins):
- George Fordham – Tolurno (1861), Robin Hood (1865), Lady Elizabeth (1867), Ecossais (1873), Levant (1875), Ruperra (1878)
- Sir Gordon Richards – Hilla (1934), High Sheriff (1944), Rivaz (1945), Masaka (1947), Diableretta (1949), Tamerlane (1954)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- Frank Butters – Fairway (1927), Alishah (1933), Hilla (1934), Mirza II (1937), Rivaz (1945), Masaka (1947), Diableretta (1949)
Winners since 1979
[edit]| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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| 1979 | Final Straw | Paul Cook | Sir Michael Stoute | |
| 1980 | Age Quod Agis | Joe Mercer | Sir Henry Cecil | |
| 1981 | End of the Line | Steve Cauthen | Barry Hills | |
| 1982 | Horage | Pat Eddery | Matt McCormack | |
| 1983 | Superlative | Tony Ives | Bill O'Gorman | |
| 1984 | Primo Dominie | John Reid | Brian Swift | |
| 1985 | Green Desert | Walter Swinburn | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:11.92 |
| 1986 | Mansooj | Cash Asmussen | Neville Callaghan | 1:12.90 |
| 1987 | Sanquirico | Steve Cauthen | Sir Henry Cecil | 1:11.79 |
| 1988 | Always Valiant | Willie Carson | Neville Callaghan | 1:16.97 |
| 1989 | Rock City | Willie Carson | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:12.29 |
| 1990 | Mujtahid | Willie Carson | Robert Armstrong | 1:10.61 |
| 1991 | Showbrook | Bruce Raymond | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:14.16 |
| 1992 | Wharf | Pat Eddery | Sir Henry Cecil | 1:13.49 |
| 1993 | First Trump | Michael Hills | Geoff Wragg | 1:12.97 |
| 1994 | Fallow | Frankie Dettori | David Loder | 1:12.73 |
| 1995 | Tagula | Walter Swinburn | Ian Balding | 1:11.83 |
| 1996 | Rich Ground | John Reid | James Bethell | 1:12.04 |
| 1997 | Bold Fact | Kieren Fallon | Sir Henry Cecil | 1:12.64 |
| 1998 | Bertolini | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | 1:12.16 |
| 1999 | City on a Hill | Sylvain Guillot | David Loder | 1:10.70 |
| 2000 | Noverre | Jimmy Fortune | David Loder | 1:13.06 |
| 2001 | Meshaheer | Frankie Dettori | David Loder | 1:11.89 |
| 2002 | Mister Links | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:14.28 |
| 2003 | Nevisian Lad | Kieren Fallon | Michael Bell | 1:12.39 |
| 2004 | Captain Hurricane | Jimmy Fortune | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 1:13.61 |
| 2005 | Ivan Denisovich | Kieren Fallon | Aidan O'Brien | 1:12.42 |
| 2006 | Strategic Prince | Eddie Ahern | Paul Cole | 1:12.15 |
| 2007 | Winker Watson | Jimmy Fortune | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 1:11.56 |
| 2008 | Classic Blade | Richard Kingscote | Tom Dascombe | 1:13.21 |
| 2009 | Arcano | Martin Dwyer | Brian Meehan | 1:10.53 |
| 2010 | Libranno | Ryan Moore | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:11.37 |
| 2011 | Frederick Engels | Eddie Ahern | David Brown | 1:13.76 |
| 2012 | Alhebayeb | Paul Hanagan | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:14.39 |
| 2013 | Anjaal | Paul Hanagan | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:11.21 |
| 2014 | Ivawood | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:11.02 |
| 2015 | Shalaa | Robert Havlin | John Gosden | 1:11.19 |
| 2016 | Mehmas | Frankie Dettori | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:10.92 |
| 2017 | Cardsharp | James Doyle | Mark Johnston | 1:11.75 |
| 2018 | Advertise | Frankie Dettori | Martyn Meade | 1:11.63 |
| 2019 | Royal Lytham | Wayne Lordan | Aidan O'Brien | 1:11.16 |
| 2020 | Tactical | William Buick | Andrew Balding | 1:12.42 |
| 2021 | Lusail | Pat Dobbs | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:10.57 |
| 2022 | Persian Force | Rossa Ryan | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:11.18 |
| 2023 | Jasour | Jim Crowley | Clive Cox | 1:11.11 |
| 2024 | Whistlejacket | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 1:12.17 |
Earlier winners
[edit]- 1786: Bullfinch
- 1787: Jubilator
- 1788: Seagull
- 1789: Ostrich
- 1790: filly by Saltram
- 1791: Trumpetta
- 1792: Cymbeline
- 1793: filly by Trumpator
- 1794: colt by Volunteer
- 1795: colt by Anvil
- 1796: Emigrant
- 1797: Young Spear
- 1798: Vivaldi
- 1799: Skyrocket
- 1800: Flambeau
- 1801: Julia
- 1802: Duckling
- 1803: Ringtail
- 1804: Newmarket
- 1805: Pantaloon
- 1806: Little Sally
- 1807: Susan
- 1808: Spindle
- 1809: Cambric
- 1810: Joke
- 1811: Cato
- 1812: July
- 1813: Vittoria
- 1814: Minuet
- 1815: Belvoirina
- 1816: Merrymaker
- 1817: Loo
- 1818: Miracle
- 1819: Caroline
- 1820: Gustavus
- 1821: The Stag
- 1822: Palais Royal
- 1823: Reformer
- 1824: Red Gauntlet
- 1825: Crusader
- 1826: Tom Thumb
- 1827: Scribe
- 1828: Green Mantle
- 1829: The Mummer
- 1830: Zany
- 1831: Beiram
- 1832: Forester
- 1833: Zulima
- 1834: Kate Kearney
- 1835: The Athenian
- 1836: Armenia
- 1837: Mecca
- 1838: Bulwark
- 1839: Crucifix
- 1840: Yorkshire Lad
- 1841: Chatham
- 1842: Extempore
- 1843: Orlando
- 1844: Old England
- 1845: Queen Anne
- 1846: Miami
- 1847: Iodine
- 1848: The Flying Dutchman
- 1849: Sweetheart
- 1850: Grecian
- 1851: Hobbie Noble
- 1852: The Reiver
- 1853: Marsyas
- 1854: The Bonnie Morn
- 1855: Spindle
- 1856: Drumour
- 1857: Gin
- 1858: Cynricus
- 1859: Buccaneer
- 1860: Dictator
- 1861: Tolurno
- 1862: Saccharometer
- 1863: Cambuscan
- 1864: Liddington
- 1865: Robin Hood
- 1866: Achievement
- 1867: Lady Elizabeth
- 1868: Ryshworth
- 1869: Sunshine
- 1870: Hannah
- 1871: Sir Amyas
- 1872: Somerset
- 1873: Ecossais
- 1874: Camballo
- 1875: Levant
- 1876: Warren Hastings
- 1877: Strathfleet
- 1878: Ruperra
- 1879: Mask
- 1880: Bal Gal
- 1881: Kermesse
- 1882: Macheath
- 1883: Queen Adelaide
- 1884: Luminary
- 1885: Kendal
- 1886: Enterprise
- 1887: Friar's Balsam
- 1888: Donovan
- 1889: Loup
- 1890: Beauharnais
- 1891: Flyaway
- 1892: Milford
- 1893: Speed
- 1894: Kirkconnel
- 1895: Labrador
- 1896: Velasquez
- 1897: Mousme
- 1898: Desmond
- 1899: Captain Kettle
- 1900: Doricles / Veles 1
- 1901: Sceptre
- 1902: Hammerkop
- 1903: Montem
- 1904: Cicero
- 1905: Gorgos
- 1906: Traquair
- 1907: Pearl of the Loch
- 1908: Battleaxe
- 1909: Prince Rupert
- 1910: St Anton
- 1911: White Star
- 1912: Rock Flint
- 1913: Ambassador
- 1914: Roseland
- 1915: Figaro
- 1916: Grand Fleet
- 1917: no race
- 1918: Buchan
- 1919: Sarchedon
- 1920: Monarch
- 1921: Lembach
- 1922: Legality
- 1923: Diophon
- 1924: Runnymede
- 1925: Apple Sammy
- 1926: The Satrap
- 1927: Fairway
- 1928: Mr Jinks
- 1929: Teacup
- 1930: Four Course
- 1931: Riot
- 1932: Colorow
- 1933: Alishah
- 1934: Hilla
- 1935: Daytona
- 1936: Foray
- 1937: Mirza II
- 1938: Prometheus
- 1939: colt by Colombo (British Empire)
- 1940: no race
- 1941: Ujiji
- 1942–43: no race
- 1944: High Sheriff 2
- 1945: Rivaz
- 1946: Miss Stripes
- 1947: Masaka
- 1948: Nimbus
- 1949: Diableretta
- 1950: Big Dipper
- 1951: Bob Major
- 1952: Empire Honey
- 1953: Darius
- 1954: Tamerlane
- 1955: Edmundo
- 1956: Earl Marshal
- 1957: Abelia
- 1958: Greek Sovereign
- 1959: Sound Track
- 1960: Favorita
- 1961: Burning Thoughts
- 1962: Romantic
- 1963: Endless Honey
- 1964: Ragtime
- 1965: Sky Gipsy
- 1966: Golden Horus
- 1967: Lorenzaccio
- 1968: Burglar
- 1969: Huntercombe
- 1970: Swing Easy
- 1971: Deep Diver
- 1972: Perdu
- 1973: Dragonara Palace
- 1974: Auction Ring
- 1975: Super Cavalier
- 1976: Sky Ship
- 1977: Royal Harmony
- 1978: Main Reef
1 The 1900 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
2 The 1944 running took place at Windsor.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – July Stakes.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – July Stakes (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – July Stakes – Newmarket.
- Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 115–119. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.