Great Voltigeur Stakes

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The Great Voltigeur Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings run over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 198 yards (2,394 metres) at York Racecourse during the Ebor Festival meeting in August.

It was first run in 1950 as the Voltigeur Stakes (the word 'Great' was added in 1957), and was named after Voltigeur, the Yorkshire trained winner of the 1850 Derby and St Leger. The Great Voltigeur Stakes is now a leading trial for the St Leger.

Twelve winners of the Great Voltigeur have gone on to win the St Leger; Premonition (1953), Alcide (1958), St. Paddy (1960), Heathersett (1962), Ragusa (1963), Indiana (1964), Athens Wood (1971), Bustino (1974), Reference Point (1987), Bob's Return, Milan and Rule Of Law.

[edit] Winners since 1988

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1988	Sheriff's Star	Tony Ives	Lady Herries	2:26.30
1989	Zalazl	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	2:30.61
1990	Belmez	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	2:30.29
1991	Corrupt	Pat Eddery	Neville Callaghan	2:34.16
1992	Bonny Scot	Frankie Dettori	Luca Cumani	2:30.22
1993	Bob's Return	Philip Robinson	Mark Tompkins	2:31.49
1994	Sacrament	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	2:28.24
1995	Pentire	Michael Hills	Geoff Wragg	2:29.86
1996	Dushyantor	Pat Eddery	Henry Cecil	2:30.64
1997	Stowaway	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	2:33.23
1998	Sea Wave	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	2:25.12
1999	Fantastic Light	Gary Stevens	Sir Michael Stoute	2:29.05
2000	Air Marshall	Johnny Murtagh	Sir Michael Stoute	2:33.01
2001	Milan	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	2:29.32
2002	Bandari	Richard Hills	Mark Johnston	2:28.80
2003	Powerscourt	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	2:27.81
2004	Rule of Law	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	2:37.10
2005	Hard Top	Michael Kinane	Sir Michael Stoute	2:32.04
2006	Youmzain	Richard Hughes	Mick Channon	2:34.93

[edit] See also

• Horseracing in the United Kingdom
• List of British flat horse races