Park Stakes

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The Park Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) at Doncaster Racecourse during the St Leger meeting in September.

From 1993 to 2002 the race was run at a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres). It was upgraded to Group 2 status in 2004, having previously been a Group 3.

[edit] Winners since 1988

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
1988 Salse 3 Michael Roberts Henry Cecil 1:26.53
1989 Gold Seam 3 Willie Carson Dick Hern 1:27.26
1990 Green Line Express 4 Frankie Dettori Mohammed Moubarak 1:25.69
1991 Bog Trotter 3 Lester Piggott William Haggas 1:23.62
1992 Pursuit of Love 3 Ray Cochrane Henry Cecil 1:23.95
1993 Swing Low 4 John Reid Richard Hannon 1:42.79
1994 Soviet Line 4 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:37.68
1995 Bishop of Cashel 3 Walter Swinburn James Fanshawe 1:40.13
1996 Bishop of Cashel 4 Walter Swinburn James Fanshawe 1:36.85
1997 Almushtarak 4 Ray Cochrane Kamil Mahdi 1:36.02
1998 Handsome Ridge 4 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 1:41.02
1999 Sugarfoot 5 Pat Eddery Nigel Tinkler 1:38.77
2000 Distant Music 3 Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:38.70
2001 Tough Speed 4 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute 1:39.88
2002 Duck Row 7 Richard Hughes James Toller 1:37.49
2003 Polar Ben 4 Jamie Spencer James Fanshawe 1:27.58
2004 Pastoral Pursuits 3 Steven Drowne Hughie Morrison 1:21.66
2005 Iffraaj 4 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis 1:23.95
2006 Iffraaj * 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 1:21.98

* The 2006 race took place at York Racecourse.

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