Eclipse Stakes
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The Eclipse Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs and 7 yards (2,018 metres) at Sandown Park in early July.
It was first run in 1886 and is named after the great 18th century racehorse Eclipse. The race has been sponsored by English bookmaker Coral since 1976 and is the longest sponsorship in English horse racing. In 2006 their sponsorship of the race was extended to 2012.
The Eclipse is traditionally the race when the top horses from the classic generation (three-year-olds) meet older horses for the first time. It is a high quality race, and the ten furlong distance can attract both Newmarket and Epsom classic winners.
[edit] Winners since 1969
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
| 1969 | Wolver Hollow | 5 | Lester Piggott | Henry Cecil | Hope Iselin | 2:11.80 |
| 1970 | Connaught | 5 | Sandy Barclay | Noel Murless | Jim Joel | 2:06.00 |
| 1971 | Mill Reef | 3 | Geoff Lewis | Ian Balding | Paul Mellon | 2:05.40 |
| 1972 | Brigadier Gerard | 4 | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern | Jean Hislop | 2:20.20 |
| 1973 | Scottish Rifle | 4 | Ron Hutchinson | John Dunlop | Sandy Struthers | 2:12.39 |
| 1974 | Coup de Feu | 5 | Pat Eddery | Duncan Sasse | Tim Sasse | 2:08.86 |
| 1975 | Star Appeal | 5 | Greville Starkey | Theo Grieper | Waldemar Zeitelhack | 2:06.10 |
| 1976 | Wollow | 3 | Gianfranco Dettori | Henry Cecil | Carlo d'Alessio | 2:05.42 |
| 1977 | Artaius | 3 | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | Mrs G. Getty II | 2:05.30 |
| 1978 | Gunner B | 5 | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | Mrs P. Barratt | 2:05.05 |
| 1979 | Dickens Hill | 3 | Tony Murray | Mick O'Toole | Mme J. Binet | 2:06.17 |
| 1980 | Ela-Mana-Mou | 4 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Simon Weinstock | 2:10.20 |
| 1981 | Master Willie | 4 | Philip Waldron | Henry Candy | Robert Barnett | 2:07.44 |
| 1982 | Kalaglow | 4 | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | Tony Ward | 2:08.83 |
| 1983 | Solford | 3 | Pat Eddery | Vincent O'Brien | Robert Sangster | 2:06.36 |
| 1984 | Sadler's Wells | 3 | Pat Eddery | Vincent O'Brien | Robert Sangster | 2:04.53 |
| 1985 | Pebbles | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Clive Brittain | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:07.33 |
| 1986 | Dancing Brave | 3 | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | Khalid Abdullah | 2:06.18 |
| 1987 | Mtoto | 4 | Michael Roberts | Alec Stewart | Ahmed Al Maktoum | 2:03.33 |
| 1988 | Mtoto | 5 | Michael Roberts | Alec Stewart | Ahmed Al Maktoum | 2:06.14 |
| 1989 | Nashwan | 3 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 2:07.38 |
| 1990 | Elmaamul | 3 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 2:04.63 |
| 1991 | Environment Friend | 3 | George Duffield | Nigel Wright | Bill Gredley | 2:07.61 |
| 1992 | Kooyonga | 4 | Warren O'Connor | Michael Kauntze | Mitsuo Haga | 2:10.83 |
| 1993 | Opera House | 5 | Michael Kinane | Michael Stoute | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:06.25 |
| 1994 | Ezzoud | 5 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 2:04.70 |
| 1995 | Halling | 4 | Walter Swinburn | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:05.32 |
| 1996 | Halling | 5 | John Reid | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:08.05 |
| 1997 | Pilsudski | 5 | Michael Kinane | Michael Stoute | Lord Weinstock | 2:12.51 |
| 1998 | Daylami | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:06.82 |
| 1999 | Compton Admiral | 3 | Darryll Holland | Gerard Butler | Erik Penser | 2:06.42 |
| 2000 | Giant's Causeway | 3 | George Duffield | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor | 2:05.32 |
| 2001 | Medicean | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | Cheveley Park Stud | 2:04.65 |
| 2002 | Hawk Wing | 3 | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier | 2:13.34 |
| 2003 | Falbrav | 5 | Darryll Holland | Luca Cumani | Scuderia Rencati | 2:05.59 |
| 2004 | Refuse to Bend | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:08.31 |
| 2005 | Oratorio | 3 | Kieren Fallon | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor | 2:07.00 |
| 2006 | David Junior | 4 | Jamie Spencer | Brian Meehan | Roldvale Ltd | 2:07.31 |
[edit] Earlier winners
- 1886 - Bendigo
- 1887 - no race
- 1888 - Orbit
- 1889 - Ayrshire
- 1890 - no race
- 1891 - Surefoot
- 1892 - Orme
- 1893 - Orme
- 1894 - Isinglass
- 1895 - Le Justicier
- 1896 - St. Frusquin
- 1897 - Persimmon
- 1898 - Velasquez
- 1899 - Flying Fox
- 1900 - Diamond Jubilee
- 1901 - Epsom Lad
- 1902 - Cheers
- 1903 - Ard Patrick
- 1904 - Darley Dale
- 1905 - Val d'Or
- 1906 - Llangibby
- 1907 - Lally
- 1908 - Your Majesty
- 1909 - Bayardo
- 1910 - Lemberg / Neil Gow *
- 1911 - Swynford
- 1912 - Prince Palatine
- 1913 - Tracery
- 1914 - Hapsburg
- 1915-18 - no race
- 1919 - Buchan
- 1920 - Buchan
- 1921 - Craig An Eran
- 1922 - Golden Myth
- 1923 - Saltash
- 1924 - Polyphontes
- 1925 - Polyphontes
- 1926 - Coronach
- 1927 - Colorado
- 1928 - Fairway
- 1929 - Royal Minstrel
- 1930 - Rustom Pasha
- 1931 - Caerleon
- 1932 - Miracle
- 1933 - Loaningdale
- 1934 - King Salmon
- 1935 - Windsor Lad
- 1936 - Rhodes Scholar
- 1937 - Boswell
- 1938 - Pasch
- 1939 - Blue Peter
- 1940-45 - no race
- 1946 - Gulf Stream
- 1947 - Migoli
- 1948 - Petition
- 1949 - Djeddah
- 1950 - Flocon
- 1951 - Mystery IX
- 1952 - Tulyar
- 1953 - Argur
- 1954 - King of the Tudors
- 1955 - Darius
- 1956 - Tropique
- 1957 - Arctic Explorer
- 1958 - Ballymoss
- 1959 - Saint Crespin III
- 1960 - Javelot
- 1961 - St. Paddy
- 1962 - Henry the Seventh
- 1963 - Khalkis
- 1964 - Ragusa
- 1965 - Canisbay
- 1966 - Pieces of Eight
- 1967 - Busted
- 1968 - Royal Palace
* The 1910 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
