European Free Handicap
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The European Free Handicap is a Listed flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old thoroughbreds run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) at Newmarket's Rowley Mile course in mid April.
It is a handicap race and the weights are based on the ratings the horses achieved during the previous season as two-year-olds.
The race is also a trial for the first classics of the year. The 1991 winner Mystiko went on to win the 2,000 Guineas, while the 1995 runner-up Harayir subsequently won the fillies' version, the 1,000 Guineas. Other notable winners of the European Free Handicap include Desert Prince and Indian Haven, who both later won the Irish 2,000 Guineas.
[edit] Winners since 1988
| Year | Winner | Weight | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
| 1988 | Lapierre | 9-01 | Michael Roberts | Clive Brittain | 1:27.61 |
| 1989 | Danehill | 9-01 | Pat Eddery | Jeremy Tree | 1:27.57 |
| 1990 | Anshan | 9-07 | Pat Eddery | John Gosden | 1:24.07 |
| 1991 | Mystiko | 9-02 | Michael Roberts | Clive Brittain | 1:25.72 |
| 1992 | Pursuit of Love | 9-01 | Pat Eddery | Henry Cecil | 1:26.55 |
| 1993 | So Factual | 9-06 | Pat Eddery | Guy Harwood | 1:26.23 |
| 1994 | Bluegrass Prince | 8-13 | Frankie Dettori | Richard Hannon | 1:30.67 |
| 1995 | Diffident | 9-05 | Michael Kinane | André Fabre | 1:22.93 |
| 1996 | Cayman Kai | 9-07 | Pat Eddery | Richard Hannon | 1:22.98 |
| 1997 | Hidden Meadow | 9-03 | Frankie Dettori | Ian Balding | 1:25.60 |
| 1998 | Desert Prince | 9-05 | Olivier Peslier | David Loder | 1:31.39 |
| 1999 | Bertolini | 9-07 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | 1:26.00 |
| 2000 | Cape Town | 9-02 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon | 1:27.50 |
| 2001 | Clearing | 9-06 | Richard Hughes | John Gosden | 1:29.37 |
| 2002 | Twilight Blues | 9-05 | Pat Eddery | Brian Meehan | 1:24.88 |
| 2003 | Indian Haven | 9-01 | John Egan | Paul D'Arcy | 1:27.01 |
| 2004 | Brunel | 8-13 | Darryll Holland | William Haggas | 1:26.45 |
| 2005 | Kamakiri | 8-10 | Ryan Moore | Richard Hannon | 1:24.51 |
| 2006 | Misu Bond | 8-13 | Tony Culhane | Bryan Smart | 1:24.11 |
