Northumberland Plate
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The Northumberland Plate is a flat horse race in the United Kingdom which forms the centrepiece of a three-day festival at Newcastle Racecourse, usually on the last Thursday, Friday and Saturday in June. The race is a handicap run over a distance of 2 miles 19 yards (3,236 metres) and is contested by thoroughbreds aged three-years-old and upwards.
It was first run in 1883 and was originally known as the Pitmen's Derby and is still thus described in the north-east of England. In its early years, it afforded a rare holiday for the local mining families who flocked to the course to enjoy the racing. The Northumberland Plate is one of the richest two-mile handicaps in the world.
[edit] Winners since 1988
| Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer | Odds | Time |
| 1988 | Stavordale | 5 | 9-02 | Michael Roberts | Tom Jones | 9/4 F | 3:25.36 |
| 1989 | Orpheus | 3 | 7-07 | R Fox | Guy Harwood | 4/1 JF | 3:29.68 |
| 1990 | Al Maheb | 4 | 8-11 | Willie Carson | Alec Stewart | 9/2 | 3:28.96 |
| 1991 | Tamarpour | 4 | 7-07 | E Johnson | Martin Pipe | 10/1 | 3:26.00 |
| 1992 | Witness Box | 5 | 9-09 | George Duffield | John Gosden | 6/1 | 3:25.48 |
| 1993 | Highflying | 7 | 7-11 | Joe Fanning | George Moore | 7/1 | 3:25.10 |
| 1994 | Quick Ransom | 6 | 8-08 | Jason Weaver | Mark Johnston | 25/1 | 3:24.86 |
| 1995 | Bold Gait | 4 | 9-10 | David Harrison | James Fanshawe | 12/1 | 3:27.36 |
| 1996 | Celeric | 4 | 9-04 | Willie Carson | David Morley | 2/1 F | 3:27.33 |
| 1997 | Windsor Castle | 3 | 8-10 | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | 10/1 | 3:45.35 |
| 1998 | Cyrian | 4 | 7-13 | Tim Sprake | Paul Cole | 12/1 | 3:47.19 |
| 1999 | Far Cry | 4 | 8-10 | Kevin Darley | Martin Pipe | 9/2 JF | 3:24.32 |
| 2000 | Bay of Islands | 8 | 8-04 | Kevin Darley | David Morris | 7/1 | 3:26.09 |
| 2001 | Archduke Ferdinand | 3 | 8-04 | Francis Norton | Paul Cole | 12/1 | 3:26.70 |
| 2002 | Bangalore | 6 | 9-05 | Seb Sanders | Amanda Perrett | 8/1 | 3:29.10 |
| 2003 | Unleash | 4 | 8-11 | Jamie Spencer | Philip Hobbs | 10/1 | 3:31.13 |
| 2004 | Mirjan | 8 | 8-03 | Paul Hanagan | Len Lungo | 33/1 | 3:37.54 |
| 2005 | Sergeant Cecil | 6 | 8-08 | Alan Munro | Rod Millman | 14/1 | 3:29.37 |
| 2006 | Toldo | 4 | 8-02 | Nelson De Souza | George M. Moore | 33/1 | 3:27.48 |
