Dewhurst Stakes

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Dewhurst Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) on the Rowley Mile course at Newmarket Racecourse in October.

It was first run in 1875 and is now considered to be the most prestigious British two-year-old race, often providing the winter favourite for the following season's Classics. Of the winners since 1980, El Gran Senor, Zafonic, Pennekamp and Rock of Gibraltar won the following season's 2,000 Guineas, while Generous, Dr Devious, Sir Percy and New Approach won the Epsom Derby.

The most successful jockey in the race's history is Lester Piggott, with ten victories.

[edit] Winners since 1980

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1980	Storm Bird	Pat Eddery	Vincent O'Brien	Robert Sangster	1:29.19
1981	Wind and Wuthering	Philip Waldron	Henry Candy	Charles Cyzer	1:26.81
1982	Diesis	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil	9th Baron Howard de Walden	1:27.46
1983	El Gran Senor	Pat Eddery	Vincent O'Brien	Robert Sangster	1:24.90
1984	Kala Dancer	Geoff Baxter	Ben Hanbury	Ravi Tikkoo	1:27.68
1985	Huntingdale	Michael Hills	Jeremy Hindley	Mrs P. J. Threlfall	1:26.15
1986	Ajdal *	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	Sheikh Mohammed	1:28.99
1987	no race 1987
1988	Prince of Dance (DH)	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	Sheikh Mohammed	1:27.66
1988	Scenic (DH)	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	Sir Michael Sobell	1:27.66
1989	Dashing Blade	John Matthias	Ian Balding	Jeff Smith	1:25.43
1990	Generous	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	Prince Fahd bin Salman	1:28.43
1991	Dr Devious	Willie Carson	Peter Chapple-Hyam	Luciano Gaucci	1:23.45
1992	Zafonic	Pat Eddery	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	1:23.61
1993	Grand Lodge	Pat Eddery	William Jarvis	9th Baron Howard de Walden	1:28.27
1994	Pennekamp	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	1:25.41
1995	Alhaarth	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	Hamdan Al Maktoum	1:24.64
1996	In Command	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	Maktoum Al Maktoum	1:25.93
1997	Xaar	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	1:24.81
1998	Mujahid	Richard Hills	John Dunlop	Hamdan Al Maktoum	1:25.31
1999	Distant Music	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	Khalid Abdullah	1:26.84
2000	Tobougg	Craig Williams	Mick Channon	Ahmed Al Maktoum	1:27.93
2001	Rock of Gibraltar	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Sir Alex Ferguson & Sue Magnier	1:28.70
2002	Tout Seul	Stephen Carson	Fulke Johnson Houghton	Eden Racing	1:23.99
2003	Milk It Mick	Darryll Holland	Jamie Osborne	Paul Dixon	1:25.22
2004	Shamardal	Kevin Darley	Mark Johnston	Gainsborough Stud	1:27.16
2005	Sir Percy	Martin Dwyer	Marcus Tregoning	Anthony Pakenham	1:26.52
2006	Teofilo	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	Jackie Bolger	1:26.12
2007	New Approach	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	Jackie Bolger	1:25.29

* The 1986 race took place on Newmarket's July Course.

[edit] Earlier winners

* The 1910 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

[edit] References

• PedigreeQuery.com
• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

[edit] See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races