Flying Childers Stakes

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The Flying Childers Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres) at Doncaster Racecourse during the St. Leger meeting in September.

It was first run in 1967 and was originally known as the Norfolk Stakes. This was changed to the present title in 1973, named after the 18th century racehorse Flying Childers, a son of the Darley Arabian bred at Cantley Hall in Doncaster. The change was due to the re-naming of a race at Royal Ascot, the present Norfolk Stakes, previously called the New Stakes. From 1973 to 1979 the Flying Childers Stakes was classed as a Group 1 race.

[edit] Winners since 1986

Year
 Winner
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Time
1986 Sizzling Melody Richard Hills Lord John Fitzgerald 0:58.91
1987 Gallic League Steve Cauthen Barry Hills 1:00.48
1988 Shuttlecock Corner Ray Cochrane Paul Felgate 1:00.59
1989 no race 1989 *
1990 Distinctly North Pat Eddery Jack Berry 1:00.23
1991 Paris House John Carroll Jack Berry 1:00.19
1992 Poker Chip Michael Hills Ian Balding 1:00.56
1993 Imperial Bailiwick John Williams Mark Usher 1:00.44
1994 Raah Algharb Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:01.69
1995 Cayman Kai Pat Eddery Richard Hannon 1:01.01
1996 Easycall Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan 1:00.08
1997 Land of Dreams Darryll Holland Mark Johnston 1:00.94
1998 Sheer Viking Michael Hills Barry Hills 0:59.94
1999 Mrs P Pat Eddery Linda Stubbs 1:00.25
2000 Superstar Leo Michael Hills William Haggas 0:59.32
2001 Saddad Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute 0:59.94
2002 Wunders Dream Michael Fenton James Given 0:59.00
2003 Howick Falls Frankie Dettori David Loder 1:01.58
2004 Chateau Istana * Seb Sanders Nick Littmoden 1:00.36
2005 Godfrey Street Ryan Moore Richard Hannon 1:02.43
2006 Wi Dud * Neil Callan Kevin Ryan 0:58.39
2007 Fleeting Spirit Frankie Dettori Jeremy Noseda 0:58.46

* The 1989 race was abandoned due to subsidence.
* The 2004 winner Chateau Istana was later exported to Hong Kong and re-named Chateau King Prawn.
* The 2006 race took place at York Racecourse.

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