John Porter Stakes

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The John Porter Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1 mile 4 furlongs and 5 yards (2,419 m) at Newbury Racecourse in mid April.

The race was first run in 1928 for three-year-olds only and has been run under its current conditions since 1949. It is named in honour of John Porter, an English racehorse trainer who trained seven Epsom Derby winners and founded Newbury Racecourse in 1905.

Since 2005 the race has been run under the sponsored title of the Dubai Tennis Championships Stakes, promoting the Dubai Tennis Championships.

[edit] Winners since 1986

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1986	Lemhill	4	Ray Cochrane	Martin Blanshard	2:47.35
1987	Rakaposhi King	5	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	2:54.62
1988	Alwasmi	4	Richard Hills	Harry Thomson Jones	2:37.39
1989	Unfuwain	4	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	2:40.85
1990	Brush Aside	4	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	2:33.73
1991	Rock Hopper	4	Pat Eddery	Michael Stoute	2:32.90
1992	Saddlers' Hall	4	Pat Eddery	Michael Stoute	2:41.70
1993	Linpac West	7	Frankie Dettori	John Spearing	2:41.92
1994	Right Win	4	Pat Eddery	Richard Hannon	2:43.99
1995	Strategic Choice	4	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	2:32.36
1996	Spout	4	Tim Sprake	Roger Charlton	2:38.80
1997	Whitewater Affair	4	Olivier Peslier	Michael Stoute	2:35.63
1998	Posidonas	6	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	2:50.65
1999	Sadian	4	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	2:31.21
2000	Yavana's Pace *	8	Darryll Holland	Mark Johnston	2:45.86
2001	Lucido	5	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	2:43.23
2002	Zindabad	6	Kevin Darley	Mark Johnston	2:30.64
2003	Warrsan	5	Philip Robinson	Clive Brittain	2:32.32
2004	Dubai Success	4	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	2:35.54
2005	Day Flight	4	Richard Hughes	John Gosden	2:40.22
2006	Mubtaker	9	Martin Dwyer	Marcus Tregoning	2:33.18
2007	Maraahel	6	Richard Hills	Sir Michael Stoute	2:36.83
2008	Royal and Regal	4	Neil Callan	Michael Jarvis	2:43.19