| Location | Sandown Park Esher, England |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1886 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Coral |
| Website | Sandown Park |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 2f 7y (2,018 m) |
| Track | Turf, right-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
| Weight | 8 st 10 lb (3yo); 9 st 7 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares |
| Purse | £400,000 (2011) 1st: £226,840 |
The Eclipse Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 7 yards (2,018 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early July.
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The event is named after Eclipse, a celebrated 18th-century racehorse. It was established in 1886, and the inaugural running was won by Bendigo. At that time, it was Britain's richest ever race. The prize fund of £10,000 was donated by Leopold de Rothschild at the request of General Owen Williams, a co-founder of Sandown Park.
The Eclipse Stakes was contested by high-quality fields from its inception. It was won by Ayrshire, the previous year's Derby winner, in 1889. The first three finishers in 1903 — Ard Patrick, Sceptre and Rock Sand — had won seven Classics between them.
The race has been sponsored by Coral since 1976, and it is now familiarly known as the "Coral-Eclipse". The most recent Classic winner to achieve victory was Sea the Stars in 2009.
Most successful horse (2 wins):
Leading jockey (7 wins):
Leading trainer (6 wins):
Leading owner (5 wins): (includes part ownership)
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 1960 | Javelot | 4 | Freddie Palmer | Percy Carter | Geoffroy de Waldner | 2:14.80 |
| 1961 | St Paddy | 4 | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | Sir Victor Sassoon | 2:06.50 |
| 1962 | Henry the Seventh | 4 | Edward Hide | Bill Elsey | Jim Joel | 2:07.40 |
| 1963 | Khalkis | 3 | Garnie Bougoure | Paddy Prendergast | Viscount Elveden | 2:10.60 |
| 1964 | Ragusa | 4 | Garnie Bougoure | Paddy Prendergast | Jim Mullion | 2:07.40 |
| 1965 | Canisbay | 4 | Stan Clayton | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Queen Elizabeth II | 2:07.30 |
| 1966 | Pieces of Eight | 3 | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | Countess de la Valdène | 2:08.90 |
| 1967 | Busted | 4 | Bill Rickaby | Noel Murless | Stanhope Joel | 2:07.70 |
| 1968 | Royal Palace | 4 | Sandy Barclay | Noel Murless | Jim Joel | 2:07.50 |
| 1969 | Wolver Hollow | 5 | Lester Piggott | Henry Cecil | Hope Goddard Iselin | 2:11.80 |
| 1970 | Connaught | 5 | Sandy Barclay | Noel Murless | Jim Joel | 2:06.00 |
| 1971 | Mill Reef | 3 | Geoff Lewis | Ian Balding | Paul Mellon | 2:05.40 |
| 1972 | Brigadier Gerard | 4 | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern | Jean Hislop | 2:20.20 |
| 1973 | Scottish Rifle [a] | 4 | Ron Hutchinson | John Dunlop | Sandy Struthers | 2:12.39 |
| 1974 | Coup de Feu | 5 | Pat Eddery | Duncan Sasse | Tim Sasse | 2:08.86 |
| 1975 | Star Appeal | 5 | Greville Starkey | Theo Grieper | Waldemar Zeitelhack | 2:06.10 |
| 1976 | Wollow | 3 | Gianfranco Dettori | Henry Cecil | Carlo d'Alessio | 2:05.42 |
| 1977 | Artaius | 3 | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | Mrs George Getty II | 2:05.30 |
| 1978 | Gunner B | 5 | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | Pauline Barratt | 2:05.05 |
| 1979 | Dickens Hill | 3 | Tony Murray | Mick O'Toole | Mrs Jean-Pierre Binet | 2:06.17 |
| 1980 | Ela-Mana-Mou | 4 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Simon Weinstock | 2:10.20 |
| 1981 | Master Willie | 4 | Philip Waldron | Henry Candy | Robert Barnett | 2:07.44 |
| 1982 | Kalaglow | 4 | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | Tony Ward | 2:08.83 |
| 1983 | Solford | 3 | Pat Eddery | Vincent O'Brien | Robert Sangster | 2:06.36 |
| 1984 | Sadler's Wells | 3 | Pat Eddery | Vincent O'Brien | Robert Sangster | 2:04.53 |
| 1985 | Pebbles | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Clive Brittain | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:07.33 |
| 1986 | Dancing Brave | 3 | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | Khalid Abdullah | 2:06.18 |
| 1987 | Mtoto | 4 | Michael Roberts | Alec Stewart | Ahmed Al Maktoum | 2:04.33 |
| 1988 | Mtoto | 5 | Michael Roberts | Alec Stewart | Ahmed Al Maktoum | 2:06.14 |
| 1989 | Nashwan | 3 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 2:07.38 |
| 1990 | Elmaamul | 3 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 2:04.63 |
| 1991 | Environment Friend | 3 | George Duffield | James Fanshawe | Bill Gredley | 2:07.61 |
| 1992 | Kooyonga | 4 | Warren O'Connor | Michael Kauntze | Mitsuo Haga | 2:10.83 |
| 1993 | Opera House | 5 | Michael Kinane | Michael Stoute | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:06.25 |
| 1994 | Ezzoud | 5 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 2:04.70 |
| 1995 | Halling | 4 | Walter Swinburn | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:05.32 |
| 1996 | Halling | 5 | John Reid | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:08.05 |
| 1997 | Pilsudski | 5 | Michael Kinane | Michael Stoute | Lord Weinstock | 2:12.51 |
| 1998 | Daylami | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:06.82 |
| 1999 | Compton Admiral | 3 | Darryll Holland | Gerard Butler | Erik Penser | 2:06.42 |
| 2000 | Giant's Causeway | 3 | George Duffield | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor | 2:05.32 |
| 2001 | Medicean | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | Cheveley Park Stud | 2:04.65 |
| 2002 | Hawk Wing | 3 | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier | 2:13.34 |
| 2003 | Falbrav | 5 | Darryll Holland | Luca Cumani | Rencati / Yoshida | 2:05.59 |
| 2004 | Refuse to Bend | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:08.31 |
| 2005 | Oratorio | 3 | Kieren Fallon | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor | 2:07.00 |
| 2006 | David Junior | 4 | Jamie Spencer | Brian Meehan | Roldvale Ltd | 2:07.31 |
| 2007 | Notnowcato | 5 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | A. & D. de Rothschild | 2:05.85 |
| 2008 | Mount Nelson | 4 | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | Smith / Magnier / Tabor | 2:05.56 |
| 2009 | Sea the Stars | 3 | Michael Kinane | John Oxx | Christopher Tsui | 2:03.40 |
| 2010 | Twice Over | 5 | Tom Queally | Henry Cecil | Khalid Abdullah | 2:04.64 |
| 2011 | So You Think | 5 | Seamus Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | Smith / Magnier / Tabor / et al. | 2:04.77 |
a The 1973 running took place at Kempton Park.
* The 1910 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.