Great Voltigeur Stakes

Group 2 race
Great Voltigeur Stakes

Location	York Racecourse York, England
Inaugurated	1950
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Sportingbet
Website	York
Race information
Distance	1m 4f (2,414 metres)
Track	Turf, left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-old colts and geldings
Weight	8 st 12 lb Penalties 5 lb for Group 1 winners * 3 lb for Group 2 winners * * since January 1
Purse	£140,000 (2011) 1st: £89,872

The Great Voltigeur Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

Contents 1 History 2 Records 3 Winners since 1980 4 Earlier winners 5 See also 6 References

History

The event is named after Voltigeur, the Yorkshire-trained winner of the Derby and St Leger in 1850. It was established in 1950, and it was initially called the Voltigeur Stakes. The word "Great" was added to the title in 1957.

The Great Voltigeur Stakes serves as a trial for the following month's St Leger, and thirteen horses have achieved victory in both races. The first was Premonition in 1953, and the most recent was Lucarno in 2007.

The event is currently held on the opening day of York's four-day Ebor Festival meeting.

Records

Leading jockey (9 wins):

• Lester Piggott – Pindari (1959), St Paddy (1960), Ragazzo (1965), Meadowville (1970), Athens Wood (1971), Our Mirage (1972), Alleged (1977), Noble Saint (1979), Prince Bee (1980)

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Leading trainer (6 wins):

• Sir Michael Stoute – Electric (1982), Sacrament (1994), Fantastic Light (1999), Air Marshall (2000), Hard Top (2005), Sea Moon (2011)

Winners since 1980

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1980	Prince Bee	Lester Piggott	Dick Hern
1981	Glint of Gold	John Matthias	Ian Balding	2:35.80
1982	Electric	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute
1983	Seymour Hicks	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	2:34.00
1984	Rainbow Quest	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Tree	2:28.80
1985	Damister	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Tree	2:42.35
1986	Nisnas	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	2:32.14
1987	Reference Point	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	2:41.09
1988	Sheriff's Star	Tony Ives	Lady Herries	2:26.30
1989	Zalazl	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	2:30.61
1990	Belmez	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	2:30.29
1991	Corrupt	Pat Eddery	Neville Callaghan	2:34.16
1992	Bonny Scot	Frankie Dettori	Luca Cumani	2:30.22
1993	Bob's Return	Philip Robinson	Mark Tompkins	2:31.49
1994	Sacrament	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	2:28.24
1995	Pentire	Michael Hills	Geoff Wragg	2:29.86
1996	Dushyantor	Pat Eddery	Henry Cecil	2:30.64
1997	Stowaway	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	2:33.23
1998	Sea Wave	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	2:25.12
1999	Fantastic Light	Gary Stevens	Sir Michael Stoute	2:29.05
2000	Air Marshall	Johnny Murtagh	Sir Michael Stoute	2:33.01
2001	Milan	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	2:29.32
2002	Bandari	Richard Hills	Mark Johnston	2:28.80
2003	Powerscourt	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	2:27.81
2004	Rule of Law	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	2:37.10
2005	Hard Top	Michael Kinane	Sir Michael Stoute	2:32.04
2006	Youmzain	Richard Hughes	Mick Channon	2:34.93
2007	Lucarno	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	2:33.07
2008	Centennial [a]	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	2:41.70
2009	Monitor Closely	Jimmy Fortune	Peter Chapple-Hyam	2:29.50
2010	Rewilding	Frankie Dettori	Mahmood Al Zarooni	2:28.93
2011	Sea Moon	Richard Hughes	Sir Michael Stoute	2:34.94

^a The 2008 running took place at Goodwood.

Earlier winners

See also

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

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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• galopp-sieger.de – Great Voltigeur Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Great Voltigeur Stakes (2011).
• pedigreequery.com – Great Voltigeur Stakes – York.
• Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 152–153. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.