Greenham Stakes

Group 3 race
Greenham Stakes

Location	Newbury Racecourse Newbury, England
Inaugurated	1906
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Totesport
Website	Newbury
Race information
Distance	7f (1,408 metres)
Track	Turf, straight
Qualification	Three-year-old colts and geldings
Weight	9 st 0 lb
Purse	£50,000 (2011) 1st: £28,385

The Greenham Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run at Newbury over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in April.

The event was established in 1906, and it is named after Greenham, a village to the south-east of Newbury and the civil parish in which the racecourse is located.

During the early part of its history the race was contested over a mile, but it was shortened by a furlong when it resumed after World War II.

The Greenham Stakes serves as a trial for the first colts' Classics of the European flat season. The last winner to subsequently achieve victory in the 2,000 Guineas was Frankel in 2011. The last to win the Poule d'Essai des Poulains was Victory Note in 1998.

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

Records

Leading jockey (5 wins):

• Steve Donoghue – Sydmonton (1911), Polygnotus (1919), Silvern (1920), Green Fire (1924), Zelina (1934)
• Joe Mercer – Counsel (1955), Heathen (1968), Boldboy (1973), Kris (1979), Creag-an-Sgor (1984)

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Leading trainer (6 wins):

• Henry Cecil – Wollow (1976), Kris (1979), Cajun (1982), Faustus (1986), Enrique (1999), Frankel (2011)

Winners since 1980

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1980	Final Straw	Greville Starkey	Michael Stoute
1981	Another Realm	Greville Starkey	Frankie Durr
1982	Cajun	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil
1983	Wassl	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	1:31.20
1984	Creag-an-Sgor	Joe Mercer	Charlie Nelson
1985	Bairn	Lester Piggott	Luca Cumani
1986	Faustus	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:35.98
1987	Risk Me	Steve Cauthen	Paul Kelleway	1:38.39
1988	Zelphi	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Tree	1:29.12
1989	Zayyani	Billy Newnes	Fulke Johnson Houghton	1:31.72
1990	Rock City	Pat Eddery	Richard Hannon	1:28.22
1991	Bog Trotter	Lester Piggott	William Haggas	1:26.49
1992	Lion Cavern	Steve Cauthen	André Fabre	1:32.04
1993	Inchinor	Frankie Dettori	Roger Charlton	1:30.38
1994	Turtle Island	John Reid	Peter Chapple-Hyam	1:30.89
1995	Celtic Swing	Kevin Darley	Lady Herries	1:24.31
1996	Danehill Dancer	Pat Eddery	Neville Callaghan	1:30.18
1997	Yalaietanee	Frankie Dettori	Michael Stoute	1:26.07
1998	Victory Note	John Reid	Peter Chapple-Hyam	1:33.27
1999	Enrique	Kieren Fallon	Henry Cecil	1:25.19
2000	Barathea Guest [a]	Philip Robinson	George Margarson	1:26.88
2001	Munir	Richard Hills	Barry Hills	1:31.64
2002	Redback	Darryll Holland	Richard Hannon	1:23.84
2003	Muqbil	Willie Supple	John Dunlop	1:24.48
2004	Salford City	Johnny Murtagh	David Elsworth	1:26.97
2005	Indesatchel	Jamie Spencer	David Wachman	1:29.24
2006	Red Clubs	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1:25.69
2007	Major Cadeaux	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon	1:23.66
2008	Paco Boy	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon	1:27.14
2009	Vocalised	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	1:27.81
2010	Dick Turpin	Ryan Moore	Richard Hannon	1:22.72
2011	Frankel	Tom Queally	Henry Cecil	1:24.60

^a The 2000 running took place at Newmarket.

Earlier winners

¹ The 1915 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
² The 1949 winner Star King was later exported to Australia and renamed Star Kingdom.

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 – Greenham Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Greenham Stakes (2011).
• pedigreequery.com – Greenham Stakes – Newbury.
• Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 13–15. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.