| Location | Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1919 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website | Ascot |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 7f (1,408 metres) |
| Track | Turf, straight |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | 9 st 1 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies Penalties 5 lb for G1 / G2 winners 3 lb for G3 winners |
| Purse | £70,000 (2011) 1st: £39,739 |
The Jersey Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
The event was established when a three-year cycle of races called the Triennial Stakes was discontinued after World War I. The Triennial Stakes had comprised a race for two-year-olds over 5 furlongs, a race for three-year-olds over 7 furlongs, and a race for four-year-olds over 2 miles. Horses would return each year to compete over the increasing distances.
The Jersey Stakes replaced the second leg of the Triennial Stakes in 1919. It was named after the 4th Earl of Jersey, who served as the Master of the Buckhounds in the late eighteenth century.
The race is now run on the second day of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting.
Contents |
Leading jockey (6 wins):
Leading trainer (5 wins):
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
| 1978 | Camden Town | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn | |
| 1979 | Blue Refrain | Brian Rouse | John Benstead | |
| 1980 | Hard Fought | Lester Piggott | Michael Stoute | |
| 1981 | Rasa Penang | Lester Piggott | Robert Armstrong | |
| 1982 | Merlin's Charm | Steve Cauthen | Barry Hills | |
| 1983 | Tecorno | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | |
| 1984 | Miss Silca Key | Brian Rouse | David Elsworth | |
| 1985 | Pennine Walk | Pat Eddery | Jeremy Tree | |
| 1986 | Cliveden | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | 1:27.85 |
| 1987 | Midyan | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 1:30.07 |
| 1988 | Indian Ridge | Cash Asmussen | David Elsworth | 1:26.20 |
| 1989 | Zilzal | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 1:26.30 |
| 1990 | Sally Rous | Gary Carter | Geoff Wragg | 1:27.16 |
| 1991 | Satin Flower | Steve Cauthen | John Gosden | 1:28.63 |
| 1992 | Prince Ferdinand | John Reid | Matt McCormack | 1:25.94 |
| 1993 | Ardkinglass | Willie Ryan | Henry Cecil | 1:35.68 |
| 1994 | River Deep | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | 1:28.70 |
| 1995 | Sergeyev | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon | 1:27.12 |
| 1996 | Lucayan Prince | Richard Hughes | David Loder | 1:28.35 |
| 1997 | Among Men | Michael Kinane | Michael Stoute | 1:26.66 |
| 1998 | Diktat | Darryll Holland | David Loder | 1:28.43 |
| 1999 | Lots of Magic | Dane O'Neill | Richard Hannon | 1:26.45 |
| 2000 | Observatory | Kevin Darley | John Gosden | 1:28.93 |
| 2001 | Mozart | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | 1:27.86 |
| 2002 | Just James | Olivier Peslier | Jeremy Noseda | 1:27.19 |
| 2003 | Membership | Gary Stevens | Clive Brittain | 1:26.64 |
| 2004 | Kheleyf | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:27.35 |
| 2005 | Proclamation [a] | Johnny Murtagh | Jeremy Noseda | 1:22.82 |
| 2006 | Jeremy | Michael Kinane | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:27.54 |
| 2007 | Tariq | Jimmy Fortune | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 1:26.76 |
| 2008 | Aqlaam | Richard Hills | William Haggas | 1:26.98 |
| 2009 | Ouqba | Tadhg O'Shea | Barry Hills | 1:27.65 |
| 2010 | Rainfall | Ryan Moore | Mark Johnston | 1:24.94 |
| 2011 | Strong Suit | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon | 1:26.09 |
a The 2005 running took place at York.
The second leg of the Triennial Stakes was contested by three-year-olds over 7 furlongs, and it was first run in 1849.
* The 1949 winner Star King was later exported to Australia and renamed Star Kingdom.