| Location | Rowley Mile Newmarket, England |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1894 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | QIPCO |
| Website | Newmarket |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 4f (2,414 metres) |
| Track | Turf, right-hand "L" |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
| Weight | 8 st 11 lb (4yo); 8 st 12 lb (5yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 5 lb for Group 1 winners * 3 lb for Group 2 winners * * at 1 mile or over since August 31 last year |
| Purse | £80,000 (2011) 1st: £45,416 |
The Jockey Club Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres) at Newmarket, and the final part of the race is on the Rowley Mile. It is scheduled to take place each year in late April or early May.
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The event was introduced by the Jockey Club in 1894, and the first running was won by Isinglass. The race was originally held in the autumn, and it was initially run over 1 mile and 2 furlongs. In the early part of its history it was open to horses aged three or older, and it sometimes featured one or more of the season's Classic winners. Its distance was extended to 1 mile and 6 furlongs in 1901.
The minimum age of competing horses was raised to four in 1963, and from this point the race was contested over 1 mile and 4 furlongs. Since then, the leading contenders have often gone on to run in the Coronation Cup, and the last to win both events in the same year was Shirocco in 2006.
At present, the Jockey Club Stakes is staged on the opening day of Newmarket's two-day Guineas Festival meeting, the same day as the 2,000 Guineas Stakes.
Most successful horse (2 wins):
Leading jockey (7 wins):
Leading trainer (9 wins):
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
| 1980 | More Light | 4 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | |
| 1981 | Master Willie | 4 | Philip Waldron | Henry Candy | |
| 1982 | Ardross | 6 | Lester Piggott | Henry Cecil | |
| 1983 | Electric | 4 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | |
| 1984 | Gay Lemur | 4 | Geoff Baxter | Bruce Hobbs | |
| 1985 | Kirmann | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Fulke Johnson Houghton | |
| 1986 | Phardante | 4 | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | 2:36.45 |
| 1987 | Phardante | 5 | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | 2:34.27 |
| 1988 | Almaarad | 5 | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | 2:39.57 |
| 1989 | Unfuwain | 4 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | 2:31.09 |
| 1990 | Roseate Tern | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Luca Cumani | 2:30.10 |
| 1991 | Rock Hopper | 4 | Pat Eddery | Michael Stoute | 2:34.48 |
| 1992 | Sapience | 6 | Ray Cochrane | David Elsworth | 2:32.13 |
| 1993 | Zinaad | 4 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 2:31.40 |
| 1994 | Silver Wisp | 5 | Michael Hills | David Nicholson | 2:31.37 |
| 1995 | Only Royale | 6 | Frankie Dettori | Luca Cumani | 2:31.26 |
| 1996 | Riyadian | 4 | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | 2:32.20 |
| 1997 | Time Allowed | 4 | John Reid | Michael Stoute | 2:29.15 |
| 1998 | Romanov | 4 | John Reid | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 2:39.10 |
| 1999 | Silver Patriarch | 5 | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | 2:28.48 |
| 2000 | Blueprint | 5 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:31.72 |
| 2001 | Millenary | 4 | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | 2:32.67 |
| 2002 | Marienbard | 5 | Jamie Spencer | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:30.09 |
| 2003 | Warrsan | 5 | Philip Robinson | Clive Brittain | 2:35.48 |
| 2004 | Gamut | 5 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:29.77 |
| 2005 | Alkaased | 5 | Jimmy Fortune | Luca Cumani | 2:31.43 |
| 2006 | Shirocco | 5 | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | 2:36.25 |
| 2007 | Sixties Icon | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Jeremy Noseda | 2:33.52 |
| 2008 | Getaway | 5 | Stéphane Pasquier | André Fabre | 2:35.63 |
| 2009 | Bronze Cannon | 4 | Jimmy Fortune | John Gosden | 2:30.70 |
| 2010 | Jukebox Jury | 4 | Royston Ffrench | Mark Johnston | 2:32.34 |
| 2011 | Dandino | 4 | Paul Mulrennan | James Given | 2:33.70 |