Joel Stakes

Group 2 race
Joel Stakes
Location Rowley Mile
Newmarket, England
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor Shadwell
Website Newmarket
Race information
Distance 1 mile (1,609 metres)
Track Turf, straight
Qualification Three-years-old and up
Weight 8 st 13 lb (3yo);
9 st 3 lb (4yo+)
Allowances
3 lb for fillies and mares
Purse £100,000 (2011)
1st: £56,710

The Joel Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September or early October.

The event was formerly known as the Main Reef Stakes, and for a period it was classed at Listed level. Main Reef was a colt owned and bred by Jim Joel, and his victories included Newmarket's July Stakes in 1978. The distance of the Main Reef Stakes was cut to 1 mile in 1989, having been set previously at 1 mile and 2 furlongs.

Jim Joel died in 1992, and the race was renamed the Joel Stakes in 1994. Its status was raised to Group 3 in 2003, and to Group 2 in 2011.[1] It is now held on the second day of Newmarket's three-day Cambridgeshire Meeting.

The Joel Stakes is currently sponsored by Shadwell, and its full title includes the name of Nayef, a Shadwell stallion.

Contents

Records

Most successful horse since 1987:

Leading jockey since 1987 (3 wins):

Leading trainer since 1987 (3 wins):

Winners since 1987

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Time
1987 Lockton 3 Michael Hills Jeremy Hindley 2:06.88
1988 Hibernian Gold 3 Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 2:06.10
1989 Sabotage 3 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:43.13
1990 Raj Waki 3 Michael Kinane Guy Harwood 1:36.93
1991 Rudimentary 3 Pat Eddery Henry Cecil 1:36.55
1992 Inner City 3 Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani 1:37.50
1993 Gabr 3 Willie Carson Robert Armstrong 1:42.41
1994 Fraam 5 Walter Swinburn Alex Scott 1:36.05
1995 Bin Rosie 3 Kevin Darley David Loder 1:36.24
1996 Yeast 4 Ray Cochrane William Haggas 1:37.43
1997 Intikhab 3 Richard Hills David Morley 1:38.09
1998 Im Proposin 3 Richard Quinn John Dunlop 1:42.02
1999 Indian Lodge 3 Michael Roberts Amanda Perrett 1:39.00
2000 Hopeful Light 3 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden 1:40.39
2001 Beckett 3 Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien 1:38.54
2002 Desert Deer 4 Kevin Darley Mark Johnston 1:34.54
2003 Splendid Era 3 Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:37.40
2004 Polar Ben 5 Johnny Murtagh James Fanshawe 1:37.33
2005 Rob Roy 3 Michael Kinane Sir Michael Stoute 1:39.22
2006 Satchem 4 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor 1:39.95
2007 Creachadoir 3 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor 1:36.68
2008 Eagle Mountain 4 Kevin Shea Mike de Kock 1:34.07
2009 Confront 4 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 1:36.18
2010 Cityscape 4 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton 1:39.84
2011 Ransom Note 4 Michael Hills Charles Hills 1:34.68

See also

References

  1. ^ Lees, Jon (20 January 2011). "BHA secures upgrades for three pattern races". Racing Post. http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-racing/bha-newmarket-ascot-bha-secures-upgrades-for-three-pattern-races/810270/. Retrieved 2 April 2011.