| Location | July Course Newmarket, England |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1786 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | TNT |
| Website | Newmarket |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6f (1,207 metres) |
| Track | Turf, straight |
| Qualification | Two-year-old colts and geldings |
| Weight | 8 st 12 lb Penalties 3 lb for G1 / G2 winners |
| Purse | £60,000 (2011) 1st: £34,026 |
The July Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
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The July Stakes is the oldest surviving event for two-year-olds in the British flat racing calendar. It was established in 1786, and it was originally open to horses of either gender. The conditions initially stipulated that those horses sired by Eclipse or Highflyer should carry an additional weight of three pounds.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period the July Stakes was classed at Group 3 level. The event was restricted to colts and geldings in 1977, and it was promoted to Group 2 status in 2003.
The July Stakes is currently held on the opening day of Newmarket's three-day July Festival meeting. The equivalent race for fillies is the Cherry Hinton Stakes.
Leading jockey (6 wins):
Leading trainer (7 wins):
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
| 1979 | Final Straw | Paul Cook | Michael Stoute | |
| 1980 | Age Quod Agis | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | |
| 1981 | End of the Line | Steve Cauthen | Barry Hills | |
| 1982 | Horage | Pat Eddery | Matt McCormack | |
| 1983 | Superlative | Tony Ives | Bill O'Gorman | |
| 1984 | Primo Dominie | John Reid | Brian Swift | |
| 1985 | Green Desert | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 1:11.92 |
| 1986 | Mansooj | Cash Asmussen | Neville Callaghan | 1:12.90 |
| 1987 | Sanquirico | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 1:11.79 |
| 1988 | Always Valiant | Willie Carson | Neville Callaghan | 1:16.97 |
| 1989 | Rock City | Willie Carson | Richard Hannon | 1:12.29 |
| 1990 | Mujtahid | Willie Carson | Robert Armstrong | 1:10.61 |
| 1991 | Showbrook | Bruce Raymond | Richard Hannon | 1:14.16 |
| 1992 | Wharf | Pat Eddery | Henry Cecil | 1:13.49 |
| 1993 | First Trump | Michael Hills | Geoff Wragg | 1:12.97 |
| 1994 | Fallow | Frankie Dettori | David Loder | 1:12.73 |
| 1995 | Tagula | Walter Swinburn | Ian Balding | 1:11.83 |
| 1996 | Rich Ground | John Reid | James Bethell | 1:12.04 |
| 1997 | Bold Fact | Kieren Fallon | Henry Cecil | 1:12.64 |
| 1998 | Bertolini | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | 1:12.16 |
| 1999 | City on a Hill | Sylvain Guillot | David Loder | 1:10.70 |
| 2000 | Noverre | Jimmy Fortune | David Loder | 1:13.06 |
| 2001 | Meshaheer | Frankie Dettori | David Loder | 1:11.89 |
| 2002 | Mister Links | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon | 1:14.28 |
| 2003 | Nevisian Lad | Kieren Fallon | Michael Bell | 1:12.39 |
| 2004 | Captain Hurricane | Jimmy Fortune | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 1:13.61 |
| 2005 | Ivan Denisovich | Kieren Fallon | Aidan O'Brien | 1:12.42 |
| 2006 | Strategic Prince | Eddie Ahern | Paul Cole | 1:12.15 |
| 2007 | Winker Watson | Jimmy Fortune | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 1:11.56 |
| 2008 | Classic Blade | Richard Kingscote | Tom Dascombe | 1:13.21 |
| 2009 | Arcano | Martin Dwyer | Brian Meehan | 1:10.53 |
| 2010 | Libranno | Ryan Moore | Richard Hannon | 1:11.37 |
| 2011 | Frederick Engels | Eddie Ahern | David Brown | 1:13.76 |
1 The 1900 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
2 The 1944 running took place at Windsor.