| Location | Leicester Racecourse Oadby, England |
|---|---|
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Totesport |
| Website | Leicester |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 7f 9y (1,416 metres) |
| Track | Turf, straight |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up excluding G1 / G2 winners since January 1 last year |
| Weight | 9 st 2 lb Allowances 5 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 5 lb for Group 3 winners * 3 lb for Listed winners * * since August 31 last year |
| Purse | £30,000 (2011) 1st: £17,031 |
The Leicestershire Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Leicester over a distance of 7 furlongs and 9 yards (1,416 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in April.
The event was promoted from Listed to Group 3 status in 1999, and it continued at the higher level until 2003. During this period it was won on three occasions by Warningford.
The race was relegated back to Listed level in 2004.
Contents |
Most successful horse since 1986 (3 wins):
Leading jockey since 1986 (3 wins):
Leading trainer since 1986 (3 wins):
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
| 1986 | Bollin Knight | 4 | Mark Birch | Peter Easterby | |
| 1987 | Flower Bowl | 4 | Billy Newnes | John Dunlop | 1:23.50 |
| 1988 | Sharp Reminder | 4 | Tyrone Williams | Ray Laing | 1:24.80 |
| 1989 | Beau Sher | 6 | Bruce Raymond | Ben Hanbury | 1:27.40 |
| 1990 | Monsagem | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 1:24.40 |
| 1991 | Rami | 4 | Ray Cochrane | Peter Walwyn | 1:25.90 |
| 1992 | Shalford | 4 | Brian Rouse | Richard Hannon | 1:24.80 |
| 1993 | Swing Low | 4 | Brian Rouse | Richard Hannon | 1:26.10 |
| 1994 | Pollen Count | 5 | John Carroll | John Gosden | 1:32.80 |
| 1995 | Young Ern | 5 | Richard Quinn | Simon Dow | 1:21.50 |
| 1996 | Young Ern | 6 | Brent Thomson | Simon Dow | 1:24.50 |
| 1997 | Wizard King | 6 | George Duffield | Sir Mark Prescott | 1:24.80 |
| no race 1998 | |||||
| 1999 | Warningford | 5 | Ray Cochrane | James Fanshawe | 1:30.30 |
| 2000 | Sugarfoot [a] | 6 | Ray Cochrane | Nigel Tinkler | 1:28.60 |
| 2001 | Warningford [b] | 7 | Kieren Fallon | James Fanshawe | 1:26.24 |
| 2002 | Warningford | 8 | Oscar Urbina | James Fanshawe | 1:23.00 |
| 2003 | Tillerman | 7 | Richard Hughes | Amanda Perrett | 1:22.72 |
| 2004 | Tout Seul | 4 | Stephen Carson | Fulke Johnson Houghton | 1:26.31 |
| 2005 | Le Vie dei Colori | 5 | Darryll Holland | Luca Cumani | 1:25.15 |
| 2006 | Etlaala | 4 | Richard Hills | Barry Hills | 1:26.45 |
| 2007 | New Seeker | 7 | Ted Durcan | Paul Cole | 1:24.22 |
| 2008 | Captain Marvelous | 4 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 1:24.03 |
| 2009 | Asset | 6 | Ted Durcan | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:22.01 |
| 2010 | Spirit of Sharjah | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Julia Feilden | 1:22.99 |
| 2011 | Flambeau | 4 | Dane O'Neill | Henry Candy | 1:21.92 |
a b The 2000 running was held at Doncaster, and the 2001 edition was at Newmarket.