Nell Gwyn Stakes

Group 3 race
Nell Gwyn Stakes

Location	Rowley Mile Newmarket, England
Inaugurated	1961
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Lanwades Stud
Website	Newmarket
Race information
Distance	7f (1,408 metres)
Track	Turf, straight
Qualification	Three-year-old fillies
Weight	8 st 12 lb Penalties 3 lb for G1 / G2 winners
Purse	£50,000 (2011) 1st: £28,385

The Nell Gwyn Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in mid April.

The event is named after Nell Gwyn (1650–1687), an English actress who was the mistress of King Charles II. It was established in 1961, and the inaugural winner was Verbena.

The race serves as a trial for the first fillies' Classics of the European flat season. The most recent winner to achieve victory in the 1,000 Guineas was Speciosa in 2006, and the last to win the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches was Valentine Waltz in 1999.

At present, the Nell Gwyn Stakes is held on the opening day of Newmarket's two-day Craven Meeting, one day before the Craven Stakes.

Contents 1 Records 2 Winners since 1979 3 Earlier winners 4 See also 5 References

Records

Leading jockey (5 wins):

• Lester Piggott – Super Honey (1971), Rose Bowl (1975), Fairy Footsteps (1981), Chalon (1982), Niche (1993)

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Leading trainer (7 wins):

• Henry Cecil – Caspian (1973), One in a Million (1979), Evita (1980), Fairy Footsteps (1981), Chalon (1982), Oh So Sharp (1985), Martha Stevens (1987)

Winners since 1979

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1979	One in a Million	Joe Mercer	Henry Cecil
1980	Evita	Joe Mercer	Henry Cecil
1981	Fairy Footsteps	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil
1982	Chalon	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil
1983	Favoridge	Pat Eddery	Geoff Wragg
1984	Pebbles	Philip Robinson	Clive Brittain	1:24.68
1985	Oh So Sharp	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:27.19
1986	Sonic Lady	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	1:31.69
1987	Martha Stevens	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:27.76
1988	Ghariba	Michael Roberts	Alec Stewart	1:28.63
1989	Ensconse	Ray Cochrane	Luca Cumani	1:27.08
1990	Heart of Joy	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	1:24.58
1991	Crystal Gazing	Frankie Dettori	Luca Cumani	1:25.29
1992	A-to-Z	Michael Hills	Michael Bell	1:27.09
1993	Niche	Lester Piggott	Richard Hannon	1:27.07
1994	Mehthaaf	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	1:27.50
1995	Myself	John Reid	Peter Chapple-Hyam	1:24.30
1996	Thrilling Day	David Harrison	Neil Graham	1:25.31
1997	Reunion	Richard Hills	John Hills	1:25.28
1998	Cloud Castle	John Reid	Clive Brittain	1:28.85
1999	Valentine Waltz	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	1:25.64
2000	Petrushka	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	1:25.60
2001	Lil's Jessy	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Noseda	1:26.63
2002	Misterah	Richard Hills	Marcus Tregoning	1:24.72
2003	Khulood	Richard Hills	John Dunlop	1:26.76
2004	Silca's Gift	Ted Durcan	Mick Channon	1:26.81
2005	Karen's Caper	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	1:24.72
2006	Speciosa	Michael Fenton	Pam Sly	1:23.45
2007	Scarlet Runner	Kerrin McEvoy	John Dunlop	1:24.59
2008	Infallible	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	1:27.15
2009	Fantasia	Frankie Dettori	Luca Cumani	1:26.93
2010	Music Show	Kieren Fallon	Mick Channon	1:25.43
2011	Barefoot Lady	Paul Hanagan	Richard Fahey	1:24.44

Earlier winners

See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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• galopp-sieger.de – Nell Gwyn Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Nell Gwyn Stakes (2011).
• pedigreequery.com – Nell Gwyn Stakes – Newmarket.
• Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 16–17. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.