Nunthorpe Stakes

Group 1 race
Nunthorpe Stakes
Location	York Racecourse York, England
Inaugurated	1922
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Coolmore
Website	York
Race information
Distance	5f (1,006 metres)
Surface	Turf
Track	Straight
Qualification	Two-years-old and up
Weight	8 st 1 lb (2yo); 9 st 9 lb (3yo); 9 st 11 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares
Purse	£240,000 (2011) 1st: £156,066

The Nunthorpe Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged two years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

Contents 1 History 2 Records 3 Winners since 1980 4 Earlier winners 5 See also 6 References

History

The event is named after Nunthorpe, an area of York located to the north of the racecourse. The first version, a low-grade selling race, was established in 1903. The present version began in 1922, and the inaugural running was won by Two Step.

The race was sponsored by William Hill from 1976 to 1989, and during this period it was known as the William Hill Sprint Championship. It has had several different sponsors since then, and the latest is Coolmore Stud, which started supporting the event in 2007.

The Nunthorpe Stakes became part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series in 2011. The winner of the race now earns an automatic invitation to compete in the same year's Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint.^[1]

The event is one of a limited number of races in which two-year-old horses can compete against their elders. The first juvenile to win was High Treason in 1953, and the most recent was Kingsgate Native in 2007.

The Nunthorpe Stakes is currently held on the third day of York's four-day Ebor Festival meeting.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

• Tag End – 1928, 1929, 1930
• Sharpo – 1980, 1981, 1982

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Leading jockey (7 wins):

• Lester Piggott – Right Boy (1958, 1959), Matatina (1963), Caterina (1966), Tower Walk (1969), Swing Easy (1971), Solinus (1978)

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Leading trainer (5 wins):

• Ossie Bell – Highborn II (1926, 1927), Greenore (1932), Concerto (1933), Ipsden (1937)

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Leading owner (3 wins):

• Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen – Highborn II (1926, 1927), Concerto (1933)
• Jack Joel – Tag End (1928, 1929, 1930)
• Monica Sheriffe – Sharpo (1980, 1981, 1982)

Winners since 1980

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1980	Sharpo	3	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Tree	Monica Sheriffe	1:01.20
1981	Sharpo	4	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Tree	Monica Sheriffe	1:00.86
1982	Sharpo	5	Steve Cauthen	Jeremy Tree	Monica Sheriffe	0:58.68
1983	Habibti	3	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	Mohamed Mutawa	0:57.99
1984	Committed	4	Brent Thomson	Dermot Weld	Robert Sangster	0:57.24
1985	Never So Bold	5	Steve Cauthen	Robert Armstrong	Edward Kessly	0:59.81
1986	Last Tycoon	3	Yves Saint-Martin	Robert Collet	Richard C. Strauss	0:57.47
1987	Ajdal	3	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	Sheikh Mohammed	0:58.48
1988	Handsome Sailor	5	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	Robert Sangster	0:58.73
1989	Cadeaux Genereux	4	Pat Eddery	Alex Scott	Maktoum Al Maktoum	0:57.67
1990	Dayjur	3	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	Hamdan Al Maktoum	0:56.16
1991	Sheikh Albadou	3	Pat Eddery	Alex Scott	Hilal Salem	0:58.21
1992	Lyric Fantasy	2	Michael Roberts	Richard Hannon	7th Earl of Carnarvon	0:57.39
1993	Lochsong	5	Frankie Dettori	Ian Balding	Jeff Smith	0:58.12
1994	Piccolo [a]	3	John Reid	Mick Channon	John Mitchell & Partners	0:57.61
1995	So Factual	5	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	0:57.47
1996	Pivotal	3	George Duffield	Sir Mark Prescott	Cheveley Park Stud	0:56.53
1997 (dh)	Coastal Bluff Ya Malak	5 6	Kevin Darley Alex Greaves	David Barron David Nicholls	Mrs David Sharp Contrac / Consultco	0:59.58
1998	Lochangel	4	Frankie Dettori	Ian Balding	Jeff Smith	0:56.83
1999	Stravinsky	3	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Magnier / Tabor	0:59.33
2000	Nuclear Debate	5	Gérald Mossé	John Hammond	Bob Chester	0:57.83
2001	Mozart	3	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Tabor / Magnier	0:57.27
2002	Kyllachy	4	Jamie Spencer	Henry Candy	Thurloe / Cheveley Park	0:58.10
2003	Oasis Dream	3	Richard Hughes	John Gosden	Khalid Abdullah	0:56.20
2004	Bahamian Pirate	9	Seb Sanders	David Nicholls	Lucayan Stud	0:59.89
2005	La Cucaracha	4	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	Guy Reed	0:56.82
2006	Reverence	5	Kevin Darley	Eric Alston	G. & L. Middlebrook	1:00.68
2007	Kingsgate Native	2	Jimmy Quinn	John Best	John Mayne	0:58.14
2008	Borderlescott [b]	6	Pat Cosgrave	Robin Bastiman	Edgar / Donaldson	0:56.09
2009	Borderlescott	7	Neil Callan	Robin Bastiman	Edgar / Donaldson	0:57.50
2010	Sole Power	3	Wayne Lordan	Edward Lynam	Sabena Power	0:57.14
2011	Margot Did	3	Hayley Turner	Michael Bell	Redman / Philipps	0:58.66

^a Blue Siren finished first in 1994, but she was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.
^b The 2008 running took place at Newmarket.

Earlier winners

* The race was run at Newmarket during the period 1942–44.

See also

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

References

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• 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 – Nunthorpe Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Nunthorpe Stakes (2011).
• pedigreequery.com – Nunthorpe Stakes – York.
• Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 158–160. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.