Superlative Stakes

Group 2 race
Superlative Stakes

Location	July Course Newmarket, England
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	32Red
Website	Newmarket
Race information
Distance	7f (1,408 metres)
Track	Turf, straight
Qualification	Two-year-olds
Weight	9 st 0 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies Penalties 3 lb for G1 / G2 winners
Purse	£60,000 (2011) 1st: £34,026

The Superlative Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.

Contents 1 History 2 Records 3 Winners since 1986 4 See also 5 References

History

The event was formerly known as the Bernard van Cutsem Stakes. It was named in memory of Bernard van Cutsem, a successful racehorse trainer who died in 1975.

The race was renamed the Superlative Stakes in 1991. It now honours Superlative, the winner of the July Stakes in 1983.

For a period the Superlative Stakes held Listed status. It was upgraded to Group 3 level in 2003, and to Group 2 in 2006.

It is currently staged on the final day of Newmarket's three-day July Festival meeting.

Records

Leading jockey since 1986 (4 wins):

• Steve Cauthen – Suhailie (1986), Samoan (1988), Be My Chief (1989), Hokusai (1990)
• Pat Eddery – Undercut (1987), Ardkinglass (1992), Bal Harbour (1993), Allied Forces (1995)

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Leading trainer since 1986 (9 wins):

• Henry Cecil – Suhailie (1986), Samoan (1988), Be My Chief (1989), Hokusai (1990), Ardkinglass (1992), Bal Harbour (1993), Allied Forces (1995), Baltic State (1997), Vacamonte (2000)

Winners since 1986

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1986	Suhailie	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:26.86
1987	Undercut	Pat Eddery	Guy Harwood	1:24.98
1988	Samoan	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:29.14
1989	Be My Chief	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:26.66
1990	Hokusai	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:26.78
1991	Dr Devious	Willie Carson	Peter Chapple-Hyam	1:26.48
1992	Ardkinglass	Pat Eddery	Henry Cecil	1:26.07
1993	Bal Harbour	Pat Eddery	Henry Cecil	1:29.26
1994	Fleet Hill	Frankie Dettori	Mick Channon	1:25.41
1995	Allied Forces	Pat Eddery	Henry Cecil	1:27.84
1996	Recondite	Kevin Darley	Mick Channon	1:26.64
1997	Baltic State	Kieren Fallon	Henry Cecil	1:26.96
1998	Commander Collins	John Reid	Peter Chapple-Hyam	1:25.74
1999	Thady Quill	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	1:25.87
2000	Vacamonte	Richard Quinn	Henry Cecil	1:26.95
2001	Redback	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon	1:26.63
2002	Surbiton	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1:26.96
2003	Kings Point	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon	1:24.42
2004	Dubawi	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	1:26.48
2005	Horatio Nelson	Kieren Fallon	Aidan O'Brien	1:26.40
2006	Halicarnassus	Tony Culhane	Mick Channon	1:26.02
2007	Hatta Fort	Hugh Bowman	Mick Channon	1:25.91
2008	Firth of Fifth	Richard Kingscote	Tom Dascombe	1:26.15
2009	Silver Grecian	Michael Hills	John Ryan	1:24.37
2010	King Torus	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon	1:26.24
2011	Red Duke	Kieren Fallon	John Quinn	1:24.57

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 – Superlative Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Superlative Stakes (2011).
• pedigreequery.com – Superlative Stakes – Newmarket.