Flying Childers Stakes

The Flying Childers Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.

History

The event is named after Flying Childers, a famous 18th-century racehorse bred at Carr House near Doncaster. It was established in 1967, and it was originally called the Norfolk Stakes. It was renamed when a different race became known as the Norfolk Stakes in 1973, and from this point it held Group 1 status. It was downgraded to Group 2 in 1979.

The Flying Childers Stakes is currently run on the third day of Doncaster's four-day St. Leger Festival, the day before the St. Leger Stakes.

Records

Leading jockey (5 wins):

• Lester Piggott – Tribal Chief (1969), Marble Arch (1972), Gentle Thoughts (1973), Hot Spark (1974), Green Desert (1985)

Leading trainer (5 wins):

• Sir Michael Stoute – Music Maestro (1977), Marwell (1980), Green Desert (1985), Raah Algharb (1994), Saddad (2001)

Winners

^a The 1989 race was abandoned because of subsidence.
^b The 2004 winner Chateau Istana was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Chateau King Prawn.
^c The 2006 running took place at York.

See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races
• Recurring sporting events established in 1967 – this race is included under its original title, Norfolk Stakes.

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
  • 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
  • 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

• galopp-sieger.de – Flying Childers Stakes (ex Norfolk Stakes).
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Flying Childers Stakes (2011).
• pedigreequery.com – Flying Childers Stakes – Doncaster.
• Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 181–182. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.  Cite uses deprecated parameters (help)