Lowther Stakes

The Lowther Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old fillies. It is run at York over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

History

A different event called the Lowther Stakes, a middle-distance race open to horses aged three or older, used to be contested at Newmarket. Its winners included Bay Ronald (1896), Bayardo (1909) and Gay Crusader (1917).

The present version is named in memory of Hugh Lowther (1857–1944), the 5th Earl of Lonsdale. It was established in 1946, and the inaugural running was won by Southernwood.

The Lowther Stakes is currently held on the second day of York's four-day Ebor Festival meeting. The leading horses from the race sometimes go on to compete in the Cheveley Park Stakes.

Records

Leading jockey (3 wins):

• Harry Carr – Woodflower (1947), Gamble in Gold (1950), Dunce Cap (1962)
• Ron Hutchinson – Kathy Too (1960), La Tendresse (1961), Sovereign (1967)
• Lester Piggott – Kittyhawk (1980), Prickle (1983), Niche (1992)

Leading trainer (5 wins):

• Richard Hannon – Enstone Spark (1977), Only Yours (1990), Niche (1992), Infamous Angel (2008), Best Terms (2011)

Winners since 1976

^a The 2008 running took place at Newmarket.

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, 2012, 2013

• galopp-sieger.de – Lowther Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Lowther Stakes (2011).
• pedigreequery.com – Lowther Stakes – York.
• Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 160–161. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.  Cite uses deprecated parameters (help)