Solario Stakes

The Solario Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 7 furlongs and 16 yards (1,423 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late August or early September.

History

The event is named after Solario, a successful racehorse in the 1920s and subsequently a leading sire. It was established in 1947, and the inaugural running was won by Panair.

For a period the Solario Stakes was classed at Listed level. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 1986.

The race was formerly held during Sandown Park's Variety Club Day, an annual fundraising event for the Variety Club. The 2011 running promoted the charity's Sunshine Coaches. In 2012 Variety Club day was moved to August and the sponsorship of the Solario Stakes was taken over by Candy Kittens.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):

• Lester Piggott – March Past (1952), Pindari (1958), Speed of Sound (1966), Remand (1967), The Fort (1982), Oh So Sharp (1984)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

• Henry Cecil – Lyphard's Wish (1978), The Fort (1982), Oh So Sharp (1984), Sanquirico (1987), High Estate (1988), Be My Chief (1989)

Winners since 1978

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

• galopp-sieger.de – Solario Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Solario Stakes (2011).
• pedigreequery.com – Solario Stakes – Sandown Park.
• Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 148–149. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.  Cite uses deprecated parameters (help)