Darley Stakes

Darley Stakes
Group 3 race
Location Rowley Mile
Newmarket, England
Inaugurated 1987
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Website Newmarket
Race information
Distance 1m 1f (1,811 metres)
Surface Turf
Track Straight
Qualification Three-years-old and up
Weight 8 st 13 lb (3yo);
9 st 3 lb (4yo+)
Allowances
3 lb for fillies and mares
Penalties
8 lb for Group 1 winners *
6 lb for Group 2 winners *
4 lb for Group 3 winners *
* after February 28 2014
Purse £65,000 (2014)
1st: £36,862
Darley Stakes
2014
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The Darley Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile and 1 furlong (1,811 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.

History

The event was established in 1987, but the inaugural running was abandoned because of high winds and structural damage.[1] For a period the race held Listed status, and it was promoted to Group 3 level in 2003.

The Darley Stakes was formerly staged during Newmarket's Champions' Meeting in mid-October. It became part of a new fixture called Future Champions Day in 2011.

Records

Most successful horse:

  • no horse has won this race more than once

Leading jockey (4 wins):

  • Richard Hills – Fahris (1997), Haami (1998), Albarahin (2000), Tazeez (2010)

Leading trainer (2 wins):

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
1987 no race [a]
1988 Media Starguest 4 Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani 1:55.67
1989 Princess Accord 3 Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani 1:50.70
1990 Raj Waki 3 Ray Cochrane Guy Harwood 1:53.22
1991 Susurration 4 Willie Carson John Gosden 1:48.35
1992 Mellottie 7 John Lowe Mary Reveley 1:48.62
1993 Wharf 3 Pat Eddery Henry Cecil 1:53.15
1994 Desert Shot 4 Frankie Dettori Michael Stoute 1:50.63
1995 Restructure 3 Paul Eddery Julie Cecil 1:50.23
1996 Tarawa 4 Richard Hughes Neville Callaghan 1:51.91
1997 Fahris 3 Richard Hills Ben Hanbury 1:55.43
1998 Haami 3 Richard Hills John Dunlop 1:50.54
1999 Indian Lodge [b] 3 Kieren Fallon Amanda Perrett 1:47.40
2000 Albarahin 5 Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning 1:53.87
2001 Right Wing 7 Pat Eddery John Dunlop 1:57.44
2002 Golden Silca 6 Ted Durcan Mick Channon 1:50.52
2003 Far Lane 4 Richard Hughes Barry Hills 1:51.60
2004 Autumn Glory 4 Steve Drowne Geoff Wragg 1:54.96
2005 Enforcer 3 Martin Dwyer Willie Muir 1:53.38
2006 Stage Gift 3 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 1:53.69
2007 Windsor Knot 5 Ted Durcan Saeed bin Suroor 1:52.38
2008 Charlie Farnsbarns 4 Ryan Moore Brian Meehan 1:47.78
2009 Steele Tango 4 Liam Keniry Roger Teal 1:49.55
2010 Tazeez 6 Richard Hills John Gosden 1:49.74
2011 Bubble Chic 3 Olivier Peslier Giuseppe Botti 1:50.85
2012 Mull of Killough 6 Joseph O'Brien Jane Chapple-Hyam 1:51.37
2013 Highland Knight 6 David Probert Andrew Balding 1.51.21
2014 Berkshire 3 Jim Crowley Paul Cole 1:53.40

a The race was abandoned in 1987 because of high winds and structural damage.
b The 1999 running took place on Newmarket's July Course over 1 mile and 110 yards.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Operation mop-up". Glasgow Herald. 17 October 1987. Retrieved 1 July 2012.