Gimcrack Stakes
This article is about a British horse race. For an Australian horse race with a similar name, see Gimcrack Stakes (PR).
| Gimcrack Stakes | |
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| Group 2 race | |
| Location |
York Racecourse York, England |
| Inaugurated | 1846 |
| Race type | Flat |
| Sponsor | Irish Thoroughbred Marketing |
| Website | York |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6f (1,207 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Straight |
| Qualification |
Two-year-old colts and geldings |
| Weight |
9 st 0 lb Penalties 3 lb for G1 / G2 winners |
| Purse |
£200,000 (2014) 1st: £113,420. |
| 2014 | ||
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| Muhaarar | Jungle Cat | Ahlan Emarati |
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| Astaire | Wilshire Boulevard | Parbold |
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| Blaine | Heavy Metal | Cay Verde |
| 2011 | ||
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| Caspar Netscher | Lilbourne Lad | Burwaaz |
| 2010 | ||
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| Approve | Crown Prosecutor | Sir Reginald |
| 2009 | ||
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| Showcasing | Taajub | Monsieur Chevalier |
| 2008 | ||
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| Shaweel | Master Noverre | Jobe |
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| Sir Gerry | Great Barrier Reef | Swiss Franc |
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| Conquest | Wi Dud | Bodes Galaxy |
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| Amadeus Wolf | Red Clubs | Assertive |
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| Tony James | Andronikos | Abraxas Antelope |
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| Balmont | Fokine | Grand Reward |
The Gimcrack Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old colts and geldings. 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
The event is named after Gimcrack, a successful racehorse in the 18th century. Gimcrack won twenty-seven times in a career of thirty-six races, but none of his victories were achieved at York.
The Gimcrack Stakes was established in 1846, and it was originally open to horses of either gender. It was restricted to male horses in 1987.
The race is currently staged on the final day of York's four-day Ebor Festival meeting. The owner of the winning horse is traditionally invited to give a speech at the annual Gimcrack Dinner, which is held at the racecourse in December.[1]
Records
Leading jockey (9 wins):
- John Osborne, Jr. – Exact (1852), Coastguard (1863), Wild Agnes (1864), Lord of the Vale (1865), Bothwell (1870), Thorn (1872), Holy Friar (1874), Constantine (1876), Simnel (1880)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- William I'Anson, Jr. – Pursebearer (1881), Castor (1885), Lady Muncaster (1886), Derwentwater (1887), Lockhart (1889), Royal Stag (1890), Barbette (1903)
Winners since 1980
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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| 1980 | Bel Bolide | Pat Eddery | Jeremy Tree | 1:16.00 |
| 1981 | Full Extent | John Lowe | Steve Norton | 1:16.70 |
| 1982 | Horage | Tony Murray | Matt McCormack | |
| 1983 | Precocious | Lester Piggott | Henry Cecil | 1:11.90 |
| 1984 | Doulab | Tony Murray | Harry Thomson Jones | 1:11.30 |
| 1985 | Stalker | Joe Mercer | Peter Walwyn | |
| 1986 | Wiganthorpe | Willie Carson | Mick Easterby | 1:11.85 |
| 1987 | Reprimand | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 1:15.10 |
| 1988 | Sharp N' Early | Brian Rouse | Richard Hannon, Sr. | 1:09.84 |
| 1989 | Rock City | Willie Carson | Richard Hannon, Sr. | 1:10.97 |
| 1990 | Mujtahid | Willie Carson | Robert Armstrong | 1:10.55 |
| 1991 | River Falls | Bruce Raymond | Richard Hannon, Sr. | 1:13.72 |
| 1992 | Splendent | Alan Munro | Paul Cole | 1:11.42 |
| 1993 | Turtle Island | John Reid | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 1:13.49 |
| 1994 | Chilly Billy | Kieren Fallon | Lynda Ramsden | 1:12.78 |
| 1995 | Royal Applause | Walter Swinburn | Barry Hills | 1:11.42 |
| 1996 | Abou Zouz | Frankie Dettori | David Loder | 1:10.78 |
| 1997 | Carrowkeel | Pat Eddery | Barry Hills | 1:13.39 |
| 1998 | Josr Algarhoud | Kieren Fallon | Mick Channon | 1:10.28 |
| 1999 | Mull of Kintyre | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | 1:11.51 |
| 2000 | Bannister | Johnny Murtagh | Richard Hannon, Sr. | 1:12.50 |
| 2001 | Rock of Gibraltar | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | 1:11.23 |
| 2002 | Country Reel | Frankie Dettori | David Loder | 1:12.61 |
| 2003 | Balmont | Pat Eddery | Jeremy Noseda | 1:11.07 |
| 2004 | Tony James | Seb Sanders | Clive Brittain | 1:14.30 |
| 2005 | Amadeus Wolf | Neil Callan | Kevin Ryan | 1:09.75 |
| 2006 | Conquest | Jimmy Fortune | William Haggas | 1:11.81 |
| 2007 | Sir Gerry | Jamie Spencer | James Fanshawe | 1:14.16 |
| 2008 | Shaweel [a] | Greg Fairley | Mark Johnston | 1:13.92 |
| 2009 | Showcasing | Jimmy Fortune | John Gosden | 1:09.28 |
| 2010 | Approve | Eddie Ahern | William Haggas | 1:11.67 |
| 2011 | Caspar Netscher | Robert Winston | Alan McCabe | 1:12.74 |
| 2012 | Blaine | Phillip Makin | Kevin Ryan | 1:11.53 |
| 2013 | Astaire | Neil Callan | Kevin Ryan | 1:13.72 |
| 2014 | Muhaarar | Paul Hanagan | Charles Hills | 1:10.52 |
a The 2008 running took place at Newbury.
Earlier winners
- 1846: Ellerdale
- 1847: Tuscan
- 1848: Glauca
- 1849: Mildew
- 1850: Aaron Smith
- 1851: Trousseau
- 1852: Exact
- 1853: Barrel
- 1854: Nettle
- 1855: Mirage
- 1856: Blink Bonny
- 1857: Princess Royal
- 1858: Rainbow
- 1859: Thormanby
- 1860: Prudence
- 1861: Johnny Armstrong
- 1862: Le Marechal
- 1863: Coastguard
- 1864: Wild Agnes
- 1865: Lord of the Vale
- 1866: Blinkhoolie
- 1867: The Earl
- 1868: Lady Dewhurst
- 1869: Hester
- 1870: Bothwell
- 1871: Lilian
- 1872: Thorn
- 1873: Padoroshna
- 1874: Holy Friar
- 1875: Springfield
- 1876: Constantine
- 1877: King Olaf
- 1878: Amice
- 1879: Duke of Cumberland
- 1880: Simnel
- 1881: Pursebearer
- 1882: The Golden Farmer
- 1883: Juventus
- 1884: Thuringian Queen
- 1885: Castor
- 1886: Lady Muncaster
- 1887: Derwentwater
- 1888: Cheroot
- 1889: Lockhart
- 1890: Royal Stag
- 1891: Therapia
- 1892: Peppercorn
- 1893: Styx
- 1894: Bentworth
- 1895: Amphora
- 1896: Silver Fox
- 1897: Mauchline
- 1898: Queen Fairy
- 1899: Dusky Queen
- 1900: Garb Or
- 1901: Sterling Balm
- 1902: Chaucer
- 1903: Barbette
- 1904: Desiree
- 1905: Colonia
- 1906: Polar Star
- 1907: Royal Realm
- 1908: Blankney II
- 1909: Lily Rose
- 1910: Pietri
- 1911: Lomond
- 1912: Flippant
- 1913: Stornoway
- 1914–18: no race
- 1919: Southern
- 1920: Polemarch
- 1921: Scamp
- 1922: Town Guard
- 1923: Sansovino
- 1924: Game Shot
- 1925: Lex
- 1926: Bold Archer
- 1927: Black Watch
- 1928: The Black Abbot
- 1929: Roral
- 1930: Four Course
- 1931: Miracle
- 1932: Young Lover
- 1933: Mrs Rustom
- 1934: Bahram
- 1935: Paul Beg
- 1936: Goya II
- 1937: Golden Sovereign
- 1938: Cockpit
- 1939: Tant Mieux
- 1940–44: no race
- 1945: Gulf Stream
- 1946: Petition
- 1947: Black Tarquin
- 1948: Star King *
- 1949: Palestine
- 1950: Cortil
- 1951: Windy City
- 1952: Bebe Grande
- 1953: The Pie King
- 1954: Precast
- 1955: Idle Rocks
- 1956: Eudaemon
- 1957: Pheidippides
- 1958: Be Careful
- 1959: Paddy's Sister
- 1960: Test Case
- 1961: Sovereign Lord
- 1962: Crocket
- 1963: Talahasse
- 1964: Double Jump
- 1965: Young Emperor
- 1966: Golden Horus
- 1967: Petingo
- 1968: Tudor Music
- 1969: Yellow God
- 1970: Mill Reef
- 1971: Wishing Star
- 1972: Rapid River
- 1973: Giacometti
- 1974: Steel Heart
- 1975: Music Boy
- 1976: Nebbiolo
- 1977: Tumbledownwind
- 1978: Stanford
- 1979: Sonnen Gold
* The 1948 winner Star King was later exported to Australia and renamed Star Kingdom.
See also
References
- ↑ McGrath, J. A. (13 December 2011). "Fears over Gimcrack speech unfounded". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- galopp-sieger.de – Gimcrack Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Gimcrack Stakes (2014).
- pedigreequery.com – Gimcrack Stakes – York.
- Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 156–158. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
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