Nunthorpe Stakes

Nunthorpe Stakes

2014
Sole Power	Stepper Point	Extortionist

Previous years
2013
Jwala	Shea Shea	Sole Power
2012
Ortensia	Spirit Quartz	Hamish McGonagall
2011
Margot Did	Hamish McGonagall	Prohibit
2010
Sole Power	Starspangledbanner	Piccadilly Filly
2009
Borderlescott	Benbaun	Radiohead
2008
Borderlescott	National Colour	Kingsgate Native
2007
Kingsgate Native	Desert Lord	Dandy Man
2006
Reverence	Amadeus Wolf	Pivotal Flame
2005
La Cucaracha	The Tatling	Majestic Missile
2004
Bahamian Pirate	The Tatling	One Cool Cat
2003
Oasis Dream	The Tatling	Acclamation

The Nunthorpe Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged two years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

History

The event is named after Nunthorpe, an area of York located to the north of the racecourse. The first version, a low-grade selling race, was established in 1903. The present version began in 1922, and the inaugural running was won by Two Step.

The race was sponsored by William Hill from 1976 to 1989, and during this period it was known as the William Hill Sprint Championship. It has had several different sponsors since then, and the latest is Coolmore Stud, which started supporting the event in 2007.

The Nunthorpe Stakes became part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series in 2011. The winner of the race now earns an automatic invitation to compete in the same year's Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint.^[1]

The event is one of a limited number of races in which two-year-old horses can compete against their elders. The first juvenile to win was High Treason in 1953, and the most recent was Kingsgate Native in 2007. It is also the only Group 1 race in Great Britain open to two-year-old geldings.

The Nunthorpe Stakes is currently held on the third day of York's four-day Ebor Festival meeting.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

• Tag End – 1928, 1929, 1930
• Sharpo – 1980, 1981, 1982

Leading jockey (7 wins):

• Lester Piggott – Right Boy (1958, 1959), Matatina (1963), Caterina (1966), Tower Walk (1969), Swing Easy (1971), Solinus (1978)

Leading trainer (5 wins):

• Ossie Bell – Highborn II (1926, 1927), Greenore (1932), Concerto (1933), Ipsden (1937)

Leading owner (3 wins):

• Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen – Highborn II (1926, 1927), Concerto (1933)
• Jack Joel – Tag End (1928, 1929, 1930)
• Monica Sheriffe – Sharpo (1980, 1981, 1982)

Winners since 1980

^a Blue Siren finished first in 1994, but she was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.
^b The 2008 running took place at Newmarket.

Earlier winners

* The race was run at Newmarket during the period 1942–44.

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, 2014

• galopp-sieger.de – Nunthorpe Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Nunthorpe Stakes (2014).
• pedigreequery.com – Nunthorpe Stakes – York.
• Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 158–160. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.