Pinnacle Stakes

Pinnacle Stakes
Group 3 race
Location Haydock Park
Haydock, England
Inaugurated 2003
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Website Haydock Park
Race information
Distance 1m 3f 200y (2,396 m)
Surface Turf
Track Left-handed
Qualification Four-years-old and up
fillies and mares
exc. G1 winners this or last year
Weight 9 st 0 lb
Penalties
5 lb for Group 2 winners *
3 lb for Group 3 winners *
* since August 31 last year
Purse £63,000 (2014)
1st: £35,727
BetVictor Pinnacle Stakes
2014
Sultanina Freedom's Light Silk Sari

The Pinnacle Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged four years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of 1 mile, 3 furlongs and 200 yards (2,396 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May or early June.

History

The event was established in 2003, and it was initially classed at Listed level. The inaugural running was won by Albanova.

For several years the Pinnacle Stakes was run in memory of Lady Joan Westbrook, a successful owner and breeder of racehorses, who died in 2004.[1]

The race was promoted to Group 3 status in 2012.[2]

Records

Most successful horse:

Leading jockey (2 wins):

Leading trainer (2 wins):


Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
2003 Albanova 4 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott 2:43.01
2004 Pongee 4 Ted Durcan Luca Cumani 2:32.16
2005 Autumn Wealth 4 Shane Kelly Amanda Perrett 2:32.60
2006 Arbella 4 Jamie Spencer Walter Swinburn 2:37.86
2007 Trick or Treat 4 Jamie Mackay James Given 2:30.77
2008 Folk Opera 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:30.42
2009 Suzi's Decision 4 Pat Smullen Paul D'Arcy 2:32.57
2010 Les Fazzani 6 Paul Hanagan Kevin Ryan 2:36.99
2011 Ferdoos 4 Neil Callan Roger Varian 2:32.20
2012 Shimmering Surf 5 Neil Callan Roger Varian 2:31.91
2013 Moment in Time 4 Jim Crowley David Simcock 2:30.87
2014 Sultanina 4 William Buick John Gosden 2:34.39

See also

References

  1. "Lady Westbrook, co-owner of Bollin Eric, dies". thoroughbredtimes.com. 9 March 2004. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  2. "BHA announces upgrades". British Horseracing Authority. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.