Sovereign Stakes
| Sovereign Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Group 3 race | |
| Location |
Salisbury Racecourse Salisbury, England |
| Inaugurated | 2000 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Totepool |
| Website | Salisbury |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (1,609 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Straight |
| Qualification |
Three-years-old and up colts and geldings |
| Weight |
8 st 7 lb (3yo); 9 st 0 lb (4yo+) Penalties 8 lb for Group 1 winners * 5 lb for Group 2 winners * 3 lb for Group 3 winners * * after October 31, 2013 (2yo wins not penalised) |
| Purse |
£75,000[1] (2014) 1st: £42,532 |
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| Captain Cat | Producer | Rerouted |
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| Afsare | Boom And Bust | Professor |
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| Tullius | Sovereign Debt | Highland Knight |
| 2011 | ||
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| Side Glance | Dance And Dance | The Rectifier |
| 2010 | ||
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| Sea Lord | Poet's Voice | Secrecy |
| 2009 | ||
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| Mac Love | Confront | Laa Rayb |
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| Ordnance Row | Laa Rayb | Redolent |
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| Pride of Nation | Ordnance Row | Olympian Odyssey |
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| Belenus | Notability | Kings Point |
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| Layman | Jack Sullivan | New Seeker |
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| Norse Dancer | Lucky Story | Hurricane Alan |
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| Passing Glance | Priors Lodge | Lundy's Lane |
The Sovereign Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to colts and geldings aged three years or older. It is run at Salisbury over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.
The event was established in 2000, and it was initially classed at Listed level. It was promoted to its current status, Group 3, in 2004.
The Sovereign Stakes is one of Salisbury's two highest class races of the season, along with the Dick Poole Fillies' Stakes.
Records
Most successful horse:
- no horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey (2 wins):
- Dane O'Neill – Hopeful Light (2000), Umistim (2001)
- Jimmy Fortune – Side Glance (2011), Tullius (2012)
Leading trainer (3 wins):
- Richard Hannon, Sr. – Umistim (2001), Priors Lodge (2002), Ordnance Row (2008)
- Andrew Balding – Passing Glance (2003), Side Glance (2011), Tullius (2012)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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| 2000 | Hopeful Light | 3 | Dane O'Neill | John Gosden | 1:43.21 |
| 2001 | Umistim | 4 | Dane O'Neill | Richard Hannon, Sr. | 1:40.97 |
| 2002 | Priors Lodge | 4 | Pat Dobbs | Richard Hannon, Sr. | 1:41.02 |
| 2003 | Passing Glance | 4 | Martin Dwyer | Andrew Balding | 1:39.49 |
| 2004 | Norse Dancer | 4 | John Egan | David Elsworth | 1:41.63 |
| 2005 | Layman | 3 | Kerrin McEvoy | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:38.29 |
| 2006 | Belenus | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:41.39 |
| 2007 | Pride of Nation | 5 | Jamie Spencer | Luca Cumani | 1:43.90 |
| 2008 | Ordnance Row | 5 | Ryan Moore | Richard Hannon, Sr. | 1:44.24 |
| 2009 | Mac Love | 8 | Michael Fenton | Stef Liddiard | 1:40.29 |
| 2010 | Sea Lord | 3 | Kieren Fallon | Mark Johnston | 1:41.82 |
| 2011 | Side Glance | 4 | Jimmy Fortune | Andrew Balding | 1:41.01 |
| 2012 | Tullius | 4 | Jimmy Fortune | Andrew Balding | 1:41.84 |
| 2013 | Afsare | 6 | Andrea Atzeni | Luca Cumani | 1:39.28 |
| 2014 | Captain Cat | 5 | James Doyle | Roger Charlton | 1:41.45 |
See also
References
- galopp-sieger.de – Sovereign Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Sovereign Stakes (2014).
- pedigreequery.com – Sovereign Stakes – Salisbury.