White Rose Stakes

The White Rose Stakes was a flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It was run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it was scheduled to take place each year in April or May.

History

The event was originally held at Hurst Park. For a period it was open to horses aged three or older, and contested over 1 mile, 7 furlongs and 65 yards.^[1]

The White Rose Stakes was restricted to three-year-olds and cut to 1 mile and 2 furlongs in the early 1950s. It was transferred to Ascot in 1963. The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the event was classed at Group 3 level.

The race continued with Group 3 status until the early 1980s. It was subsequently downgraded, and was last run in 1993. It was replaced by an open-age handicap, the White Rose Handicap, in 1994.^[2]

Records

Leading jockey since 1958 (5 wins):

• Lester Piggott – Samothraki (1962), Right Noble (1966), Light Fire (1969), Only a Wish (1970), Dukedom (1980)
• Willie Carson – Tierra Fuego (1976), Tully (1977), Milford (1979), Cut Above (1981), Alwuhush (1988)
• Steve Cauthen – Kirmann (1984), Vertige (1985), Mashkour (1986), Zalazl (1989), Perpendicular (1991)

Leading trainer since 1958 (4 wins):

• Dick Hern – Tepukei (1973), Tully (1977), Milford (1979), Cut Above (1981)
• Henry Cecil – Vertige (1985), Mashkour (1986), Zalazl (1989), Perpendicular (1991)

Winners since 1970

^a The 1977 running took place at Newbury.
^b The 1983 edition was abandoned because of a waterlogged course.

Earlier winners

* Tricameron finished first in 1939, but he was disqualified.

See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993

• galopp-sieger.de – White Rose Stakes.
• pedigreequery.com – White Rose Stakes – Ascot.