Horris Hill Stakes
Group 3 race | |
Location | Newbury Racecourse Newbury, England |
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Inaugurated | 1949 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Virgin Bet |
Website | Newbury |
Race information | |
Distance | 7f (1,408 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Straight |
Qualification | Two-year-old colts and geldings |
Weight | 9 st 0 lb Penalties 5 lb for G1/G2 winners 3 lb for Group 3 winners |
Purse | £50,000 (2022) 1st: £28,355 |
2024 | ||
Make You Smile | Yaroogh | Star Anthem |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Orne | Witness Stand | Son Of Man |
2022 | ||
Knight | Grey's Monument | Ancestral Land |
2021 | ||
Light Infantry | Cresta | Tacarib Bay |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
Sapieha | Red Rainbow | Regal Sabre |
1989 | ||
Tirol | Robellation | Missionary Ridge |
1988 | ||
Gouriev | Always Valiant | Annaf |
The Horris Hill Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run at Newbury over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.
History
[edit]The event is named after Horris Hill, an area located to the south of the racecourse. It was established in 1949, and was originally open to horses of either gender. The first running was won by a filly called Lone Victress.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Horris Hill Stakes was initially given Group 2 status. It was later relegated to Group 3 level.
The race was restricted to male horses in 1987. For a period it was held on Newbury's left-handed course, with a distance of about 7 furlongs and 64 yards. It was switched to the slightly shorter straight track in 2000.
The Horris Hill Stakes is part of the venue's last flat racing fixture of the year. From 2012 to 2016 the race was run under various titles incorporating Worthington's name along with a charity, and in 2017 it was sponsored by Bathwick Tyres and run as the Bathwick Tyres Stakes. From 2018 to 2020 it was sponsored by the Molson Beverage Company and run under sponsored titles.
Records
[edit]Leading jockey (6 wins):
- Pat Eddery – Corby (1974), State Occasion (1975), Montekin (1981), Naheez (1986), Tirol (1989), Peak to Creek (2003)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- Richard Hannon Sr. – Tirol (1989), Umistim (1999), Carnaby Street (2009), Tell Dad (2011), Piping Rock (2013)
Winners since 1976
[edit]Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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1976 | Fair Season | Greville Starkey | Ian Balding | |
1977 (dh) |
Derrylin Persian Bold |
Eric Eldin Lester Piggott |
Doug Smith Tony Ingham |
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1978 | Kris | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | 1:29.64 |
1979 | Super Asset | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | 1:35.36 |
1980 | Kalaglow | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | 1:35.46 |
1981 | Montekin | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | |
1982 | no race [a] | |||
1983 | Elegant Air | Steve Cauthen | Ian Balding | |
1984 | Efisio | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | |
1985 | Celtic Heir | Willie Ryan | Gavin Pritchard-Gordon | |
1986 | Naheez | Pat Eddery | David Elsworth | 1:35.69 |
1987 | Glacial Storm | Cash Asmussen | Barry Hills | 1:36.07 |
1988 | Gouriev | Michael Roberts | Peter Makin | 1:37.01 |
1989 | Tirol | Pat Eddery | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:32.79 |
1990 | Sapieha | Walter Swinburn | James Fanshawe | 1:32.13 |
1991 | Lion Cavern | Steve Cauthen | André Fabre | 1:31.46 |
1992 | Beggarman Thief | Ray Cochrane | John Gosden | 1:35.24 |
1993 | Tatami | Michael Roberts | Luca Cumani | 1:35.63 |
1994 | Painter's Row | John Reid | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 1:32.98 |
1995 | Tumbleweed Ridge | Brett Doyle | Brian Meehan | 1:34.74 |
1996 | Desert Story | John Reid | Michael Stoute | 1:31.57 |
1997 | La-Faah | Richard Hills | Barry Hills | 1:32.06 |
1998 | Brancaster | Kieren Fallon | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 1:37.97 |
1999 | Umistim | Dane O'Neill | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:32.47 |
2000 | Clearing | Jimmy Fortune | John Gosden | 1:29.02 |
2001 | Rapscallion | Jason Tate | James Eustace | 1:38.02 |
2002 | Makhlab | Richard Hills | Barry Hills | 1:31.11 |
2003 | Peak to Creek | Pat Eddery | Jeremy Noseda | 1:26.73 |
2004 | Cupid's Glory | Seb Sanders | Sir Mark Prescott | 1:28.95 |
2005 | Hurricane Cat | Colm O'Donoghue | Aidan O'Brien | 1:27.93 |
2006 | Dijeerr | Philip Robinson | Michael Jarvis | 1:30.66 |
2007 | Beacon Lodge | Adam Kirby | Clive Cox | 1:29.27 |
2008 | Evasive | Christophe Soumillon | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:31.69 |
2009 | Carnaby Street | Jimmy Fortune | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:29.96 |
2010 | Klammer | Jamie Spencer | Jane Chapple-Hyam | 1:28.21 |
2011 | Tell Dad | Eddie Ahern | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:23.80 |
2012 | Tawhid | Jim Crowley | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:29.64 |
2013 | Piping Rock | Pat Dobbs | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:30.84 |
2014 | Smaih | Frankie Dettori | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:32.45 |
2015 | Crazy Horse | Robert Havlin | John Gosden | 1:29.69 |
2016 | Pleaseletmewin | Fran Berry | Ralph Beckett | 1:27.48 |
2017 | Nebo | Frankie Dettori | Charles Hills | 1:27.87 |
2018 | Mohaather | Martin Dwyer | Marcus Tregoning | 1:27.56 |
2019 | Kenzai Warrior[b] | Jack Mitchell | Roger Teal | 1:28.74 |
2020 | Mujbar | Dane O'Neill | Charles Hills | 1:34.23 |
2021 | Light Infantry | Jamie Spencer | David Simcock | 1:29.59 |
2022 | Knight | David Egan | Simon & Ed Crisford | 1:29.79 |
2023 | Orne[b] | Robert Havlin | John & Thady Gosden | 1:32.62 |
2024 | Make You Smile | Harry Davies | Hugo Palmer | 1:33.24 |
Earlier winners
[edit]- 1949: Lone Victress
- 1950: Supreme Court
- 1951: H.V.C.
- 1952: Baldaquin
- 1953: Court Splendour
- 1954: Royal Palm
- 1955: Clarification
- 1956: Persuader
- 1957: Alcide
- 1958: Seascape
- 1959: Ironic
- 1960: Gallant Knight
- 1961: Valentine
- 1962: Scholar Gypsy
- 1963: Atbara
- 1964: Foothill
- 1965: Charlottown
- 1966: Alcan
- 1967: Dalry
- 1968: Sentier
- 1969: Double First
- 1970: Good Bond
- 1971: Disguise
- 1972: Long Row
- 1973: Welsh Harmony
- 1974: Corby
- 1975: State Occasion
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- galopp-sieger.de – Horris Hill Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Horris Hill Stakes (2018).
- pedigreequery.com – Horris Hill Stakes – Newbury.
- Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 218–219. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.