- Falmouth Stakes
The Falmouth Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the
United Kingdom open tothoroughbred fillies andmare s which are three-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) on the July Course atNewmarket Racecourse , and it takes place annually in early July.It was first run in 1911 and named in honour of 6th Viscount Falmouth, a leading racehorse owner and breeder in the 19th century. Originally restricted to three-year-olds, the race opened to older horses in 1973. It was known as the Child Stakes from 1975 to 1991.
When the Pattern system was introduced in 1971 the race was given Group 3 status. Since then it has been upgraded twice, to Group 2 in 1987 and to Group 1 in 2004.
Winners since 1986
References
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=979 PedigreeQuery.com]
*Racing Post :
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=91862&r_date=1988-7-6 1988] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=96113&r_date=1989-7-12 1989] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=100586&r_date=1990-7-11 1990] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=105389&r_date=1991-7-10 1991] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=110197&r_date=1992-7-8 1992] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=115226&r_date=1993-7-7 1993] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=120358&r_date=1994-7-6 1994] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=125897&r_date=1995-7-12 1995] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=204372&r_date=1996-7-10 1996] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=239775&r_date=1997-7-9 1997]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=253192&r_date=1998-7-8 1998] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=268375&r_date=1999-7-7 1999] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=283034&r_date=2000-7-12 2000] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=302315&r_date=2001-7-11 2001] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=318077&r_date=2002-7-10 2002] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=334461&r_date=2003-7-9 2003] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=353453&r_date=2004-7-6 2004] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=386609&r_date=2005-7-5 2005] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=411062&r_date=2006-7-12 2006] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=434967&r_date=2007-7-11 2007]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=459838&r_date=2008-7-9 2008]ee also
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Horseracing in Great Britain
*List of British flat horse races
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