May Hill Stakes

Group 2 race
May Hill Stakes

Location	Doncaster Racecourse Doncaster, England
Inaugurated	1976
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Barrett Steel
Website	Doncaster
Race information
Distance	1 mile (1,609 metres)
Track	Turf, straight
Qualification	Two-year-old fillies
Weight	8 st 12 lb Penalties 3 lb for G1 / G2 winners
Purse	£80,000 (2009) 1st: £45,416

The May Hill Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.

The event was established in 1976, and it was originally classed at Group 3 level. It was named after May Hill, a successful filly whose victories included Doncaster's Park Hill Stakes in 1975. The race was promoted to its current status, Group 2, in 2003.

The May Hill Stakes is held during Doncaster's four-day St. Leger Festival, and it is presently run on day three, the day before the St. Leger Stakes. The leading horses from the event often go on to compete in the Fillies' Mile.

Records

Leading jockey (4 wins):

• Willie Carson – Tartan Pimpernel (1977), The Dancer (1979), Satinette (1983), Majmu (1990)

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Leading trainer (12 wins):

• Henry Cecil – Formulate (1978), Bright Crocus (1982), Ever Genial (1984), Laluche (1986), Intimate Guest (1987), Tessla (1988), Rafha (1989), Midnight Air (1991), Solar Crystal (1995), Reams of Verse (1996), Midnight Line (1997), Half Glance (2001)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1976	Triple First	Greville Starkey	Michael Stoute
1977	Tartan Pimpernel	Willie Carson	Dick Hern
1978	Formulate	Joe Mercer	Henry Cecil
1979	The Dancer	Willie Carson	Dick Hern
1980	Exclusively Raised [1]	Greville Starkey	Michael Stoute
1981	Height of Fashion	Joe Mercer	Dick Hern
1982	Bright Crocus	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil
1983	Satinette	Willie Carson	Dick Hern
1984	Ever Genial	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil
1985	Midway Lady	Lester Piggott	Ben Hanbury	1:38.98
1986	Laluche	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:40.42
1987	Intimate Guest	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:39.27
1988	Tessla	Michael Roberts	Henry Cecil	1:39.24
1989	Rafha	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:41.85
1990	Majmu	Willie Carson	John Gosden	1:41.67
1991	Midnight Air	Pat Eddery	Henry Cecil	1:38.72
1992	Marillette	Pat Eddery	John Gosden	1:38.56
1993	Hawajiss	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	1:40.61
1994	Mamlakah	Richard Hills	Harry Thomson Jones	1:39.59
1995	Solar Crystal	Willie Ryan	Henry Cecil	1:39.44
1996	Reams of Verse	Pat Eddery	Henry Cecil	1:38.87
1997	Midnight Line	Kieren Fallon	Henry Cecil	1:37.49
1998	Calando	Frankie Dettori	David Loder	1:41.37
1999	Teggiano	Frankie Dettori	Clive Brittain	1:40.01
2000	Karasta	Johnny Murtagh	Sir Michael Stoute	1:37.95
2001	Half Glance	Richard Quinn	Henry Cecil	1:42.64
2002	Summitville	Michael Fenton	James Given	1:38.48
2003	Kinnaird	Kevin Darley	Patrick Haslam	1:40.66
2004	Playful Act	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	1:35.40
2005	Nasheej	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon	1:36.67
2006	Simply Perfect [2]	Darryll Holland	Jeremy Noseda	1:39.24
2007	Spacious	Jamie Spencer	James Fanshawe	1:37.58
2008	Rainbow View	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	1:42.42
2009	Pollenator	Ryan Moore	Richard Hannon	1:37.93
2010	White Moonstone	Frankie Dettori	Saeed Bin Suroor	1:38.78
2011	Lyric of Light	Frankie Dettori	Mahmood Al Zarooni	1:38.39

¹ The 1980 running took place at Kempton Park.
² The 2006 race was held at York.

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2011

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• galopp-sieger.de – May Hill Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – May Hill Stakes (2009).
• pedigreequery.com – May Hill Stakes – Doncaster.
• The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. 1993. p. 168. ISBN 1-873626-15-0. 

See also

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