- Challenge Stakes
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For the horse race in New Zealand, see Challenge Stakes (New Zealand).
Group 2 race
Challenge StakesLocation Rowley Mile
Newmarket, EnglandInaugurated 1878 Race type Flat / Thoroughbred Sponsor Burj Khalifa Website Newmarket Race information Distance 7f (1,408 metres) Track Turf, straight Qualification Three-years-old and up Weight 9 st 1 lb (3yo);
9 st 3 lb (4yo+)
Allowances
3 lb for fillies and mares
Penalties
4 lb for G1 / G2 winners
since February 28Purse £80,000 (2011)
1st: £45,368The Challenge Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.
The event was established in 1878, and the inaugural edition was called the "First Great Challenge Stakes". It was originally contested over 6 furlongs, and it used to be open to horses aged two or older.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period the Challenge Stakes was classed at Group 3 level. Its distance was extended to 7 furlongs in 1977, and the minimum age of participating horses was raised to three in 1985. The event was promoted to Group 2 status in 1987.
The Challenge Stakes is now staged during Newmarket's Future Champions' Day.
Contents
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Energy – 1882, 1884
- Mephisto – 1886, 1890
- Kilcock – 1896, 1897
- Sonatura – 1900, 1901
- Chacornac – 1902, 1903
- Succour – 1907, 1908
- Hornet's Beauty – 1912, 1914
- Phalaris – 1917, 1918
- Boldboy – 1973, 1977
- Moorestyle – 1980, 1981
Leading jockey (7 wins):
- Lester Piggott – Princely Gift (1954), Forlorn River (1967), Mountain Call (1968), Abergwaun (1972), Moorestyle (1980, 1981), Salieri (1983)
Leading trainer (6 wins):
- Barry Hills – Asteroid Field (1987), Distant Relative (1989), Last Resort (2000), Munir (2001), Miss Lucifer (2007), Red Jazz (2010)
Winners since 1977
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1977 Boldboy 7 Willie Carson Dick Hern 1978 Spence Bay 3 Joe Mercer Seamus McGrath 1979 Kris 3 Joe Mercer Henry Cecil 1:24.49 1980 Moorestyle 3 Lester Piggott Robert Armstrong 1981 Moorestyle 4 Lester Piggott Robert Armstrong 1982 Noalcoholic 5 George Duffield Gavin Pritchard-Gordon 1983 Salieri 3 Lester Piggott Henry Cecil 1984 Brocade 3 Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 1985 Efisio 3 Willie Carson John Dunlop 1986 Lucky Ring 4 Willie Carson Dick Hern 1987 Asteroid Field 4 Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:33.94 1988 Salse 3 Michael Roberts Henry Cecil 1:27.04 1989 Distant Relative 3 Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:25.13 1990 Sally Rous 3 Gary Carter Geoff Wragg 1:25.42 1991 Mystiko 3 Michael Roberts Clive Brittain 1:22.77 1992 Selkirk 4 Ray Cochrane Ian Balding 1:22.27 1993 Catrail 3 Michael Roberts John Gosden 1:27.92 1994 Zieten 4 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 1:25.89 1995 Harayir 3 Willie Carson Dick Hern 1:23.79 1996 Charnwood Forest 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 1:25.12 1997 Kahal 3 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 1:25.38 1998 Decorated Hero 6 Olivier Peslier John Gosden 1:25.76 1999 Susu 6 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute 1:24.20 2000 Last Resort 3 Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:26.34 2001 Munir 3 Darryll Holland Barry Hills 1:27.50 2002 Nayyir 4 Eddie Ahern Gerard Butler 1:22.69 2003 Just James 4 Pat Eddery Jeremy Noseda 1:24.68 2004 Firebreak 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 1:27.22 2005 Le Vie dei Colori 5 Gérald Mossé Luca Cumani 1:25.34 2006 Sleeping Indian 5 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden 1:26.16 2007 Miss Lucifer 3 Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:25.56 2008 Stimulation 3 Darryll Holland Hughie Morrison 1:22.48 2009 Arabian Gleam 5 Johnny Murtagh Jeremy Noseda 1:23.81 2010 Red Jazz 3 Robert Winston Barry Hills 1:26.04 2011 Strong Suit 3 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon 1:22.74 Earlier winners
- 1878 - Lollypop
- 1879 - Rayon d'Or
- 1880 - Thebais
- 1881 - Nellie
- 1882 - Energy
- 1883 - Busybody
- 1884 - Energy
- 1885 - Modwena
- 1886 - Mephisto
- 1887 - Kilwarlin
- 1888 - Sandal
- 1889 - Heaume
- 1890 - Mephisto
- 1891 - Sir Frederick Roberts
- 1892 - St. Angelo
- 1893 - Dame President
- 1894 - Whittier
- 1895 - Amandier / Chasseur *
- 1896 - Kilcock
- 1897 - Kilcock
- 1898 - Heir Male
- 1899 - Fosco
- 1900 - Sonatura
- 1901 - Sonatura
- 1902 - Chacornac
- 1903 - Chacornac
- 1904 - Delaunay
- 1905 - Thrush
- 1906 - Rocketter
- 1907 - Succour
- 1908 - Succour
- 1909 - Sir Martin
- 1910 - Jack Snipe
- 1911 - Iron Mask
- 1912 - Hornet's Beauty
- 1913 - Borrow
- 1914 - Hornet's Beauty
- 1915 - Golden Sun
- 1916 - King's Joker
- 1917 - Phalaris
- 1918 - Phalaris
- 1919 - Diadem
- 1920 - Poltava
- 1921 - Sunblaze
- 1922 - Two Step
- 1923 - Black Gown
- 1924 - Drake
- 1925 - Twelve Pointer
- 1926 - Diomedes
- 1927 - Highborn II
- 1928 - Nice Prospect
- 1929 - Reedsmouth
- 1930 - Soloptic
- 1931 - Portlaw
- 1932 - The Divot
- 1933 - Myrobella
- 1934 - Mate
- 1935 - Bellacose
- 1936 - Solerina
- 1937 - Ipsden
- 1938 - Old Reliance
- 1939–44 - no race
- 1945 - Royal Charger
- 1946 - Daily Double
- 1947 - Closeburn
- 1948 - The Cobbler
- 1949 - Combined Operations
- 1950 - Bob Cherry
- 1951 - Hard Sauce
- 1952 - Agitator
- 1953 - Parakeet
- 1954 - Princely Gift
- 1955 - Royal Palm
- 1956 - Coronation Year
- 1957 - Welsh Abbot
- 1958 - Logarithm
- 1959–66 - no race
- 1967 - Forlorn River
- 1968 - Mountain Call
- 1969 - Burglar
- 1970 - Realm
- 1971 - Joshua
- 1972 - Abergwaun
- 1973 - Boldboy
- 1974 - New Model
- 1975 - Be Tuneful
- 1976 - Star Bird
* The 1895 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
References
- galopp-sieger.de – Challenge Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Challenge Stakes (2009).
- pedigreequery.com – Challenge Stakes – Newmarket.
- The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. 1993. p. 208. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
See also
Categories:- Flat races in Great Britain
- Newmarket Racecourse
- Open mile category horse races
- Recurring events established in 1878
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