- Nell Gwyn Stakes
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Group 3 race
Nell Gwyn StakesLocation Rowley Mile
Newmarket, EnglandInaugurated 1961 Race type Flat / Thoroughbred Sponsor Lanwades Stud Website Newmarket Race information Distance 7f (1,408 metres) Track Turf, straight Qualification Three-year-old fillies Weight 8 st 12 lb
Penalties
3 lb for G1 / G2 winnersPurse £50,000 (2011)
1st: £28,385The Nell Gwyn Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. 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 mid April.
The event is named after Nell Gwyn (1650–1687), an English actress who was the mistress of King Charles II. It was established in 1961, and the inaugural winner was Verbena.
The race serves as a trial for the first fillies' Classics of the European flat season. The most recent winner to achieve victory in the 1,000 Guineas was Speciosa in 2006, and the last to win the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches was Valentine Waltz in 1999.
At present, the Nell Gwyn Stakes is held on the opening day of Newmarket's two-day Craven Meeting, one day before the Craven Stakes.
Contents
Records
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- Lester Piggott – Super Honey (1971), Rose Bowl (1975), Fairy Footsteps (1981), Chalon (1982), Niche (1993)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- Henry Cecil – Caspian (1973), One in a Million (1979), Evita (1980), Fairy Footsteps (1981), Chalon (1982), Oh So Sharp (1985), Martha Stevens (1987)
Winners since 1979
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time 1979 One in a Million Joe Mercer Henry Cecil 1980 Evita Joe Mercer Henry Cecil 1981 Fairy Footsteps Lester Piggott Henry Cecil 1982 Chalon Lester Piggott Henry Cecil 1983 Favoridge Pat Eddery Geoff Wragg 1984 Pebbles Philip Robinson Clive Brittain 1:24.68 1985 Oh So Sharp Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1:27.19 1986 Sonic Lady Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:31.69 1987 Martha Stevens Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1:27.76 1988 Ghariba Michael Roberts Alec Stewart 1:28.63 1989 Ensconse Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani 1:27.08 1990 Heart of Joy Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:24.58 1991 Crystal Gazing Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani 1:25.29 1992 A-to-Z Michael Hills Michael Bell 1:27.09 1993 Niche Lester Piggott Richard Hannon 1:27.07 1994 Mehthaaf Willie Carson John Dunlop 1:27.50 1995 Myself John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam 1:24.30 1996 Thrilling Day David Harrison Neil Graham 1:25.31 1997 Reunion Richard Hills John Hills 1:25.28 1998 Cloud Castle John Reid Clive Brittain 1:28.85 1999 Valentine Waltz Frankie Dettori John Gosden 1:25.64 2000 Petrushka Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute 1:25.60 2001 Lil's Jessy Pat Eddery Jeremy Noseda 1:26.63 2002 Misterah Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning 1:24.72 2003 Khulood Richard Hills John Dunlop 1:26.76 2004 Silca's Gift Ted Durcan Mick Channon 1:26.81 2005 Karen's Caper Jimmy Fortune John Gosden 1:24.72 2006 Speciosa Michael Fenton Pam Sly 1:23.45 2007 Scarlet Runner Kerrin McEvoy John Dunlop 1:24.59 2008 Infallible Jimmy Fortune John Gosden 1:27.15 2009 Fantasia Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani 1:26.93 2010 Music Show Kieren Fallon Mick Channon 1:25.43 2011 Barefoot Lady Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 1:24.44 Earlier winners
- 1961: Verbena
- 1962: West Side Story
- 1963: Amicable
- 1964: Alborada
- 1965: Gently
- 1966: Hiding Place
- 1967: Cranberry Sauce
- 1968: Abbie West
- 1969: Anchor
- 1970: Obelisk
- 1971: Super Honey
- 1972: Carezza
- 1973: Caspian
- 1974: Angels Two
- 1975: Rose Bowl
- 1976: Flying Water
- 1977: Freeze the Secret
- 1978: Seraphima
See also
References
- galopp-sieger.de – Nell Gwyn Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Nell Gwyn Stakes (2011).
- pedigreequery.com – Nell Gwyn Stakes – Newmarket.
- Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 16–17. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
Categories:- Flat races in Great Britain
- Newmarket Racecourse
- Flat horse races for three-year-old fillies
- Recurring sporting events established in 1961
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