- Craven Stakes
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Group 3 race
Craven StakesLocation Rowley Mile
Newmarket, EnglandInaugurated 1878 Race type Flat / Thoroughbred Sponsor Breeze Up Vendors Website Newmarket Race information Distance 1 mile (1,609 metres) Track Turf, straight Qualification Three-year-old
colts and geldingsWeight 8 st 12 lb
Penalties
3 lb for G1 / G2 winnersPurse £50,000 (2011)
1st: £28,385The Craven Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in mid April.
The event serves as a trial for the first colts' Classics of the European flat season. The last winner to achieve victory in the 2,000 Guineas was Haafhd in 2004.
At present, the race is held on the second day of Newmarket's two-day Craven Meeting.
Contents
Records
Leading jockey (6 wins):
- Morny Cannon – Harbinger (1893), Sempronius (1894), Guernsey (1897), Solennis (1899), Port Blair (1902), His Eminence (1906)
Leading trainer (8 wins):
- Sir Michael Stoute – Shadeed (1985), Ajdal (1987), Doyoun (1988), Shaadi (1989), Alnasr Alwasheek (1992), Desert Story (1997), King of Happiness (2002), Adagio (2007)
Winners since 1980
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time 1980 Tyrnavos Edward Hide Bruce Hobbs 1:41.87 1981 Kind of Hush Steve Cauthen Barry Hills 1982 Silver Hawk Tony Murray Michael Albina 1:39.61 1983 Muscatite Brian Taylor Jeremy Hindley 1:47.23 1984 Lear Fan Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 1:38.12 1985 Shadeed Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:38.84 1986 Dancing Brave Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 1:49.96 1987 Ajdal Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:39.49 1988 Doyoun Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:38.48 1989 Shaadi Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:43.76 1990 Tirol Pat Eddery Richard Hannon 1:38.38 1991 Marju Willie Carson John Dunlop 1:36.12 1992 Alnasr Alwasheek Steve Cauthen Michael Stoute 1:37.39 1993 Emperor Jones Ray Cochrane John Gosden 1:37.80 1994 King's Theatre Michael Kinane Henry Cecil 1:43.42 1995 Painter's Row John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam 1:37.08 1996 Beauchamp King John Reid John Dunlop 1:37.82 1997 Desert Story Michael Kinane Michael Stoute 1:38.08 1998 Xaar Olivier Peslier André Fabre 1:42.31 1999 Compton Admiral Frankie Dettori Gerard Butler 1:38.72 2000 Umistim Richard Hughes Richard Hannon 1:41.11 2001 King's Ironbridge Richard Hughes Richard Hannon 1:42.25 2002 King of Happiness Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute 1:37.39 2003 Hurricane Alan Jimmy Fortune Richard Hannon 1:39.93 2004 Haafhd Richard Hills Barry Hills 1:38.33 2005 Democratic Deficit Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 1:39.43 2006 Killybegs Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:38.79 2007 Adagio Kerrin McEvoy Sir Michael Stoute 1:35.55 2008 Twice Over Ted Durcan Henry Cecil 1:38.54 2009 Delegator Jamie Spencer Brian Meehan 1:36.56 2010 Elusive Pimpernel Ryan Moore John Dunlop 1:37.16 2011 Native Khan Kieren Fallon Ed Dunlop 1:37.56 Earlier winners
Prior to 1878 there was a race called the Craven Stakes which was also open to fillies and older horses.
- 1878: Thurio
- 1879: Discord
- 1880: Fernandez
- 1881: Cameliard
- 1882: Laureate
- 1883: Grandmaster
- 1884: Scot Free
- 1885: Esterling
- 1886: Grey Friars
- 1887: The Baron
- 1888: Orbit
- 1889: Gay Hampton
- 1890: Morion
- 1891: Friar Lubin
- 1892: The Lover
- 1893: Harbinger
- 1894: Sempronius
- 1895: The Owl
- 1896: Lord Hervey
- 1897: Guernsey
- 1898: Jeddah
- 1899: Solennis
- 1900: Headpiece
- 1901: Rigo
- 1902: Port Blair
- 1903: Countermark
- 1904: Airlie
- 1905: St Oswald
- 1906: His Eminence
- 1907: Slieve Gallion
- 1908: no race
- 1909: Howick
- 1910: Neil Gow
- 1911: Irish King
- 1912: Jingling Geordie
- 1913: Sanquhar
- 1914: Kennymore
- 1915: Rossendale
- 1916: Sir Dighton / Roi d'Ecosse *
- 1917: Dansellon
- 1918: Benevente
- 1919: Buchan
- 1920: Daylight Patrol
- 1921: no race
- 1922: Collaborator
- 1923: Light Hand
- 1924: St Germans
- 1925: Picaroon
- 1926: Harpagon
- 1927: Tattoo
- 1928: Royal Minstrel
- 1929: Cragadour
- 1930: Writ
- 1931: Philae
- 1932: Loaningdale
- 1933: Lochiel
- 1934: Colombo
- 1935: Buckleigh
- 1936: Monument
- 1937: Snowfall
- 1938: Challenge
- 1939: Signal Light
- 1940: Prince Tetra
- 1941: Morogoro
- 1942–45: no race
- 1946: Gulf Stream
- 1947: Migoli
- 1948: My Babu
- 1949: Moondust
- 1950: Rising Flame
- 1951: Claudius
- 1952: Kara Tepe
- 1953: Oleandrin
- 1954: Ambler II
- 1955: True Cavalier
- 1956: Pirate King
- 1957: Shearwater
- 1958: Bald Eagle
- 1959: Pindari
- 1960: Tudorich
- 1961: Aurelius
- 1962: High Noon
- 1963: Crocket
- 1964: Young Christopher
- 1965: Corifi
- 1966: Salvo
- 1967: Sloop
- 1968: Petingo
- 1969: Paddy's Progress
- 1970: Tamil
- 1971: Levanter
- 1972: Leicester
- 1973: My Drifter
- 1974: Numa
- 1975: No Alimony
- 1976: Malinowski
- 1977: Limone
- 1978: Admiral's Launch
- 1979: Lyphard's Wish
* The 1916 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
See also
References
- galopp-sieger.de – Craven Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Craven Stakes (2011).
- pedigreequery.com – Craven Stakes – Newmarket.
- Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 18–20. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
Categories:- Flat races in Great Britain
- Newmarket Racecourse
- Flat horse races for three-year-olds
- Recurring sporting events established in 1878
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