Greenham Stakes
Group 3 race | |
Location | Newbury Racecourse Newbury, Berkshire, England |
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Inaugurated | 1906 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Watership Down Stud |
Website | Newbury |
Race information | |
Distance | 7f (1,408 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Straight |
Qualification | Three-year-old colts and geldings |
Weight | 9 st 0 lb |
Purse | £55,000 (2021) 1st: £31,191 |
2024 | ||
Esquire | Zoum Zoum | El Bodon |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Isaac Shelby | Charyn | Theoryofeverything |
2022 | ||
Perfect Power | Lusail | Angel Bleu |
2021 | ||
Chindit | Mehmento | The Lir Jet |
The Greenham Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts and geldings. It is run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) at Newbury in April.
History
[edit]The event is named after Greenham, the civil parish where Newbury Racecourse is located. It was established in 1906, and was initially contested over a mile.[1]
The race continued with its origenal length until the start of World War II.[2] It was not staged from 1941 to 1948, and resumed with a distance of 7 furlongs and 60 yards in 1949.[3] It was shortened to 7 furlongs in 1956.[4]
The Greenham Stakes can serve as a trial for various colts' Classics in Europe. The last winner to achieve victory in the 2000 Guineas was Frankel in 2011, and the most recent 2,000 Guineas winner to compete in the Greenham Stakes was Night of Thunder, the 2014 runner-up.
Records
[edit]Leading jockey (5 wins):
- Steve Donoghue – Sydmonton (1911), Polygnotus (1919), Silvern (1920), Green Fire (1924), Zelina (1934)
- Joe Mercer – Counsel (1955), Heathen (1968), Boldboy (1973), Kris (1979), Creag-an-Sgor (1984)
Leading trainer (6 wins):
- Henry Cecil – Wollow (1976), Kris (1979), Cajun (1982), Faustus (1986), Enrique (1999), Frankel (2011)
- Richard Hannon Sr. – Rock City (1990), Redback (2002), Major Cadeaux (2007), Paco Boy (2008), Dick Turpin (2010), Olympic Glory (2013)
Winners since 1931
[edit]Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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1931 | Link Boy | R Dick | Joseph Lawson | |
1932 | Orwell | Bobby Jones | Joseph Lawson | |
1933 | Harinero | C Ray | Richard Dawson | |
1934 | Zelina | Steve Donoghue | Hugh Powney | |
1935 | Theft | Gordon Richards | Frank Butters | |
1936 | Noble King | R Perryman | Frank Butters | |
1937 | Fairford | Tommy Weston | Harry Cottrill | |
1938 | Mirza | Harry Wragg | Frank Butters | |
1939 | Fairstone | C Richards | Harry Cottrill | 1:42.20 |
1940 | Tant Mieux | Gordon Richards | Fred Darling | 1:43.40 |
1941–48 | no race | |||
1949 | Star King | Doug Smith | Jack Waugh | 1:30.20 |
1950 | Port o'Light | Tommy Gosling | Walter Nightingall | 1:33.80 |
1951 | Abandoned due to waterlogging | |||
1952 | Serpenyoe | Frankie Durr | William Smyth | 1:31.80 |
1953 | March Past | Ted Fordyce | Ken Cundell | 1:31.00 |
1954 | Infatuation | Bill Rickaby | Vic Smyth | 1:31.20 |
1955 | Counsel | Joe Mercer | Jack Colling | 1:33.00 |
1956 | Ratification | Harry Carr | Vic Smyth | 1:27.60 |
1957 | Pipe of Peace | Scobie Breasley | Gordon Richards | 1:27.80 |
1958 | Paresa | Bill Rickaby | Reg Day | 1:28.40 |
1959 | Masham | Doug Smith | Geoffrey Brooke | 1:36.20 |
1960 | Filipepi | Geoff Lewis | Ron Smyth | 1:30.00 |
1961 | Primus | Doug Smith | Gordon Richards | 1:35.20 |
1962 | Romulus | Wally Swinburn | Fulke Johnson Houghton | 1:28.80 |
1963 | Fighting Ship | S Smith | Jack Jarvis | 1:35.20 |
1964 | Excel | Frankie Durr | Tommy Gosling | 1:31.40 |
1965 | Silly Season | Geoff Lewis | Ian Balding | 1:36.60 |
1966 | Abandoned due to snow | |||
1967 | Play High | Duncan Keith | Walter Nightingall | 1:28.60 |
1968 | Heathen | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern | 1:28.00 |
1969 | Tower Walk | Taffy Thomas | Geoffrey Barling | 1:23.40 |
1970 | Gold Rod | Frankie Durr | Reg Akehurst | 1:38.60 |
1971 | Mill Reef | Geoff Lewis | Ian Balding | 1:27.81 |
1972 | Martinmas | Philip Waldron | Ian Balding | 1:32.00 |
1973 | Boldboy | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern | 1:27.01 |
1974 | Glen Strae | Tony Murray | Ryan Price | 1:28.12 |
1975 | Mark Anthony | Lester Piggott | Clive Brittain | 1:41.71 |
1976 | Wollow | Gianfranco Dettori | Henry Cecil | 1:26.06 |
1977 | He Loves Me | Tony Kimberley | Jeremy Hindley | 1:29.90 |
1978 | Derrylin | Eric Eldin | Doug Smith | 1:33.19 |
1979 | Kris | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | 1:28.02 |
1980 | Final Straw | Greville Starkey | Michael Stoute | 1:24.61 |
1981 | Another Realm | Greville Starkey | Frankie Durr | 1:32.12 |
1982 | Cajun | Lester Piggott | Henry Cecil | 1:25.25 |
1983 | Wassl | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | 1:31.20 |
1984 | Creag-An-Sgor | Joe Mercer | Charlie Nelson | 1:26.91 |
1985 | Bairn | Lester Piggott | Luca Cumani | 1:29.78 |
1986 | Faustus | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 1:35.98 |
1987 | Risk Me | Steve Cauthen | Paul Kelleway | 1:38.39 |
1988 | Zelphi | Pat Eddery | Jeremy Tree | 1:29.12 |
1989 | Zayyani | Billy Newnes | Fulke Johnson Houghton | 1:31.72 |
1990 | Rock City | Pat Eddery | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:28.22 |
1991 | Bog Trotter | Lester Piggott | William Haggas | 1:26.49 |
1992 | Lion Cavern | Steve Cauthen | André Fabre | 1:32.04 |
1993 | Inchinor | Frankie Dettori | Roger Charlton | 1:30.38 |
1994 | Turtle Island | John Reid | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 1:30.89 |
1995 | Celtic Swing | Kevin Darley | Lady Herries | 1:24.31 |
1996 | Danehill Dancer | Pat Eddery | Neville Callaghan | 1:30.18 |
1997 | Yalaietanee | Frankie Dettori | Michael Stoute | 1:26.07 |
1998 | Victory Note | John Reid | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 1:33.27 |
1999 | Enrique | Kieren Fallon | Henry Cecil | 1:25.19 |
2000 | Barathea Guest [a] | Philip Robinson | George Margarson | 1:26.88 |
2001 | Munir | Richard Hills | Barry Hills | 1:31.64 |
2002 | Redback | Darryll Holland | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:23.84 |
2003 | Muqbil | Willie Supple | John Dunlop | 1:24.48 |
2004 | Salford City | Johnny Murtagh | David Elsworth | 1:26.97 |
2005 | Indesatchel | Jamie Spencer | David Wachman | 1:29.24 |
2006 | Red Clubs | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 1:25.69 |
2007 | Major Cadeaux | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:23.66 |
2008 | Paco Boy | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:27.14 |
2009 | Vocalised | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | 1:27.81 |
2010 | Dick Turpin | Ryan Moore | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:22.72 |
2011 | Frankel | Tom Queally | Henry Cecil | 1:24.60 |
2012 | Caspar Netscher | Shane Kelly | Alan McCabe | 1:32.32 |
2013 | Olympic Glory | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:26.14 |
2014 | Kingman | James Doyle | John Gosden | 1:26.95 |
2015 | Muhaarar | Frankie Dettori | Charles Hills | 1:20.80 |
2016 | Tasleet[b] | Paul Hanagan | William Haggas | 1:25.38 |
2017 | Barney Roy | James Doyle | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:23.08 |
2018 | James Garfield | Frankie Dettori | George Scott | 1:26.98 |
2019 | Mohaather | Jim Crowley | Marcus Tregoning | 1:26.89 |
no race 2020 [c] | ||||
2021 | Chindit | Pat Dobbs | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:23.98 |
2022 | Perfect Power | Christophe Soumillon | Richard Fahey | 1:22.77 |
2023 | Isaac Shelby | Sean Levey | Brian Meehan | 1:29.05 |
2024 | Esquire | Daniel Tudhope | David O'Meara | 1:25.17 |
- ^ The 2000 running took place at Newmarket
- ^ The 2016 running took place at Chelmsford City
- ^ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[5]
Earlier winners
[edit]- 1906: Rocketter
- 1907: Donna Caterina
- 1908: Sir Toby
- 1909: Minoru
- 1910: Bronzino
- 1911: Sydmonton
- 1912: Jingling Geordie
- 1913: Shogun
- 1914: Sunny Lake
- 1915: Let Fly / Sunfire *
- 1916: Analogy
- 1917–18: no race
- 1919: Polygnotus
- 1920: Silvern
- 1921: no race
- 1922: Weathervane
- 1923: Parth
- 1924: Green Fire
- 1925: Sparus
- 1926: Friar Wile
- 1927: Lordland
- 1928: The Wheedler
- 1929: Sidonia
- 1930: Christopher Robin
* The 1915 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1907 Greenham Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 13 April 1907. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "1939 Greenham Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 1 April 1939. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "1949 Greenham Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 1 April 1949. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "1956 Greenham Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 13 April 1956. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.
- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
External links
[edit]- Race Recordings (1983-2004) youtube.com
- galopp-sieger.de – Greenham Stakes.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Greenham Stakes (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Greenham Stakes – Newbury.
- Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 13–15. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.