The Somerville Tattersall Stakes, currently run as the Tattersalls Stakes, is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old colts and geldings. 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 late September.
Group 3 race | |
Location | Rowley Mile Newmarket, England |
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Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Website | Newmarket |
Race information | |
Distance | 7f (1,408 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Straight |
Qualification | Two-year-old colts and geldings |
Weight | 9 st 0 lb Penalties 5 lb for G1 / G2 winners 3 lb for G3 winners |
Purse | £60,000 (2021) 1st: £34,026 |
2024 | ||
The Waco Kid | Diego Ventura | Monumental |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Alyanaabi | Boiling Point | Eben Shaddad |
2022 | ||
Nostrum | Holloway Boy | Victory Dance |
2021 | ||
Modern Games | Trident | Harrow |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
Peter Davies | Bog Trotter | Democratic |
1989 | ||
Free At Last | Qui Danzig | Curia Regis |
1988 | ||
Opening Verse | Bequest | Sweeping |
History
editThe event is named after Edmund Somerville Tattersall (1863–1942), a senior partner of Tattersalls bloodstock auctioneers.
The race was formerly classed at Listed level, and it used to be open to horses of either gender. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 2000.
The Somerville Tattersall Stakes is currently held on the opening day of Newmarket's three-day Cambridgeshire Meeting. It is run two days before the Cambridgeshire Handicap.
The leading contenders sometimes go on to compete in the Dewhurst Stakes or the Racing Post Trophy.
Records
editLeading jockey since 1962 (6 wins):
- Pat Eddery – Don Comiso (1977), Borderline (1978), Damister (1984), Tertian (1991), Grand Lodge (1993), Milk It Mick (2003)
Leading trainer since 1962 (5 wins):
- Sir Henry Cecil – Polished Silver (1982), Salse (1987), Opening Verse (1988), Peter Davies (1990), Enrique (1998)
Winners since 1977
editYear | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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1977 | Don Comiso | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn | |
1978 | Borderline | Pat Eddery | Ian Balding | |
1979 | Stumped | Geoff Baxter | Bruce Hobbs | |
1980 | Spark of Life | Lester Piggott | Sir Michael Stoute | |
1981 | Wind and Wuthering | Philip Waldron | Henry Candy | |
1982 | Polished Silver | Lester Piggott | Sir Henry Cecil | |
1983 | Round Hill | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | |
1984 | Damister | Pat Eddery | Jeremy Tree | |
1985 | Truely Nureyev | Walter Swinburn | Sir Michael Stoute | |
1986 | Imperial Frontier | Greville Starkey | Luca Cumani | 1:26.23 |
1987 | Salse | Steve Cauthen | Sir Henry Cecil | 1:27.51 |
1988 | Opening Verse | Michael Roberts | Sir Henry Cecil | 1:25.66 |
1989 | Free at Last | Tony Clark | Guy Harwood | 1:28.60 |
1990 | Peter Davies | Steve Cauthen | Sir Henry Cecil | 1:24.66 |
1991 | Tertian | Pat Eddery | André Fabre | 1:25.76 |
1992 | Nominator | Willie Carson | Reg Hollinshead | 1:26.47 |
1993 | Grand Lodge | Pat Eddery | William Jarvis | 1:27.52 |
1994 | Annus Mirabilis | Michael Kinane | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:25.15 |
1995 | Even Top | Philip Robinson | Mark Tompkins | 1:24.51 |
1996 | Grapeshot | Frankie Dettori | Luca Cumani | 1:23.47 |
1997 | Haami | Richard Hills | John Dunlop | 1:24.52 |
1998 | Enrique | Kieren Fallon | Sir Henry Cecil | 1:26.81 |
1999 | Scarteen Fox [a] | Michael Kinane | David Elsworth | 1:28.34 |
2000 | King Charlemagne | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | 1:26.97 |
2001 | Where Or When | Richard Quinn | Terry Mills | 1:27.13 |
2002 | Governor Brown | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | 1:25.87 |
2003 | Milk It Mick | Pat Eddery | Jamie Osborne | 1:24.90 |
2004 | Diktatorial | Martin Dwyer | Andrew Balding | 1:26.00 |
2005 | Aussie Rules | Kieren Fallon | Aidan O'Brien | 1:23.44 |
2006 | Thousand Words | Richard Hughes | Barry Hills | 1:28.42 |
2007 | River Proud | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | 1:25.71 |
2008 | Ashram | Ryan Moore | John Hills | 1:22.39 |
2009 | Sir Parky | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:24.59 |
2010 | Rerouted | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 1:26.06 |
2011 | Crius | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:22.88 |
2012 | Havana Gold | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:23.98 |
2013 | Miracle of Medinah | Liam Keniry | Mark Usher | 1:25.92 |
2014 | Maftool | Richard Hughes | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:23.34 |
2015 | Sanus Per Aquam | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | 1:25.06 |
2016 | Larchmont Lad | Sean Levey | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:24.81 |
2017 | Elarqam | Jim Crowley | Mark Johnston | 1:25.49 |
2018 | Arctic Sound | Silvestre de Sousa | Mark Johnston | 1:23.38 |
2019 | Wichita | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 1:23.55 |
2020 | La Barrosa | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | 1:25.29 |
2021 | Modern Games | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | 1:23.62 |
2022 | Nostrum | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:25.01 |
2023 | Alyanaabi | Jim Crowley | Owen Burrows | 1:24.53 |
2024 | The Waco Kid | Oisin Murphy | Hugo Palmer | 1:29.97 |
- ^ The 1999 winner Scarteen Fox was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Best Light
Earlier winners
edit- 1962: Portofino
- 1963: Roan Rocket
- 1964: Goupi
- 1965: Double-U-Jay
- 1966: Paddykin
- 1967: Virginia Gentleman
- 1968: Zarco
- 1969: Smokey Rocket
- 1970: Banco Divin
- 1971: Coup de Feu
- 1972: Silver Birch
- 1973: Spanish Warrior
- 1974: Escapologist
- 1975: Seadiver
- 1976: Princess Tiara
See also
editReferences
edit- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Somerville Tattersall Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Somerville Tattersall Stakes (2018).
- pedigreequery.com – Somerville Tattersall Stakes – Newmarket.