The Burradon Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses. It is run at Newcastle over a distance of 1 mile and 5 yards (1,614 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in March or April at the course's Good Friday meeting.

Burradon Stakes
Listed race
LocationNewcastle Racecourse
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorBetMGM
WebsiteNewcastle
Race information
Distance1m 5y (1,614 metres)
SurfaceTapeta
TrackStraight
QualificationThree-year-olds
Weight9 st 4 lb
Allowances
5 lb for fillies

Penalties
5 lb for Group race winners *
3 lb for Listed winners *
* since 31 August last year
Purse£100,000 (2024)
1st: £56,710
Burradon Conditions Stakes
2024
Yellow, large black spots and spots on cap White, emerald green epaulets and star on cap Silver, gold braid, maroon cap, gold tassel
Cuban Tiger Sayedaty Sadaty Orne
Previous years
2023
Light blue, orange epaulets Grey Maroon, yellow hoops, maroon sleeves, yellow cap
Dear My Friend Flight Plan Galeron
2022
Pink, royal blue seams and armlets, quartered cap Yellow, large black spots and spots on cap Red and dark blue (quartered), red sleeves, dark blue stars, dark blue cap, red star
Checkandchallenge Dubai Poet Imperial Fighter
2021
Black and white (halved), sleeves reversed, red cap Maroon, yellow hoops, maroon sleeves, yellow cap White, red sash, red and white striped cap
Megallan Legion Of Honour Final Voyage
2020-2017
2019
Royal blue, white hoop, striped sleeves, white cap, royal blue star Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap Yellow, black epaulets
Fox Power Daarik Bayroot
2018
White, orange stars on sleeves, white cap, orange star White, red sash, red and white striped cap Light blue, orange epaulets
Gronkowski Iconic Sunset Dark Acclaim
2017
Emerald green, white cross belts, orange sleeves, royal blue cap Royal blue, white cap White, emerald green hoop
Forest Ranger Syphax Utmost
 

The race was first run in 2017 as a conditions race and was named after the nearby village of Burradon.[1] It was upgraded to Listed status from the 2018 running, effectively replacing the International Trial in the calendar. In 2018 it also became part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby series through which horses earn points to qualify for a place in the Kentucky Derby. The Burradon Stakes was the final race of the European leg of the series and carried the most qualifying points of any of the European races.[2] It was replaced from the 2019 Road to the Kentucky Derby series by the Cardinal Stakes at Chelmsford City.[3]

Winners

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Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time
2017 Forest Ranger Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey 1:39.42
2018 Gronkowski Jamie Spencer Jeremy Noseda 1:37.49
2019 Fox Power Silvestre de Sousa Richard Hannon Jr. 1:39.03
no race 2020 [a]
2021 Megallan Robert Havlin John and Thady Gosden 1:40.20
2022 Checkandchallenge  Daniel Tudhope William Knight 1:38.68
2023 Dear My Friend  James Doyle Charlie Johnston 1:39.49
2024 Cuban Tiger Clifford Lee Karl Burke 1:38.39
  1. ^ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Newcastle and Bath to join Good Friday action". Weatherbys. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Newcastle to stage climax of European road to Kentucky Derby". Racing Post. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. ^ "No Changes to Main Road to the Kentucky Derby Series". BloodHorse. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.