The King Richard III Stakes was a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It was run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) at Leicester in April.
Listed race | |
Location | Leicester Racecourse Oadby, England |
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Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Elusive Bloodstock / EBF Stallions |
Website | Leicester |
Race information | |
Distance | 7f (1,408 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Straight |
Qualification | Four-years-old and up no G1 / G2 win since 31 August last year |
Weight | 9 st 2 lb Allowances 5 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 5 lb for Group 3 winners * 3 lb for Listed winners * * since 31 August last year |
Purse | £35,588 (2022) 1st: £22,684 |
2022 | ||
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Happy Power | Path Of Thunder | Aratus |
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2021 | ||
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Pogo | Mums Tipple | Beat Le Bon |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
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Monsagem | Strike Force | Sharp Reminder |
1989 | ||
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Beau Sher | Alquoz | Chadenshe |
1988 | ||
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Sharp Reminder | Sharblask | Bin Shaddad |
1983 | ||
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Valiyar | Jester | Murillo |
History
editDuring the late 1970s and early 1980s, the event was known as the Philip Cornes Trophy Stakes.[1] It was renamed the Leicestershire Stakes in 1983.[2]
Holsten Brewery started to sponsor the race in 1984, and from this point it was called the Holsten Pils Trophy.[3] It reverted to its previous title in 1988.
For a period the Leicestershire Stakes held Listed status. It was promoted to Group 3 level in 1999, and relegated back to Listed class in 2004.
The race was renamed in 2013 after King Richard III, whose skeleton was discovered in Leicester and identified earlier that year.
From 2023, the race did not take place, with the King Richard III Cup (a 1m handicap) replacing it.[4]
Records
editMost successful horse since 1978 (3 wins):
- Warningford – 1999, 2001, 2002
Leading jockey since 1978 (3 wins):
- Ray Cochrane – Rami (1991), Warningford (1999), Sugarfoot (2000)
- Richard Hughes - Tillerman (2003), Producer (2013), Coulsty (2015)
Leading trainer since 1978 (3 wins):
- Henry Cecil – Belmont Bay (1981), Valiyar (1983), Monsagem (1990)
- Richard Hannon Sr. – Shalford (1992), Swing Low (1993), Producer (2013)
- James Fanshawe – Warningford (1999, 2001, 2002)
Winners since 1978
editYear | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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1978 | Hillandale | 6 | Geoff Baxter | Paul Cole | |
1979 | Roland Gardens | 4 | Greville Starkey | Duncan Sasse | |
1980 | Foveros | 4 | Kipper Lynch | Clive Brittain | |
1981 | Belmont Bay | 4 | John Reid | Henry Cecil | |
1982 | Noalto | 4 | Paul Cook | Frankie Durr | |
1983 | Valiyar | 4 | Nigel Day | Henry Cecil | |
1984 | Harlow | 4 | George Duffield | Sir Mark Prescott | |
1985 | Neeyef | 4 | Joe Mercer | Peter Walwyn | |
1986 | Bollin Knight | 4 | Mark Birch | Peter Easterby | |
1987 | Flower Bowl | 4 | Billy Newnes | John Dunlop | 1:23.50 |
1988 | Sharp Reminder | 4 | Tyrone Williams | Ray Laing | 1:24.80 |
1989 | Beau Sher | 6 | Bruce Raymond | Ben Hanbury | 1:27.40 |
1990 | Monsagem | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 1:24.40 |
1991 | Rami | 4 | Ray Cochrane | Peter Walwyn | 1:25.90 |
1992 | Shalford | 4 | Brian Rouse | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:24.80 |
1993 | Swing Low | 4 | Brian Rouse | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:26.10 |
1994 | Pollen Count | 5 | John Carroll | John Gosden | 1:32.80 |
1995 | Young Ern | 5 | Richard Quinn | Simon Dow | 1:21.50 |
1996 | Young Ern | 6 | Brent Thomson | Simon Dow | 1:24.50 |
1997 | Wizard King | 6 | George Duffield | Sir Mark Prescott | 1:24.80 |
1998 | no race | ||||
1999 | Warningford | 5 | Ray Cochrane | James Fanshawe | 1:30.30 |
2000 | Sugarfoot [a] | 6 | Ray Cochrane | Nigel Tinkler | 1:28.60 |
2001 | Warningford [a] | 7 | Kieren Fallon | James Fanshawe | 1:26.24 |
2002 | Warningford | 8 | Oscar Urbina | James Fanshawe | 1:23.00 |
2003 | Tillerman | 7 | Richard Hughes | Amanda Perrett | 1:22.72 |
2004 | Tout Seul | 4 | Stephen Carson | Fulke Johnson Houghton | 1:26.31 |
2005 | Le Vie dei Colori | 5 | Darryll Holland | Luca Cumani | 1:25.15 |
2006 | Etlaala | 4 | Richard Hills | Barry Hills | 1:26.45 |
2007 | New Seeker | 7 | Ted Durcan | Paul Cole | 1:24.22 |
2008 | Captain Marvelous | 4 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 1:24.03 |
2009 | Asset | 6 | Ted Durcan | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:22.01 |
2010 | Spirit of Sharjah | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Julia Feilden | 1:22.99 |
2011 | Flambeau | 4 | Dane O'Neill | Henry Candy | 1:21.92 |
2012 | no race [b] | ||||
2013 | Producer | 4 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:25.29 |
2014 | Eton Forever | 7 | Andrea Atzeni | Roger Varian | 1:23.96 |
2015 | Coulsty | 4 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:22.57 |
2016 | Home Of The Brave | 4 | William Buick | Hugo Palmer | 1:24.60 |
2017 | Home Of The Brave | 5 | James Doyle | Hugo Palmer | 1:22.24 |
2018 | Emmaus | 4 | Andrea Atzeni | Roger Varian | 1:33.54 |
2019 | Hey Gaman | 4 | Frankie Dettori | James Tate | 1:22.27 |
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2021 | Pogo | 5 | Kieran Shoemark | Charles Hills | 1:24.08 |
2022 | Happy Power | 6 | David Probert | Andrew Balding | 1:25.03 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1978 Philip Cornes Trophy Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 22 April 1978. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "1983 Leicestershire Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 23 April 1983. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "1984 Holsten Pils Trophy". Glasgow Herald. 28 April 1984. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ https://www.racingpost.com/results/30/leicester/2023-04-29/836879 [bare URL]
- ^ "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.
- pedigreequery.com – Leicestershire Stakes – Leicester.