Abernant Stakes
Group 3 race | |
Location |
Rowley Mile Newmarket, England |
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Inaugurated | 1969 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Connaught Access Flooring |
Website | Newmarket |
Race information | |
Distance | 6f (1,207 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Straight |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
Weight |
8 st 8 lb (3yo); 9 st 6 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 8 lb for Group 1 winners * 6 lb for Group 2 winners * 4 lb for Group 3 winners * * since August 31 last year |
Purse |
£60,000 (2016) 1st: £34,026 |
2016 | ||
Magical Memory | Tupi | Mattmu |
Previous years | ||
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2015 | ||
Astaire | Watchable | Music Master |
2014 | ||
Hamza | Es Que Love | Aljamaaheer |
2013 | ||
Tickled Pink | Jimmy Styles | Move In Time |
2012 | ||
Mayson | Jimmy Styles | Internationaldebut |
2011 | ||
Genki | Iver Bridge Lad | Dinkum Diamond |
2010 | ||
Equiano | Mullionmileanhour | Doncaster Rover |
2009 | ||
Tax Free | Equiano | Knot In Wood |
2008 | ||
Zidane | Assertive | Dark Missile |
2007 | ||
Asset | Assertive | Paradise Isle |
2006 | ||
Paradise Isle | Les Arcs | Beckermet |
2005 | ||
Quito | Ashdown Express | The Kiddykid |
2004 | ||
Arakan | Frizzante | Ashdown Express |
2003 | ||
Needwood Blade | Resplendent Cee | Ashdown Express |
The Abernant Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres) on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket in mid-April.
History
The event is named after Abernant, a successful sprinter in the late 1940s and early 1950s. It was established in 1969, and the first running was won by Song.[1]
For a period the race held Listed status. It was promoted to Group 3 level in 2013.[2]
The race is currently staged on the last day of Newmarket's three-day Craven Meeting. It is run on the same day as the Craven Stakes.
The leading horses from the Abernant Stakes sometimes go on to compete in the Palace House Stakes or the Duke of York Stakes.
Records
Most successful horse (4 wins):
- Boldboy – 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978
Leading jockey (4 wins):
- Joe Mercer – Song (1969), Shiny Tenth (1972), Boldboy (1974, 1976)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- Dick Hern – Boldboy (1974, 1976, 1977, 1978)
Winners
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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1969 | Song | 3 | Joe Mercer | Derek Candy | |
1970 | Crooner | 4 | John Gorton | Doug Smith | |
1971 | Realm | 4 | Brian Taylor | John Winter | 1:14.50 |
1972 | Shiny Tenth | 5 | Joe Mercer | Doug Marks | |
1973 | Balliol | 4 | Brian Taylor | John Winter | |
1974 | Boldboy | 4 | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern | |
1975 | Midsummer Star | 5 | Alan Bond | Mick Masson | |
1976 | Boldboy | 6 | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern | |
1977 | Boldboy | 7 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | |
1978 | Boldboy | 8 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | |
1979 | Vaigly Great | 4 | Greville Starkey | Michael Stoute | |
1980 | Gypsy Dancer | 5 | Lester Piggott | Bill O'Gorman | 1:12.79 |
1981 | Rabdan | 4 | Lester Piggott | Robert Armstrong | |
1982 | Lightning Label | 6 | Steve Cauthen | Paul Kelleway | |
1983 | Sweet Monday | 5 | Philip Waldron | Jack Holt | |
1984 | Reesh | 3 | Taffy Thomas | Bill O'Gorman | |
1985 | Grey Desire | 5 | Pat Eddery | Mel Brittain | |
1986 | Homo Sapien | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | |
1987 | Governor General | 4 | Brian Rouse | David Elsworth | |
1988 | Rich Charlie | 4 | Paul Eddery | Charlie Nelson | 1:14.57 |
1989 | Point of Light | 4 | Paul Eddery | Geoff Lewis | 1:13.94 |
1990 | Sharp Reminder | 6 | Bruce Raymond | Colin Williams | 1:11.61 |
1991 | Case Law | 4 | George Duffield | Sir Mark Prescott | 1:11.36 |
1992 | Fylde Flyer | 3 | Lester Piggott | Jack Berry | 1:12.76 |
1993 | Splice | 4 | Walter Swinburn | James Fanshawe | 1:13.39 |
1994 | Midhish | 4 | Walter Swinburn | Ben Hanbury | 1:13.73 |
1995 | Lake Coniston | 4 | Pat Eddery | Geoff Lewis | 1:10.25 |
1996 | Passion for Life | 3 | Pat Eddery | Geoff Lewis | 1:11.49 |
1997 | Monaassib | 6 | Daragh O'Donohoe | Ed Dunlop | 1:11.42 |
1998 | Tedburrow | 6 | Kieren Fallon | Eric Alston | 1:14.02 |
1999 | Bold Edge | 4 | Dane O'Neill | Richard Hannon, Sr. | 1:11.68 |
2000 | Cretan Gift | 9 | Tom McLaughlin | Nick Littmoden | 1:13.30 |
2001 | Primo Valentino | 4 | Richard Quinn | Peter Harris | 1:12.94 |
2002 | Reel Buddy | 4 | Jimmy Fortune | Richard Hannon, Sr. | 1:11.02 |
2003 | Needwood Blade | 5 | Seb Sanders | Bryan McMahon | 1:13.87 |
2004 | Arakan | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:12.37 |
2005 | Quito | 8 | Tony Culhane | David Chapman | 1:12.14 |
2006 | Paradise Isle | 5 | Kevin Darley | Chris Wall | 1:10.50 |
2007 | Asset | 4 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon, Sr. | 1:09.64 |
2008 | Zidane | 6 | Jamie Spencer | James Fanshawe | 1:12.56 |
2009 | Tax Free | 7 | Francis Norton | David Nicholls | 1:10.30 |
2010 | Equiano | 5 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 1:11.07 |
2011 | Genki | 7 | Steve Drowne | Roger Charlton | 1:11.12 |
2012 | Mayson | 4 | Paul Hanagan | Richard Fahey | 1:11.86 |
2013 | Tickled Pink | 4 | Tom Queally | Sir Henry Cecil | 1:09.88 |
2014 | Hamza | 5 | Jamie Spencer | Kevin Ryan | 1:09.88 |
2015 | Astaire | 4 | Jamie Spencer | Kevin Ryan | 1:12.09 |
2016 | Magical Memory | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Charlie Hills | 1:14.84 |
See also
References
- ↑ "1969 Abernant Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 17 April 1969. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ↑ "Eight races upgraded by European Pattern Committee". the-racehorse.com. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Abernant Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Abernant Stakes (2016).
- pedigreequery.com – Abernant Stakes – Newmarket.