Gimcrack Stakes

This article is about a British horse race. For an Australian horse race with a similar name, see Gimcrack Stakes (PR).

Gimcrack Stakes
Race information
Group 2 race
Location	York Racecourse York, England
Inaugurated	1846
Race type	Flat
Sponsor	Irish Thoroughbred Marketing
Website	York
Distance	6f (1,207 metres)
Surface	Turf
Track	Straight
Qualification	Two-year-old colts and geldings
Weight	9 st 0 lb Penalties 3 lb for G1 / G2 winners
Purse	£220,000 (2016) 1st: £124,762

Gimcrack Stakes
2016

Blue Point	Mokarris	The Last Lion

Previous years
2015

Ajaya	Ribchester	Raucous
2014

Muhaarar	Jungle Cat	Ahlan Emarati
2013

Astaire	Wilshire Boulevard	Parbold
2012

Blaine	Heavy Metal	Cay Verde
2011

Caspar Netscher	Lilbourne Lad	Burwaaz
2010

Approve	Crown Prosecutor	Sir Reginald
2009

Showcasing	Taajub	Monsieur Chevalier
2008

Shaweel	Master Noverre	Jobe
2007

Sir Gerry	Great Barrier Reef	Swiss Franc
2006

Conquest	Wi Dud	Bodes Galaxy
2005

Amadeus Wolf	Red Clubs	Assertive
2004

Tony James	Andronikos	Abraxas Antelope
2003

Balmont	Fokine	Grand Reward

The Gimcrack Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old colts and geldings. It is run at York over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

History

The event is named after Gimcrack, a successful racehorse in the 18th century. Gimcrack won twenty-seven times in a career of thirty-six races, but none of his victories were achieved at York.

The Gimcrack Stakes was established in 1846, and it was originally open to horses of either gender. It was restricted to male horses in 1987.

The race is currently staged on the final day of York's four-day Ebor Festival meeting. The owner of the winning horse is traditionally invited to give a speech at the annual Gimcrack Dinner, which is held at the racecourse in December.^[1]

Records

Leading jockey (9 wins):

John Osborne, Jr. – Exact (1852), Coastguard (1863), Wild Agnes (1864), Lord of the Vale (1865), Bothwell (1870), Thorn (1872), Holy Friar (1874), Constantine (1876), Simnel (1880)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

William I'Anson, Jr. – Pursebearer (1881), Castor (1885), Lady Muncaster (1886), Derwentwater (1887), Lockhart (1889), Royal Stag (1890), Barbette (1903)

Winners since 1980

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1980	Bel Bolide	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Tree	1:16.00
1981	Full Extent	John Lowe	Steve Norton	1:16.70
1982	Horage	Tony Murray	Matt McCormack
1983	Precocious	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil	1:11.90
1984	Doulab	Tony Murray	Harry Thomson Jones	1:11.30
1985	Stalker	Joe Mercer	Peter Walwyn
1986	Wiganthorpe	Willie Carson	Mick Easterby	1:11.85
1987	Reprimand	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:15.10
1988	Sharp N' Early	Brian Rouse	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:09.84
1989	Rock City	Willie Carson	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:10.97
1990	Mujtahid	Willie Carson	Robert Armstrong	1:10.55
1991	River Falls	Bruce Raymond	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:13.72
1992	Splendent	Alan Munro	Paul Cole	1:11.42
1993	Turtle Island	John Reid	Peter Chapple-Hyam	1:13.49
1994	Chilly Billy	Kieren Fallon	Lynda Ramsden	1:12.78
1995	Royal Applause	Walter Swinburn	Barry Hills	1:11.42
1996	Abou Zouz	Frankie Dettori	David Loder	1:10.78
1997	Carrowkeel	Pat Eddery	Barry Hills	1:13.39
1998	Josr Algarhoud	Kieren Fallon	Mick Channon	1:10.28
1999	Mull of Kintyre	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	1:11.51
2000	Bannister	Johnny Murtagh	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:12.50
2001	Rock of Gibraltar	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	1:11.23
2002	Country Reel	Frankie Dettori	David Loder	1:12.61
2003	Balmont	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Noseda	1:11.07
2004	Tony James	Seb Sanders	Clive Brittain	1:14.30
2005	Amadeus Wolf	Neil Callan	Kevin Ryan	1:09.75
2006	Conquest	Jimmy Fortune	William Haggas	1:11.81
2007	Sir Gerry	Jamie Spencer	James Fanshawe	1:14.16
2008	Shaweel ^[a]	Greg Fairley	Mark Johnston	1:13.92
2009	Showcasing	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	1:09.28
2010	Approve	Eddie Ahern	William Haggas	1:11.67
2011	Caspar Netscher	Robert Winston	Alan McCabe	1:12.74
2012	Blaine	Phillip Makin	Kevin Ryan	1:11.53
2013	Astaire	Neil Callan	Kevin Ryan	1:13.72
2014	Muhaarar	Paul Hanagan	Charles Hills	1:10.52
2015	Ajaya	Graham Gibbons	William Haggas	1:10.84
2016	Blue Point	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	1:09.00

^a The 2008 running took place at Newbury.

Earlier winners

1846: Ellerdale
1847: Tuscan
1848: Glauca
1849: Mildew
1850: Aaron Smith
1851: Trousseau
1852: Exact
1853: Barrel
1854: Nettle
1855: Mirage
1856: Blink Bonny
1857: Princess Royal
1858: Rainbow
1859: Thormanby
1860: Prudence
1861: Johnny Armstrong
1862: Le Marechal
1863: Coastguard
1864: Wild Agnes
1865: Lord of the Vale
1866: Blinkhoolie
1867: The Earl
1868: Lady Dewhurst
1869: Hester
1870: Bothwell
1871: Lilian
1872: Thorn
1873: Padoroshna
1874: Holy Friar
1875: Springfield
1876: Constantine
1877: King Olaf
1878: Amice
1879: Duke of Cumberland
1880: Simnel
1881: Pursebearer
1882: The Golden Farmer
1883: Juventus
1884: Thuringian Queen
1885: Castor
1886: Lady Muncaster
1887: Derwentwater
1888: Cheroot
1889: Lockhart
1890: Royal Stag
1891: Therapia
1892: Peppercorn
1893: Styx
1894: Bentworth
1895: Amphora
1896: Silver Fox
1897: Mauchline
1898: Queen Fairy
1899: Dusky Queen
1900: Garb Or
1901: Sterling Balm
1902: Chaucer
1903: Barbette
1904: Desiree
1905: Colonia
1906: Polar Star
1907: Royal Realm
1908: Blankney II
1909: Lily Rose
1910: Pietri
1911: Lomond
1912: Flippant
1913: Stornoway
1914–18: no race
1919: Southern
1920: Polemarch
1921: Scamp
1922: Town Guard
1923: Sansovino
1924: Game Shot
1925: Lex
1926: Bold Archer
1927: Black Watch
1928: The Black Abbot
1929: Roral
1930: Four Course
1931: Miracle
1932: Young Lover
1933: Mrs Rustom
1934: Bahram
1935: Paul Beg
1936: Goya II
1937: Golden Sovereign
1938: Cockpit
1939: Tant Mieux
1940–44: no race
1945: Gulf Stream
1946: Petition
1947: Black Tarquin
1948: Star King *
1949: Palestine
1950: Cortil
1951: Windy City
1952: Bebe Grande
1953: The Pie King
1954: Precast
1955: Idle Rocks
1956: Eudaemon
1957: Pheidippides
1958: Be Careful
1959: Paddy's Sister
1960: Test Case
1961: Sovereign Lord
1962: Crocket
1963: Talahasse
1964: Double Jump
1965: Young Emperor
1966: Golden Horus
1967: Petingo
1968: Tudor Music
1969: Yellow God
1970: Mill Reef
1971: Wishing Star
1972: Rapid River
1973: Giacometti
1974: Steel Heart
1975: Music Boy
1976: Nebbiolo
1977: Tumbledownwind
1978: Stanford
1979: Sonnen Gold

* The 1948 winner Star King was later exported to Australia and renamed Star Kingdom.

References

↑ McGrath, J. A. (13 December 2011). "Fears over Gimcrack speech unfounded". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 January 2012.

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Ebor Festival

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