Solario Stakes

Solario Stakes

Group 3 race
Location	Sandown Park Esher, England
Inaugurated	1947
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority
Website	Sandown Park
Race information
Distance	7f 16y (1,423 metres)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Two-year-olds
Weight	9 st 1 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies Penalties 5 lb for G1 / G2 winners 3 lb for G3 winners
Purse	£45,000 (2015) 1st: £25,520

Solario Stakes

2016
South Seas	Salouen	Eqtiraan

Previous years
2015
First Selection	Manaafidh	Mr Wizard
2014
Aktabantay	Future Empire	Lexington Times
2013
Kingman	Emirates Flyer	Music Theory
2012
Fantastic Moon	Tha'ir	Master Of War
2011
Talwar	Silverheels	Eastern Sun
2010
Native Khan	Measuring Time	Surrey Star
2009
Shakespearean	Buzzword	Dubawi Phantom
2008
Sri Putra	The Cheka	Patrician's Glory
2007
Raven's Pass	City Leader	Gaspar Van Wittel
2006
Drumfire	Caldra	Danebury Hill
2005
Opera Cape	Yasoodd	Asset
2004
Windsor Knot	Embossed	Propinquity
2003
Barbajuan	Milk It Mick	Matloob

The Solario Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 7 furlongs and 16 yards (1,423 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late August or early September.

History

The event is named after Solario, a successful racehorse in the 1920s and subsequently a leading sire. It was established in 1947, and the inaugural running was won by Panair.

For a period the Solario Stakes was classed at Listed level. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 1986.

The race was formerly held during Sandown Park's Variety Club Day, an annual fundraising event for the Variety Club. The 2011 running promoted the charity's Sunshine Coaches. In 2012 Variety Club day was moved to August and the sponsorship of the Solario Stakes was taken over by Candy Kittens. The 2014 race was sponsored by European Wealth.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):

• Lester Piggott – March Past (1952), Pindari (1958), Speed of Sound (1966), Remand (1967), The Fort (1982), Oh So Sharp (1984)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

• Henry Cecil – Lyphard's Wish (1978), The Fort (1982), Oh So Sharp (1984), Sanquirico (1987), High Estate (1988), Be My Chief (1989)

Winners since 1960

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1978	Lyphard's Wish	Joe Mercer	Henry Cecil
1979	Rankin	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood
1980	To-Agori-Mou	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood
1981	Silver Hawk	Brian Taylor	Michael Albina
1982	The Fort	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil
1983	Falstaff	Willie Carson	Dick Hern
1984	Oh So Sharp	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil
1985	Bold Arrangement	Pat Eddery	Clive Brittain
1986	Shining Water	Steve Cauthen	Fulke Johnson Houghton
1987	Sanquirico	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:29.28
1988	High Estate	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:29.60
1989	Be My Chief	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:29.38
1990	Radwell	George Duffield	James Fanshawe	1:30.34
1991	Chicmond	George Duffield	Sir Mark Prescott	1:29.90
1992	White Crown	Walter Swinburn	Ben Hanbury	1:31.53
1993	Island Magic	Kieren Fallon	Lynda Ramsden	1:31.08
1994	Lovely Millie	Frankie Dettori	Hilal Ibrahim	1:30.05
1995	Alhaarth	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	1:31.00
1996	Brave Act	George Duffield	Sir Mark Prescott	1:29.97
1997	Little Indian	John Reid	Sean Woods	1:31.45
1998	Raise a Grand	Gary Carter	Pip Payne	1:29.74
1999	Best of the Bests	Philip Robinson	Clive Brittain	1:29.06
2000	King's Ironbridge	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:31.45
2001	Redback	Jimmy Fortune	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:30.60
2002	Foss Way	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	1:29.50
2003	Barbajuan	Darryll Holland	Neville Callaghan	1:32.03
2004	Windsor Knot	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	1:32.12
2005	Opera Cape	Steve Drowne	Sylvester Kirk	1:31.01
2006	Drumfire	Joe Fanning	Mark Johnston	1:29.18
2007	Raven's Pass	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	1:26.56
2008	Sri Putra	Philip Robinson	Michael Jarvis	1:29.13
2009	Shakespearean	Richard Hills	Mark Johnston	1:29.23
2010	Native Khan	Eddie Ahern	Ed Dunlop	1:29.19
2011	Talwar	Jimmy Fortune	Jeremy Noseda	1:33.27
2012	Fantastic Moon	William Buick	Jeremy Noseda	1:28.18
2013	Kingman	James Doyle	John Gosden	1:28.38
2014	Aktabantay	Ryan Moore	Hugo Palmer	1:29.84
2015	First Selection	George Baker	Simon Crisford	1:28.21
2016	South Seas	Oisin Murphy	Andrew Balding	1:30.81

Earlier winners

• 1947: Panair
• 1948: Suntime
• 1949: Scratch
• 1950: Turco II
• 1951: Gay Time
• 1952: March Past
• 1953: Barton Street
• 1954: North Cone
• 1955: Castelmarino
• 1956: Nagaika
• 1957: Aggressor
• 1958: Pindari
• 1959: Intervener
• 1960: Dual
• 1961: Hidden Meaning
• 1962: Happy Omen
• 1963: Penny Stall
• 1964: Rehearsed
• 1965: Charlottown
• 1966: Speed of Sound
• 1967: Remand
• 1968: Murrayfield
• 1969: Miracle
• 1970: Athens Wood
• 1971: Meadow Mint
• 1972: Duke of Ragusa
• 1973–74: no race
• 1975: Over to You
• 1976: Avgerinos
• 1977: Bolak

See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

• Racing Post:
  • "1988"., "1989"., "1990"., "1991"., "1992"., "1993"., "1994"., "1995"., "1996"., "1997".
  • "1998"., "1999"., "2000"., "2001"., "2002"., "2003"., "2004"., "2005"., "2006"., "2007".
  • "2008"., "2009"., "2010"., "2011"., "2012"., "2013"., "2014"., "2015"., "2016".
• galopp-sieger.de – Solario Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Solario Stakes (2016).
• pedigreequery.com – Solario Stakes – Sandown Park.
• Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 148–149. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.