Atalanta Stakes

The Atalanta Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late August or early September.

Atalanta Stakes
Group 3 race
LocationSandown Park
Esher, England
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorBetway
WebsiteSandown Park
Race information
Distance1m (1,609 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
fillies and mares
no G2 / G1 win since last Sept. 1
Weight8 st 10 lb (3yo);
9 st 1 lb (4yo+)
Penalties
7 lb for Group 1 winners *
5 lb for Group 2 winners *
3 lb for Group 3 winners *
* after 31 March 2018
Purse£37,000 (2020)
1st: £20,983
Atalanta Stakes
2020
Maamora Billesdon Brook Lavender's Blue

The race was formerly classed at Listed level. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 2012.[1]

The Atalanta Stakes was formerly part of the venue's Variety Club Day, an annual fundraising event for the Variety Club.

Records

Most successful horse since 1986:

  • no horse has won this race more than once since 1986

Leading jockey since 1986 (4 wins):

  • Pat Eddery – Tahilla (1987), Hyabella (1991), Private Line (1995), One So Wonderful (1997)

Leading trainer since 1986 (6 wins):

  • Sir Michael Stoute – Dabaweyaa (1988), Hyabella (1991), Wasseema (2006), Strawberrydaiquiri (2009), Dank (2012), Veracious (2018)

Winners since 1986
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
1986 Purchasepaperchase 4 Willie Carson Robert Armstrong
1987 Tahilla 3 Pat Eddery Jeremy Tree
1988 Dabaweyaa 3 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:42.63
1989 Dimmer 3 Michael Roberts Robert Armstrong 1:41.65
1990 Arpero 3 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott 1:42.18
1991 Hyabella 3 Pat Eddery Michael Stoute 1:43.10
1992 Amwag 3 Michael Roberts Alec Stewart 1:43.62
1993 Lap of Luxury 4 Michael Tebbutt William Jarvis 1:41.02
1994 Ingozi 3 Darryll Holland Geoff Wragg 1:42.23
1995 Private Line 3 Pat Eddery Henry Cecil 1:43.81
1996 Wandering Star 3 Nigel Day James Fanshawe 1:41.25
1997 One So Wonderful 3 Pat Eddery Luca Cumani 1:46.80
1998 Kissogram 3 John Reid Luca Cumani 1:42.87
1999 Etizaaz 3 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 1:42.19
2000 Out of Reach 3 Richard Quinn Barry Hills 1:42.60
2001 Intrepidous 3 Brett Doyle Brian Meehan 1:43.56
2002 Miss Pinkerton 3 Darryll Holland Geoff Wragg 1:43.22
2003 Lady Bear 5 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 1:44.33
2004 Zietory 4 Frankie Dettori Paul Cole 1:47.57
2005 Musicanna 4 Johnny Murtagh James Fanshawe 1:45.93
2006 Wasseema 3 Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute 1:41.08
2007 Sweet Lilly 3 Tadhg O'Shea Mick Channon 1:41.03
2008 Shabiba 3 Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning 1:41.32
2009 Strawberrydaiquiri 3 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 1:41.46
2010 Seta 3 Jean-Pierre Guillambert Luca Cumani 1:41.95
2011 Theyskens' Theory 3 Davy Bonilla Brian Meehan 1:45.67
2012 Dank 3 Richard Hughes Sir Michael Stoute 1:41.08
2013
(dh)		 Integral
Ladys First		 3
4		 Ryan Moore
Tony Hamilton		 Sir Michael Stoute
Richard Fahey		 1:39.20
2014 Fintry 3 Maxime Guyon André Fabre 1:43.01
2015 Nakuti 4 Ben Curtis Sylvester Kirk 1:40.62
2016 Persuasive 3 Robert Havlin John Gosden 1:42.74
2017 Aljazzi 4 Andrea Atzeni Marco Botti 1:40.64
2018 Veracious 3 Ryan Moore Michael Stoute 1:43.12
2019 Lavender's Blue 3 Jim Crowley Amanda Perrett 1:42.16
2020 Maamora 4 William Buick Simon & Ed Crisford 1:42.08

See also

References
  1. "BHA announces upgrades". British Horseracing Authority. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
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