Nell Gwyn Stakes

The Nell Gwyn Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket in mid-April.

Nell Gwyn Stakes
Group 3 race
LocationRowley Mile
Newmarket, England
Inaugurated1961
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorLanwades Stud
WebsiteNewmarket
Race information
Distance7f (1,408 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationThree-year-old fillies
Weight9 st 0 lb
Penalties
3 lb for G1 / G2 winners*
*after 31 August 2017
Purse£60,000 (2019)
1st: £34,026
Nell Gwyn Stakes
2019
Qabala Mot Juste Angel's Hideaway

History

The event was established in 1961, and it was initially called the Spring Fillies' Stakes.[1] The first running was won by Verbena.

The race was renamed the Nell Gwyn Stakes in 1962.[2] It was named after Nell Gwyn (1650–87), a long-time mistress of King Charles II.

The Nell Gwyn Stakes can serve as a trial for various fillies' Classics in Europe. The last winner to achieve victory in the 1000 Guineas was Speciosa in 2006, while the most recent 1000 Guineas winner to contest the Nell Gwyn Stakes was Billesdon Brook, who came fourth in 2018. The last to win the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches was Valentine Waltz in 1999.

The race is currently held on the opening day of Newmarket's three-day Craven Meeting. It is run the day before the Craven Stakes.

Records

Leading jockey (7 wins):

  • Frankie Dettori - Crystal Gazing (1991), Valentine Waltz (1999), Fantasia (2009), Sandiva (2014), Osaila (2015), Nathra (2016), Daban (2017)

Leading trainer (8 wins):

  • Sir Henry Cecil – Caspian (1973), One in a Million (1979), Evita (1980), Fairy Footsteps (1981), Chalon (1982), Oh So Sharp (1985), Martha Stevens (1987), Hot Snap (2013)

Winners
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time
1961 Verbena Doug Smith Geoffrey Brooke
1962 West Side Story Eph Smith Ted Leader
1963 Amicable Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort
1964 Alborada Greville Starkey John Oxley
1965 Gently Scobie Breasley Gordon Richards
1966 Hiding Place Scobie Breasley Jack Clayton
1967 Cranberry Sauce George Moore Noel Murless
1968 Abbie West Sandy Barclay Noel Murless
1969 Anchor Greville Starkey John Oxley
1970 Obelisk Sandy Barclay Noel Murless
1971 Super Honey Lester Piggott Ryan Price
1972 Carezza Willie Carson Bernard van Cutsem
1973 Caspian Greville Starkey Henry Cecil
1974 Angels Two Eddie Hide Bill Elsey
1975 Rose Bowl Lester Piggott Fulke Johnson Houghton
1976 Flying Water Yves Saint-Martin Angel Penna, Sr.
1977 Freeze The Secret Gianfranco Dettori Luca Cumani
1978 Seraphima Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn
1979 One In A Million Joe Mercer Henry Cecil
1980 Evita Joe Mercer Henry Cecil
1981 Fairy Footsteps Lester Piggott Henry Cecil
1982 Chalon Lester Piggott Henry Cecil
1983 Favoridge Pat Eddery Geoff Wragg
1984 Pebbles Philip Robinson Clive Brittain 1:24.68
1985 Oh So Sharp Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1:27.19
1986 Sonic Lady Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:31.69
1987 Martha Stevens Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1:27.76
1988 Ghariba Michael Roberts Alec Stewart 1:28.63
1989 Ensconse Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani 1:27.08
1990 Heart of Joy Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:24.58
1991 Crystal Gazing Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani 1:25.29
1992 A-to-Z Michael Hills Michael Bell 1:27.09
1993 Niche Lester Piggott Richard Hannon Sr. 1:27.07
1994 Mehthaaf Willie Carson John Dunlop 1:27.50
1995 Myself John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam 1:24.30
1996 Thrilling Day David Harrison Neil Graham 1:25.31
1997 Reunion Richard Hills John Hills 1:25.28
1998 Cloud Castle John Reid Clive Brittain 1:28.85
1999 Valentine Waltz Frankie Dettori John Gosden 1:25.64
2000 Petrushka Kieren Fallon Michael Stoute 1:25.60
2001 Lil's Jessy Pat Eddery Jeremy Noseda 1:26.63
2002 Misterah Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning 1:24.72
2003 Khulood Richard Hills John Dunlop 1:26.76
2004 Silca's Gift Ted Durcan Mick Channon 1:26.81
2005 Karen's Caper Jimmy Fortune John Gosden 1:24.72
2006 Speciosa Micky Fenton Pam Sly 1:23.45
2007 Scarlet Runner Kerrin McEvoy John Dunlop 1:24.59
2008 Infallible Jimmy Fortune John Gosden 1:27.15
2009 Fantasia Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani 1:26.93
2010 Music Show Kieren Fallon Mick Channon 1:25.43
2011 Barefoot Lady Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 1:24.44
2012 Esentepe Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon Sr. 1:27.60
2013 Hot Snap Tom Queally Henry Cecil 1:24.39
2014 Sandiva Frankie Dettori Richard Fahey 1:26.93
2015 Osaila Frankie Dettori Richard Hannon Jr. 1:23.24
2016 Nathra Frankie Dettori John Gosden 1:28.35
2017 Daban Frankie Dettori John Gosden 1:24.42
2018 Soliloquy William Buick Charlie Appleby 1:26.67
2019 Qabala David Egan Roger Varian 1:25.77
no race 2020 [lower-alpha 1]
  1. The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[3]

See also

References
  1. "1961 Spring Fillies' Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 13 April 1961. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  2. "1962 Nell Gwyn Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 12 April 1962. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  3. "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.
  • galopp-sieger.de – Nell Gwyn Stakes.
  • ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Nell Gwyn Stakes (2019).
  • pedigreequery.com – Nell Gwyn Stakes – Newmarket.
  • Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 16–17. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
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