St. Simon Stakes
Group 3 race | |
Location | Newbury Racecourse Newbury, England |
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Inaugurated | 1969 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Virgin Bet |
Website | Newbury |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 4f (2,414 m) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
Weight | 8 st 12 lb (3yo); 9 st 4 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 7 lb for Group 1 winners * 5 lb for Group 2 winners * 3 lb for Group 3 winners * * since 31 March |
Purse | £70,000 (2022) 1st: £40,000 |
2024 | ||
Max Vega | Danielle | Al Aasy |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Hamish | Al Qareem | King Of Conquest |
2022 | ||
Max Vega | Hamish | Grand Alliance |
2021 | ||
Ilaraab | Max Vega | Morando |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
Down The Flag | Hajade | Spritsail |
1989 | ||
Sesame | Sudden Victory | Spritsail |
1988 | ||
Upend | Apache | Al Mufti |
The St. Simon Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.
History
The event is named after St. Simon, an undefeated racehorse in the 1880s and subsequently a successful sire. It was established in 1969, and the first running was won by Rangong.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the St. Simon Stakes was initially given Group 2 status. By the end of the decade it was classed at Group 3 level. The St. Simon Stakes is part of Newbury's last flat racing fixture of the year.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Jupiter Island – 1983, 1986
- Max Vega - 2022, 2024
Leading jockey (3 wins):
- Brian Taylor – Frascati (1971), Ballyhot (1973), Obraztsovy (1978)
- Pat Eddery – Main Reef (1979), Dark Moondancer (1998), Signorina Cattiva (1999)
- Michael Hills – Further Flight (1991), Persian Brave (1994), High Heeled (2009)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- Sir Henry Cecil – Main Reef (1979), Upend (1988), Wellbeing (2000), High Pitched (2001)
- William Haggas - Beaten Up (2011), Young Rascal (2018), Ilaraab (2021), Hamish (2023)
Winners
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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1969 | Rangong | 4 | Geoff Lewis | Noel Murless | |
1970 | Politico | 3 | Geoff Lewis | Noel Murless | |
1971 | Frascati | 3 | Brian Taylor | Noel Murless | 2:37.83 |
1972 | Knockroe | 4 | Eric Eldin | Peter Nelson | |
1973 | Ballyhot | 5 | Brian Taylor | John Winter | |
1974 | Never Return | 3 | Willie Carson | Robert Armstrong | |
1975 | Dakota | 4 | Sandy Barclay | Sam Hall | |
1976 | Mart Lane | 3 | Bruce Raymond | Seamus McGrath | |
1977 | Hot Grove | 3 | Willie Carson | Fulke Johnson Houghton | |
1978 | Obraztsovy | 3 | Brian Taylor | Ryan Price | |
1979 | Main Reef | 3 | Pat Eddery | Henry Cecil | |
1980 | Shining Finish | 3 | Steve Cauthen | Jeremy Tree | |
1981 | Little Wolf | 3 | Graham Sexton | Dick Hern | |
1982 | no race [a] | ||||
1983 | Jupiter Island | 4 | Philip Robinson | Clive Brittain | |
1984 | Gay Lemur | 4 | Geoff Baxter | Bruce Hobbs | |
1985 | Shardari | 3 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 2:35.87 |
1986 | Jupiter Island | 7 | Tony Murray | Clive Brittain | |
1987 | Lake Erie | 4 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 2:44.29 |
1988 | Upend | 3 | Ray Cochrane | Henry Cecil | 2:43.41 |
1989 | Sesame | 4 | Gary Hind | David Morley | 2:41.58 |
1990 | Down the Flag | 3 | Bruce Raymond | Ben Hanbury | 2:44.79 |
1991 | Further Flight | 5 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 2:38.18 |
1992 | Up Anchor | 3 | Alan Munro | Paul Cole | 2:44.22 |
1993 | Kithanga | 3 | Jason Weaver | Luca Cumani | 2:38.86 |
1994 | Persian Brave | 4 | Michael Hills | Michael Bell | 2:48.39 |
1995 | Phantom Gold | 3 | Richard Hills | Lord Huntingdon | 2:39.71 |
1996 | Salmon Ladder | 4 | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | 2:39.69 |
1997 | Kaliana | 3 | Royston Ffrench | Luca Cumani | 2:36.38 |
1998 | Dark Moondancer [b] | 3 | Pat Eddery | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 2:39.81 |
1999 | Signorina Cattiva | 3 | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | 2:45.02 |
2000 | Wellbeing | 3 | Richard Quinn | Henry Cecil | 2:46.10 |
2001 | High Pitched [b] | 3 | Willie Ryan | Henry Cecil | 2:31.83 |
2002 | The Whistling Teal | 6 | Darryll Holland | Geoff Wragg | 2:41.47 |
2003 | Imperial Dancer | 5 | Ted Durcan | Mick Channon | 2:35.20 |
2004 | Orcadian | 3 | Martin Dwyer | James Eustace | 2:53.11 |
2005 | Day Flight | 4 | Richard Hughes | John Gosden | 2:36.99 |
2006 | Short Skirt | 3 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:41.74 |
2007 | Crime Scene | 4 | Ted Durcan | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:42.21 |
2008 | Buccellati | 4 | William Buick | Andrew Balding | 2:45.51 |
2009 | High Heeled | 3 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 2:40.91 |
2010 | Clowance | 5 | Richard Hughes | Roger Charlton | 2:40.45 |
2011 | Beaten Up | 3 | Johnny Murtagh | William Haggas | 2:31.75 |
2012 | Hazel Lavery | 3 | Eddie Ahern | Charles Hills | 2:44.33 |
2013 | Cubanita | 4 | Jim Crowley | Ralph Beckett | 2:43.62 |
2014 | Sky Hunter | 4 | James Doyle | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:44.52 |
2015 | Koora | 3 | Jamie Spencer | Luca Cumani | 2:48.75 |
2016 | Duretto | 4 | Graham Lee | Andrew Balding | 2:38.19 |
2017 | Best Solution | 3 | Pat Cosgrave | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:40.68 |
2018 (dh) |
Morando Young Rascal |
5 3 |
Rob Hornby Jim Crowley |
Andrew Balding William Haggas |
2:38.54 |
2019 | no race [c][1] | ||||
2020 | Euchen Glen | 7 | Paul Mulrennan | Jim Goldie | 2:50.49 |
2021 | Ilaraab | 4 | Tom Marquand | William Haggas | 2:43.00 |
2022 | Max Vega | 5 | Rossa Ryan | Ralph Beckett | 2:43.11 |
2023 | Hamish | 7 | Richard Kingscote | William Haggas | 2:36.84 |
2024 | Max Vega | 7 | Rob Hornby | Ralph Beckett | 2:50.90 |
See also
References
- ^ Wilsher, Andrew (26 October 2019). "Doncaster and Newbury meetings cancelled as heavy rainfall hits Britain". Racing Post.
External links
- Race Recordings (1980, 1985-2014) youtube.com
- galopp-sieger.de – St. Simon Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – St. Simon Stakes (2018).
- pedigreequery.com – St. Simon Stakes – Newbury.
- Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 219–220. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.