August Stakes

The August Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Windsor over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 99 yards (2,303 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

August Stakes
Listed race
LocationWindsor Racecourse
Windsor, England
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorGallagher Group
WebsiteWindsor
Race information
Distance1m 3f 99y (2,303 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft and right-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
exc. Group 1 and Group 2 winners after 2017.
Weight8 st 11 lb (3yo);
9 st 5 lb (4yo+)
Allowances
5 lb for fillies

Penalties
5 lb for Group winners*
3 lb for Listed winners*
* after 2017
Purse£25,500 (2020)
1st: £14,461
August Stakes
2020
Le Don De Vie Communique Desert Encounter

The race was first run as a Listed race in 2004 having previously been run as a lower class race.

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
2000 Happy Change Michael Hills Mark Johnston 2:30.30
2001 Delius 4 Kieren Fallon Michael Stoute 2:27.00
2002 Arctic Owl 8 Richard Hughes James Fanshawe 2:26.50
2003 Gamut 4 Kieren Fallon Michael Stoute 2:27.91
2004 Naheef 5 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor 3:33.27
2005 Orcadian 4 Richard Hughes James Eustace 2:27.28
2006 Crocodile Dundee 5 Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani 2:27.20
2007 Dragon Dancer 4 Darryll Holland Geoff Wragg 2:31.21
2008 Spanish Moon 4 Ryan Moore Michael Stoute 2:24.83
2009 Traffic Guard 5 Martin Dwyer Paul Cole 2:23.54
2010 Whispering Gallery 4 Ted Durcan Saeed bin Suroor 2:31.84
2011 Opera Gal 4 Jimmy Fortune Andrew Balding 2:29.63
2012 Cameron Highland 3 Neil Callan Roger Varian 2:27.53
2013 Cameron Highland 4 Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian 2:30.02
2014 Glorious Protector 4 George Baker Ed Walker 2:23.17
2015 Beautiful Romance 3 Harry Bentley Saeed bin Suroor 2:28.85
2016 Berkshire 5 Jim Crowley Paul Cole 2:23.60
2017 Second Step 6 Jamie Spencer Roger Charlton 2:26.44
2018 Desert Encounter 6 Harry Bentley David Simcock 2:28.50
2019 Raakib Alhawa 3 Jamie Spencer David Simcock 2:25.23
2020 Le Don De Vie 4 Hollie Doyle Hughie Morrison 2:35.77

See also

References

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