Dragon Stakes

The Dragon Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged two years only. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 5 furlongs and 10 yards (1,015 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.[1]

Dragon Stakes
2020
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The race was first run in 1992.

The best winner of the race has probably been Hoh Magic, who went on to win the Prix Morny.[2]

Records

Leading jockey (4 wins):

  • Richard QuinnBodyguard (1997), Vita Spericolata (1999), Berk The Jerk (2001), Bella Tusa (2002)

Leading trainer (3 wins):

Winners

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time
1992 Marina Park Dean McKeown Mark Johnston 1:02.77
1993 Elrafa Ah Richard Hills Harry Thomson Jones 1:01.34
1994 Hoh Magic[2] Michael Hills Michael Bell 0:59.79
1995 Home Shopping Jason Tate Kevin McAuliffe 1:02.55
1996 Vax Star Jason Weaver John Spearing 1:00.65
1997 Bodyguard Richard Quinn Paul Cole 1:05.53
1998 Sarson Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Sr. 1:05.71
1999 Vita Spericolata Richard Quinn John Wainwright 1:01.10
2000 Misty Eyed Lee Newman Nerys Dutfield 1:01.38
2001 Berk The Jerk[lower-alpha 1] Richard Quinn Mark Tompkins 1:02.65
2002 Bella Tusa Richard Quinn Chris Wall 1:04.46
2003 Fortunately Kieren Fallon David Evans 1:02.75
2004 Polly Perkins Jean-Pierre Guillambert Nick Littmoden 1:05.00
2005 Zavone Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Sr. 1:02.47
2006 Bahama Mama Shane Kelly Jeremy Noseda 1:01.94
2007 Western Art Jimmy Fortune Peter Chapple-Hyam 1:04.07
2008 Light The Fire Jimmy Fortune Brian Meehan 1:00.83
2009 Iver Bridge Lad[3] Marc Halford John Ryan 1:02.95
2010 Zebedee[4] Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:01.49
2011 Forevertheoptimist[5] Kieren Fallon Linda Stubbs 1:02.06
2012 Morawij Neil Callan Roger Varian 1:02.75
2013 Ambiance Martin Harley Mick Channon 1:00.25
2014 Beacon[6] Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Jr. 1:02.49
2015 Riflescope[7] James Doyle Mark Johnston 1:00.35
2016 The Last Lion Franny Norton Mark Johnston 1:04.20
2017 Havana Grey P. J. McDonald Karl Burke 1:00.59
2018 Well Done Fox Ryan Moore Richard Hannon Jr. 1:00.66
2019 Liberty Beach Jason Hart John Quinn 1:00.52
2020 Gussy Mac Jack Mitchell Roger Teal 1:03.75
  1. The 2001 winner Berk The Jerk was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Wishmaster

See also

References

  1. "British Flat Pattern and Listed Races 2014" (pdf). britishhorseracing.com. p. 93. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  2. "Colic kills Hoh Magic". The Independent. 21 May 2006.
  3. "Iver Bridge Lad first stakes winner for Avonbridge". the-racehorse.com.
  4. https://www.skysports.com/racing/results/full-result/380509/sandown-park/02-07-2010/dragon-stakes
  5. "Verglas gelding battles to Dragon success". Racing Post. 1 July 2011. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015.
  6. Tony Smurthwaite (4 July 2014). "Beacon roars in Dragon stroll". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015.
  7. "Riflescope on target in the Dragon Stakes". darleyeurope.com.

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