Fairway Stakes

The Fairway Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres) on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket in May.

Fairway Stakes
Listed race
LocationRowley Mile
Newmarket, England
Inaugurated1998
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorBetway
WebsiteNewmarket
Race information
Distance1m 2f (2,012m)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationThree-year-olds
excluding Group winners
Weight9 st 3 lb
Allowances
5 lb for fillies
Penalties
4 lb for Listed winners * since 31 August 2018
Purse£40,000 (2019)
1st: £22,684
Fairway Stakes
2019
Raise You Eightsome Reel Al Hilalee

History

The event is named after Fairway, a successful Newmarket-trained racehorse in the 1920s. It was established in 1998, and was initially held on the July Course. The first running was won by Royal Anthem.

The Fairway Stakes was switched to the Rowley Mile in 2000.

Records

Leading jockey (3 wins):

  • William Buick – Thought Worthy (2012), Old Persian (2018), Volkan Star (2020)

Leading trainer (3 wins):

  • John Gosden – Lucarno (2007), Thought Worthy (2012), Hoarding (2013)
  • Charlie Appleby - Pinzolo (2014), Old Persian (2018), Volkan Star (2020)

Winners
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time
1998 Royal Anthem Kieren Fallon Henry Cecil 2:02.20
1999 Manndar Gérald Mossé Luca Cumani 2:08.85
2000 Shamrock City Philip Robinson Paul Howling 2:02.61
2001 Potemkin Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Sr. 2:04.98
2002 Bustan Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning 2:05.94
2003 Sabre d'Argent Frankie Dettori David Loder 2:08.60
2004 Hazyview Eddie Ahern Neville Callaghan 2:04.42
2005 David Junior Richard Hills Brian Meehan 2:07.66
2006 Red Rocks Jimmy Fortune Brian Meehan 2:05.90
2007 Lucarno Jimmy Fortune John Gosden 2:04.79
2008 Unnefer Ted Durcan Henry Cecil 2:10.37
2009 Palavicini Eddie Ahern John Dunlop 2:05.30
2010 Green Moon Jamie Spencer Harry Dunlop 2:06.77
2011 Laajooj Mickael Barzalona Mahmood Al Zarooni 2:03.70
2012 Thought Worthy William Buick John Gosden 2:04.31
2013 Hoarding Robert Havlin John Gosden 2:02.83
2014 Pinzolo Silvestre de Sousa Charlie Appleby 2:05.64
2015 Peacock Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Jr. 2:03.76
2016 Steel of Madrid[lower-alpha 1] Tom Queally Richard Hannon Jr. 2:09.77
2017 Grey Britain Gérald Mossé John Ryan 2:08.44
2018 Old Persian William Buick Charlie Appleby 2:05.22
2019 Raise You David Probert Andrew Balding 2:05.21
2020 Volkan Star[lower-alpha 2] William Buick Charlie Appleby 2:01.08
  1. Steel of Madrid was later exported to Australian and renamed Calderon
  2. The 2020 race was run in June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom

See also

References
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