King Richard III Stakes

The King Richard III Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) at Leicester in April.

King Richard III Stakes
Listed race
LocationLeicester Racecourse
Oadby, England
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorEBF Stallions
WebsiteLeicester
Race information
Distance7f (1,408 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationFour-years-old and up
no G1 / G2 win since 31 August last year
Weight9 st 2 lb
Allowances
5 lb for fillies and mares
Penalties
5 lb for Group 3 winners *
3 lb for Listed winners *
* since 31 August last year
Purse£60,000 (2019)
1st: £34,026
King Richard III Stakes
2019
Hey Gaman Larchmont Lad Cardsharp

History

During the late 1970s and early 1980s, the event was known as the Philip Cornes Trophy Stakes.[1] It was renamed the Leicestershire Stakes in 1983.[2]

Holsten Brewery started to sponsor the race in 1984, and from this point it was called the Holsten Pils Trophy.[3] It reverted to its previous title in 1988.

For a period the Leicestershire Stakes held Listed status. It was promoted to Group 3 level in 1999, and relegated back to Listed class in 2004.

The race was given its present title in 2013. It is now named after King Richard III, whose skeleton was discovered in Leicester and identified earlier that year.

Records

Most successful horse since 1978 (3 wins):

  • Warningford – 1999, 2001, 2002

Leading jockey since 1978 (3 wins):

  • Ray Cochrane – Rami (1991), Warningford (1999), Sugarfoot (2000)
  • Richard Hughes - Tillerman (2003), Producer (2013), Coulsty (2015)

Leading trainer since 1978 (3 wins):


Winners since 1978
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
1978 Hillandale 6 Geoff Baxter Paul Cole
1979 Roland Gardens 4 Greville Starkey Duncan Sasse
1980 Foveros 4 Kipper Lynch Clive Brittain
1981 Belmont Bay 4 John Reid Henry Cecil
1982 Noalto 4 Paul Cook Frankie Durr
1983 Valiyar 4 Nigel Day Henry Cecil
1984 Harlow 4 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott
1985 Neeyef 4 Joe Mercer Peter Walwyn
1986 Bollin Knight 4 Mark Birch Peter Easterby
1987 Flower Bowl 4 Billy Newnes John Dunlop 1:23.50
1988 Sharp Reminder 4 Tyrone Williams Ray Laing 1:24.80
1989 Beau Sher 6 Bruce Raymond Ben Hanbury 1:27.40
1990 Monsagem 4 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1:24.40
1991 Rami 4 Ray Cochrane Peter Walwyn 1:25.90
1992 Shalford 4 Brian Rouse Richard Hannon Sr. 1:24.80
1993 Swing Low 4 Brian Rouse Richard Hannon Sr. 1:26.10
1994 Pollen Count 5 John Carroll John Gosden 1:32.80
1995 Young Ern 5 Richard Quinn Simon Dow 1:21.50
1996 Young Ern 6 Brent Thomson Simon Dow 1:24.50
1997 Wizard King 6 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott 1:24.80
1998 no race
1999 Warningford 5 Ray Cochrane James Fanshawe 1:30.30
2000 Sugarfoot [lower-alpha 1] 6 Ray Cochrane Nigel Tinkler 1:28.60
2001 Warningford [lower-alpha 1] 7 Kieren Fallon James Fanshawe 1:26.24
2002 Warningford 8 Oscar Urbina James Fanshawe 1:23.00
2003 Tillerman 7 Richard Hughes Amanda Perrett 1:22.72
2004 Tout Seul 4 Stephen Carson Fulke Johnson Houghton 1:26.31
2005 Le Vie dei Colori 5 Darryll Holland Luca Cumani 1:25.15
2006 Etlaala 4 Richard Hills Barry Hills 1:26.45
2007 New Seeker 7 Ted Durcan Paul Cole 1:24.22
2008 Captain Marvelous 4 Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:24.03
2009 Asset 6 Ted Durcan Saeed bin Suroor 1:22.01
2010 Spirit of Sharjah 5 Frankie Dettori Julia Feilden 1:22.99
2011 Flambeau 4 Dane O'Neill Henry Candy 1:21.92
2012 no race [lower-alpha 2]
2013 Producer 4 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:25.29
2014 Eton Forever 7 Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian 1:23.96
2015 Coulsty 4 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Jr. 1:22.57
2016 Home Of The Brave 4 William Buick Hugo Palmer 1:24.60
2017 Home Of The Brave 5 James Doyle Hugo Palmer 1:22.24
2018 Emmaus 4 Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian 1:33.54
2019 Hey Gaman 4 Frankie Dettori James Tate 1:22.27
no race 2020 [lower-alpha 3]
  1. The race was held at Doncaster in 2000, and Newmarket in 2001
  2. The 2012 running was abandoned due to waterlogging
  3. The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[4]

See also

References
  1. "1978 Philip Cornes Trophy Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 22 April 1978. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  2. "1983 Leicestershire Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 23 April 1983. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  3. "1984 Holsten Pils Trophy". Glasgow Herald. 28 April 1984. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  4. "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.
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