Sun Chariot Stakes

The Sun Chariot Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early October.

Sun Chariot Stakes
Group 1 race
LocationRowley Mile
Newmarket, England
Inaugurated1966
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorKingdom of Bahrain
WebsiteNewmarket
Race information
Distance1 mile (1,609 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationThree-years-old and up
fillies and mares
Weight9 st 0 lb (3yo);
9 st 3 lb (4yo+)
Purse£235,000 (2020)
1st: £133,269
Sun Chariot Stakes
2020
Nazeef Half Light Cloak Of Spirits

History

The event is named after Sun Chariot, the fillies' Triple Crown winner in 1942. Due to war, that year's Triple Crown races were all staged at Newmarket.

The Sun Chariot Stakes was established in 1966. It was originally contested by three-year-old fillies over 1 mile and 2 furlongs.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Sun Chariot Stakes was classed at Group 2 level. It was opened to older fillies and mares in 1974.

The race was cut to a mile in 2000, and promoted to Group 1 status in 2004.

The Sun Chariot Stakes was held on the final day of Newmarket's three-day Cambridgeshire Meeting, the same day as the Cambridgeshire Handicap, but was moved to a fixture a week later from 2014.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

Leading jockey (6 wins):

  • Lester Piggott – Popkins (1970), Cheveley Princess (1973), Swiss Maid (1978), Topsy (1979), Snow (1980), Home on the Range (1981)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

  • Luca Cumani – Free Guest (1984, 1985), Infamy (1987), Red Slippers (1992), One So Wonderful (1997), Kissogram (1998)

Leading owner (3 wins):

  • Budgie Moller – Popkins (1970), Cheveley Princess (1973), Topsy (1979)
  • Sheikh Mohammed – Indian Skimmer (1988), Red Slippers (1992), La Confederation (1994)
  • Tabor / Smith / Magnier - Halfway To Heaven (2008), Alice Springs (2016), Roly Poly (2017)

Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1966 Lucaya 3 Jimmy Lindley Bill Elsey David Aykroyd
1967 Cranberry Sauce 3 George Moore Noel Murless John Hornung
1968 Hill Shade 3 Sandy Barclay Noel Murless George Pope, Jr.
1969 Lucyrowe 3 Duncan Keith Peter Walwyn Louis Freedman 2:13.10
1970 Popkins 3 Lester Piggott Harry Wragg Budgie Moller 2:13.30
1971 Hill Circus 3 Geoff Lewis Noel Murless George Pope, Jr.
1972 Sleat 3 John Gorton Bruce Hobbs David Wills 2:12.50
1973 Cheveley Princess 3 Lester Piggott Harry Wragg Budgie Moller 2:15.30
1974 Sweet Farewell 3 Pat Eddery Sir Hugh Nugent C. Gaisford-St Lawrence 2:08.70
1975 Duboff 3 Willie Carson Barry Hills Mrs C. Radcliffe 2:04.00
1976 Ranimer 3 Alfred Gibert Peter Head Sir Robin McAlpine 2:08.50
1977 Triple First 3 Greville Starkey Michael Stoute Raymond Clifford-Turner 2:01.75
1978 Swiss Maid 3 Lester Piggott Paul Kelleway Max Fine 2:09.99
1979 Topsy 3 Lester Piggott Harry Wragg Budgie Moller 2:09.79
1980 Snow 3 Lester Piggott Kevin Prendergast M. Fraser 2:07.10
1981 Home on the Range 3 Lester Piggott Henry Cecil Louis Freedman 2:06.06
1982 Time Charter 3 Billy Newnes Henry Candy Robert Barnett 2:06.83
1983 Cormorant Wood 3 Steve Cauthen Barry Hills Bobby McAlpine 2:05.81
1984 Free Guest 3 Darrel McHargue Luca Cumani M. Boffa 2:06.59
1985 Free Guest 4 Pat Eddery Luca Cumani Fittocks Stud 2:01.97
1986 Dusty Dollar 3 Willie Carson Dick Hern Maktoum Al Maktoum 2:06.45
1987 Infamy 3 Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani Gerald Leigh 2:08.61
1988 Indian Skimmer 4 Michael Roberts Henry Cecil Sheikh Mohammed 2:05.44
1989 Braiswick 3 Gary Carter Geoff Wragg White Lodge Stud 2:05.79
1990 Kartajana 3 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute HH Aga Khan IV 2:03.05
1991 Ristna 3 Willie Carson John Gosden George Strawbridge 2:03.47
1992 Red Slippers 3 Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani Sheikh Mohammed 2:08.01
1993 Talented 3 Willie Carson John Dunlop Peter Goulandris 2:09.61
1994 La Confederation 3 Kevin Darley David Loder Sheikh Mohammed 2:05.60
1995 Warning Shadows 3 Kevin Darley Clive Brittain Marwan Al Maktoum 2:04.91
1996 Last Second 3 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Faisal bin Salman 2:02.84
1997 One So Wonderful 3 John Reid Luca Cumani Helena Springfield Ltd 2:02.38
1998 Kissogram 3 John Reid Luca Cumani Helena Springfield Ltd 2:05.94
1999 Lady in Waiting 4 Jimmy Fortune Paul Cole Pegasus Racing Ltd 2:09.72
2000 Danceabout 3 Darryll Holland Geoff Wragg Bloomsbury Stud 1:38.79
2001 Independence 3 Kieren Fallon Ed Dunlop Cliveden Stud 1:38.79
2002 Dress to Thrill 3 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld Moyglare Stud Farm 1:35.67
2003 Echoes in Eternity 3 Jamie Spencer Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:35.39
2004 Attraction 3 Kevin Darley Mark Johnston 10th Duke of Roxburghe 1:36.27
2005 Peeress 4 Kevin Darley Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud 1:38.81
2006 Spinning Queen 3 Michael Hills Barry Hills Marston / Cavendish 1:38.83
2007 Majestic Roi 3 Darryll Holland Mick Channon Jaber Abdullah 1:37.83
2008 Halfway to Heaven 3 Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Smith / Magnier 1:35.41
2009 Sahpresa 4 Ted Durcan Rod Collet Douglas McIntyre 1:34.40
2010 Sahpresa 5 Christophe Soumillon Rod Collet Douglas McIntyre 1:38.80
2011 Sahpresa 6 Christophe Lemaire Rod Collet Teruya Yoshida 1:37.60
2012 Siyouma 4 Gérald Mossé François Doumen Robert Jeffcock 1:34.66
2013 Sky Lantern 3 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. Brian Keswick 1:38.02
2014 Integral 4 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud 1:37.52
2015 Esoterique 5 Pierre-Charles Boudot André Fabre Édouard de Rothschild 1:35.87
2016 Alice Springs 3 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Smith / Magnier 1:37.46
2017 Roly Poly 3 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Smith / Magnier 1:34.88
2018 Laurens 3 Daniel Tudhope Karl Burke John Dance 1:37.94
2019 Billesdon Brook 4 Sean Levey Richard Hannon Jr. Pall Mall / McCreery 1:38.01
2020 Nazeef 4 Jim Crowley John Gosden Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:42.21

See also

References
  • Paris-Turf:
    • "1978"., "1979"., "1982"., "1983"., "1984"., "1985"., "1986"., "1987".
  • Racing Post:
  • galopp-sieger.de – Sun Chariot Stakes.
  • horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Sun Chariot Stakes (2018).
  • pedigreequery.com – Sun Chariot Stakes – Newmarket.
  • Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 200–201. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
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