Earl of Sefton Stakes
Appearance
Group 3 race | |
Location | Rowley Mile Newmarket, England |
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Inaugurated | 1971 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Bet365 |
Website | Newmarket |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 1f (1,811 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Straight |
Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
Weight | 9 st 2 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 7 lb for Group 1 winners * 5 lb for Group 2 winners * 3 lb for Group 3 winners * * since 31 August last year |
Purse | £85,000 (2024) 1st: £48,204 |
2024 | ||
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Ottoman Fleet | Astro King | Hi Royal |
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2023 | ||
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Ottoman Fleet | Poker Face | Raadobarg |
2022 | ||
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Master Of The Seas | Megallan | Brunch |
2021 | ||
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My Oberon | Marie's Diamond | San Donato |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
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Terimon | Citidancer | Pirate Army |
1989 | ||
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Reprimand | Petrullo | Charmer |
1988 | ||
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Media Starguest | Bengal Fire | Shady Heights |
The Earl of Sefton Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 1 furlong (1,811 metres) on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket in mid-April.
History
[edit]The event was established in 1971, and it was initially called the Rubbing House Stakes.[1] The first running was won by Pembroke Castle.
The race was renamed the Earl of Sefton Stakes in 1973[2] in memory of Hugh Molyneux (1898–1972), the seventh Earl of Sefton.
The Earl of Sefton Stakes is currently held on the second day of Newmarket's three-day Craven Meeting, the day before the Craven Stakes.
Records
[edit]Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Terimon – 1990, 1991
- Mull of Killough - 2013, 2014
- Ottoman Fleet - 2023, 2024
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- William Buick - Questioning (2012), French Navy (2015), Master Of The Seas (2022), Ottoman Fleet (2023, 2024)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- Sir Henry Cecil – Gunner B (1978), Ivano (1983), Legend of France (1984), Reprimand (1989), Ali-Royal (1997), Shiva (1999), Phoenix Tower (2008)
Winners
[edit]- ^ The 1999 edition was run on Newmarket's July Course over 1 mile and 110 yards
- ^ Steel Of Madrid was later exported to Australia and renamed Calderon
- ^ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1972 Rubbing House Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 12 April 1972. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "1973 Earl of Sefton Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 11 April 1973. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.
- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Earl of Sefton Stakes (ex Rubbing House Stakes).
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Earl of Sefton Stakes (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Earl of Sefton Stakes – Newmarket.
- Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. p. 17. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.