# Dewhurst Stakes

The Dewhurst Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old colts and fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.
It is Britain's most prestigious race for juvenile horses. The leading participants usually become major contenders for the following season's Classics.

## History

The event was founded by Thomas Gee, who was a close friend of Karl Pearson's father. It was established in 1875 and was originally titled the "Dewhurst Plate". It is named after Gee's Dewhurst Stud at Wadhurst. The first four winners all went on to win one or more of the next year's Classics.
The race was formerly staged during Newmarket's Champions' Day meeting in mid-October. It became part of a new fixture called Future Champions Day in 2011.
The Dewhurst Stakes was added to the Breeders' Cup Challenge series in 2011. The winner was given an automatic invitation to compete in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. It was removed from the series in 2012.
The most recent winner of the Dewhurst Stakes to achieve a Classic victory is City Of Troy, the winner of the Epsom Derby in 2024.

## Records

Leading jockey (10 wins):
* Lester Piggott – Crepello (1956), Follow Suit (1962), Ribofilio (1968), Nijinsky (1969), Crowned Prince (1971), Cellini (1973), The Minstrel (1976), Try My Best (1977), Monteverdi (1979), Diesis (1982)
Leading trainer (8 wins):
* John Porter – Paradox (1884), Ormonde (1885), Friar's Balsam (1887), Orme (1891), Matchbox (1893), Vesuvian (1896), Hawfinch (1897), Frontier (1898)
* Frank Butters – Toboggan (1927), Mrs Rustom (1933), Hairan (1934), Bala Hissar (1935), Sultan Mahomed (1936), Umiddad (1942), Paper Weight (1944), Migoli (1946)
* Aidan O'Brien - Rock of Gibraltar (2001), Beethoven (2009), War Command (2013), Air Force Blue (2015), Churchill (2016), U S Navy Flag (2017), St Mark's Basilica (2020), City of Troy (2023)
Leading owner (including part ownership) (8 wins):
* HH Aga Khan III – Salmon-Trout (1923), Zionist (1924), Firdaussi (1931), Mrs Rustom (1933), Hairan (1934), Bala Hissar (1935), Umiddad (1942), Migoli (1946)
* Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor - Rock of Gibraltar (2001), Beethoven (2009), War Command (2013), Air Force Blue (2015), Churchill (2016), U S Navy Flag (2017), St Mark's Basilica (2020), City of Troy (2023)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
| 1875 | the Mineral colt | Charles Maidment | Joseph Hayhoe | Alexander Baltazzi | |
| 1876 | Chamant | Jem Goater | Thomas Jennings | Frederic de Lagrange | |
| 1877 | Pilgrimage‡ | Harry Constable | Joseph Cannon | 4th Earl of Lonsdale | |
| 1878 | Wheel of Fortune‡ | Fred Archer | Mathew Dawson | 6th Viscount Falmouth | |
| 1879 | Grace Cup | Edward Rossiter | C Blanton | A C Barclay | |
| 1880 | Bal Gal | Fred Archer | Mathew Dawson | 6th Viscount Falmouth | |
| 1881 | Dutch Oven‡ | Fred Archer | Mathew Dawson | 6th Viscount Falmouth | |
| 1882 | Ladislas | Hampton | Tom Jennings, Jr. | C J Lefevre | |
| 1883 | Queen Adelaide‡ | Fred Webb | J Jewitt | Sir J Willoughby | |
| 1884 | the Casuistry colt | Fred Archer | John Porter | William Broderick Cloete | |
| 1885 | Ormonde | Fred Archer | John Porter | 1st Duke of Westminster | |
| 1886 | Reve d'Or | Charles Wood | Alec Taylor Sr. | 8th Duke of Beaufort | |
| 1887 | Friar's Balsam | Tom Cannon Sr. | John Porter | Sir Frederick Johnstone | |
| 1888 | Donovan | Fred Barrett | George Dawson | 6th Duke of Portland | |
| 1889 | Le Nord | Fred Barrett | Alfred Hayhoe | Leopold de Rothschild | |
| 1890 | Corstorphine | Fred Rickaby, Sr. | Mathew Dawson | 5th Earl of Rosebery | |
| 1891 | Orme | George Barrett | John Porter | 1st Duke of Westminster | |
| 1892 | Meddler | Mornington Cannon | Joseph Cannon | George Alexander Baird | |
| 1893 | Matchbox | Mornington Cannon | John Porter | Lord Alington | |
| 1894 | Raconteur | Tommy Loates | J Jewitt | Harry McCalmont | |
| 1895 | St Frusquin | Fred Pratt | Alfred Hayhoe | Leopold de Rothschild | |
| 1896 | Vesuvian | Mornington Cannon | John Porter | Sir Frederick Johnstone | |
| 1897 | Hawfinch | Sam Loates | John Porter | Horatio Bottomley | |
| 1898 | Frontier | Mornington Cannon | John Porter | 1st Duke of Westminster | 1:31.80 |
| 1899 | Democrat | Tod Sloan | J Huggins | Lord William Beresford | |
| 1900 | Lord Bobs | Sam Loates | William Waugh | John Blundell Maple | |
| 1901 | Game Chick | Johnny Reiff | J Huggins | Eustace Loder | 1:34.00 |
| 1902 | Rock Sand | Danny Maher | George Blackwell | Sir James Miller | 1:27.60 |
| 1903 | Henry the First | Otto Madden | A Gilbert | J Musker | |
| 1904 | Rouge Croix | Frank Bullock | J E Brewer | R H Henning | |
| 1905 | Picton | William Higgs | G Edwards | James Lionel Dugdale | |
| 1906 | My Pet | Otto Madden | Dawson Waugh | Walter Raphael | |
| 1907 | Rhodora‡ | Billy Bullock | Fred McCabe | Richard Croker | |
| 1908 | Bayardo | Danny Maher | Alec Taylor Jr. | Alfred W. Cox | |
| 1909 | Lemberg | Danny Maher | Alec Taylor Jr. | Alfred W. Cox | |
| 1910 (dh) | King William Phryxus | Frank Wootton Danny Maher | George Lambton Alec Taylor Jr. | 17th Earl of Derby Alfred W. Cox | |
| 1911 | White Star | Frank Wootton | Charles Morton | Jack Barnato Joel | 1:31.80 |
| 1912 | Louvois | W Saxby | Dawson Waugh | Walter Raphael | 1:25.40 |
| 1913 | Kennymore | Albert Whalley | Alec Taylor Jr. | Sir John Thursby | |
| 1914 | Let Fly | Steve Donoghue | Jack Robinson | William Hall Walker | 1:29.40 |
| 1915 | Atheling | Frank Bullock | Dick Dawson | Edward Hulton | 1:30.20 |
| 1916 | Telephus | Steve Donoghue | Alec Taylor Jr. | Alfred W. Cox | |
| 1917 | My Dear‡ | Steve Donoghue | Alec Taylor Jr. | Alfred W. Cox | |
| 1918 | Knight of Blyth | Albert Whalley | Felix Leach | F Willey | |
| 1919 | Prince Galahad | Brownie Carslake | Atty Persse | L Robinson | |
| 1920 | no race | | | | |
| 1921 | Lembach | Frank Bullock | Reg Day | E Moore | |
| 1922 | Hurry Off | Brownie Carslake | Atty Persse | 2nd Duke of Westminster | 1:29.00 |
| 1923 | Salmon-Trout | G Hulme | Dick Dawson | Aga Khan III | 1:30.00 |
| 1924 | Zionist | Vic Smyth | Dick Dawson | Aga Khan III | |
| 1925 | Review Order | Harry Beasley | Atty Persse | Lord Barnby | 1:29.80 |
| 1926 | Money Maker | Charlie Elliott | Lord George Dundas | Mrs C Beatty | 1:29.60 |
| 1927 | Toboggan | Tommy Weston | Frank Butters | 17th Earl of Derby | |
| 1928 | Brienz | R A Jones | Joseph Lawson | Somerville Tattersall | 1:28.20 |
| 1929 | Grace Dalrymple‡ | Freddie Fox | Fred Darling | Lord Dewar | 1:24.00 |
| 1930 | Sangre | Harry Beasley | Atty Persse | W Chanler | 1:24.60 |
| 1931 | Firdaussi | Michael Beary | Dick Dawson | Aga Khan III | 1:27.40 |
| 1932 | Hyperion | Tommy Weston | George Lambton | 17th Earl of Derby | 1:30.20 |
| 1933 | Mrs Rustom‡ | Michael Beary | Frank Butters | Aga Khan III | 1:26.80 |
| 1934 | Hairan | Freddie Fox | Frank Butters | Aga Khan III | 1:26.20 |
| 1935 | Bala Hissar | Charlie Smirke | Frank Butters | Aga Khan III | 1:29.80 |
| 1936 | Sultan Mohamed | Gordon Richards | Frank Butters | Aly Khan | 1:28.40 |
| 1937 | Manorite | Eph Smith | Peter Thrale | D Kennedy | 1:31.00 |
| 1938 | Casanova | Patrick Beasley | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Zia Wernher | 1:28.20 |
| 1939 | no race | | | | |
| 1940 | Fettes | Gordon Richards | Fred Darling | R Macdonald-Buchanan | 1:29.60 |
| 1941 | Canyonero | T Carey | Walter Nightingall | F Bezner | 1:29.80 |
| 1942 | Umiddad | Doug Smith | Frank Butters | Aga Khan III | 1:29.00 |
| 1943 | Effervescence | Gordon Richards | Jack Colling | M Hartigan | 1:29.20 |
| 1944 | Paper Weight | Arthur Wragg | Frank Butters | Alfred Butt | 1:33.00 |
| 1945 | Hypericum‡ | Doug Smith | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | King George VI | 1:28.20 |
| 1946 | Migoli | Gordon Richards | Frank Butters | Aga Khan III | 1:29.00 |
| 1947 | Pride of India | Joe Sime | J E Watts | Jim Joel | 1:29.00 |
| 1948 | Royal Forest | Gordon Richards | Noel Murless | R Macdonald-Buchanan | 1:29.80 |
| 1949 | Emperor | Charlie Elliott | Charles Semblat | Marcel Boussac | 1:28.00 |
| 1950 | Turco | Harry Carr | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | William Woodward Sr. | 1:30.20 |
| 1951 | Marsyad | Rae Johnstone | Charles Semblat | Marcel Boussac | 1:27.20 |
| 1952 | Pinza | Gordon Richards | Norman Bertie | Victor Sassoon | 1:25.22 |
| 1953 | Infatuation | Ken Gethin | Vic Smyth | Sir M McAlpine | 1:28.85 |
| 1954 | My Smokey | Doug Smith | Jack Watts | Mrs D Robinson | 1:28.97 |
| 1955 | Dacian | Bill Snaith | Harry Cottrill | Lionel Brook Holliday | 1:28.74 |
| 1956 | Crepello | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | Victor Sassoon | 1:32.65 |
| 1957 | Torbella | Scobie Breasley | W Clout | Comte de Chambure | 1:31.03 |
| 1958 | Billum | Eddie Hide | Charles Elsey | W Humble | 1:30.35 |
| 1959 | Ancient Lights | Eph Smith | Ted Leader | Jim Joel | 1:26.60 |
| 1960 | Bounteous | Joe Sime | Patrick Beasley | Mrs H Leggatt | 1:34.81 |
| 1961 | River Chanter | Joe Mercer | George Todd | R Sigtia | 1:28.12 |
| 1962 | Follow Suit | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | Giles Loder | 1:28.99 |
| 1963 | King's Lane | Joe Sime | Samuel Hall | L Chamberlain | 1:28.50 |
| 1964 | Silly Season | Geoff Lewis | Ian Balding | Paul Mellon | 1:30.06 |
| 1965 | Pretendre | Ron Hutchinson | Jack Jarvis | Claude Lilley | 1:27.90 |
| 1966 | Dart Board | Doug Smith | Gordon Richards | Michael Sobell | 1:30.10 |
| 1967 | Hametus | Frankie Durr | Walter Nightingall | Lady Beaverbrook | 1:29.31 |
| 1968 | Ribofilio | Lester Piggott | Fulke Johnson Houghton | Charles Engelhard | 1:32.10 |
| 1969 | Nijinsky | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | Charles Engelhard | 1:29.90 |
| 1970 | Mill Reef | Geoff Lewis | Ian Balding | Paul Mellon | 1:30.10 |
| 1971 | Crowned Prince | Lester Piggott | Bernard van Cutsem | Frank McMahon | 1:29.35 |
| 1972 | Lunchtime | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn | R. Poole | 1:29.01 |
| 1973 | Cellini | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | Charles St George | 1:29.91 |
| 1974 | Grundy | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn | Carlo Vittadini | 1:33.67 |
| 1975 | Wollow | Gianfranco Dettori | Henry Cecil | Carlo d'Alessio | 1:25.83 |
| 1976 | The Minstrel | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | Robert Sangster | 1:28.35 |
| 1977 | Try My Best | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | Robert Sangster | 1:28.72 |
| 1978 | Tromos | Kipper Lynch | Bruce Hobbs | George Cambanis | 1:24.75 |
| 1979 | Monteverdi | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | Robert Sangster | 1:26.06 |
| 1980 | Storm Bird | Pat Eddery | Vincent O'Brien | Robert Sangster | 1:29.19 |
| 1981 | Wind and Wuthering | Philip Waldron | Henry Candy | Richard & Charles Cyzer | 1:26.81 |
| 1982 | Diesis | Lester Piggott | Henry Cecil | Lord Howard de Walden | 1:27.46 |
| 1983 | El Gran Senor | Pat Eddery | Vincent O'Brien | Robert Sangster | 1:24.90 |
| 1984 | Kala Dancer | Geoff Baxter | Ben Hanbury | Ravi Tikkoo | 1:27.68 |
| 1985 | Huntingdale | Michael Hills | Jeremy Hindley | Mrs P. J. Threlfall | 1:26.15 |
| 1986 | Ajdal | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:28.99 |
| 1987 | no race | | | | |
| 1988 (dh) | Prince of Dance Scenic | Willie Carson Michael Hills | Neil Graham Barry Hills | Michael Sobell Sheikh Mohammed | 1:27.66 |
| 1989 | Dashing Blade | John Matthias | Ian Balding | Jeff Smith | 1:25.43 |
| 1990 | Generous | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | Fahd Salman | 1:28.43 |
| 1991 | Dr Devious | Willie Carson | Peter Chapple-Hyam | Luciano Gaucci | 1:23.45 |
| 1992 | Zafonic | Pat Eddery | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 1:23.61 |
| 1993 | Grand Lodge | Pat Eddery | William Jarvis | Lord Howard de Walden | 1:28.27 |
| 1994 | Pennekamp | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:25.41 |
| 1995 | Alhaarth | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:24.64 |
| 1996 | In Command | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 1:25.93 |
| 1997 | Xaar | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 1:24.81 |
| 1998 | Mujahid | Richard Hills | John Dunlop | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:25.31 |
| 1999 | Distant Music | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | Khalid Abdullah | 1:26.84 |
| 2000 | Tobougg | Craig Williams | Mick Channon | Ahmed Al Maktoum | 1:27.93 |
| 2001 | Rock of Gibraltar | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | Ferguson / Magnier | 1:28.70 |
| 2002 | Tout Seul | Stephen Carson | Fulke Johnson Houghton | Eden Racing | 1:23.39 |
| 2003 | Milk It Mick | Darryll Holland | Jamie Osborne | Paul Dixon | 1:25.22 |
| 2004 | Shamardal | Kevin Darley | Mark Johnston | Gainsborough Stud | 1:27.16 |
| 2005 | Sir Percy | Martin Dwyer | Marcus Tregoning | Anthony Pakenham | 1:26.52 |
| 2006 | Teofilo | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | Jackie Bolger | 1:26.12 |
| 2007 | New Approach | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | Bolger / Sheikh Moh'd | 1:25.29 |
| 2008 | Intense Focus | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | Jackie Bolger | 1:23.33 |
| 2009 | Beethoven | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor / Smith / Magnier | 1:23.49 |
| 2010 | Frankel | Tom Queally | Henry Cecil | Khalid Abdullah | 1:25.73 |
| 2011 | Parish Hall | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | Jackie Bolger | 1:23.81 |
| 2012 | Dawn Approach | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | Godolphin | 1:24.00 |
| 2013 | War Command | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | Allen / Tabor / Smith / Magnier | 1:25.06 |
| 2014 | Belardo | Andrea Atzeni | Roger Varian | Prince A. A. Faisal | 1:27.31 |
| 2015 | Air Force Blue | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor / Smith / Magnier | 1:25.34 |
| 2016 | Churchill | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor / Smith / Magnier | 1:23.80 |
| 2017 | U S Navy Flag | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor / Smith / Magnier | 1:22.37 |
| 2018 | Too Darn Hot | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | Andrew Lloyd Webber | 1:24.35 |
| 2019 | Pinatubo | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 1:26.55 |
| 2020 | St Mark's Basilica | Frankie Dettori | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor / Smith / Magnier | 1:25.24 |
| 2021 | Native Trail | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 1:24.82 |
| 2022 | Chaldean | Frankie Dettori | Andrew Balding | Juddmonte | 1:22.54 |
| 2023 | City of Troy | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor / Smith | 1:24.85 |
| 2024 | Shadow of Light | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 1:26.70 |
A ‡ designates a filly.
* 1 2 The 1910 and 1988 races were dead-heats
* ↑ The 1939 race was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II
* ↑ The 1987 running was cancelled because of extreme winds and structural damage