# Newmarket Stakes

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

## History

The original version of the Newmarket Stakes was established in the early 19th century. It was usually held on the final day of the venue's First Spring meeting in late April or early May. It was run on the Ditch Mile course over distances slightly under a mile. It ended after a period of small fields and walkovers in the 1880s.
A new version of the race was introduced in 1889. From this point it took place at Newmarket's Second Spring meeting in mid-May. It was contested over 1¼ miles, and it became a major trial for The Derby. It continued until the early 1960s.
The present version of the race was first run in 1978. It was initially called the Heathorn Stakes. The inaugural running was won by the subsequent Derby winner Shirley Heights. It was renamed the Newmarket Stakes in 1986.
The Newmarket Stakes is currently held on the opening day of the three-day Guineas Festival meeting in late April or early May.

## Records

Leading jockey since 1978 (6 wins):
* Pat Eddery – Theatrical Charmer (1990), Walim (1991), Tenby (1993), Sandstone (1997), Beat All (1999), Rosi's Boy (2001)
Leading trainer since 1978 (10 wins):
* Sir Henry Cecil – Masked Marvel (1979), Mr Fluorocarbon (1982), Claude Monet (1984), Slip Anchor (1985), Verd-Antique (1986), Tenby (1993), Dr Fong (1998), Beat Hollow (2000), Kandahar Run (2008), Noble Mission (2012)

## Winners since 1978

* ↑ The 2007 winner Salford Mill was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Helene Mascot
* ↑ The 2009 winner Your Old Pal subsequently raced in Hong Kong as Ride with the Wind
* ↑ The 2010 winner Gardening Leave went on to race in Hong Kong as Treasure Lands
* ↑ The 2014 winner Barley Mow went on to race in Hong Kong as Helene Happy Star
* ↑ The 2020 race was run in June, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom

## Earlier winners
### First Spring version

The original version of the race was held at Newmarket's First Spring Meeting in late April or early May.
* 1804: Prospero
* 1805: Lydia
* 1806: Achilles
* 1807: Musician
* 1808: Morel
* 1809: Thunderbolt
* 1810: Whalebone
* 1811: Trophonius
* 1812: Pointers
* 1813: Smolensko
* 1814: Blucher
* 1815: Busto
* 1816: Alien
* 1817: Gazelle
* 1818: Roger Bacon
* 1819: Tiresias
* 1820: Ivanhoe
* 1821: Gustavus
* 1822: Mystic
* 1823: Nicoli
* 1824: Serab
* 1825: Crockery
* 1826: Goshawk
* 1827: Serenade
* 1828: Zinganee
* 1829: Patron
* 1830: Augustus
* 1831: Riddlesworth
* 1832: Mixbury
* 1833: Forester
* 1835: Bodice
* 1836: Muezzin
* 1837: Rat-Trap
* 1838: Boeotian
* 1839: Montreal
* 1840: Scutari
* 1841: John o' Gaunt
* 1842: Canadian
* 1843: Evenus
* 1845: Idas
* 1846: Pyrrhus the First
* 1847: Cossack
* 1848: Glendower
* 1849: Vatican
* 1850: Cariboo
* 1851: Midas
* 1852: Stockwell
* 1853: Orinoco
* 1855: De Clare
* 1856: Wentworth
* 1857: Glee-Singer
* 1858: Beadsman / Eclipse *
* 1859: Phantom
* 1860: St Albans
* 1861: Russley
* 1862: Canwell
* 1863: Mogador
* 1864: Claremont
* 1866: Robin Hood
* 1867: Marksman
* 1868: The Earl
* 1869: Strathnairn
* 1870: Nobleman
* 1871: King William
* 1872: Cremorne
* 1873: Andred
* 1874: George Frederick
* 1876: Skylark
* 1877: King Clovis
* 1878: Reefer
* 1879: Muley Edris
* 1880: Merry-Go-Round
* 1881: Iroquois
* 1882: Milord
* 1883: Merrimac
* 1885: Palladio
* 1886: Lisbon
* 1887: declared void
* The 1858 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

### Second Spring version

The next version was held at Newmarket's Second Spring Meeting in mid-May.
* 1889: Donovan
* 1890: Memoir
* 1891: Mimi
* 1892: Curio
* 1893: Isinglass
* 1894: Ladas
* 1895: The Owl
* 1896: Galeazzo
* 1897: Galtee More
* 1898: Cyllene
* 1899: Dominie
* 1900: Diamond Jubilee
* 1901: William the Third
* 1902: Fowling-Piece *
* 1903: Flotsam
* 1904: Henry the First
* 1905: Cicero
* 1906: Lally
* 1907: Acclaim
* 1908: St Wolf
* 1909: Louviers
* 1911: Sunstar
* 1912: Cylgad
* 1913: Craganour
* 1914: Corcyra
* 1915: Danger Rock
* 1916: Figaro
* 1918: Somme Kiss
* 1919: Dominion
* 1920: Allenby
* 1921: Lemonora
* 1922: Pondoland
* 1923: Top Gallant
* 1924: Hurstwood
* 1925: Cross Bow
* 1926: no race
* 1927: Call Boy
* 1928: Fairway
* 1929: Hunter's Moon
* 1930: The Scout II
* 1931: Sir Andrew
* 1932: Miracle
* 1933: Young Lover
* 1934: Windsor Lad
* 1935: Bobsleigh
* 1936: Flares
* 1937: Cash Book
* 1938: Golden Sovereign
* 1939: Fairstone
* 1940: Lighthouse
* 1941: Orthodox
* 1945: Midas
* 1946: Radiotherapy
* 1947: Blue Train
* 1948: Riding Mill
* 1949: Faux Tirage
* 1950: Prince Simon
* 1951: Crocodile
* 1952: Chavey Down
* 1953: Pinza
* 1954: Elopement
* 1955: Acropolis
* 1956: Pirate King
* 1957: Sun Charger
* 1958: Guersillus
* 1959: Agricola
* 1960: Stupor Mundi
* 1961: The Axe
* 1962–77: no race
* Ard Patrick finished first in 1902, but he was disqualified for bumping and boring.