# July Stakes

The July Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old colts and geldings. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.

## History

The July Stakes is the oldest surviving event for two-year-olds in the British flat racing calendar. It was established in 1786, and it was originally open to horses of either gender. The conditions initially stipulated that those horses sired by Eclipse or Highflyer should carry an additional weight of three pounds.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period the July Stakes was classed at Group 3 level. The event was restricted to colts and geldings in 1977, and it was promoted to Group 2 status in 2003.
The July Stakes is currently held on the opening day of Newmarket's three-day July Festival meeting. The equivalent race for fillies is the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes.

## Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):
* George Fordham – Tolurno (1861), Robin Hood (1865), Lady Elizabeth (1867), Ecossais (1873), Levant (1875), Ruperra (1878)
* Sir Gordon Richards – Hilla (1934), High Sheriff (1944), Rivaz (1945), Masaka (1947), Diableretta (1949), Tamerlane (1954)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
* Frank Butters – Fairway (1927), Alishah (1933), Hilla (1934), Mirza II (1937), Rivaz (1945), Masaka (1947), Diableretta (1949)

## Earlier winners

* 1786: Bullfinch
* 1787: Jubilator
* 1788: Seagull
* 1789: Ostrich
* 1790: filly by Saltram
* 1791: Trumpetta
* 1792: Cymbeline
* 1793: filly by Trumpator
* 1794: colt by Volunteer
* 1795: colt by Anvil
* 1796: Emigrant
* 1797: Young Spear
* 1798: Vivaldi
* 1799: Skyrocket
* 1800: Flambeau
* 1801: Julia
* 1802: Duckling
* 1803: Ringtail
* 1804: Newmarket
* 1805: Pantaloon
* 1806: Little Sally
* 1807: Susan
* 1808: Spindle
* 1809: Cambric
* 1810: Joke
* 1811: Cato
* 1812: July
* 1813: Vittoria
* 1814: Minuet
* 1815: Belvoirina
* 1816: Merrymaker
* 1817: Loo
* 1818: Miracle
* 1819: Caroline
* 1820: Gustavus
* 1821: The Stag
* 1822: Palais Royal
* 1823: Reformer
* 1824: Red Gauntlet
* 1825: Crusader
* 1826: Tom Thumb
* 1827: Scribe
* 1828: Green Mantle
* 1829: The Mummer
* 1830: Zany
* 1831: Beiram
* 1832: Forester
* 1833: Zulima
* 1834: Kate Kearney
* 1835: The Athenian
* 1836: Armenia
* 1837: Mecca
* 1838: Bulwark
* 1839: Crucifix
* 1840: Yorkshire Lad
* 1841: Chatham
* 1842: Extempore
* 1843: Orlando
* 1844: Old England
* 1845: Queen Anne
* 1846: Miami
* 1847: Iodine
* 1848: The Flying Dutchman
* 1849: Sweetheart
* 1850: Grecian
* 1851: Hobbie Noble
* 1852: The Reiver
* 1853: Marsyas
* 1854: The Bonnie Morn
* 1855: Spindle
* 1856: Drumour
* 1857: Gin
* 1858: Cynricus
* 1859: Buccaneer
* 1860: Dictator
* 1861: Tolurno
* 1862: Saccharometer
* 1863: Cambuscan
* 1864: Liddington
* 1865: Robin Hood
* 1866: Achievement
* 1867: Lady Elizabeth
* 1868: Ryshworth
* 1869: Sunshine
* 1870: Hannah
* 1871: Sir Amyas
* 1872: Somerset
* 1873: Ecossais
* 1874: Camballo
* 1875: Levant
* 1876: Warren Hastings
* 1877: Strathfleet
* 1878: Ruperra
* 1879: Mask
* 1880: Bal Gal
* 1881: Kermesse
* 1882: Macheath
* 1883: Queen Adelaide
* 1884: Luminary
* 1885: Kendal
* 1886: Enterprise
* 1887: Friar's Balsam
* 1888: Donovan
* 1889: Loup
* 1890: Beauharnais
* 1891: Flyaway
* 1892: Milford
* 1893: Speed
* 1894: Kirkconnel
* 1895: Labrador
* 1896: Velasquez
* 1897: Mousme
* 1898: Desmond
* 1899: Captain Kettle
* 1900: Doricles / Veles $^1$
* 1901: Sceptre
* 1902: Hammerkop
* 1903: Montem
* 1904: Cicero
* 1905: Gorgos
* 1906: Traquair
* 1907: Pearl of the Loch
* 1908: Battleaxe
* 1909: Prince Rupert
* 1910: St Anton
* 1911: White Star
* 1912: Rock Flint
* 1913: Ambassador
* 1914: Roseland
* 1915: Figaro
* 1916: Grand Fleet
* 1917: no race
* 1918: Buchan
* 1919: Sarchedon
* 1920: Monarch
* 1921: Lembach
* 1922: Legality
* 1923: Diophon
* 1924: Runnymede
* 1925: Apple Sammy
* 1926: The Satrap
* 1927: Fairway
* 1928: Mr Jinks
* 1929: Teacup
* 1930: Four Course
* 1931: Riot
* 1932: Colorow
* 1933: Alishah
* 1934: Hilla
* 1935: Daytona
* 1936: Foray
* 1937: Mirza II
* 1938: Prometheus
* 1939: colt by Colombo (British Empire)
* 1940: no race
* 1941: Ujiji
* 1942–43: no race
* 1944: High Sheriff $^2$
* 1945: Rivaz
* 1946: Miss Stripes
* 1947: Masaka
* 1948: Nimbus
* 1949: Diableretta
* 1950: Big Dipper
* 1951: Bob Major
* 1952: Empire Honey
* 1953: Darius
* 1954: Tamerlane
* 1955: Edmundo
* 1956: Earl Marshal
* 1957: Abelia
* 1958: Greek Sovereign
* 1959: Sound Track
* 1960: Favorita
* 1961: Burning Thoughts
* 1962: Romantic
* 1963: Endless Honey
* 1964: Ragtime
* 1965: Sky Gipsy
* 1966: Golden Horus
* 1967: Lorenzaccio
* 1968: Burglar
* 1969: Huntercombe
* 1970: Swing Easy
* 1971: Deep Diver
* 1972: Perdu
$^1$ The 1900 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners. $^2$ The 1944 running took place at Windsor.