The Epsom Oaks

Group 1 race
Oaks Stakes
1801 Oaks winner Eleanor
Location	Epsom Downs Epsom, England
Inaugurated	1779
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Investec
Race information
Distance	1m 4f 10y (2,423 m)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-old fillies
Weight	9 st 0 lb
Purse	£400,000 (2013) 1st: £226,840The Oaks Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 10 yards (2,423 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early June.

It is the third of Britain's five Classic races to be held during the season, and the second of two restricted to fillies. It can also serve as the middle leg of the Fillies' Triple Crown, preceded by the 1,000 Guineas and followed by the St Leger, although the feat of winning all three is rarely attempted.

The event is named after The Oaks, an estate located to the east of Epsom which was leased to the 12th Earl of Derby in the 18th century. He and his guests devised the race during a party at the estate in 1778. It was first run (as the Oakes Stakes) in 1779, one year before the introduction of the Derby Stakes. The inaugural winner, Bridget, was owned by Lord Derby himself.

History 

The Oaks subsequently became one of Britain's leading events for three-year-olds. By the mid-1860s, the five leading events for this age group were referred to as "Classics". The concept was later adopted in many other countries.

European variations of the Oaks include the Irish Oaks, the Preis der Diana, the Prix de Diane and the Oaks d'Italia. Other national equivalents include the AJC Oaks, the New Zealand Oaks and the Yushun Himba.

Since 1892, horses have each carried 9 stone in the race. Prior to this, there were several fluctuations, from an original 8 stone 4 pounds, down to 8 stone, then progressively upwards.

During both World Wars the race was run at Newmarket under the title the New Oaks Stakes.

Records 

Leading jockey (9 wins):

• Frank Buckle – Nike (1797), Bellissima (1798), Bellina (1799), Scotia (1802), Theophania (1803), Meteora (1805), Neva (1817), Corinne (1818), Zinc (1823)

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Leading trainer (13 wins):

• Robert Robson – Scotia (1802), Pelisse (1804), Meteora (1805), Briseis (1807), Morel (1808), Maid of Orleans (1809), Music (1813), Minuet (1815), Landscape (1816), Corinne (1818), Pastille (1822), Zinc (1823), Wings (1825)

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Leading owner (6 wins):

• 4th Duke of Grafton – Music (1813), Minuet (1815), Pastille (1822), Zinc (1823), Turquoise (1828), Oxygen (1831)

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• Fastest winning time (at Epsom) – Intrepidity (1993), 2m 34.19s
• Widest winning margin – Sun Princess (1983), 12 lengths
• Longest odds winners – Vespa (1833) and Jet Ski Lady (1991), 50/1
• Shortest odds winner – Pretty Polly (1904), 8/100
• Most runners – 26, in 1848
• Fewest runners – 4, in 1799 and 1904

Winners 

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1779	Bridget	Dick Goodisson	Saunders	12th Earl of Derby
1780	Tetotum	Dick Goodisson		Thomas Douglas
1781	Faith	Dick Goodisson	John Pratt	1st Earl Grosvenor
1782	Ceres	Sam Chifney	John Pratt	1st Earl Grosvenor
1783	Maid of the Oaks	Sam Chifney	John Pratt	1st Earl Grosvenor
1784	Stella	Charles Hindley		Philip Burlton
1785	Trifle	J. Bird	John Pratt	1st Earl of Clermont
1786	Yellow Filly	James Edwards	Richard Prince	Sir Frank Standish
1787	Annette	Dennis Fitzpatrick	J. Watson	Richard Vernon
1788	Nightshade	Dennis Fitzpatrick	Frank Neale	3rd Earl of Egremont
1789	Tag	Sam Chifney	Frank Neale	3rd Earl of Egremont
1790	Hippolyta	Sam Chifney	Matt Stephenson	5th Duke of Bedford
1791	Portia	John Singleton, Jr.	Matt Stephenson	5th Duke of Bedford
1792	Volante	Charles Hindley	John Pratt	1st Earl of Clermont
1793	Caelia	John Singleton, Jr.	Matt Stephenson	5th Duke of Bedford
1794	Hermione	Sam Arnull	Saunders	12th Earl of Derby
1795	Platina	Dennis Fitzpatrick	Frank Neale	3rd Earl of Egremont
1796	Parisot	John Arnull	Richard Prince	Sir Frank Standish
1797	Nike	Frank Buckle	John Pratt	1st Earl Grosvenor
1798	Bellissima	Frank Buckle	Richard Prince	John Durand
1799	Bellina	Frank Buckle	John Pratt	1st Earl Grosvenor
1800	Ephemera	Dennis Fitzpatrick	Frank Neale	3rd Earl of Egremont
1801	Eleanor	John Saunders	J. Frost	Sir Charles Bunbury
1802	Scotia	Frank Buckle	Robert Robson	John Wastell
1803	Theophania	Frank Buckle	Sam King	Sir Thomas Gascoigne
1804	Pelisse	Bill Clift	Robert Robson	3rd Duke of Grafton
1805	Meteora	Frank Buckle	Robert Robson	2nd Earl Grosvenor
1806	Bronze	William Edwards	Dixon Boyce	Berkeley Craven
1807	Briseis	Sam Chifney, Jr.	Robert Robson	Thomas Grosvenor
1808	Morel	Bill Clift	Robert Robson	3rd Duke of Grafton
1809	Maid of Orleans	Ben Moss	Robert Robson	John Leveson-Gower
1810	Oriana	Bill Peirse	Bill Peirse	Sir William Gerard
1811	Sorcery	Sam Chifney, Jr.	Dixon Boyce	5th Duke of Rutland
1812	Manuella	Bill Peirse	Bill Peirse	W. N. W. Hewett
1813	Music	Tom Goodisson	Robert Robson	4th Duke of Grafton
1814	Medora	Sam Barnard	Dixon Boyce	5th Duke of Rutland
1815	Minuet	Tom Goodisson	Robert Robson	4th Duke of Grafton
1816	Landscape	Sam Chifney, Jr.	Robert Robson	John Leveson-Gower
1817	Neva	Frank Buckle	Dixon Boyce	George Watson
1818	Corinne	Frank Buckle	Robert Robson	John Udney
1819	Shoveler	Sam Chifney, Jr.	William Chifney	Thomas Thornhill
1820	Caroline	Harry Edwards	Robert Stephenson	3rd Earl of Egremont
1821	Augusta	Jem Robinson	R. Prince, Jr.	2nd Marquess of Exeter
1822	Pastille	Harry Edwards	Robert Robson	4th Duke of Grafton
1823	Zinc	Frank Buckle	Robert Robson	4th Duke of Grafton
1824	Cobweb	Jem Robinson	James Edwards	5th Earl of Jersey
1825	Wings	Sam Chifney, Jr.	Robert Robson	Thomas Grosvenor
1826	Lilias	Tommy Lye	John Forth	John Forth
1827	Gulnare	Frank Boyce	John Kent	5th Duke of Richmond
1828	Turquoise	John Barham Day	Robert Stephenson	4th Duke of Grafton
1829	Green Mantle	George Dockeray	Charles Marson	2nd Marquess of Exeter
1830	Variation	George Edwards	Bobby Pettit	William Scott Stonehewer
1831	Oxygen	John Barham Day	Robert Stephenson	4th Duke of Grafton
1832	Galata	Patrick Conolly	Charles Marson	2nd Marquess of Exeter
1833	Vespa	Jem Chapple	H. Scott	Sir Mark Wood
1834	Pussy	John Barham Day	W. Day	Thomas Cosby
1835	Queen of Trumps	Tommy Lye	John Blenkhorn	Edward Lloyd-Mostyn
1836	Cyprian	Bill Scott	John Scott	John Scott
1837	Miss Letty	John Holmes	Isaac Blades	Thomas Orde-Powlett
1838	Industry	Bill Scott	John Scott	6th Earl of Chesterfield
1839	Deception	John Barham Day	W. Treen	Fulwar Craven
1840	Crucifix	John Barham Day	John Barham Day	Lord George Bentinck
1841	Ghuznee	Bill Scott	John Scott	1st Marquess of Westminster
1842	Our Nell	Tommy Lye	Tom Dawson	George Dawson
1843	Poison	Frank Butler	R. Fisher	George Ford
1844	The Princess	Frank Butler	John Scott	George Anson
1845	Refraction	Henry Bell	John Kent, Jr.	5th Duke of Richmond
1846	Mendicant	Sam Day	John Day	John Gully
1847	Miami	Sim Templeman	W. Beresford	Sir Joseph Hawley
1848	Cymba	Sim Templeman	John Day	Harry Hill
1849	Lady Evelyn	Frank Butler	Tom Taylor	6th Earl of Chesterfield
1850	Rhedycina	Frank Butler	William Goodwin	George Hobson
1851	Iris	Frank Butler	John Scott	Lord Stanley
1852	Songstress	Frank Butler	John Scott	John Scott
1853	Catherine Hayes	Charlie Marlow	Mathew Dawson	John Don-Wauchope
1854	Mincemeat	Jack Charlton	William Goodwin	William Cookson
1855	Marchioness	Sim Templeman	John Scott	William Rudston-Read
1856	Mincepie	Alfred Day	John Day	Harry Hill
1857	Blink Bonny	Jack Charlton	William I'Anson	William I'Anson
1858	Governess [a]	Tom Ashmall	Tom Eskrett	William Gratwicke
1859	Summerside	George Fordham	Tom Taylor	1st Baron Londesborough
1860	Butterfly	Jim Snowden	G. Oates	Richard Eastwood
1861	Brown Duchess	Luke Snowden	Joseph Saxon	Joseph Saxon
1862	Feu de Joie	Tom Chaloner	James Godding	Richard Naylor
1863	Queen Bertha	Tom Aldcroft	John Scott	6th Viscount Falmouth
1864	Fille de l'Air	Arthur Edwards	Tom Jennings, Sr.	Frédéric de Lagrange
1865	Regalia	John Norman	William Harlock	William Graham
1866	Tormentor	Jimmy Mann	C. Blanton	Benjamin Ellam
1867	Hippia	John Daley	Joseph Hayhoe	Mayer A. de Rothschild
1868	Formosa	George Fordham	Henry Woolcott	William Graham
1869	Brigantine	Tom Cannon, Sr.	William Day	Sir Frederick Johnstone
1870	Gamos	George Fordham	Henry Woolcott	William Graham	2:46.50
1871	Hannah	Charlie Maidment	Joseph Hayhoe	Mayer A. de Rothschild	2:51.00
1872	Reine	George Fordham	Tom Jennings, Sr.	Claude-Joachim Lefèvre
1873	Marie Stuart	Tom Cannon, Sr.	Robert Peck	James Merry
1874	Apology	John Osborne, Jr.	William Osborne	John King	2:48.00
1875	Spinaway	Fred Archer	Mathew Dawson	6th Viscount Falmouth
1876 (dh)	Camelia Enguerrande	Tom Glover Hudson	T. Cunnington C. Wetherall	Frédéric de Lagrange Auguste Lupin
1877	Placida	Harry Jeffery	Joseph Marsh	John Fiennes	2:54.50
1878	Jannette	Fred Archer	Mathew Dawson	6th Viscount Falmouth	2:54.00
1879	Wheel of Fortune	Fred Archer	Mathew Dawson	6th Viscount Falmouth	3:02.00
1880	Jenny Howlet	Jim Snowden	William I'Anson, Jr.	Charles Perkins	2:49.00
1881	Thebais	George Fordham	Alec Taylor, Sr.	William Stirling Crawfurd	2:46.00
1882	Geheimniss	Tom Cannon, Sr.	John Porter	7th Earl of Stamford
1883	Bonny Jean	John Watts	Joe Cannon	5th Earl of Rosebery	2:53.00
1884	Busybody	Tom Cannon, Sr.	Tom Cannon, Sr.	George Baird
1885	Lonely	Fred Archer	William Gilbert, Jr.	5th Earl Cadogan	2:44.00
1886	Miss Jummy	John Watts	Richard Marsh	12th Duke of Hamilton	2:54.40
1887	Reve d'Or	Charles Wood	Alec Taylor, Sr.	8th Duke of Beaufort	2:50.40
1888	Seabreeze	Jack Robinson	James Jewitt	5th Baron Calthorpe	2:42.8
1889	L'Abbesse de Jouarre	Jimmy Woodburn	Robert Sherwood	Lord Randolph Churchill	2:45.00
1890	Memoir	John Watts	George Dawson	6th Duke of Portland	2:40.80
1891	Mimi	Fred Rickaby	Mathew Dawson	Noel Fenwick	2:54.60
1892	La Fleche	George Barrett	John Porter	Baron Maurice de Hirsch	2:43.20
1893	Mrs Butterwick	John Watts	George Dawson	6th Duke of Portland	2:44.00
1894	Amiable	Walter Bradford	George Dawson	6th Duke of Portland	2:50.00
1895	La Sagesse	Sam Loates	Martin Gurry	Sir James Miller	2:48.80
1896	Canterbury Pilgrim	Fred Rickaby	George Lambton	16th Earl of Derby	2:45.60
1897	Limasol	Walter Bradford	Tom Jennings, Jr.	2nd Baron Hindlip	2:45.00
1898	Airs and Graces	Walter Bradford	Fred Day	W. T. Jones	2:45.20
1899	Musa	Otto Madden	Harry Enoch	Douglas Baird	2:44.00
1900	La Roche	Morny Cannon	John Porter	6th Duke of Portland	2:48.20
1901	Cap and Bells II	Milton Henry	Sam Darling	Foxhall Keene	2:44.40
1902	Sceptre	Herbert Randall	Bob Sievier	Bob Sievier	2:46.60
1903	Our Lassie	Morny Cannon	Charles Morton	Jack Barnato Joel	2:44.60
1904	Pretty Polly	Willie Lane	Peter Gilpin	Eustace Loder	2:46.20
1905	Cherry Lass	Herbert Jones	Jack Robinson	William Hall Walker	2:38.00
1906	Keystone II	Danny Maher	George Lambton	16th Earl of Derby	2:38.60
1907	Glass Doll	Herbert Randall	Charles Morton	Jack Barnato Joel	2:42.00
1908	Signorinetta	Billy Bullock	Odoardo Ginistrelli	Odoardo Ginistrelli	2:42.40
1909	Perola	Frank Wootton	Saunders Davies	William Cooper	2:39.80
1910	Rosedrop	Charlie Trigg	Alec Taylor, Jr.	Sir William Bass	2:38.20
1911	Cherimoya	Fred Winter, Sr.	Charlie Marsh	William Broderick Cloete	2:41.60
1912	Mirska	Joe Childs	Tom Jennings, Jr.	Jean Prat	2:43.00
1913	Jest	Fred Rickaby, Jr.	Charles Morton	Jack Barnato Joel	2:37.60
1914	Princess Dorrie	Bill Huxley	Charles Morton	Jack Barnato Joel	2:38.20
1915	Snow Marten	Walter Griggs	Peter Gilpin	Ludwig Neumann	2:36.20
1916	Fifinella	Joe Childs	Dick Dawson	Sir Edward Hulton	2:35.00
1917	Sunny Jane	Otto Madden	Alec Taylor, Jr.	Waldorf Astor	2:43.40
1918	My Dear	Steve Donoghue	Alec Taylor, Jr.	Alfred Cox	2:34.80
1919	Bayuda	Joe Childs	Alec Taylor, Jr.	Lady James Douglas	2:37.20
1920	Charlebelle	Albert Whalley	Sandy Braime	Alan Cunliffe	2:38.20
1921	Love in Idleness	Joe Childs	Alec Taylor, Jr.	Joseph Watson	2:38.40
1922	Pogrom	Ted Gardner	Alec Taylor, Jr.	2nd Viscount Astor	2:36.20
1923	Brownhylda	Vic Smyth	Dick Dawson	Vicomte de Fontarce	2:37.00
1924	Straitlace	Frank O'Neill	Dawson Waugh	Sir Edward Hulton	2:47.00
1925	Saucy Sue	Frank Bullock	Alec Taylor, Jr.	2nd Viscount Astor	2:43.60
1926	Short Story	Bobby Jones	Alec Taylor, Jr.	2nd Viscount Astor	2:43.60
1927	Beam	Tommy Weston	Frank Butters	3rd Earl of Durham	2:34.60
1928	Toboggan	Tommy Weston	Frank Butters	17th Earl of Derby	2:37.40
1929	Pennycomequick	Henri Jelliss	Joseph Lawson	2nd Viscount Astor	2:35.80
1930	Rose of England	Gordon Richards	Thomas Hogg	1st Baron Glanely	2:39.00
1931	Brulette	Charlie Elliott	Frank Carter	Charles Birkin	2:39.20
1932	Udaipur	Michael Beary	Frank Butters	HH Aga Khan III	2:43.20
1933	Chatelaine	Sam Wragg	Fred Templeman	Ernest Thornton-Smith	2:36.80
1934	Light Brocade	Brownie Carslake	Frank Butters	5th Earl of Durham	2:35.20
1935	Quashed	Henri Jelliss	Colledge Leader	Lord Stanley	2:41.40
1936	Lovely Rosa	Tommy Weston	Harry Cottrill	Sir Abe Bailey	2:36.00
1937	Exhibitionnist	Steve Donoghue	Joseph Lawson	Sir Victor Sassoon	2:36.80
1938	Rockfel	Harry Wragg	Ossie Bell	Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen	2:37.00
1939	Galatea	Bobby Jones	Joseph Lawson	Robert Sterling Clark	2:40.60
1940	Godiva	Doug Marks	William Rose Jarvis	Esmond Harmsworth	2:29.40
1941	Commotion	Harry Wragg	Fred Darling	Arthur Dewar	2:35.60
1942	Sun Chariot	Gordon Richards	Fred Darling	King George VI	2:33.20
1943	Why Hurry	Charlie Elliott	Noel Cannon	Jimmy Rank	2:32.60
1944	Hycilla	Georges Bridgland	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	William Woodward, Sr.	2:30.40
1945	Sun Stream	Harry Wragg	Walter Earl	17th Earl of Derby	2:30.00
1946	Steady Aim	Harry Wragg	Frank Butters	Sir Alfred Butt	2:41.00
1947	Imprudence	Rae Johnstone	Joseph Lieux	Mrs Pierre Corbière	2:40.00
1948	Masaka	Billy Nevett	Frank Butters	HH Aga Khan III	2:40.60
1949	Musidora	Edgar Britt	Charles Elsey	Norman Donaldson	2:40.00
1950	Asmena	Rae Johnstone	Charles Semblat	Marcel Boussac	2:42.40
1951	Neasham Belle	Stan Clayton	Geoffrey Brooke	Lionel Holliday	2:41.20
1952	Frieze	Edgar Britt	Charles Elsey	Alexander Keith	2:35.36
1953	Ambiguity	Joe Mercer	Jack Colling	3rd Viscount Astor	2:36.48
1954	Sun Cap	Rae Johnstone	Richard Carver	Mrs Robert Forget	2:39.12
1955	Meld	Harry Carr	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	Lady Zia Wernher	2:47.48
1956	Sicarelle	Freddie Palmer	François Mathet	Suzy Volterra	2:42.00
1957	Carrozza	Lester Piggott	Noel Murless	Queen Elizabeth II	2:37.24
1958	Bella Paola	Max Garcia	François Mathet	François Dupré	2:40.48
1959	Petite Etoile	Lester Piggott	Noel Murless	Prince Aly Khan	2:35.48
1960	Never Too Late	Roger Poincelet	Etienne Pollet	Mrs Howell Jackson	2:39.12
1961	Sweet Solera	Bill Rickaby	Reginald Day	Mrs Magnus Castello	2:39.24
1962	Monade	Yves Saint-Martin	Joseph Lieux	George Goulandris	2:38.12
1963	Noblesse	Garnie Bougoure	Paddy Prendergast	Evelyn Olin	2:39.36
1964	Homeward Bound	Greville Starkey	John Oxley	Sir Foster Robinson	2:49.36
1965	Long Look	Jack Purtell	Vincent O'Brien	James Cox Brady, Jr.	2:39.56
1966	Valoris	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	Charles Clore	2:39.35
1967	Pia	Edward Hide	Bill Elsey	Countess Batthyany	2:38.34
1968	La Lagune	Gérard Thiboeuf	François Boutin	Henry Berlin	2:41.66
1969	Sleeping Partner	John Gorton	Doug Smith	6th Earl of Rosebery	2:39.94
1970	Lupe	Sandy Barclay	Noel Murless	Gladys Joel	2:41.46
1971	Altesse Royale	Geoff Lewis	Noel Murless	Roger Hue-Williams	2:36.95
1972	Ginevra	Tony Murray	Ryan Price	Charles St George	2:39.35
1973	Mysterious	Geoff Lewis	Noel Murless	George Pope, Jr.	2:36.31
1974	Polygamy	Pat Eddery	Peter Walwyn	Louis Freedman	2:39.39
1975	Juliette Marny	Lester Piggott	Jeremy Tree	James Morrison	2:39.10
1976	Pawneese	Yves Saint-Martin	Angel Penna, Sr.	Daniel Wildenstein	2:35.25
1977	Dunfermline	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	Queen Elizabeth II	2:36.53
1978	Fair Salinia	Greville Starkey	Michael Stoute	Sven Hanson	2:36.82
1979	Scintillate	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Tree	James Morrison	2:43.74
1980	Bireme	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	Dick Hollingsworth	2:34.33
1981	Blue Wind	Lester Piggott	Dermot Weld	Diana Firestone	2:40.93
1982	Time Charter	Billy Newnes	Henry Candy	Robert Barnett	2:34.21
1983	Sun Princess	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	Sir Michael Sobell	2:40.98
1984	Circus Plume	Lester Piggott	John Dunlop	Sir Robin McAlpine	2:38.97
1985	Oh So Sharp	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	Sheikh Mohammed	2:41.37
1986	Midway Lady	Ray Cochrane	Ben Hanbury	Harry Ranier	2:35.60
1987	Unite	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	Sheikh Mohammed	2:38.17
1988	Diminuendo	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	Sheikh Mohammed	2:35.02
1989	Snow Bride	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	Saeed bin M. Al Maktoum	2:34.22
1990	Salsabil	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	Hamdan Al Maktoum	2:38.70
1991	Jet Ski Lady	Christy Roche	Jim Bolger	Maktoum Al Maktoum	2:37.30
1992	User Friendly	George Duffield	Clive Brittain	Bill Gredley	2:39.77
1993	Intrepidity	Michael Roberts	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	2:34.19
1994	Balanchine	Frankie Dettori	Hilal Ibrahim	Maktoum / Godolphin	2:40.37
1995	Moonshell	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Maktoum / Godolphin	2:35.44
1996	Lady Carla	Pat Eddery	Henry Cecil	Wafic Saïd	2:35.55
1997	Reams of Verse	Kieren Fallon	Henry Cecil	Khalid Abdullah	2:35.59
1998	Shahtoush	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Nagle / Magnier	2:38.23
1999	Ramruma	Kieren Fallon	Henry Cecil	Prince Fahd bin Salman	2:38.72
2000	Love Divine	Richard Quinn	Henry Cecil	Lordship Stud	2:43.11
2001	Imagine	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Nagle / Magnier	2:36.70
2002	Kazzia	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	2:44.52
2003	Casual Look	Martin Dwyer	Andrew Balding	William S. Farish III	2:38.07
2004	Ouija Board	Kieren Fallon	Ed Dunlop	19th Earl of Derby	2:35.41
2005	Eswarah	Richard Hills	Michael Jarvis	Hamdan Al Maktoum	2:39.00
2006	Alexandrova	Kieren Fallon	Aidan O'Brien	Magnier / Tabor / Smith	2:37.71
2007	Light Shift	Ted Durcan	Henry Cecil	Niarchos Family	2:40.38
2008	Look Here	Seb Sanders	Ralph Beckett	Julian Richmond-Watson	2:36.89
2009	Sariska	Jamie Spencer	Michael Bell	Lady Bamford	2:35.28
2010	Snow Fairy	Ryan Moore	Ed Dunlop	Anamoine Ltd	2:35.77
2011	Dancing Rain	Johnny Murtagh	William Haggas	Martin and Lee Taylor	2:41.73
2012	Was	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	Magnier / Tabor / Smith	2:38.68

^a The race finished as a dead-heat in 1858, but Governess defeated Gildermire in a run-off.
^b Stony Ford finished first in 1918, but she was disqualified for causing interference to My Dear.
^c Aliysa was first in 1989, but she was later disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance.

   Wartime substitute race at Newmarket.

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The World Hurdle

The World Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race, which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 3 miles (4,828 metres), and during its running there are twelve hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year on the Thursday during the Cheltenham Festival in March.
It is the leading long-distance hurdle event in the National Hunt calendar.

The present version of the event was introduced in 1972, when it replaced a previous race, the Spa Hurdle. It was initially known as the Stayers' Hurdle, and in its early years it was sponsored by Lloyds Bank. It was backed by Waterford Crystal from 1978 to 1990, and by Bonusprint from 1991 to 2004. The race used to be held on either the Tuesday or the Wednesday of the Festival, but it was moved to the Thursday in 1993. It was formerly contested on Cheltenham's Old Course, where its distance was 3 miles and 1 furlong.
The title of the race was changed to the World Hurdle when Ladbrokes took over the sponsorship in 2005.

Records

Most successful horse since 1972 (4 wins):

Big Buck's – 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Leading jockey since 1972 (4 wins):

Ruby Walsh – Big Buck's (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

Leading trainer since 1972 (4 wins):

Paul Nicholls– Big Buck's (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

Leading owner since 1972 (4 wins):

The Stewart Family – Big Buck's (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)



Year Winner      Age Jockey Trainer
1972 Parlour Moor 8 Macer Gifford Harry Thomson Jones
1973 Moyne Royal 8 David Mould Arthur Pitt
1974 Highlamd Abbe 8 Richard Smith Les Kennard
1975 Brown Lad 9 Tommy Carberry Jim Dreaper
1976 Bit of a Jig 8 Dessie Hughes Mick O’ Toole
1977 Town Ship 6 Tommy Carberry Peter Easterby
1978 Flame Gun 6 Mr Niall Madden Edward O’Grady
1979 Lighter         6 Philip Blacker John Edwards
1980 Mountrivers 6 Tommy Ryan Edward O’Grady
1981 Derring Rose 6 John Francome Fred Winter
1982 Crimson Embers 7 Stuart Shilston Fulke Walwyn
1983 A Kinsman 7 Geordie Dun John Brockbank
1984 Gaye Chance 9 Sam Morshead Mercy Rimell
1985 Rose Ravine 6 Ricky Pusey Fulke Walwyn
1986 Crimson Embers 11 Stuart Shilston Fulke Walwyn
1987 Galmoy         8 Tommy Carmody John Mulhern
1988 Galmoy         9 Tommy Carmody John Mulhern
1989 Rustle         7 Michael Bowlby Nicky Henderson
1990 Trapper John 6 Charlie Swan Mouse Morris
1991 King’s Curate 7 Mark Perrett Stan Mellor
1992 Normadic Way 7 Jamie Osborne Barry Hills
1993 Shuil Ar Aghaidh 7 Charlie Swan Paddy Kiely
1994 Balasani         8 Mark Perrett Martin Pipe
1995 Dorans Pride 6 Shane Broderick Michael Hourigan
1996 Cyborgo         6 David Bridgewater Martin Pipe
1997 Karshi         7 Jamie Osborne Henrietta Knight
1998 Princeful         7 Rodney Farrant Jenny Pitman
1999 Anzum         8 Richard Johnson David Nicholson
2000 Bacchanal         6 Mick Fitzgerald   Nicky Henderson
2001 No Race - - -
2002 Baracouda 7 Thierry Doumen Francois Doumen
2003 Baracouda 8 Thierry Doumen Francois Doumen
2004 Iris’s Gift         7 Barry Geraghty Jonjo O’Neill
2005 Inglis Drever 6 Graham Lee Howard Johnson
2006 My Way de Solzen 6 Robert Thornton Alan King
2007 Inglis Drever 8 Paddy Brennan Howard Johnson
2008 Inglis Drever 9 Dennis O’Regan Howard Johnson
2009 Big Buck’s 6 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2010 Big Buck’s 7 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2011 Big Buck’s 8 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2012 Big Buck’s 9 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2013 Solwhit             9 Paul Carberry Charles Byrnes


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Hurdle

The Champion Hurdle

The Champion Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. As part of a sponsorship agreement with the online sportsbook StanJames.com, the race is now known as the Stan James Champion Hurdle. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about two miles and 110 yards (3,319 metres), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year on the opening day, (Tuesday) of the Cheltenham Festival in March.
As its title suggests, the Champion Hurdle is the most prestigious hurdling event in the National Hunt calendar. Its list of winners features many of the most highly acclaimed hurdlers in the sport's history, and several of these, such as National Spirit, Hatton's Grace, Persian War and Lanzarote, have had races named in their honour.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

Hatton's Grace – 1949, 1950, 1951
Sir Ken – 1952, 1953, 1954
Persian War – 1968, 1969, 1970
See You Then – 1985, 1986, 1987
Istabraq – 1998, 1999, 2000

Leading jockey (4 wins):
Tim Molony – Hatton's Grace (1951), Sir Ken (1952, 1953, 1954)

Leading trainer (5 wins):
Peter Easterby – Saucy Kit (1967), Night Nurse (1976, 1977), Sea Pigeon (1980, 1981)
Nicky Henderson – See You Then (1985, 1986, 1987), Punjabi (2009), Binocular (2010)

Leading owner (4 wins):
Dorothy Paget – Insurance (1932, 1933), Solford (1940), Distel (1946)
J. P. McManus – Istabraq (1998, 1999, 2000), Binocular (2010)

Year Winner      Age Jockey      Trainer
2012 Rock On Ruby 7 Noel Fehily P. Nicholls
2011 Hurricane Fly 7 Ruby Walsh W. Mullins
2010 Binocular    6 A.P. McCoy N. Henderson
2009 Punjabi         6 B. Geraghty N. Henderson
2008 Katchit         5 R Thornton A. King
2007 Sublimity         7 Paul Carberry J. Carr
2006 Brave Inca 8 A. P. McCoy C Murphy
2005 Hardy Eustace 8 C. O’Dwyer D. Hughes
2004 Hardy Eustace 7 C. O’Dwyer D. Hughes
2003 Rooster Booster 9 R. Johnson P. Hobbs
2002 Hors La Loi III 7 D. Gallagher J. Fanshaw
2001 No Race - - -
2000 Istabraq         8 C. Swann A.O’Brien
1999 Istabraq        7 C. Swann A.O’Brien
1998 Istabraq         6 C. Swann A.O’Brien
1997 Make a Stand 6 A. P. McCoy M. Pipe
1996 Collier Bay 6 G Bradley J Old
1995 Alderbrook 6 N. Williamson K. Bailey
1994 Flakey Dove 8 M. Dwyer R. Price
1993 Granville Agian 7 P. Scudamore M. Pipe
1992 Royal Gait 9 G. McCourt J. Fanshawe
1991 Morley Street 7 J. Frost T. Balding
1990 Kribensis         9 R. Dunwoody M. Stoute

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champion_Hurdle

The Cheltenham Gold Cup

The Cheltenham Gold Cup is a Grade 1 National Hunt horse race run on the New Course at Cheltenham Racecourse (otherwise known as Prestbury Park), over a distance of 3 miles 2½ furlongs (5,331 m), and during its running there are 22 fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year on the Friday of the Cheltenham Festival in March.

The steeplechase, which is open to horses aged five years and over, is the most prestigious of all National Hunt events and it is sometimes referred to as the Blue Riband of jump-racing. Its roll of honour features the names of such chasers as Arkle, Best Mate, Golden Miller, Kauto Star and Mill House. The Gold Cup is the most valuable non-handicap chase in Britain, and in 2012 it offered a total prize fund of £491,850. From 2012 it is sponsored by Betfred after the betting company bought the government-owned Tote in June 2011.

Most successful horse (5 wins):

Golden Miller – 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936

Leading jockey (4 wins):

Pat Taaffe – Arkle (1964, 1965, 1966), Fort Leney (1968)


Leading trainer (5 wins):

Tom Dreaper – Prince Regent (1946), Arkle (1964, 1965, 1966), Fort Leney (1968)

Leading owner (7 wins):

Dorothy Paget – Golden Miller (1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936), Roman Hackle (1940), Mont Tremblant (1952)

Winners

N.B. Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".


Year Winner Age         Jockey Trainer               Owner
1924 Red Splash 5 Dick Rees Fred Withington Humphery Wyndham
1925 Ballinobe         9 Tim Leader Frank Morgan Christopher Bentley
1926 Koko 8 Tim Hamey Alfred Bickley Frank Barbour
1927 Thrown In        11 Mr. Hugh Grosvenor   Owen Anthony 2nd Lord Stalbridge
1928 Patron Saint 5 Dick Rees Stanley Harrison F.W. Keen
1929 Easter Hero 9 Dick Rees Jack Anthony John Hay Whitney
1930 Easter Hero 10 Tommy Cullinan Jack Anthony John Hay Whitney
1931 No Race - - - -
1932 Golden Miller 5 Ted Leader Basil Briscoe Dorothy Paget
1933 Golden Miller 6 Billy Stott Basil Briscoe Dorothy Paget
1934 Golden Miller 7 Gerry Wilson Basil Briscoe Dorothy Paget
1935 Golden Miller 8 Gerry Wilson Basil Briscoe Dorothy Paget
1936 Golden Miller 9 Evan Williams Owen Anthony Dorothy Paget
1937 No Race - - - -
1938 Morse Code 9 Danny Morgan Ivor Anthony Dealtry C. Part
1939 Brendan’s Cottage 9 George Owen George Beeby Jean Smith-Bingham
1940 Roman Hackle 7 Evan Williams Owen Anthony Dorothy Paget
1941 Poet Prince 9 Roger Burford Ivor Athony David Sherbrooke
1942 Medoc II   8 Frenchie Nicholson Reg Hobbs 7th Earl of Sefton
1943 No Race - - - -
1944 No Race - - - -
1945 Red Rower 11 Davy Jones 2nd Lord Stalbridge 2nd Lord Stalbridge
1946 Prince Regent 11 Tim Hyde Tom Dreaper Jimmy Rank
1947 Fortina          6 Mr. Richard Black Hector Christie 3rd Baron Grimthorpe
1948 Cottage Rake 9 Audrey Brabazon Vincient O’Brien Frank Vickerman
1949 Cottage Rake 10 Audrey Brabazon Vincient O’Brien Frank Vickerman
1950 Cottage Rake 11 Audrey Brabazon Vincient O’Brien Frank Vickerman
1951 Silver Fame 12 Martin Maloney George Beeby st Baron Bicester 1st Baron Bicester
1952 Mont Tremblant 6 Dave Dick Fulke Walwyn Dorothy Paget
1953 Knock Hard 9 Tim Malony Vincient O’Brien Moya Keogh
1954 Four Ten         8 Tommy Cussack John Roberts Alan Strange
1955 Gay Donald 9 Tony Grantham Jim Ford Philip Burt
1956 Limber Hill 9 Jimmy Power Bill Dutton James Davey
1957 Linwell         9 Michael Scudamore Charlie Mallon David Brown
1958 Kerstin         8 Stan Hayhurst Verly Bewicke George H. Moore
1959 Roddy Owen 10 Bobby Beasley Danny Morgan 12th Earl of Fingall
1960 Pas Seul          7 Bill Rees Bob Turnell John Rogerson
1961 Saffron Tartan 10 Fred Winter Don Butchers Guy Westmacott
1962 Mandarin         11 Fred Winter Fulke Walwyn Peggy Hennessy
1963 Mill House 6 Willie Robinson Fulke Walwyn Bill Gollings
1964 Arkle         7 Pat Taffe Tom Dreaper Duchess of Westminster
1965 Arkle 8      Pat Taffe Tom Dreaper Duchess of Westminster
1966 Arkle 9      Pat Taffe Tom Dreaper Duchess of Westminster
1967 Woodland Venture 7 Terry Biddlecombe Fred Rimell Harry Collins
1968 Fort Leney 10 Pat Taffe Tom Dreaper John Thomson
1969 What a Myth 12 Paul Kelleway Ryan Price Lady Lucy Weir
1970 L’Escargot 7 Tommy Carberry Dan Moore Raymond R. Guest
1971 L’Escargot 8 Tommy Carberry Dan Moore Raymond R. Guest
1972 Glencaraig Lady 8 Frank Berry Francis Flood Patrick Doyle
1973 The Dikler 10 Ron Barry Fulke Walwyn Patrick Doyle
1974 Captain Christy  7 Bobby Beasley Pat Taffe Jane Samuel
1975 Ten Up          8 Tommy Carberry Jim Dreaper Duchess Of Westminster
1976 Royal Frolic 7 John Burke Fred Rimell Sir Edward Hamner
1977 Davy Lad         7 Dessie Hughes Mick O’Toole Anne-Marie McGowan
1978 Midnight Court 7 John Francome Fred Winter Olive Jackson
1979 Alverton         9 Jonjo O’ Neill Peter Easterby Snailwell Stud Company
1980 Master Smudge 8 Richard Hoare Arthur Barrow Arthur Barrow
1981 Little Owl          7 Mr. Jim Wilson Peter Easterby Robin &Jim Wilson
1982 Silver Buck 10 Robert Earnshaw Michael Dickinson Christine Feather
1983 Bregawn          9 Graham Bradley Michael Dickinson James Kennelly
1984 Burrough Hill Lad 8 Phil Tuck Jenny Pitman Stan Riley
1985 Forgive ‘n Forget 8 Mark Dwyer Jimmy Fitzgerald Tim Kilroe& Sons Ltd
1986 Dawn Run 8 Jonjo O’Neill Paddy Mullins Charmain Hill
1987 The Thinker 9 Ridley Lamb Arthur Stephenson Tom McDonagh
1988 Charter Party 10 Richard Dunwoody David Nicholson Smith/Mould
1989 Desert Orchid 10 Simon Sherwood David Elsworth Richard Burridge
1990 Nortons Coin 9 Graham McCourt Sirrel Griffiths Sirrel Griffiths
1991 Garrison Savannah 8 Mark Pitman Jenny Pitman Autofour Engineering
1992 Cool Ground 10 Adrian Maguire Toby Balding Whitcombe Manor Racing
1993 Jodami         8 Mark Dwyer Peter Beaumont John Yeadon
1994 The Fellow 9 Adam Kondrat François Doumen Marquesa de Moratalla
1995 Master Oats 9 Norman Williamson Kim Bailey Paul Matthews
1996 Imperial Call 7 Conor O’Dwyer Fergie Sutherland Lisselan Farms Ltd
1997 Mr Mulligan 9 A. P. McCoy Noel Chance M. & G. Worcester
1998 Cool Dawn 10 Andrew Thornton Robert Alner Dido Harding
1999 See More Business 9 Mick Fitzgerald Paul Nicholls Barber/ Keighley
2000 Looks Like Trouble 8 Richard Johnson Noel Chance Tim Collins
2001 No Race - - - -
2002 Best Mate          7 Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight Jim Lewis
2003 Best Mate          8 Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight Jim Lewis
2004 Best Mate    9 Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight Jim Lewis
2005 Kicking King 7 Barry Geraghty Tom Taffe Conor Clarkson
2006 War Of Attrition 7 Conor O’Dwyer Mouse Morris Gigginstown House Stud
2007 Kauto Star 7 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls Clive Smith
2008 Denman      8 Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls Barber/
Findlay
2009 Kauto Star 9 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls Clive Smith
2010 Imperial Commander 9 Paddy Brennan (sen) Nigel Twiston-Davis Our Friends in the North
2011 Long Run         6 Mr. Sam Waley-Cohen Nicky Henderson Robert Waley-Cohen
2012 Synchronised 9 A. PcCoy Jonjo O’Neill J. P. McManus
2013 Bobsworth 8 B. Geraghty N. Henderson TheNotAfraidPartnership


 The race was abandoned in 1931 because of frost, and in 1937 because of flooding.
It was cancelled in 1943 and 1944 because of World War II.
 The 1957 winner, Linwell, was actually trained by Ivor Herbert, who was prevented from holding a trainer's licence by working as a journalist.
Tied Cottage finished first in 1980, but he was subsequently disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance.
The 2001 running was cancelled due to a foot-and-mouth crisis. A substitute race at Sandown was won by Marlborough.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheltenham_Gold_Cup