The Britannia Stakes is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts and geldings. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) on the straight course, and it is scheduled to take place each year in June on the third day of the Royal Ascot meeting.
Handicap race | |
Location | Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England |
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Inaugurated | 1928 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Website | Ascot |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 mile (1,609 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Straight |
Qualification | Three-year-old colts and geldings |
Weight | Handicap |
Purse | £120,000 (2022) 1st: £64,800 |
2024 | ||
Mickley | Skukuza | Native Warrior |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Docklands | New Endeavour | Urban Sprawl |
2022 | ||
Thesis | Saga | Jimi Hendrix |
2021 | ||
Perotto | Liffey River | Quintillus |
The Britannia Stakes was first run in 1928 and takes place over the same course and distance as the Royal Hunt Cup.[1]
Winners since 1988
editYear | Winner | Weight | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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1988 | Foreign Survivor | 9-03 | Pat Eddery | Olivier Douieb | 1:41.04 |
1989 | Polar Boy | 8-08 | Steve Cauthen | Sir Henry Cecil | 1:41.14 |
1990 | Fox Chapel | 7-07 | Gary Hind | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:44.10 |
1991 | Ajaad | 9-00 | Bruce Raymond | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:40.90 |
1992 | Efharisto | 8-00 | Michael Roberts | Clive Brittain | 1:39.96 |
1993 | Show Faith | 8-05 | Pat Eddery | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:46.05 |
1994 | Wizard King | 7-07 | John Lowe | Mark Prescott | 1:40.42 |
1995 | Medaille Militaire | 7-09 | Richard Quinn | John Dunlop | 1:41.17 |
1996 | North Song | 8-01 | Gary Hind | John Gosden | 1:39.90 |
1997 | Fly to the Stars | 9-03 | Olivier Peslier | Mark Johnston | 1:39.95 |
1998 | Plan-B | 8-07 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | 1:42.44 |
1999 | Pythios | 9-00 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Henry Cecil | 1:40.07 |
2000 | El Gran Papa | 8-04 | Franny Norton | John Gosden | 1:41.91 |
2001 | Analyser | 8-03 | Franny Norton | John Gosden | 1:40.07 |
2003 | New Seeker | 8-08 | Jamie Spencer | Clive Cox | 1:42.19 |
2004 | Mandobi | 8-12 | Kieren Fallon | Alec Stewart | 1:40.85 |
2005 | Mostashaar [a] | 9-01 | Richard Hills | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:36.35 |
2006 | Sir Gerard | 8-12 | Jamie Spencer | James Fanshawe | 1:39.87 |
2007 | Eddie Jock | 9-07 | Johnny Murtagh | Michael Bell | 1:39.93 |
2008 | Fifteen Love | 8-10 | Steve Drowne | Roger Charlton | 1:40.10 |
2009 | Fareer | 8-10 | Richard Hills | Ed Dunlop | 1:40.31 |
2010 | Ransom Note | 8-10 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 1:37.82 |
2011 | Sagramor | 8-13 | Nicky Mackay | Hughie Morrison | 1:44.55 |
2012 | Fast Or Free | 8-10 | Ryan Moore | William Haggas | 1:42.08 |
2013 | Roca Tumu[b] | 8-12 | Billy Lee | Joanna Morgan | 1:37.52 |
2014 | Born In Bombay[c] | 8-04 | David Probert | Andrew Balding | 1:38.40 |
2015 | War Envoy | 9-06 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 1:38.57 |
2016 | Defrocked[d] | 9-01 | Jamie Spencer | Jamie Osborne | 1:40.42 |
2017 | Bless Him | 8-09 | Jamie Spencer | David Simcock | 1:40.59 |
2018 | Ostilio | 8-09 | Silvestre de Sousa | Simon Crisford | 1:38.85 |
2019 | Biometric | 8-08 | Harry Bentley | Ralph Beckett | 1:41.25 |
2020 | Khaloosy | 9-02 | Jim Crowley | Roger Varian | 1:41.22 |
2021 | Perotto | 9-03 | Oisin Murphy | Marcus Tregoning | 1:39.19 |
2022 | Thesis[e] | 8-11 | Ryan Moore | Roger Charlton | 1:38.56 |
2022 | Docklands | 9-02 | Hayley Turner | Harry Eustace | 1:40.02 |
2024 | Mickley[f] | 8-11 | Callum Rodriguez | Edward Bethell | 1:38.62 |
- ^ The 2005 running took place at York
- ^ The 2013 winner Roca Tumu was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Beauty Flame
- ^ The 2014 winner Born In Bombay was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Born In China
- ^ The 2016 winner Defrocked was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Limitless
- ^ The 2022 winner Thesis was later exported to Hong Kong
- ^ The 2024 winner Mickley was later exported to Hong Kong
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "History and conditions of the races at Royal Ascot". eclipsemagazine.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2014.