Easter Stakes

Betfred "Double Delight"
Conditions Stakes
(Easter Stakes)

Conditions race
Location	Kempton Park, Sunbury, England
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Betfred
Website	Kempton Park
Race information
Distance	1 mile (1,609 metres)
Surface	Polytrack
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Three-year-old colts and geldings
Weight	8 st 12 lb Penalties 8 lb for each Class 1 win * 6 lb for each Class 2 win * 4 lb for each Class 3 win * * since May 31 last year excluding handicap races (cumulative to max. of 10lb)
Purse	£20,000 (2012) 1st: £12,450

The Easter Stakes is the former name of a flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) at Kempton Park, usually on the Saturday of Easter weekend.

The current version of the race does not have a registered title. It was called the Betfred "Double Delight" Conditions Stakes in 2012.

History

The Easter Stakes was originally run on turf. For a period it was classed at Listed level. It could serve as a trial for various colts' Classics in Europe.

The race was transferred to Kempton's newly-opened Polytrack circuit in 2006. It was demoted from Listed status in 2010, when the three-year average of its winners' ratings failed to reach the required level.

The ungraded version of the race was initially backed by 32Red. The bookmaking company Betfred became its sponsor in 2012.

Records

Leading jockey since 1979 (3 wins):

• Pat Eddery – Zelphi (1988), Two O'Clock Jump (1995), Prince Tum Tum (2003)
• John Reid – Lunar Mover (1989), Lucky Lindy (1992), Right Win (1993)

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Leading trainer since 1979 (7 wins):

• Richard Hannon – Lucky Lindy (1992), Right Win (1993), Two O'Clock Jump (1995), Regiment (1996), Pelham (1997), Asset (2006), Pure Poetry (2009)

Winners since 1979

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
0000	0001Turf before 2006
1979	Man of Vision	Bruce Raymond	Michael Jarvis
1980	Master Willie	Philip Waldron	Henry Candy
1981	Noalto	Greville Starkey	Frankie Durr
1982	Rare Gift	Lester Piggott	John Sutcliffe, Jr.
1983	Sackford	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood
1984	Keen	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil
1985	Severn Bore	Geoff Baxter	Frankie Durr
1986	Tisn't	Philip Waldron	Paul Cole	1:50.27
1987	Shady Heights	Steve Cauthen	Robert Armstrong	1:43.42
1988	Zelphi	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Tree	1:46.86
1989	Lunar Mover	John Reid	Charlie Nelson	1:47.80
1990	Elmaamul	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	1:38.72
1991	Corrupt	Tony Cruz	Neville Callaghan	1:41.63
1992	Lucky Lindy	John Reid	Richard Hannon	1:44.66
1993	Right Win	John Reid	Richard Hannon	1:47.38
1994	Ultimo Imperatore	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	1:48.48
1995	Two O'Clock Jump	Pat Eddery	Richard Hannon	1:37.69
1996	Regiment	Richard Quinn	Richard Hannon	1:42.95
1997	Pelham	Dane O'Neill	Richard Hannon	1:39.30
1998	Krispy Knight	Richard Hills	John Hills	1:54.99
1999	Dehoush	Michael Roberts	Alec Stewart	1:39.46
2000	Kingsclere	Kieren Fallon	Ian Balding	1:47.35
2001	Herodotus	Philip Robinson	Clive Brittain	1:50.46
2002	Flat Spin	Kieren Fallon	John Dunlop	1:40.47
2003	Prince Tum Tum	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	1:37.23
2004	Privy Seal	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	1:42.80
2005	Rebel Rebel	Oscar Urbina	Neville Callaghan	1:42.60
2005.1	0002Polytrack after 2005
2006	Asset	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon	1:40.87
2007	Dubai's Touch	Jean-Pierre Guillambert	Mark Johnston	1:39.41
2008	Il Warrd	Martin Dwyer	Marcus Tregoning	1:38.56
2009	Pure Poetry [a]	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon	1:38.49
2010	Aldovrandi	Ryan Moore	Marco Botti	1:39.62
2011	no race
2012	Eastern Sun	William Buick	John Gosden	1:37.08

^a The 2009 winner Pure Poetry was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Cheerful Delights.

See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

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• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012

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• pedigreequery.com – Easter Stakes – Kempton.