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Abernant Stakes

Flat horse race in Britain

Summary

Flat horse race in Britain

Field	Value
class	Group 3
horse race	Abernant Stakes
location	Rowley Mile
Newmarket, England
inaugurated	1969
race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
sponsor	Blandford Bloodstock
website	Newmarket
distance	6f (1,207 metres)
surface	Turf
track	Straight
qualification	Three-years-old and up
weight	8 st 12 lb (3yo);
9 st 9 lb (4yo+)
Allowances
3 lb for fillies and mares
Penalties
7 lb for Group 1 winners *
5 lb for Group 2 winners *
3 lb for Group 3 winners *
since 31 August last year*
purse	£85,000 (2025)
1st: £48,204

Newmarket, England 9 st 9 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 7 lb for Group 1 winners * 5 lb for Group 2 winners * 3 lb for Group 3 winners *

since 31 August last year 1st: £48,204 |} The Abernant Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres) on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket in mid-April.

History

The event is named after Abernant, a successful sprinter in the late 1940s and early 1950s. It was established in 1969, and the first running was won by Song.

For a period the race held Listed status. It was promoted to Group 3 level in 2013.

The race is currently staged on the second day of Newmarket's three-day Craven Meeting. It is run on the same day as the Craven Stakes.

The leading horses from the Abernant Stakes sometimes go on to compete in the Palace House Stakes or the Duke of York Stakes.

Records

Most successful horse (4 wins):

Boldboy – 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978

Leading jockey (4 wins):

Joe Mercer – Song (1969), Shiny Tenth (1972), Boldboy (1974, 1976)

Leading trainer (5 wins):

Kevin Ryan – Hamza (2014), Astaire (2015), Brando (2017, 2018), Washington Heights (2024)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1969	Song	3	Joe Mercer	Derrick Candy	1:16.08
1970	Crooner	4	John Gorton	Doug Smith	1:19.43
1971	Realm	4	Brian Taylor	John Winter	1:14.50
1972	Shiny Tenth	5	Joe Mercer	Doug Marks	1:16.91
1973	Balliol	4	Brian Taylor	John Winter	1:12.86
1974	Boldboy	4	Joe Mercer	Dick Hern	1:12.96
1975	Midsummer Star	5	Alan Bond	Mick Masson	1:21.88
1976	Boldboy	6	Joe Mercer	Dick Hern	1:12.50
1977	Boldboy	7	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	1:13.91
1978	Boldboy	8	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	1:15.85
1979	Great	4	Greville Starkey	Michael Stoute	1:13.53
1980	Gypsy Dancer	5	Lester Piggott	Bill O'Gorman	1:12.79
1981	Rabdan	4	Lester Piggott	Robert Armstrong	1:14.61
1982	Lightning Label	6	Steve Cauthen	Paul Kelleway	1:12.52
1983	Sweet Monday	5	Philip Waldron	Jack Holt	1:17.26
1984	Reesh	3	Taffy Thomas	Bill O'Gorman	1:13.13
1985	Grey Desire	5	Pat Eddery	Mel Brittain	1:13.40
1986	Homo Sapien	4	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:16.99
1987	Governor General	4	Brian Rouse	David Elsworth	1:15.22
1988	Rich Charlie	4	Paul Eddery	Charlie Nelson	1:14.57
1989	Point of Light	4	Paul Eddery	Geoff Lewis	1:13.94
1990	Sharp Reminder	6	Bruce Raymond	Colin Williams	1:11.61
1991	Case Law	4	George Duffield	Sir Mark Prescott	1:11.36
1992	Fylde Flyer	3	Lester Piggott	Jack Berry	1:12.76
1993	Splice	4	Walter Swinburn	James Fanshawe	1:13.39
1994	Midhish	4	Walter Swinburn	Ben Hanbury	1:13.73
1995	Lake Coniston	4	Pat Eddery	Geoff Lewis	1:10.25
1996	Passion for Life	3	Pat Eddery	Geoff Lewis	1:11.49
1997	Monaassib	6	Daragh O'Donohoe	Ed Dunlop	1:11.42
1998	Tedburrow	6	Kieren Fallon	Eric Alston	1:14.02
1999	Bold Edge	4	Dane O'Neill	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:11.68
2000	Cretan Gift	9	Tom McLaughlin	Nick Littmoden	1:13.30
2001	Primo Valentino	4	Richard Quinn	Peter Harris	1:12.94
2002	Reel Buddy	4	Jimmy Fortune	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:11.02
2003	Needwood Blade	5	Seb Sanders	Bryan McMahon	1:13.87
2004	Arakan	4	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	1:12.37
2005	Quito	8	Tony Culhane	David Chapman	1:12.14
2006	Paradise Isle	5	Kevin Darley	Chris Wall	1:10.50
2007	Asset	4	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:09.64
2008	Zidane	6	Jamie Spencer	James Fanshawe	1:12.56
2009	Tax Free	7	Franny Norton	David Nicholls	1:10.30
2010	Equiano	5	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1:11.07
2011	Genki	7	Steve Drowne	Roger Charlton	1:11.12
2012	Mayson	4	Paul Hanagan	Richard Fahey	1:11.86
2013	Tickled Pink	4	Tom Queally	Sir Henry Cecil	1:09.88
2014	Hamza	5	Jamie Spencer	Kevin Ryan	1:09.88
2015	Astaire	4	Jamie Spencer	Kevin Ryan	1:12.09
2016	Magical Memory	4	Frankie Dettori	Charles Hills	1:14.84
2017	Brando	5	Tom Eaves	Kevin Ryan	1:10.19
2018	Brando	6	Tom Eaves	Kevin Ryan	1:12.34
2019	Keystroke	7	Adam Kirby	Stuart Williams	1:11.64
2020	Oxted	4	Cieren Fallon	Roger Teal	1:09.39
2021	Summerghand	7	Daniel Tudhope	David O'Meara	1:12.43
2022	Double Or Bubble	5	Jack Mitchell	Chris Wall	1:10.53
2023	Garrus	7	Ryan Moore	Charles Hills	1:15.11
2024	Washington Heights	4	Tom Eaves	Kevin Ryan	1:09.53
2025	Sajir	4	Oisin Murphy	André Fabre	1:13.41

References

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galopp-sieger.de – Abernant Stakes.
ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Abernant Stakes (2019).
pedigreequery.com – Abernant Stakes – Newmarket.

References

(17 April 1969). "1969 Abernant Stakes". [[The Herald (Glasgow).
(5 March 2013). "Eight races upgraded by European Pattern Committee". the-racehorse.com.

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