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Acomb Stakes

Flat horse race in Britain

Summary

Flat horse race in Britain

Field	Value
class	Group 3
horse race	Acomb Stakes
location	York Racecourse
York, England
race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
sponsor	Tattersalls
website	York
distance	7f (1,408 metres)
surface	Turf
track	Left-hand elbow
qualification	Two-year-olds
exc. winners before 7 July
weight	9 st 3 lb
Allowances
3 lb for fillies
Penalties
5 lb for G1 / G2 winners
3 lb for G3 winners
purse	£165,000 (2025)
1st: £93,572

York, England exc. winners before 7 July Allowances 3 lb for fillies Penalties 5 lb for G1 / G2 winners 3 lb for G3 winners 1st: £93,572 |} The Acomb Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run at York over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

The event is named after Acomb, an area of York located to the north-west of the racecourse. It was given Listed status in 1998, and promoted to Group 3 level in 2006. It is currently held on the opening day of the four-day Ebor Festival meeting.

The leading horses from the Acomb Stakes sometimes go on to compete in Group 1 races, and certain participants have been successful in the following year's Classics.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):

Lester Piggott - Royal Palace (1966), Dieudonne (1968), Billy Bremner (1971), Tanzor (1974), Padroug (1976), Height of Fashion (1981).

Leading trainer (5 wins):

Dick Hern - Tartan Pimpernel (1977), Rontino (1979), Height of Fashion (1981), Gorytus (1982), Elusive (1983).
Mark Johnston - Bijou d'Inde (1995), Bourbonnais (2002), Elliots World (2004), Gear Up (2020), Royal Patronage (2021)

Winners

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Time

1947	Luke Warm	Sir Gordon Richards	Jack Colling	1:13.40
1948	Kiowa	Doug Smith	Walter Earl	1:13.40
1949	Perigueux	Doug Smith	Harry Wragg	1:12.60
1950	Djebellica	Rae Johnstone		1:13.60
1951	Alcinus	Rae Johnstone		1:12.40
1952	Aureole	Harry Carr	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	1:14.80
1953	L'Avengro	Eph Smith	Ted Leader	1:12.80
1954	Acropolis	Doug Smith	George Colling	1:18.60
1955	Mamounia	Harry Carr	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	1:13.00
1956	Snow Leopard	Joe Mercer	Jack Colling	1:19.60
1957	Cool Debate	Denis Ryan	Willie Stephenson	1:18.40
1958	Anthelion	Manny Mercer	Jack Jarvis	1:17.20
1959	Beau Ideal	Duncan Keith	Douglas Gunn	1:15.00
1960	Tender Word	Joe Mercer	Jack Colling	1:14.80
1961	Cyrus	Doug Smith	Geoffrey Brooke	1:15.20
1962	Confidence	Garnet Bougoure	Paddy Prendergast	1:16.20
1963	Causerie	Greville Starkey	John Oxley	1:15.60
1964	Royalgo	Bill Williamson	Harry Wragg	1:15.00
1965	Le Cordonnier	Geoff Lewis	Staff Ingham	1:15.20
1966	Royal Palace	Lester Piggott	Noel Murless	1:16.00
1967	Alaska Way	Bruce Raymond	Humphrey Cottrill	1:17.20
1968	Dieudonne	Lester Piggott	Fulke Johnson Houghton	1:17.40
1969	Dubrava	Bill Williamson	Paddy Prendergast	1:16.20
1970	Sir Lark	Johnny Seagrave	Pat Rohan	1:17.00
1971	Billy Bremner	Lester Piggott	Frank Carr	1:17.30
1972	Kwang Su	Joe Mercer	Paddy Prendergast	1:13.40
1973	Consolatrix	Christy Roche	Paddy Prendergast	1:16.80
1974	Tanzor	Lester Piggott	Clive Brittain	1:14.49
1975	Mid Beat	Paul Cook	Nick Vigors	1:13.46
1976	Padroug	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	1:15.57
1977	Tartan Pimpernel	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	1:14.46
1978	Senorita Poquito	Ernie Johnson	Barry Hills	1:16.23
1979	Rontino	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	1:28.65
1980	Cocaine	Joe Mercer	Jeremy Hindley	1:29.23
1981	Height of Fashion	Lester Piggott	Dick Hern	1:27.46
1982	Gorytus	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	1:24.80
1983	Elusive	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	1:31.22
1984	Kohaylan	Michael Hills	Jeremy Hindley	1:26.44
1985	Native Wizard	Tony Murray	Harry Thomson Jones	1:29.09
1986	Bellotto	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Tree	1:26.60
1987	Always Fair	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	1:31.03
1988	Thorn Dance	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:25.89
1989	Aquatic	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	1:24.13
1990	Sedair	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:26.03
1991	Torrey Canyon	Pat Eddery	Roger Charlton	1:27.16
1992	Woodchat	Alan Munro	Paul Cole	1:23.65
1993	Concordial	Pat Eddery	Roger Charlton	1:25.91
1994	Options Open	Pat Eddery	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:22.98
1995	Bijou d'Inde	Darryll Holland	Mark Johnston	1:23.53
1996	Revoque	John Reid	Peter Chapple-Hyam	1:24.05
1997	Saratoga Springs	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	1:26.08
1998	Auction House	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1:23.30
1999	King's Best	Gary Stevens	Sir Michael Stoute	1:23.03
2000	Hemingway	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	1:25.12
2001	Comfy	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	1:23.09
2002	Bourbonnais	Kevin Darley	Mark Johnston	1:25.71
2003	Rule of Law	Jamie Spencer	David Loder	1:23.42
2004	Elliots World	Joe Fanning	Mark Johnston	1:25.06
2005	Palace Episode	Kieren Fallon	Kevin Ryan	1:24.27
2006	Big Timer	Tom Eaves	Ian Semple	1:27.28
2007	Fast Company	Ryan Moore	Brian Meehan	1:26.66
	no race 2008
2009	Elusive Pimpernel	Eddie Ahern	John Dunlop	1:22.45
2010	Waiter's Dream	Kieren Fallon	Brian Meehan	1:24.82
2011	Entifaadha	Richard Hills	William Haggas	1:26.12
2012	Dundonnell	James Doyle	Roger Charlton	1:23.88
2013	Treaty of Paris	James Doyle	Henry Candy	1:23.02
2014	Dutch Connection	William Buick	Charles Hills	1:22.32
2015	Recorder	Frankie Dettori	William Haggas	1:24.20
2016	Syphax	Jamie Spencer	Kevin Ryan	1:23.46
2017	Wells Farhh Go	David Allan	Tim Easterby	1:26.32
2018	Phoenix of Spain	Jamie Spencer	Charles Hills	1:24.19
2019	Valdermoro	Tony Hamilton	Richard Fahey	1:24.09
2020	Gear Up	Silvestre de Sousa	Mark Johnston	1:24.59
2021	Royal Patronage	Jason Hart	Mark Johnston	1:23.56
2022	Chaldean	Ryan Moore	Andrew Balding	1:25.95
2023	Indian Run	Daniel Tudhope	Eve Johnson Houghton	1:24.13
2024	The Lion In Winter	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	1:21.58
2025	Gewan	P. J. McDonald	Andrew Balding	1:25.57

References

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ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Acomb Stakes (2019).
pedigreequery.com – Acomb Stakes – York.

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