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Atalanta Stakes
Flat horse race in Britain
Summary
Flat horse race in Britain
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| class | Group 3 |
| horse race | Atalanta Stakes |
| location | Sandown Park |
| Esher, England | |
| race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| sponsor | BetMGM |
| website | Sandown Park |
| distance | 1m (1,609 metres) |
| surface | Turf |
| track | Right-handed |
| qualification | Three-years-old and up |
| fillies and mares | |
| no G2 / G1 win since last Sept. 1 | |
| weight | 9 st 0 lb (3yo); |
| 9 st 6 lb (4yo+) | |
| Penalties | |
| 7 lb for Group 1 winners * | |
| 5 lb for Group 2 winners * | |
| 3 lb for Group 3 winners * | |
| after 2024* | |
| purse | £85,000 (2025) |
| 1st: £48,204 |
Esher, England fillies and mares no G2 / G1 win since last Sept. 1 9 st 6 lb (4yo+) Penalties 7 lb for Group 1 winners * 5 lb for Group 2 winners * 3 lb for Group 3 winners *
- after 2024 1st: £48,204 |} The Atalanta Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late August or early September.
The race was formerly classed at Listed level. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 2012.
The Atalanta Stakes was formerly part of the venue's Variety Club Day, an annual fundraising event for the Variety Club.
Records
Most successful horse:
- no horse has won this race more than once.
Leading jockey (7 wins):
- Pat Eddery – Tsaritsa (1975), Triagonal (1984), Soprano (1985), Tahilla (1987), Hyabella (1991), Private Line (1995), One So Wonderful (1997)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- Sir Michael Stoute – Tsaritsa (1975), Dabaweyaa (1988), Hyabella (1991), Wasseema (2006), Strawberrydaiquiri (2009), Dank (2012), Veracious (2018)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Jura | 3 | Frank Bullock | Alec Taylor Jr. | 2:33.60 | |
| 1925 | Saucy Sue | 3 | Frank Bullock | Alec Taylor Jr. | 2:31.40 | |
| 1926 | Foliation | 3 | Bobby Jones | Alec Taylor Jr. | 2:21.40 | |
| 1927 | Cinq A Sept | 3 | Joe Childs | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 2:28.60 | |
| 1928 | Lady Starlight | 3 | Freddie Fox | Richard Gooch | 2:17.40 | |
| 1929 | Drift | 3 | Tommy Weston | Frank Butters | 2:13.00 | |
| 1930 | Brantwood | 3 | Bobby Jones | Joseph Lawson | 2:15.60 | |
| 1931 | Salome | 3 | Harry Wragg | Colledge Leader | 2:15.80 | |
| 1932 | Speckle | 3 | Gordon Richards | Martin Hartigan | 2:18.60 | |
| 1933 | Eclair | 3 | Joe Childs | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 2:11.40 | |
| 1934 | Nisona | 3 | Jack Sirett | Walter Nightingall | 2:11.60 | |
| 1935 | Cora Deans | 3 | Steve Donoghue | Basil Jarvis | 2:16.80 | |
| 1936 | Felsetta | 3 | Tommy Weston | Joseph Lawson | 2:10.20 | |
| 1937 | Spray | 3 | Doug Smith | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 2:11.00 | |
| 1938 | Sybil | 3 | Jack Sirett | Jack Jarvis | 2:16.00 | |
| 1939 | no race 1939-46 | |||||
| 1947 | La Fleuriste | 3 | Charlie Elliott | Herbert Blagrave | 2:15.60 | |
| 1948 | Young Entry | 3 | Michael Beary | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 2:10.60 | |
| 1949 | no race 1949 | |||||
| 1950 | Leading Question | 3 | Gordon Richards | C T J Houghton | 1:43.40 | |
| 1951 | Sweet William | 4 | Charlie Smirke | Stanley Wootton | 1:48.80 | |
| 1952 | Kriss Kringle | 3 | Gordon Richards | C Pratt | 1:52.80 | |
| 1953 | Home Rule | 3 | Jack Sirett | George Colling | 2:25.40 | |
| 1954 | Astraeus | 3 | Eph Smith | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 2:24.00 | |
| 1955 | High Bhan | 3 | Tommy Burns Sr. | Paddy Prendergast | 2:13.40 | |
| 1956 | Kandy Sauce | 3 | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | 2:21.60 | |
| 1957 | Rose Argent | 3 | Jack Purtell | Noel Cannon | 2:15.00 | |
| 1958 | Wonder Belle | 3 | Scobie Breasley | Staff Ingham | 2:15.80 | |
| 1959 | Sallymount | 3 | George Moore | Alec Head | 2:10.60 | |
| 1960 | Green Gables | 3 | Eddie Cracknell | Harold Wallington | 2:13.60 | |
| 1961 | Cipriani | 3 | Ron Hutchinson | Paddy Prendergast | 2:11.20 | |
| 1962 | Aurelius | 4 | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | 2:07.20 | |
| 1963 | Negroni | 3 | Ron Hutchinson | Dick Thrale | 2:14.20 | |
| 1964 | Lavenette | 3 | Taffy Thomas | Geoffrey Barling | 2:13.60 | |
| 1965 | Credence | 3 | Geoff Lewis | Ian Balding | 2:27.80 | |
| 1966 | Corbalton | 3 | Greville Starkey | Peter Nelson | 2:16.00 | |
| 1967 | Negotiator | 3 | Bill Williamson | Walter Wharton | 1:43.40 | |
| 1968 | Red Sunset | 3 | Scobie Breasley | Peter Nelson | 1:47.00 | |
| 1969 | Quickmatch | 3 | Geoff Lewis | Ian Balding | 1:45.40 | |
| 1970 | Strong Light | 3 | Joe Mercer | Derrick Candy | 1:45.00 | |
| 1971 | Hitesca | 3 | Greville Starkey | John Winter | 1:49.50 | |
| 1972 | Buss | 3 | Geoff Lewis | Arthur Budgett | 1:41.86 | |
| 1973 | no race 1973 | |||||
| 1974 | no race 1974 | |||||
| 1975 | Tsaritsa | 3 | Pat Eddery | Michael Stoute | 1:42.31 | |
| 1976 | Gale Bridge | 3 | Brian Taylor | Ryan Price | 1:43.12 | |
| 1977 | Fawn | 3 | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | 1:50.99 | |
| 1978 | Martingale | 3 | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | 1:44.44 | |
| 1979 | Bonnie Isle | 3 | Lester Piggott | John Dunlop | 1:39.90 | |
| 1980 | Rosia Bay | 3 | Willie Carson | William Hastings-Bass | 1:47.39 | |
| 1981 | Vocalist | 3 | Lester Piggott | Frankie Durr | 1:44.57 | |
| 1982 | Main Sail | 3 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | 1:41.84 | |
| 1983 | Linda's Fantasy | 3 | Willie Carson | Robert Armstrong | 1:39.08 | |
| 1984 | Triagonal | 3 | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn | 1:42.53 | |
| 1985 | Soprano | 3 | Pat Eddery | Ian Balding | 1:39.91 | |
| 1986 | Purchasepaperchase | 4 | Willie Carson | Robert Armstrong | 1:42.16 | |
| 1987 | Tahilla | 3 | Pat Eddery | Jeremy Tree | 1:39.54 | |
| 1988 | Dabaweyaa | 3 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 1:42.63 | |
| 1989 | Dimmer | 3 | Michael Roberts | Robert Armstrong | 1:41.65 | |
| 1990 | Arpero | 3 | George Duffield | Sir Mark Prescott | 1:42.18 | |
| 1991 | Hyabella | 3 | Pat Eddery | Michael Stoute | 1:43.10 | |
| 1992 | Amwag | 3 | Michael Roberts | Alec Stewart | 1:43.62 | |
| 1993 | Lap of Luxury | 4 | Michael Tebbutt | William Jarvis | 1:41.02 | |
| 1994 | Ingozi | 3 | Darryll Holland | Geoff Wragg | 1:42.23 | |
| 1995 | Private Line | 3 | Pat Eddery | Henry Cecil | 1:43.81 | |
| 1996 | Wandering Star | 3 | Nigel Day | James Fanshawe | 1:41.25 | |
| 1997 | One So Wonderful | 3 | Pat Eddery | Luca Cumani | 1:46.80 | |
| 1998 | Kissogram | 3 | John Reid | Luca Cumani | 1:42.87 | |
| 1999 | Etizaaz | 3 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:42.19 | |
| 2000 | Out of Reach | 3 | Richard Quinn | Barry Hills | 1:42.60 | |
| 2001 | Intrepidous | 3 | Brett Doyle | Brian Meehan | 1:43.56 | |
| 2002 | Miss Pinkerton | 3 | Darryll Holland | Geoff Wragg | 1:43.22 | |
| 2003 | Lady Bear | 5 | Paul Hanagan | Richard Fahey | 1:44.33 | |
| 2004 | Zietory | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Paul Cole | 1:47.57 | |
| 2005 | Musicanna | 4 | Johnny Murtagh | James Fanshawe | 1:45.93 | |
| 2006 | Wasseema | 3 | Richard Hills | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:41.08 | |
| 2007 | Sweet Lilly | 3 | Tadhg O'Shea | Mick Channon | 1:41.03 | |
| 2008 | Shabiba | 3 | Richard Hills | Marcus Tregoning | 1:41.32 | |
| 2009 | Strawberrydaiquiri | 3 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:41.46 | |
| 2010 | Seta | 3 | Jean-Pierre Guillambert | Luca Cumani | 1:41.95 | |
| 2011 | Theyskens' Theory | 3 | Davy Bonilla | Brian Meehan | 1:45.67 | |
| 2012 | Dank | 3 | Richard Hughes | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:41.08 | |
| 2013 | ||||||
| (dh) | Integral | |||||
| Ladys First | 3 | |||||
| 4 | Ryan Moore | |||||
| Tony Hamilton | Sir Michael Stoute | |||||
| Richard Fahey | 1:39.20 | |||||
| 2014 | Fintry | 3 | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | 1:43.01 | |
| 2015 | Nakuti | 4 | Ben Curtis | Sylvester Kirk | 1:40.62 | |
| 2016 | Persuasive | 3 | Robert Havlin | John Gosden | 1:42.74 | |
| 2017 | Aljazzi | 4 | Andrea Atzeni | Marco Botti | 1:40.64 | |
| 2018 | Veracious | 3 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:43.12 | |
| 2019 | Lavender's Blue | 3 | Jim Crowley | Amanda Perrett | 1:42.16 | |
| 2020 | Maamora | 4 | William Buick | Simon & Ed Crisford | 1:42.08 | |
| 2021 | Saffron Beach | 3 | Hollie Doyle | Jane Chapple-Hyam | 1:42.73 | |
| 2022 | Potapova | 4 | Richard Kingscote | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:42.24 | |
| 2023 | Heredia | 4 | Sean Levey | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:44.38 | |
| 2024 | Tamfana | 3 | Oisin Murphy | David Menuisier | 1:41.49 | |
| 2025 | Lady Of Spain | 4 | Ray Dawson | Roger Varian | 1:44.08 |
References
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- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Atalanta Stakes (2018).
References
- (17 January 2012). "BHA announces upgrades". [[British Horseracing Authority]].
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