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Craven Stakes
Flat horse race in Britain
Flat horse race in Britain
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| class | Group 3 |
| horse race | Craven Stakes |
| location | Rowley Mile |
| Newmarket, England | |
| inaugurated | 1771 (original version) |
| 1878 (current version) | |
| race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| sponsor | Bet365 |
| website | Newmarket |
| distance | 1 mile (1,609 metres) |
| surface | Turf |
| track | Straight |
| qualification | Three-year-old |
| colts and geldings | |
| weight | 9 st 2 lb |
| purse | £85,000 (2025) |
| 1st: £48,204 |
Newmarket, England 1878 (current version) colts and geldings 1st: £48,204 |} The Craven Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts and geldings. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket in mid-April.
History
The event is named after William Craven, 6th Baron Craven, a member of the Jockey Club in the 18th century. His support for racing at Newmarket led to the introduction of the Craven Meeting in 1771.
The first race had a subscription of 5 guineas, to which 21 subscribed. It was to be run "from the ditch to the turn of the lands." The race was won by Pantaloon, owned by a Mr Vernon. Fourteen horses had taken part.
An open-age version of the Craven Stakes was staged annually until the 1870s. It traditionally took place on a Monday in April, and was usually Newmarket's first race of the season. Several other venues had a race of the same name.
The present race, a one-mile event for three-year-olds, was established in 1878. The inaugural running was won by Thurio.
The modern version of the Craven Stakes can serve as a trial for the 2,000 Guineas. The first horse to win both races was Scot Free in 1884. The most recent was Haafhd in 2004.
The Craven Stakes is currently held on the second day (Wednesday) of Newmarket's three-day Craven Meeting.
Records
Most successful horse (3 wins):
- Woodpecker – 1778, 1779, 1781
Leading jockey since 1878 (6 wins):
- Morny Cannon – Harbinger (1893), Sempronius (1894), Guernsey (1897), Solennis (1899), Port Blair (1902), His Eminence (1906)
Leading trainer since 1878 (8 wins):
- Sir Michael Stoute – Shadeed (1985), Ajdal (1987), Doyoun (1988), Shaadi (1989), Alnasr Alwasheek (1992), Desert Story (1997), King of Happiness (2002), Adagio (2007)
Winners since 1900
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Headpiece | Sam Loates | |||
| 1901 | Rigo | Otto Madden | 1:49.60 | ||
| 1902 | Port Blair | Mornington Cannon | 1:49.60 | ||
| 1903 | Countermark | ||||
| 1904 | Airlie | Harry Aylin | George Lambton | ||
| 1905 | St Oswald | William Halsey | John Porter | ||
| 1906 | His Eminence | Mornington Cannon | Charles Beatty | ||
| 1907 | Slieve Gallion | Billy Higgs | Sam Darling | ||
| 1908Abandoned due to snow | |||||
| 1909 | Howick | William Halsey | Sandy Braime | ||
| 1910 | Neil Gow | Danny Maher | Percy Peck | ||
| 1911 | Irish King | Danny Maher | Pickering | ||
| 1912 | Jingling Geordie | Frank Wootton | Sam Darling | ||
| 1913 | Sanquhar | Danny Maher | Percy Peck | ||
| 1914 | Kennymore | Frank O'Neill | Alec Taylor Jr. | ||
| 1915 | Rossendale | James Clark | Hazleton | ||
| 1916 | |||||
| (dh) | Roi d'Ecosse | ||||
| Sir Dighton | Steve Donoghue | ||||
| Herbert Jomes | Atty Persse | ||||
| Richard Marsh | |||||
| 1917 | Dansellon | Ralph Watson | Atty Persse | 1:40.80 | |
| 1918 | Benevente | Jack Evans | Bobby Dewhurst | ||
| 1919 | Buchan | Jack Brennan | Alec Taylor Jr. | ||
| 1920 | Daylight Patrol | Snowy Whalley | John Watson | ||
| 1921Meeting Abandoned due to a National Coal Strike | |||||
| 1922 | Collaborator | Charlie Elliott | Jack Jarvis | 1:42.20 | |
| 1923 | Light Hand | Frank Bullock | Alec Taylor Jr. | 1:41.40 | |
| 1924 | St Germans | Frank Bullock | Alec Taylor Jr. | 1:39.20 | |
| 1925 | Picaroon | Frank Bullock | Alec Taylor Jr. | 1:39.20 | |
| 1926 | Harpagon | Charlie Elliott | Jack Jarvis | 1:40.00 | |
| 1927 | Tattoo | Richard Perryman | John Watson | 1:43.20 | |
| 1928 | Royal Minstrel | Joe Childs | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 1:37.00 | |
| 1929 | Cragadour | Richard Perryman | Joseph Lawson | 1:38.00 | |
| 1930 | Writ | Bobby Dick | Joseph Lawson | 1:40.20 | |
| 1931 | Philae | Tommy Weston | Dundas | 1:39.40 | |
| 1932 | Loaningdale | Joe Childs | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 1:46.00 | |
| 1933 | Lochiel | Gordon Richards | Fred Darling | 1:41.00 | |
| 1934 | Colombo | Rae Johnstone | Tommy Hogg | 1:39.00 | |
| 1935 | Buckleigh | Gordon Richards | Tommy Hogg | 1:39.00 | |
| 1936 | Monument | Rufus Beasley | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 1:38.80 | |
| 1937 | Snowfall | Richard Perryman | Colledge Leader | 1:44.20 | |
| 1938 | Challenge | Eph Smith | Jack Jarvis | 1:42.00 | |
| 1939 | Signal Light | Rufus Beasley | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 1:40.60 | |
| 1940 | Prince Tetra | Arthur Wragg | Fred Templeman | 1:48.20 | |
| 1941 | Morogoro | Harry Wragg | Fred Darling | 1:42.80 | |
| 1942 | no race 1942-45 | ||||
| 1946 | Gulf Stream | Harry Wragg | Walter Earl | 1:39.40 | |
| 1947 | Migoli | Doug Smith | Frank Butters | 1:46.00 | |
| 1948 | My Babu | Charlie Smirke | Sam Armstrong | 1:40.80 | |
| 1949 | Moondust | Doug Smith | Frank Butters | 1:39.40 | |
| 1950 | Rising Flame | Geoff Littlewood | Charles Elsey | 1:42.60 | |
| 1951 | Claudius | Doug Page | Dick Warden | 1:46.80 | |
| 1952 | Kara Tepe | Manny Mercer | George Colling | 1:40.60 | |
| 1953 | Oleandrin | Gordon Richards | Harvey Leader | 1:38.71 | |
| 1954 | Ambler II | Harry Carr | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 1:42.09 | |
| 1955 | True Cavalier | Snowy Fawden | Harvey Leader | 1:44.17 | |
| 1956 | Pirate King | Willie Snaith | Humphrey Cottrill | 1:41.09 | |
| 1957 | Shearwater | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | 1:42.60 | |
| 1958 | Bald Eagle | Harry Carr | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 1:43.08 | |
| 1959 | Pindari | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | 1:46.15 | |
| 1960 | Tudorich | Scobie Breasley | Sir Gordon Richards | 1:42.92 | |
| 1961 | Aurelius | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | 1:43.29 | |
| 1962 | High Noon | Edward Hide | Bill Elsey | 1:44.06 | |
| 1963 | Crocket | Doug Smith | Geoffrey Brooke | 1:44.39 | |
| 1964 | Young Christopher | Ron Sheather | Freddie Maxwell | 1:38.64 | |
| 1965 | Corifi | Geoff Lewis | Staff Ingham | 1:42.28 | |
| 1966 | Salvo | Frankie Durr | Harry Wragg | 1:43.38 | |
| 1967 | Sloop | Greville Starkey | John Oxley | 1:40.78 | |
| 1968 | Petingo | Joe Mercer | Sam Armstrong | 1:42.70 | |
| 1969 | Paddy's Progress | Sandy Barclay | Noel Murless | 1:48.11 | |
| 1970 | Tamil | Willie Carson | Bernard van Cutsem | 1:45.10 | |
| 1971 | Levanter | Tony Murray | Ryan Price | 1:42.11 | |
| 1972 | Leicester | Geoff Lewis | Noel Murless | 1:47.09 | |
| 1973 | My Drifter | Eric Eldin | John Sutcliffe jr. | 1:38.12 | |
| 1974 | Numa | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn | 1:40.24 | |
| 1975 | No Alimony | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn | 1:52.47 | |
| 1976 | Malinowski | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | 1:36.88 | |
| 1977 | Limone | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | 1:40.47 | |
| 1978 | Admirals' Launch | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | 1:43.81 | |
| 1979 | Lyphard's Wish | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | 1:41.24 | |
| 1980 | Tyrnavos | Edward Hide | Bruce Hobbs | 1:41.87 | |
| 1981 | Kind of Hush | Steve Cauthen | Barry Hills | 1:42.51 | |
| 1982 | Silver Hawk | Tony Murray | Michael Albina | 1:39.61 | |
| 1983 | Muscatite | Brian Taylor | Jeremy Hindley | 1:47.23 | |
| 1984 | Lear Fan | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | 1:38.12 | |
| 1985 | Shadeed | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 1:38.84 | |
| 1986 | Dancing Brave | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | 1:49.96 | |
| 1987 | Ajdal | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 1:39.49 | |
| 1988 | Doyoun | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 1:38.48 | |
| 1989 | Shaadi | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 1:43.76 | |
| 1990 | Tirol | Pat Eddery | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:38.38 | |
| 1991 | Marju | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | 1:36.12 | |
| 1992 | Alnasr Alwasheek | Steve Cauthen | Michael Stoute | 1:37.39 | |
| 1993 | Emperor Jones | Ray Cochrane | John Gosden | 1:37.80 | |
| 1994 | King's Theatre | Michael Kinane | Henry Cecil | 1:43.42 | |
| 1995 | Painter's Row | John Reid | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 1:37.08 | |
| 1996 | Beauchamp King | John Reid | John Dunlop | 1:37.82 | |
| 1997 | Desert Story | Michael Kinane | Michael Stoute | 1:38.08 | |
| 1998 | Xaar | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | 1:42.31 | |
| 1999 | Compton Admiral | Frankie Dettori | Gerard Butler | 1:38.72 | |
| 2000 | Umistim | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:41.11 | |
| 2001 | King's Ironbridge | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:42.25 | |
| 2002 | King of Happiness | Kieren Fallon | Michael Stoute | 1:37.39 | |
| 2003 | Hurricane Alan | Jimmy Fortune | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:39.93 | |
| 2004 | Haafhd | Richard Hills | Barry Hills | 1:38.33 | |
| 2005 | Democratic Deficit | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | 1:39.43 | |
| 2006 | Killybegs | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 1:38.79 | |
| 2007 | Adagio | Kerrin McEvoy | Michael Stoute | 1:35.55 | |
| 2008 | Twice Over | Ted Durcan | Henry Cecil | 1:38.54 | |
| 2009 | Delegator | Jamie Spencer | Brian Meehan | 1:36.56 | |
| 2010 | Elusive Pimpernel | Ryan Moore | John Dunlop | 1:37.16 | |
| 2011 | Native Khan | Kieren Fallon | Ed Dunlop | 1:37.56 | |
| 2012 | Trumpet Major | Ryan Moore | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:37.44 | |
| 2013 | Toronado | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:35.19 | |
| 2014 | Toormore | Ryan Moore | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:35.42 | |
| 2015 | Kool Kompany | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:38.86 | |
| 2016 | Stormy Antarctic | George Baker | Ed Walker | 1:44.01 | |
| 2017 | Eminent | Jim Crowley | Martyn Meade | 1:35.15 | |
| 2018 | Masar | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | 1:38.15 | |
| 2019 | Skardu | James Doyle | William Haggas | 1:37.89 | |
| no race 2020 | |||||
| 2021 | Master of The Seas | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | 1:38.79 | |
| 2022 | Native Trail | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | 1:35.91 | |
| 2023 | Indestructible | Kevin Stott | Karl Burke | 1:39.78 | |
| 2024 | Haatem | Sean Levey | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:35.09 | |
| 2025 | Field Of Gold | Kieran Shoemark | John & Thady Gosden | 1:39.26 |
Earlier winners
Original version
- 1771: Pantaloon
- 1772: Jason
- 1773: Firetail
- 1774: Sweetwilliam
- 1775: Barbary
- 1776: Hephestion
- 1777: Maiden
- 1778: Woodpecker
- 1779: Woodpecker
- 1780: Triumph
- 1781: Woodpecker
- 1782: Potoooooooo
- 1783: Alaric
- 1784: Buzaglo
- 1785: Dungannon
- 1786: Premier
- 1787: Ulysses
- 1788: Mufti
- 1789: Thorn
- 1790: Bullfinch
- 1791: Mufti
- 1792: Minos
- 1793: Buzzard
- 1794: Buzzard
- 1795: Kitt Carr
- 1796: Play or Pay
- 1797: Hambletonian
- 1798: Aimator
- 1799: Spoliator
- 1800: Oscar
- 1801: Eagle
- 1802: Cockfighter
- 1803: Eagle
- 1804: Aniseed
- 1805: Ditto
- 1806: Sir David
- 1807: Selim
- 1808: Deceiver
- 1809: Violante
- 1810: Rubens
- 1811: Recorder
- 1812: Flash
- 1813: Offas's Dyke
- 1814: Slender Billy
- 1815: Wire
- 1816: Bourbon
- 1817: Roller
- 1818: Skim
- 1819: Cannon Ball
- 1820: Antar
- 1821: colt by Comus
- 1822: Godolphin
- 1823: Scarborough
- 1824: Vargas
- 1825: Longwaist
- 1826: Trinculo
- 1827: The Alderman
- 1828: Lamplighter
- 1829: Zinganee
- 1830: Seraph
- 1831: Priam
- 1832: Chapman
- 1833: Camarine
- 1834: Colwick
- 1835: Plenipotentiary
- 1836: Redshank
- 1837: Flock
- 1838: Redshank
- 1839: Quo Minus
- 1840: Scroggins
- 1841: Epirus
- 1842: The Currier
- 1843: Ma Mie
- 1844: Corranna
- 1847: King of Morven
- 1850: Retail
- 1851: Sotterley
- 1852: Lady Agnes
- 1853: Ariosto
- 1854: Calamus
- 1855: Orinoco
- 1856: Napoleon III
- 1857: Flacrow
- 1858: Fisherman
- 1859: Sedbury
- 1860: Cynricus
- 1861: Crater
- 1862: Blackcock
- 1863: Romanoff
- 1864: Bathilde
- 1865: Pirate
- 1866: Mazeppa
- 1867: Lord Lyon
- 1868: Lady Coventry
- 1869: Blue Gown
- 1870: Rosicrucian
- 1871: Panoplite
- 1872: Sterling
- 1873: Prince Charlie
- 1874: Drummond
- 1875: Gang Forward
- 1876–77: no race
Current version
- 1878: Thurio
- 1879: Discord
- 1880: Fernandez
- 1881: Cameliard
- 1882: Laureate
- 1883: Grandmaster
- 1884: Scot Free
- 1885: Esterling
- 1886: Grey Friars
- 1887: The Baron
- 1888: Orbit
- 1889: Gay Hampton
- 1890: Morion
- 1891: Friar Lubin
- 1892: The Lover
- 1893: Harbinger
- 1894: Sempronius
- 1895: The Owl
- 1896: Lord Hervey
- 1897: Guernsey
- 1898: Jeddah
- 1899: Solennis
References
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References
- "William Craven 6th Baron". stepneyrobarts.co.uk.
- "History of racing at Newmarket". british-history.ac.uk.
- Whyte, James Christie. (1840). "History of the British turf, from the earliest period to the present day, Volume I". H. Colburn.
- (14 April 1875). "1875 Craven Stakes". [[The Herald (Glasgow).
- (26 April 1878). "1878 Craven Stakes". Glasgow Herald.
- (17 March 2020). "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April".
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