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Flying Childers Stakes

Flat horse race in Britain

Summary

Flat horse race in Britain

Field	Value
class	Group 2
horse race	Flying Childers Stakes
location	Doncaster Racecourse
Doncaster, England
inaugurated	1967
race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
sponsor	Carlsberg
website	Doncaster
distance	5f 3y (1,008 metres)
surface	Turf
track	Straight
qualification	Two-year-olds
weight	9 st 3 lb
Allowances
3 lb for fillies
purse	£130,000 (2025)
1st: £73,723

Doncaster, England Allowances 3 lb for fillies 1st: £73,723 |} The Flying Childers Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 5 furlongs and 3 yards (1,008 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.

History

The event is named after Flying Childers, a famous 18th-century racehorse bred at Carr House near Doncaster. It was established in 1967, and it was originally called the Norfolk Stakes. It was renamed when a different race became known as the Norfolk Stakes in 1973, and from this point it held Group 1 status. It was downgraded to Group 2 in 1979.

The Flying Childers Stakes is currently run on the third day of Doncaster's four-day St Leger Festival, the day before the St Leger Stakes.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):

Frankie Dettori - Howick Falls (2003), Fleeting Spirit (2007), Sand Vixen (2009), Gutaifan (2015), Ardad (2016), A'ali (2019)

Leading trainer (5 wins):

Sir Michael Stoute – Music Maestro (1977), Marwell (1980), Green Desert (1985), Raah Algharb (1994), Saddad (2001)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1967	D'Urberville	Jimmy Lindley	Jeremy Tree	0:58.40
1968	Tower Walk	Taffy Thomas	Geoffrey Barling	1:02.20
1969	Tribal Chief	Lester Piggott	Brian Swift	1:02.00
1970	Mummy's Pet	Geoff Lewis	John Sutcliffe, Jr.	1:00.20
1971	Rose Dubarry	Tony Murray	Tom Waugh	0:58.70
1972	Marble Arch	Lester Piggott	Ted Curtin	1:02.81
1973	Gentle Thoughts	Lester Piggott	Ted Curtin	1:00.81
1974	Hot Spark	Lester Piggott	Dermot Weld	1:01.75
1975	Hittite Glory	Frankie Durr	Scobie Breasley	1:01.02
1976	Mandrake Major	Willie Carson	Denys Smith	1:02.76
1977	Music Maestro	Greville Starkey	Michael Stoute	1:02.05
1978	Devon Ditty	Greville Starkey	Harry Thomson Jones	1:01.82
1979	Abeer	Steve Cauthen	Jeremy Tree	0:59.29
1980	Marwell	Greville Starkey	Michael Stoute	1:01.44
1981	Peterhof	Edward Hide	Vincent O'Brien	1:02.00
1982	Kafu	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	0:59.33
1983	Superlative	Tony Ives	Bill O'Gorman	1:02.69
1984	Prince Sabo	John Reid	Brian Swift	1:00.60
1985	Green Desert	Lester Piggott	Michael Stoute	1:01.20
1986	Sizzling Melody	Richard Hills	Lord John FitzGerald	0:58.91
1987	Gallic League	Steve Cauthen	Barry Hills	1:00.48
1988	Shuttlecock Corner	Ray Cochrane	Paul Felgate	1:00.59
1989	no race
1990	Distinctly North	Pat Eddery	Jack Berry	1:00.23
1991	Paris House	John Carroll	Jack Berry	1:00.19
1992	Poker Chip	Michael Hills	Ian Balding	1:00.56
1993	Imperial Bailiwick	John Williams	Mark Usher	1:00.44
1994	Raah Algharb	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	1:01.69
1995	Cayman Kai	Pat Eddery	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:01.01
1996	Easycall	Michael Tebbutt	Brian Meehan	1:00.08
1997	Land of Dreams	Darryll Holland	Mark Johnston	1:00.94
1998	Sheer Viking	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	0:59.94
1999	Mrs P	Pat Eddery	Linda Stubbs	1:00.25
2000	Superstar Leo	Michael Hills	William Haggas	0:59.32
2001	Saddad	Richard Hills	Michael Stoute	0:59.94
2002	Wunders Dream	Micky Fenton	James Given	0:59.00
2003	Howick Falls	Frankie Dettori	David Loder	1:01.58
2004	Chateau Istana	Seb Sanders	Nick Littmoden	1:00.36
2005	Godfrey Street	Ryan Moore	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:02.43
2006	Wi Dud	Neil Callan	Kevin Ryan	0:58.39
2007	Fleeting Spirit	Frankie Dettori	Jeremy Noseda	0:58.46
2008	Madame Trop Vite	Ted Durcan	Kevin Ryan	1:00.22
2009	Sand Vixen	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	0:58.10
2010	Zebedee	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Sr.	0:59.42
2011	Requinto	Wayne Lordan	David Wachman	0:59.23
2012	Sir Prancealot	Johnny Murtagh	Richard Hannon Sr.	0:59.47
2013	Green Door	Jim Crowley	Olly Stevens	0:59.94
2014	Beacon	William Buick	Richard Hannon Jr.	0:58.36
2015	Gutaifan	Frankie Dettori	Richard Hannon Jr.	0:58.04
2016	Ardad	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	0:59.19
2017	Heartache	Ryan Moore	Clive Cox	0:58.73
2018	Soldier's Call	Daniel Tudhope	Archie Watson	0:59.08
2019	A'ali	Frankie Dettori	Simon Crisford	0:59.35
2020	Ubettabelieveit	Rowan Scott	Nigel Tinkler	1:00.77
2021	Caturra	Adam Kirby	Clive Cox	0:58.58
2022	Trillium	Pat Dobbs	Richard Hannon Jr.	0:59.34
2023	Big Evs	Tom Marquand	Michael Appleby	0:59.89
2024	Aesterius	James Doyle	Archie Watson	0:59.11
2025	Revival Power	Oisin Murphy	Tim Easterby	0:58.96

References

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pedigreequery.com – Flying Childers Stakes – Doncaster.

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