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Gimcrack Stakes
Flat horse race in Britain
Flat horse race in Britain
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| class | Group 2 |
| horse race | Gimcrack Stakes |
| location | York Racecourse |
| York, England | |
| inaugurated | 1846 |
| race type | Flat |
| sponsor | Al Basti Equiworld |
| website | York |
| distance | 6f (1,207 metres) |
| surface | Turf |
| track | Straight |
| qualification | Two-year-old |
| colts and geldings | |
| weight | 9 st 2 lb |
| Penalties | |
| 3 lb for G1 / G2 winners | |
| purse | £250,000 (2025) |
| 1st: £141,775 |
York, England colts and geldings Penalties 3 lb for G1 / G2 winners 1st: £141,775 The Gimcrack Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old colts and geldings. It is run at York over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres) and is scheduled to take place each year in August.
Entry into this "prestigious" race is often indicative of confidence in a horse's ability and potential.
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History
The event is named after Gimcrack, a successful racehorse in the 18th century. Gimcrack won twenty-seven times in a career of thirty-six races, but none of his victories was achieved at York.
The Gimcrack Stakes was established in 1846, and it was originally open to horses of either gender. It was restricted to male horses in 1987.
The race is currently staged on the third day of York's four-day Ebor Festival meeting.
The owner of the winning horse is traditionally invited to give a speech at the annual Gimcrack Dinner, which is held at the racecourse in December.
Records
Leading jockey (9 wins):
- John Osborne, Jr. – Exact (1852), Coastguard (1863), Wild Agnes (1864), Lord of the Vale (1865), Bothwell (1870), Thorn (1872), Holy Friar (1874), Constantine (1876), Simnel (1880)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- William I'Anson, Jr. – Pursebearer (1881), Castor (1885), Lady Muncaster (1886), Derwentwater (1887), Lockhart (1889), Royal Stag (1890), Barbette (1903)
Winners since 1910
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | Pietri | Danny Maher | John Watson | |
| 1911 | Lomond | Frank Wootton | Richard Wootton | 1:14.40 |
| 1912 | Flippant | William Saxby | Richard Wootton | |
| 1913 | Stornoway | Frank Wootton | Richard Wootton | 1:12.80 |
| 1940 | no race 1914-1918 | |||
| 1919 | Southern | Freddie Fox | Reg Day | |
| 1920 | Polemarch | Fred Lane | R H Dewhurst | 1:12.40 |
| 1921 | Scamp | Fred Lane | Fred Templeman | 1:12.80 |
| 1922 | Town Guard | George Archibald | Peter Gilpin | 1:15.80 |
| 1923 | Sansovino | Tommy Weston | George Lambton | 1:16.20 |
| 1924 | Game Shot | Frank Bullock | Norman Scobie | 1:15.80 |
| 1925 | Lex | Michael Beary | Reg Day | 1:12.60 |
| 1926 | Bold Archer | Harry Wragg | Ralph Moreton | 1:15.00 |
| 1927 | Black Watch | Gordon Richards | Peter Gilpin | 1:21.20 |
| 1928 | The Black Abbott | Gordon Richards | Fred Darling | 1:15.60 |
| 1929 | Roral | Dick Perryman | Atty Persse | 1:13.60 |
| 1930 | Four Course | Freddie Fox | Fred Darling | 1:14.00 |
| 1931 | Miracle | Harry Wragg | Jack Jarvis | 1:14.20 |
| 1932 | Young Lover | Dick Perryman | Frank Butters | 1:14.00 |
| 1933 | Mrs Rustom | Michael Beary | Frank Butters | 1:12.40 |
| 1934 | Bahram | Dick Perryman | Frank Butters | 1:12.60 |
| 1935 | Paul Beg | Herbert Gunn | W Easterby | 1:13.80 |
| 1936 | Goya | Charlie Elliott | George Lambton | 1:13.40 |
| 1937 | Golden Sovereign | Tommy Weston | Harry Cottrill | 1:13.00 |
| 1938 | Cockpit | Dick Perryman | Colledge Leader | 1:12.20 |
| 1939 | Tant Mieux | Gordon Richards | Fred Darling | 1:13.20 |
| 1940 | no race 1940-1944 | |||
| 1945 | Gulf Stream | Harry Wragg | Walter Earl | 1:11.40 |
| 1946 | Petition | Harry Wragg | Frank Butters | 1:13.60 |
| 1947 | Black Tarquin | Harry Carr | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 1:10.60 |
| 1948 | Star King | Sam Wragg | Jack Waugh | 1:13.00 |
| 1949 | Palestine | Gordon Richards | Frank Butters | 1:13.40 |
| 1950 | Cortil | Rae Johnstone | Charles Semblat | 1:14.60 |
| 1951 | Windy City | Gordon Richards | Paddy Prendergast | 1:11.40 |
| 1952 | Bebe Grand | Willie Snaith | Sam Armstrong | 1:11.80 |
| 1953 | The Pie King | Gordon Richards | Paddy Prendergast | 1:12.80 |
| 1954 | Precast | Billy Nevett | Dick Peacock | 1:21.60 |
| 1955 | Idle Rocks | Doug Smith | Geoffrey Brooke | 1:12.20 |
| 1956 | Eudaemon | Edgar Britt | Charles Elsey | 1:16.80 |
| 1957 | Pheidippides | Doug Smith | Charles Elsey | 1:17.60 |
| 1958 | Be Careful | Edward Hide | Charles Elsey | 1:14.00 |
| 1959 | Paddy's Sister | George Moore | Paddy Prendergast | 1:12.20 |
| 1960 | Test Case | Eddie Larkin | Jack Jarvis | 1:15.20 |
| 1961 | Sovereign Lord | Scobie Breasley | Gordon Smyth | 1:15.20 |
| 1962 | Crocket | Doug Smith | Geoffrey Brooke | 1:14.40 |
| 1963 | Talahasse | Lester Piggott | T Corbett | 1:14.00 |
| 1964 | Double Jump | Jimmy Lindley | Jeremy Tree | 1:15.20 |
| 1965 | Young Emperor | Lester Piggott | Paddy Prendergast | 1:13.60 |
| 1966 | Golden Horus | Joe Mercer | Bill O'Gorman | 1:15.40 |
| 1967 | Petingo | Lester Piggott | Sam Armstrong | 1:15.00 |
| 1968 | Tudor Music | Frankie Durr | Michael Jarvis | 1:13.00 |
| 1969 | Yellow God | Frankie Durr | Paul Davey | 1:14.00 |
| 1970 | Mill Reef | Geoff Lewis | Ian Balding | 1:17.80 |
| 1971 | Wishing Star | Frankie Durr | Paul Davey | 1:16.00 |
| 1972 | Rapid River | Tommy Kelsey | Arthur Stephenson | 1:12.50 |
| 1973 | Giacometti | Tony Murray | Ryan Price | 1:14.30 |
| 1974 | Steel Heart | Lester Piggott | Dermot Weld | 1:12.75 |
| 1975 | Music Boy | Johnny Seagrave | Snowy Wainwright | 1:12.46 |
| 1976 | Nebbiolo | Gabriel Curran | Kevin Prendergast | 1:12.54 |
| 1977 | Tumbledownwind | Geoff Lewis | Bruce Hobbs | 1:17.37 |
| 1978 | Stanford | Pat Eddery | Neville Callaghan | 1:13.81 |
| 1979 | Sonnen Gold | Mark Birch | Peter Easterby | 1:15.15 |
| 1980 | Bel Bolide | Pat Eddery | Jeremy Tree | 1:16.03 |
| 1981 | Full Extent | John Lowe | Steve Norton | 1:16.73 |
| 1982 | Horage | Tony Murray | Matt McCormack | 1:13.75 |
| 1983 | Precocious | Lester Piggott | Henry Cecil | 1:11.88 |
| 1984 | Doulab | Tony Murray | Harry Thomson Jones | 1:11.30 |
| 1985 | Stalker | Joe Mercer | Peter Walwyn | 1:15.01 |
| 1986 | Wiganthorpe | Willie Carson | Mick Easterby | 1:11.85 |
| 1987 | Reprimand | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 1:15.10 |
| 1988 | Sharp N' Early | Brian Rouse | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:09.84 |
| 1989 | Rock City | Willie Carson | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:10.97 |
| 1990 | Mujtahid | Willie Carson | Robert Armstrong | 1:10.55 |
| 1991 | River Falls | Bruce Raymond | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:13.72 |
| 1992 | Splendent | Alan Munro | Paul Cole | 1:11.42 |
| 1993 | Turtle Island | John Reid | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 1:13.49 |
| 1994 | Chilly Billy | Kieren Fallon | Lynda Ramsden | 1:12.78 |
| 1995 | Royal Applause | Walter Swinburn | Barry Hills | 1:11.42 |
| 1996 | Abou Zouz | Frankie Dettori | David Loder | 1:10.78 |
| 1997 | Carrowkeel | Pat Eddery | Barry Hills | 1:13.39 |
| 1998 | Josr Algarhoud | Kieren Fallon | Mick Channon | 1:10.28 |
| 1999 | Mull of Kintyre | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | 1:11.51 |
| 2000 | Bannister | Johnny Murtagh | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:12.50 |
| 2001 | Rock of Gibraltar | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | 1:11.23 |
| 2002 | Country Reel | Frankie Dettori | David Loder | 1:12.61 |
| 2003 | Balmont | Pat Eddery | Jeremy Noseda | 1:11.07 |
| 2004 | Tony James | Seb Sanders | Clive Brittain | 1:14.30 |
| 2005 | Amadeus Wolf | Neil Callan | Kevin Ryan | 1:09.75 |
| 2006 | Conquest | Jimmy Fortune | William Haggas | 1:11.81 |
| 2007 | Sir Gerry | Jamie Spencer | James Fanshawe | 1:14.16 |
| 2008 | Shaweel | Greg Fairley | Mark Johnston | 1:13.92 |
| 2009 | Showcasing | Jimmy Fortune | John Gosden | 1:09.28 |
| 2010 | Approve | Eddie Ahern | William Haggas | 1:11.67 |
| 2011 | Caspar Netscher | Robert Winston | Alan McCabe | 1:12.74 |
| 2012 | Blaine | Phillip Makin | Kevin Ryan | 1:11.53 |
| 2013 | Astaire | Neil Callan | Kevin Ryan | 1:13.72 |
| 2014 | Muhaarar | Paul Hanagan | Charles Hills | 1:10.52 |
| 2015 | Ajaya | Graham Gibbons | William Haggas | 1:10.84 |
| 2016 | Blue Point | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | 1:09.00 |
| 2017 | Sands of Mali | Paul Hanagan | Richard Fahey | 1:11.16 |
| 2018 | Emaraaty Ana | Frankie Dettori | Kevin Ryan | 1:10.79 |
| 2019 | Threat | Oisin Murphy | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:09.62 |
| 2020 | Minzaal | Jim Crowley | Owen Burrows | 1:11.21 |
| 2021 | Lusail | Pat Dobbs | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:10.13 |
| 2022 | Noble Style | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | 1:10.51 |
| 2023 | Lake Forest | Tom Marquand | William Haggas | 1:09.91 |
| 2024 | Cool Hoof Luke | Oisin Murphy | Andrew Balding | 1:10.78 |
| 2025 | Lifeplan | Zak Wheatley | Declan Carroll | 1:09.79 |
Earlier winners
- 1846: Ellerdale
- 1847: Tuscan
- 1848: Glauca
- 1849: Mildew
- 1850: Aaron Smith
- 1851: Trousseau
- 1852: Exact
- 1853: Barrel
- 1854: Nettle
- 1855: Mirage
- 1856: Blink Bonny
- 1857: Princess Royal
- 1858: Rainbow
- 1859: Thormanby
- 1860: Prudence
- 1861: Johnny Armstrong
- 1862: Le Marechal
- 1863: Coastguard
- 1864: Wild Agnes
- 1865: Lord of the Vale
- 1866: Blinkhoolie
- 1867: The Earl
- 1868: Lady Dewhurst
- 1869: Hester
- 1870: Bothwell
- 1871: Lilian
- 1872: Thorn
- 1873: Padoroshna
- 1874: Holy Friar
- 1875: Springfield
- 1876: Constantine
- 1877: King Olaf
- 1878: Amice
- 1879: Duke of Cumberland
- 1880: Simnel
- 1881: Pursebearer
- 1882: The Golden Farmer
- 1883: Juventus
- 1884: Thuringian Queen
- 1885: Castor
- 1886: Lady Muncaster
- 1887: Derwentwater
- 1888: Cheroot
- 1889: Lockhart
- 1890: Royal Stag
- 1891: Therapia
- 1892: Peppercorn
- 1893: Styx
- 1894: Bentworth
- 1895: Amphora
- 1896: Silver Fox
- 1897: Mauchline
- 1898: Queen Fairy
- 1899: Dusky Queen
- 1900: Garb Or
- 1901: Sterling Balm
- 1902: Chaucer
- 1903: Barbette
- 1904: Desiree
- 1905: Colonia
- 1906: Polar Star
- 1907: Royal Realm
- 1908: Blankney II
- 1909: Lily Rose
References
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References
- [https://www.grouphorse.co.uk/2024/07/the-significance-of-group-entered.html?m=1 'The Significance of Group Entered Horses in Two-Year-Old Racing: A Guide to Picking Winners']. Group House, July 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2025
- McGrath, J. A.. (13 December 2011). "Fears over Gimcrack speech unfounded". [[The Daily Telegraph]].
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