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Great Voltigeur Stakes

Flat horse race in Britain

Summary

Flat horse race in Britain

Field	Value
class	Group 2
horse race	Great Voltigeur Stakes
location	York Racecourse
York, England
inaugurated	1950
race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
sponsor	SkyBet
website	York
distance	1m 3f 188y (2,385 metres)
surface	Turf
track	Left-handed
qualification	Three-year-old
colts and geldings
weight	9 st 2 lb
Penalties
5 lb for Group 1 winners *
3 lb for Group 2 winners *
after 2021*
purse	£267,500 (2025)
1st: £151,699

York, England colts and geldings Penalties 5 lb for Group 1 winners * 3 lb for Group 2 winners *

after 2021 1st: £151,699 |} The Great Voltigeur Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts and geldings. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 188 yards (2,385 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

History

The event is named after Voltigeur, the Yorkshire-trained winner of the Derby and St Leger in 1850. It was established in 1950, and it was initially called the Voltigeur Stakes. The word "Great" was added to the title in 1957.

The Great Voltigeur Stakes serves as a trial for the following month's St Leger, and fifteen horses have achieved victory in both races. The first was Premonition in 1953, and the most recent was Continuous in 2023.

The event is currently held on the opening day of York's four-day Ebor Festival meeting.

Records

Leading jockey (9 wins):

Lester Piggott – Pindari (1959), St Paddy (1960), Ragazzo (1965), Meadowville (1970), Athens Wood (1971), Our Mirage (1972), Alleged (1977), Noble Saint (1979), Prince Bee (1980)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

Sir Michael Stoute – Electric (1982), Sacrament (1994), Fantastic Light (1999), Air Marshall (2000), Hard Top (2005), Sea Moon (2011), Telescope (2013)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1950	Castle Rock	Bill Rickaby	Jack Jarvis	2:38.00
1951	Border Legend	Billy Nevett	Richard Peacock	2:37.60
1952	Childe Harold	J Brace	Bill Dutton	2:34.60
1953	Premonition	Harry Carr	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	2:41.20
1954	Blue Sail	Bill Rickaby	Paddy Prendergast	3:02.60
1955	Acropolis	Doug Smith	George Colling	2:33.40
1956	Hornbeam	Joe Mercer	Robert Colling	2:47.20
1957	Brioche	Edgar Britt	Charles Elsey	2:37.00
1958	Alcide	Harry Carr	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	2:38.40
1959	Pindari	Lester Piggott	Noel Murless	2:35.60
1960	St Paddy	Lester Piggott	Noel Murless	2:35.20
1961	Just Great	Scobie Breasley	Staff Ingham	2:35.60
1962	Hethersett	Frankie Durr	Dick Hern	2:37.00
1963	Ragusa	Garnet Bougoure	Paddy Prendergast	2:36.80
1964	Indiana	Jimmy Lindley	Jack Watts	2:41.80
1965	Ragazzo	Lester Piggott	Paddy Prendergast	2:38.80
1966	Hermes	Greville Starkey	John Oxley	2:42.20
1967	Great Host	Bill Williamson	Paddy Prendergast	2:39.20
1968	Connaught	Sandy Barclay	Noel Murless	2:38.20
1969	Harmony Hall	Bill Williamson	Gordon Smyth	2:38.40
1970	Meadowville	Lester Piggott	Michael Jarvis	2:41.80
1971	Athens Wood	Lester Piggott	Harry Thomson Jones	2:37.80
1972	Our Mirage	Lester Piggott	Barry Hills	2:34.70
1973	Buoy	Joe Mercer	Dick Hern	2:40.00
1974	Bustino	Joe Mercer	Dick Hern	2:33.23
1975	Patch	Pat Eddery	Peter Walwyn	2:30.44
1976	Hawkberry	Christy Roche	Paddy Prendergast	2:33.17
1977	Alleged	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	2:31.10
1978	Whitstead	Brian Taylor	Ryan Price	2:30.70
1979	Noble Saint	Lester Piggott	Robert Armstrong	2:39.33
1980	Prince Bee	Lester Piggott	Dick Hern	2:34.88
1981	Glint of Gold	John Matthias	Ian Balding	2:35.81
1982	Electric	Walter Swinburn	Sir Michael Stoute	2:32.67
1983	Seymour Hicks	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	2:33.97
1984	Rainbow Quest	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Tree	2:28.80
1985	Damister	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Tree	2:42.35
1986	Nisnas	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	2:32.14
1987	Reference Point	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	2:41.09
1988	Sheriff's Star	Tony Ives	Lady Herries	2:26.30
1989	Zalazl	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	2:30.61
1990	Belmez	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	2:30.29
1991	Corrupt	Pat Eddery	Neville Callaghan	2:34.16
1992	Bonny Scot	Frankie Dettori	Luca Cumani	2:30.22
1993	Bob's Return	Philip Robinson	Mark Tompkins	2:31.49
1994	Sacrament	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	2:28.24
1995	Pentire	Michael Hills	Geoff Wragg	2:29.86
1996	Dushyantor	Pat Eddery	Henry Cecil	2:30.64
1997	Stowaway	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	2:33.23
1998	Sea Wave	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	2:25.12
1999	Fantastic Light	Gary Stevens	Sir Michael Stoute	2:29.05
2000	Air Marshall	Johnny Murtagh	Sir Michael Stoute	2:33.01
2001	Milan	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	2:29.32
2002	Bandari	Richard Hills	Mark Johnston	2:28.80
2003	Powerscourt	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	2:27.81
2004	Rule of Law	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	2:37.10
2005	Hard Top	Michael Kinane	Sir Michael Stoute	2:32.04
2006	Youmzain	Richard Hughes	Mick Channon	2:34.93
2007	Lucarno	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	2:33.07
2008	Centennial	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	2:41.70
2009	Monitor Closely	Jimmy Fortune	Peter Chapple-Hyam	2:29.50
2010	Rewilding	Frankie Dettori	Mahmood Al Zarooni	2:28.93
2011	Sea Moon	Richard Hughes	Sir Michael Stoute	2:34.94
2012	Thought Worthy	William Buick	John Gosden	2:35.96
2013	Telescope	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:29.32
2014	Postponed	Andrea Atzeni	Luca Cumani	2:27.29
2015	Storm The Stars	Pat Cosgrave	William Haggas	2:30.30
2016	Idaho	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	2:29.41
2017	Cracksman	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	2:34.65
2018	Old Persian	James Doyle	Charlie Appleby	2:28.34
2019	Logician	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	2:27.91
2020	Pyledriver	Martin Dwyer	William Muir	2:30.57
2021	Yibir	James Doyle	Charlie Appleby	2:28.27
2022	Deauville Legend	Daniel Muscutt	James Ferguson	2:32.63
2023	Continuous	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	2:27.45
2024	Los Angeles	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	2:27.80
2025	Pride Of Arras	Rossa Ryan	Ralph Beckett	2:30.15

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