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John Porter Stakes

Flat horse race in Britain

Summary

Flat horse race in Britain

Field	Value
class	Group 3
horse race	John Porter Stakes
(Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Stakes)
location	Newbury Racecourse
Newbury, England
inaugurated	1928
race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
sponsor	Dubai Duty Free
website	Newbury
distance	1m 4f (2,414 m)
surface	Turf
track	Left-handed
qualification	Four-years-old and up
weight	9 st 0 lb
Allowances
3 lb for fillies and mares
Penalties
7 lb for Group 1 winners *
5 lb for Group 2 winners *
3 lb for Group 3 winners *
*since 31 August last year
purse	£45,000 (2021)
1st: £25,520

(Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Stakes) Newbury, England Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 7 lb for Group 1 winners * 5 lb for Group 2 winners * 3 lb for Group 3 winners * *since 31 August last year 1st: £25,520 |} The John Porter Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs (2640 yd) at Newbury in April.

History

The event is named after John Porter (1838–1922), a successful horse trainer who co-founded Newbury Racecourse.

The race was established in 1928, and it was originally held in late September. It was initially restricted to three-year-olds and run over 1 mile and 5 furlongs. It was opened to four-year-olds in 1929, and cut to 1¼ miles in 1936.

The present version of the John Porter Stakes was introduced in 1949. From this point it was staged in April, and contested by older horses over 1½ miles.

The John Porter Stakes is currently sponsored by Dubai Duty Free. Its sponsored title promotes the company's Finest Surprise lottery.

Records

Most successful horse:

No horse has won this race more than once

Leading jockey (5 wins):

Pat Eddery – Rock Hopper (1991), Saddlers' Hall (1992), Right Win (1994), Sadian (1999), Lucido (2001)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

Sir Michael Stoute – Rock Hopper (1991), Saddlers' Hall (1992), Whitewater Affair (1997), Maraahel (2007), Harbinger (2010), Arab Spring (2015), Dartmouth (2016)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1928	Ox And Ass	3	Freddie Fox	Len Cundell	2:46.80
1929	Silver Hussar	4	Michael Beary	Richard Dawson	2:46.40
1930	Wedding Favour	3	Freddie Fox	Dawson Waugh	2:50.00
1931	Birthday Book	3	Bobby Dick	Joseph Lawson	2:47.40
1932	Corn Belt	4	Joe Childs	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	2:47.00
1933	Sarum	4	Bernard Carslake	Scobie	2:52.00
1934	Felicitation	4	Gordon Richards	Frank Butters	2:42.60
1935	Night Owl	3	Clifford Richards	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	2:55.40
1936	St Botolph	4	Gordon Richards	Digby	2:10.40
1937	Haulfryn	4	Gordon Richards	Roger Metcalfe	2:03.20
1938	Fair Copy	4	Richard Perryman	Colledge Leader	2:13.40
1939	no race 1939–40
1941	Ruscus	3	Harry Wragg	Ossie Bell	2:48.60
1942	no race 1942–48
1949	Solar Slipper	4	Eph Smith	Willie Stephenson	2:37.80
1950	Native Heath	5	Scobie Breasley	Vic Smyth	2:38.20
1951 Abandoned due to waterlogging
1952	Neron	4	Manny Mercer	Harry Wragg	2:39.60
1953	Wilwyn	5	Manny Mercer	George Colling	2:37.40
1954	Harwin	4	Harry Carr	Joe Dines	2:38.60
1955	Entente Cordiale	4	Doug Smith	George Colling	2:38.40
1956	Acropolis	4	Doug Smith	George Colling	2:46.00
1957	China Rock	4	Frankie Durr	Herbert Blagrave	2:37.60
1958	Doutelle	4	Harry Carr	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	2:42.00
1959	Cutter	4	Jimmy Lindley	John Oxley	2:53.60
1960	Aggressor	5	Jimmy Lindley	Towser Gosden	2:41.80
1961	High Perch	5	Jimmy Lindley	Towser Gosden	2:48.60
1962	Hot Brandy	4	Duncan Keith	Walter Nightingall	2:45.00
1963	Peter Jones	4	Eph Smith	Arthur Budgett	2:55.40
1964	Royal Avenue	6	Lester Piggott	Noel Murless	2:42.00
1965	Soderini	4	Geoff Lewis	Staff Ingham	2:48.60
1966 Abandoned due to snow
1967	Charlottown	4	Jimmy Lindley	Gordon Smyth	2:33.00
1968	Fortissimo	4	Geoff Lewis	Brud Fetherstonhaugh	2:38.40
1969	Crozier	6	Duncan Keith	Peter Walwyn	2:30.40
1970	Torpid	5	Brian Taylor	John Oxley	2:54.90
1971	Meadowville	4	Frankie Durr	Michael Jarvis	2:35.70
1972	Rock Roi	5	Duncan Keith	Peter Walwyn	2:46.80
1973	Rheingold	4	Yves Saint-Martin	Barry Hills	2:35.82
1974	Freefoot	4	Lester Piggott	Harry Wragg	2:38.28
1975	Salado	4	Willie Carson	P Mitchell	2:58.07
1976	Quiet Fling	4	Lester Piggott	Jeremy Tree	2:29.84
1977	Decent Fellow	4	Lester Piggott	Toby Balding	2:35.50
1978	Orchestra	4	R Carroll	John Oxx sr.	2:47.15
1979	Icelandic	4	Christy Roche	Paddy Prendergast	2:39.85
1980	Niniski	4	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	2:31.07
1981	Pelerin	4	Brian Taylor	Harry Wragg	2:44.28
1982	Glint of Gold	4	John Matthias	Ian Balding	2:31.85
1983	Diamond Shoal	4	Steve Cauthen	Ian Balding	2:40.36
1984	Gay Lemur	4	Geoff Baxter	Bruce Hobbs	2:31.90
1985	Jupiter Island	6	Greville Starkey	Clive Brittain	2:41.79
1986	Lemhill	4	Ray Cochrane	Michael Blanshard	2:47.35
1987	Rakaposhi King	5	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	2:54.62
1988	Alwasmi	4	Richard Hills	Harry Thomson Jones	2:37.39
1989	Unfuwain	4	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	2:40.85
1990	Brush Aside	4	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	2:33.73
1991	Rock Hopper	4	Pat Eddery	Michael Stoute	2:32.90
1992	Saddlers' Hall	4	Pat Eddery	Michael Stoute	2:41.70
1993	Linpac West	7	Frankie Dettori	Bill Elsey	2:41.92
1994	Right Win	4	Pat Eddery	Richard Hannon Sr.	2:43.99
1995	Strategic Choice	4	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	2:32.36
1996	Spout	4	Tim Sprake	Roger Charlton	2:38.80
1997	Whitewater Affair	4	Olivier Peslier	Michael Stoute	2:35.63
1998	Posidonas	6	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	2:50.65
1999	Sadian	4	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	2:31.21
2000	Yavana's Pace	8	Darryll Holland	Mark Johnston	2:45.86
2001	Lucido	5	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	2:43.23
2002	Zindabad	6	Kevin Darley	Mark Johnston	2:30.64
2003	Warrsan	5	Philip Robinson	Clive Brittain	2:32.32
2004	Dubai Success	4	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	2:35.54
2005	Day Flight	4	Richard Hughes	John Gosden	2:40.22
2006	Mubtaker	9	Martin Dwyer	Marcus Tregoning	2:33.18
2007	Maraahel	6	Richard Hills	Sir Michael Stoute	2:36.83
2008	Royal and Regal	4	Neil Callan	Michael Jarvis	2:43.19
2009	Enroller	4	Martin Dwyer	Willie Muir	2:42.78
2010	Harbinger	4	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:30.58
2011	Indian Days	6	Tom Queally	James Given	2:32.11
2012	Harris Tweed	5	Liam Jones	William Haggas	2:44.02
2013	Universal	4	Silvestre de Sousa	Mark Johnston	2:37.86
2014	Cubanita	5	Jim Crowley	Ralph Beckett	2:37.98
2015	Arab Spring	5	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:32.35
2016	Dartmouth	4	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:50.43
2017	Muntahaa	4	Jim Crowley	John Gosden	2:31.58
2018	Defoe	4	Andrea Atzeni	Roger Varian	2:40.21
2019	Marmelo	6	Gerald Mosse	Hughie Morrison	2:42.15
	no race 2020
2021	Al Aasy	4	Jim Crowley	William Haggas	2:31.92
2022	Max Vega	5	Rob Hornby	Ralph Beckett	2:36.31
2023	Grand Alliance	4	James Doyle	Charlie Fellowes	2:45.57
2024	Hamish	8	Tom Marquand	William Haggas	2:35.09
2025	Divina Grace	5	David Probert	Andrew Balding	2:33.64

References

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ifaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – John Porter Stakes (2019).
pedigreequery.com – John Porter Stakes – Newbury.

References

(27 September 1905). "Inauguration Day at Newbury". [[The Herald (Glasgow).
(29 September 1928). "1928 John Porter Stakes". Glasgow Herald.
(28 September 1929). "1929 John Porter Stakes". Glasgow Herald.
(26 September 1936). "1936 John Porter Plate". Glasgow Herald.
(2 April 1949). "1949 John Porter Stakes". Glasgow Herald.
(17 March 2020). "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April".

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