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May Hill Stakes

Flat horse race in Britain

Summary

Flat horse race in Britain

Field	Value
class	Group 2
horse race	May Hill Stakes
location	Doncaster Racecourse
Doncaster, England
inaugurated	1976
race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
sponsor	Betfred
website	Doncaster
distance	1 mile (1,609 metres)
surface	Turf
track	Straight
qualification	Two-year-old fillies
weight	9 st 2 lb
Penalties
3 lb for G1 / G2 winners
purse	£120,000 (2025)
1st: £68,052

Doncaster, England Penalties 3 lb for G1 / G2 winners 1st: £68,052 |} The May Hill Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old fillies. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and takes place each year in September.

History

The event is named after May Hill, a successful filly whose victories included Doncaster's Park Hill Stakes in 1975. It was established in 1976, and was originally classed at Group 3 level. It was promoted to Group 2 status in 2003.

The May Hill Stakes is currently held on the second day of the four-day St. Leger Festival.

The leading horses from the race often go on to compete in the Fillies' Mile. The last to win both was Inspiral in 2021, when she was unbeaten in four races.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):

Frankie Dettori – Calando (1998), Teggiano (1999), White Moonstone (2010), Lyric of Light (2011), Indigo Girl (2020), Inspiral (2021)

Leading trainer (12 wins):

Sir Henry Cecil – Formulate (1978), Bright Crocus (1982), Ever Genial (1984), Laluche (1986), Intimate Guest (1987), Tessla (1988), Rafha (1989), Midnight Air (1991), Solar Crystal (1995), Reams of Verse (1996), Midnight Line (1997), Half Glance (2001)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1976	Triple First	Greville Starkey	Michael Stoute	1:45.92
1977	Tartan Pimpernel	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	1:42.55
1978	Formulate	Joe Mercer	Henry Cecil	1:41.69
1979	The Dancer	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	1:40.23
1980	Exclusively Raised	Greville Starkey	Michael Stoute	1:42.51
1981	Height of Fashion	Joe Mercer	Dick Hern	1:42.57
1982	Bright Crocus	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil	1:39.37
1983	Satinette	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	1:40.57
1984	Ever Genial	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil	1:42.88
1985	Midway Lady	Lester Piggott	Ben Hanbury	1:38.98
1986	Laluche	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:40.42
1987	Intimate Guest	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:39.27
1988	Tessla	Michael Roberts	Henry Cecil	1:39.24
1989	Rafha	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:41.85
1990	Majmu	Willie Carson	John Gosden	1:41.67
1991	Midnight Air	Pat Eddery	Henry Cecil	1:38.72
1992	Marillette	Pat Eddery	John Gosden	1:38.56
1993	Hawajiss	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	1:40.61
1994	Mamlakah	Richard Hills	Harry Thomson Jones	1:39.59
1995	Solar Crystal	Willie Ryan	Henry Cecil	1:39.44
1996	Reams of Verse	Pat Eddery	Henry Cecil	1:38.87
1997	Midnight Line	Kieren Fallon	Henry Cecil	1:37.49
1998	Calando	Frankie Dettori	David Loder	1:41.37
1999	Teggiano	Frankie Dettori	Clive Brittain	1:40.01
2000	Karasta	Johnny Murtagh	Sir Michael Stoute	1:37.95
2001	Half Glance	Richard Quinn	Henry Cecil	1:42.64
2002	Summitville	Micky Fenton	James Given	1:38.48
2003	Kinnaird	Kevin Darley	Patrick Haslam	1:40.66
2004	Playful Act	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	1:35.40
2005	Nasheej	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:36.67
2006	Simply Perfect	Darryll Holland	Jeremy Noseda	1:39.24
2007	Spacious	Jamie Spencer	James Fanshawe	1:37.58
2008	Rainbow View	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	1:42.42
2009	Pollenator	Ryan Moore	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:37.93
2010	White Moonstone	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	1:38.73
2011	Lyric of Light	Frankie Dettori	Mahmood Al Zarooni	1:38.39
2012	Certify	Mickael Barzalona	Mahmood Al Zarooni	1:38.92
2013	Ihtimal	Silvestre de Sousa	Saeed bin Suroor	1:43.30
2014	Agnes Stewart	Billy Lee	Edward Lynam	1:37.20
2015	Turret Rocks	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	1:36.82
2016	Rich Legacy	Oisin Murphy	Ralph Beckett	1:41.24
2017	Laurens	P. J. McDonald	Karl Burke	1:40.06
2018	Fleeting	Donnacha O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	1:38.71
2019	Powerful Breeze	James Doyle	Hugo Palmer	1:39.31
2020	Indigo Girl	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	1:38.84
2021	Inspiral	Frankie Dettori	John and Thady Gosden	1:37.47
2022	Polly Pott	Daniel Tudhope	Harry Dunlop	1:38.34
2023	Darnation	Clifford Lee	Karl Burke	1:41.38
2024	Desert Flower	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	1:37.47
2025	Aylin	David Egan	Karl Burke	1:39.79

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