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Silver Tankard Stakes

Flat horse race in Britain

Summary

Flat horse race in Britain

Field	Value
class	Listed
horse race	Silver Tankard Stakes
location	Pontefract Racecourse
Pontefract, England
inaugurated	1993
race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
sponsor	British Stallion Studs
website	Pontefract
distance	1m 6y (1,615 metres)
surface	Turf
track	Left-handed
qualification	Two-year-olds
weight	9 st 5 lb
Allowances
5 lb for fillies
Penalties
5 lb for Group winners
3 lb for Listed winners
purse	£40,000 (2025)
1st: £22,684

Pontefract, England Allowances 5 lb for fillies Penalties 5 lb for Group winners 3 lb for Listed winners 1st: £22,684 |} The Silver Tankard Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run at Pontefract over a distance of 1 mile and 6 yards (1,615 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.

History

The event was established in 1993, and the inaugural running was won by Barbaroja. It has held Listed status throughout its history.

The Silver Tankard Stakes is currently staged on the third or fourth Monday in October. It is part of Pontefract's last racing fixture of the year.

Records

Leading jockey (2 wins):

Michael Hills – Entice (1996), Gulland (1997)
Richard Hills – Hataab (1999), Nakheel (2005)
Seb Sanders – Battle Chant (2002), Comic Strip (2004)
Adam Kirby - Prince Gagarin (2014), Connect (2017)
William Buick - * D'bai (2016), Local Dynasty (2022) *

Leading trainer (4 wins):

Mick Channon – Worthily (2000), Sweet Lilly (2006), Siberian Tiger (2007), Gallic Star (2009)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1993	Barbaroja	Walter Swinburn	Jimmy FitzGerald	1:48.20
1994	Kalabo	Willie Ryan	Henry Cecil	1:48.80
1995	Weet-a-Minute	Kieren Fallon	Reg Hollinshead	1:43.60
1996	Entice	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1:47.20
1997	Gulland	Michael Hills	Geoff Wragg	1:47.90
1998	Three Green Leaves	Joe Fanning	Mark Johnston	1:47.50
1999	Hataab	Richard Hills	Ed Dunlop	1:46.60
2000	Worthily	John Reid	Mick Channon	1:51.60
2001	Bandari	Kevin Darley	Mark Johnston	1:48.50
2002	Battle Chant	Seb Sanders	Ed Dunlop	1:47.10
2003	New Mexican	Jamie Spencer	Lynda Ramsden	1:44.18
2004	Comic Strip	Seb Sanders	Sir Mark Prescott	1:46.45
2005	Nakheel	Richard Hills	Mark Johnston	1:47.02
2006	Sweet Lilly	Tony Culhane	Mick Channon	1:49.32
2007	Siberian Tiger	Tadhg O'Shea	Mick Channon	1:46.77
2008	Playfellow	Philip Robinson	Michael Jarvis	1:51.25
2009	Gallic Star	Chris Catlin	Mick Channon	1:46.94
2010	Zenella	Paul Hanagan	Ann Duffield	1:45.28
2011	Letsgoroundagain	William Carson, Jr.	Charles Hills	1:47.42
2012	Willie the Whipper	Graham Lee	Ann Duffield	1:53.48
2013	Lady Heidi	Silvestre de Sousa	Philip Kirby	1:53.52
2014	Prince Gagarin	Adam Kirby	Ed Dunlop	1:52.58
2015	Thanksfortellingme	Richard Kingscote	Ralph Beckett	1:48.94
2016	D'bai	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	1:49.66
2017	Connect	Adam Kirby	Clive Cox	1:51.87
2018	Manuela de Vega	Harry Bentley	Ralph Beckett	1:46.85
2019	King Carney	Daniel Tudhope	Charlie Fellowes	1:50.76
2020	Pythagoras	Paul Hanagan	Richard Fahey	1:50.99
2021	Mr Professor	Silvestre de Sousa	Alice Haynes	1:51.54
2022	Local Dynasty	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	1:46.42
	no race 2023
2024	Tuscan Hills	David Egan	Raphael Freire	1:53.21
2025	Shayem	Clifford Lee	Karl Burke	1:48.60

References

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pedigreequery.com – Silver Tankard Stakes – Pontefract.

References

(22 October 2023). "Pontefract becomes latest victim of Storm Babet as Monday's card cancelled due to waterlogging". Racing Post.

Wikipedia Source

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