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Solario Stakes

Flat horse race in Britain


Summary

Flat horse race in Britain

FieldValue
classGroup 3
horse raceSolario Stakes
locationSandown Park
Esher, England
inaugurated1947
race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
sponsorBetMGM
websiteSandown Park
distance7f (1,408 metres)
surfaceTurf
trackRight-handed
qualificationTwo-year-olds
weight9 st 3 lb
Allowances
3 lb for fillies
Penalties
5 lb for G1 / G2 winners
3 lb for G3 winners
purse£65,000 (2025)
1st: £36,862

Esher, England Allowances 3 lb for fillies Penalties 5 lb for G1 / G2 winners 3 lb for G3 winners 1st: £36,862 |} The Solario Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late August or early September.

History

The event is named after Solario, a successful racehorse in the 1920s and subsequently a leading sire. It was established in 1947, and the inaugural running was won by Panair.

For a period the Solario Stakes was classed at Listed level. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 1986.

The race was formerly held during Sandown Park's Variety Club Day, an annual fundraising event for the Variety Club. The 2011 running promoted the charity's Sunshine Coaches. In 2012 Variety Club day was moved to August and the race has since been sponsored by various companies and organisations.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):

  • Lester Piggott – March Past (1952), Pindari (1958), Speed of Sound (1966), Remand (1967), The Fort (1982), Oh So Sharp (1984)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

  • John Gosden - Foss Way (2002), Windsor Knot (2004), Raven's Pass (2007), Kingman (2013), Too Darn Hot (2018), Reach For The Moon (2021), Field Of Gold (2024)

Winners since 1960

YearWinnerJockeyTrainerTime
1960DualJimmy LindleyTowser Gosden1:31.80
1961Hidden MeaningEph SmithHarvey Leader1:31.00
1962Happy OmenHarry CarrDick Hern1:29.80
1963Penny StallDuncan KeithWalter Nightingall1:32.80
1964RehearsedJimmy LindleyTowser Gosden1:30.60
1965CharlottownJimmy LindleyTowser Gosden1:38.80
1966Speed Of SoundLester PiggottNoel Murless1:32.20
1967RemandLester PiggottDick Hern1:31.60
1968MurrayfieldGeoff LewisIan Balding1:33.60
1969MiracleEddie HideSir Gordon Richards1:32.60
1970Athens WoodGreville StarkeyHarry Thomson Jones1:33.00
1971Meadow MintWillie CarsonSam Armstrong1:29.90
1972Duke Of RagusaJohn GortonBruce Hobbs1:27.52
1973no race 1973
1974no race 1974
1975Over To YouJoe MercerDick Hern1:29.34
1976AvgerinosPat EdderyPeter Walwyn1:31.43
1977BolakPat EdderyPeter Walwyn1:37.55
1978Lyphard's WishJoe MercerHenry Cecil1:28.67
1979RankinGreville StarkeyGuy Harwood1:29.58
1980To-Agori-MouGreville StarkeyGuy Harwood1:31.40
1981Silver HawkBrian TaylorMichael Albina1:24.92
1982The FortLester PiggottHenry Cecil1:28.17
1983FalstaffWillie CarsonDick Hern1:29.11
1984Oh So SharpLester PiggottHenry Cecil1:29.31
1985Bold ArrangementPat EdderyClive Brittain1:29.39
1986Shining WaterSteve CauthenFulke Johnson Houghton1:29.52
1987SanquiricoSteve CauthenHenry Cecil1:29.28
1988High EstateSteve CauthenHenry Cecil1:29.60
1989Be My ChiefSteve CauthenHenry Cecil1:29.38
1990RadwellGeorge DuffieldJames Fanshawe1:30.34
1991ChicmondGeorge DuffieldSir Mark Prescott1:29.90
1992White CrownWalter SwinburnBen Hanbury1:31.53
1993Island MagicKieren FallonLynda Ramsden1:31.08
1994Lovely MillieFrankie DettoriHilal Ibrahim1:30.05
1995AlhaarthWillie CarsonDick Hern1:31.00
1996Brave ActGeorge DuffieldSir Mark Prescott1:29.97
1997Little IndianJohn ReidSean Woods1:31.45
1998Raise a GrandGary CarterPip Payne1:29.74
1999Best of the BestsPhilip RobinsonClive Brittain1:29.06
2000King's IronbridgeRichard HughesRichard Hannon Sr.1:31.45
2001RedbackJimmy FortuneRichard Hannon Sr.1:30.60
2002Foss WayJimmy FortuneJohn Gosden1:29.50
2003BarbajuanDarryll HollandNeville Callaghan1:32.03
2004Windsor KnotFrankie DettoriJohn Gosden1:32.12
2005Opera CapeSteve DrowneSylvester Kirk1:31.01
2006DrumfireJoe FanningMark Johnston1:29.18
2007Raven's PassJimmy FortuneJohn Gosden1:26.56
2008Sri PutraPhilip RobinsonMichael Jarvis1:29.13
2009ShakespeareanRichard HillsMark Johnston1:29.23
2010Native KhanEddie AhernEd Dunlop1:29.19
2011TalwarJimmy FortuneJeremy Noseda1:33.27
2012Fantastic MoonWilliam BuickJeremy Noseda1:28.18
2013KingmanJames DoyleJohn Gosden1:28.38
2014AktabantayRyan MooreHugo Palmer1:29.84
2015First SelectionGeorge BakerSimon Crisford1:28.21
2016South SeasOisin MurphyAndrew Balding1:30.81
2017MasarJames DoyleCharlie Appleby1:27.89
2018Too Darn HotFrankie DettoriJohn Gosden1:28.51
2019PositiveAdam KirbyClive Cox1:27.88
2020EtonianPat DobbsRichard Hannon Jr.1:28.44
2021Reach For The MoonFrankie DettoriJohn & Thady Gosden1:31.58
2022Silver KnottPat DobbsCharlie Appleby1:29.56
2023AablanJames DoyleCharlie Appleby1:32.50
2024Field Of GoldKieran ShoemarkJohn & Thady Gosden1:29.48
2025A Bit Of SpiritRossa RyanClive Cox1:31.12

Earlier winners

  • 1947: Panair
  • 1948: Suntime
  • 1949: Scratch
  • 1950: Turco II
  • 1951: Gay Time
  • 1952: March Past
  • 1953: Barton Street
  • 1954: North Cone
  • 1955: Castelmarino
  • 1956: Nagaika
  • 1957: Aggressor
  • 1958: Pindari
  • 1959: Intervener

References

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  • galopp-sieger.deSolario Stakes.
  • horseracingintfed.comInternational Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Solario Stakes (2018).
  • pedigreequery.comSolario Stakes – Sandown Park.
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