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Sweet Solera Stakes

Flat horse race in Britain

Summary

Flat horse race in Britain

Field	Value
class	Group 3
horse race	Sweet Solera Stakes
location	July Course
Newmarket, England
race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
sponsor	Newsells Park Stud
website	Newmarket
distance	7f (1,408 metres)
surface	Turf
track	Straight
qualification	Two-year-old fillies
weight	9 st 2 lb
Penalties
5 lb for G1 / G2 winners
3 lb for G3 winners
purse	£60,000 (2025)
1st: £34,026

Newmarket, England Penalties 5 lb for G1 / G2 winners 3 lb for G3 winners 1st: £34,026 |} The Sweet Solera Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old fillies. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

The event is named after Sweet Solera, the winner of the 1000 Guineas and Epsom Oaks in 1961. For a period it was classed at Listed level, and it was promoted to Group 3 status in 2004.

The leading horses from the Sweet Solera Stakes often go on to compete in the May Hill Stakes and the Fillies' Mile.

Records

Leading jockey (4 wins):

Steve Cauthen - Trevita (1979), Lucayan Princess (1985), Laluche (1986), Moon Cactus (1989)
Michael Hills – Catwalk (1996), Peaceful Paradise (2000), Bay Tree (2003), English Ballet (2006)

Leading trainer (5 wins):

Barry Hills - Fiordiligi (1977), Muklah (2001), Bay Tree (2003), Maids Causeway (2004), English Ballet (2006)
Mark Johnston - *Jural (1994), Muraaqaba (2014), Main Edition (2018), West End Girl (2019), Lakota Sioux (2022) *

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1973	St Agnes	Brian Taylor	Gavin Pritchard-Gordon	1:30.95
1974	Indian Question	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil	1:27.89
1975	Ippolyti	Frank Morby	Peter Walwyn	1:29.08
1976	Taffytina	Geoff Baxter	Peter Walwyn	1:30.92
1977	Fiordiligi	Robert Street	Barry Hills	1:28.01
1978	Mixed Applause	Frankie Durr	Henry Cecil	1:29.44
1979	Trevita	Steve Cauthen	Harry Thomson Jones	1:29.61
1980	Exclusively Raised	Greville Starkey	Michael Stoute	1:28.04
1981	Baltimore Belle	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil	1:29.20
1982	Flamenco	John Matthias	Ian Balding	1:29.69
1983	Mystery Ship	George Duffield	Mark Usher	1:28.22
1984	Dance Machine	Brian Rouse	John Dunlop	1:28.88
1985	Lucayan Princess	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:27.01
1986	Laluche	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:29.37
1987	William's Bird	Ray Cochrane	David Elsworth	1:26.75
1988	Life at the Top	Michael Roberts	Alec Stewart	1:25.19
1989	Moon Cactus	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:26.77
1990	Trojan Crown	Gary Carter	Geoff Wragg	1:25.83
1991	Pearl Angel	Michael Roberts	Brooke Sanders	1:28.80
1992	Mystic Goddess	Willie Carson	Michael Stoute	1:27.61
1993	Fairy Heights	Alan Munro	Neville Callaghan	1:26.41
1994	Jural	Philip Robinson	Mark Johnston	1:26.89
1995	Bint Salsabil	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	1:25.68
1996	Catwalk	Michael Hills	William Haggas	1:27.26
1997	Diamond White	David McCabe	Giles Bravery	1:25.11
1998	Kareymah	Frankie Dettori	David Loder	1:27.13
1999	Princess Ellen	Gary Stevens	Peter Chapple-Hyam	1:26.23
2000	Peaceful Paradise	Michael Hills	John Hills	1:25.92
2001	Muklah	Willie Supple	Barry Hills	1:27.80
2002	Soviet Song	Oscar Urbina	James Fanshawe	1:29.98
2003	Bay Tree	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1:25.20
2004	Maids Causeway	Steve Drowne	Barry Hills	1:25.50
2005	Nasheej	Pat Dobbs	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:24.62
2006	English Ballet	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1:25.96
2007	Albabilia	Ryan Moore	Clive Brittain	1:25.67
2008	Rainbow View	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	1:27.80
2009	Long Lashes	Ted Durcan	Saeed bin Suroor	1:25.90
2010	White Moonstone	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	1:27.02
2011	Discourse	Frankie Dettori	Mahmood Al Zarooni	1:23.96
2012	Certify	Mickael Barzalona	Mahmood Al Zarooni	1:27.15
2013	Ihtimal	William Buick	Saeed bin Suroor	1:24.07
2014	Muraaqaba	Dane O'Neill	Mark Johnston	1:28.04
2015	Blue Bayou	Dane O'Neill	Brian Meehan	1:26.91
2016	Nations Alexander	Pat Dobbs	Richard Hannon Jr.	1:26.03
2017	Tajaanus	Dane O'Neill	Richard Hannon Jr.	1:26.35
2018	Main Edition	P. J. McDonald	Mark Johnston	1:27.31
2019	West End Girl	Franny Norton	Mark Johnston	1:25.32
2020	Star of Emaraaty	Kevin Stott	Kevin Ryan	1:23.47
2021	Majestic Glory	David Probert	Andrew Balding	1:25.83
2022	Lakota Sioux	James Doyle	Charlie & Mark Johnston	1:26.04
2023	Fallen Angel	Daniel Tudhope	Karl Burke	1:24.48
2024	Lake Victoria	Sean Levey	Aidan O'Brien	1:25.69
2025	Dance To The Music	Billy Loughnane	Charlie Appleby	1:25.75

References

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