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World Trophy

Flat horse race in Britain

Summary

Flat horse race in Britain

Field	Value
class	Group 3
horse race	World Trophy
location	Newbury Racecourse
Newbury, England
race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
sponsor	Dubai International Airport
website	Newbury
distance	5f 34y (1,037 metres)
surface	Turf
track	Straight
qualification	Three-years-old and up
weight	9 st 2 lb (3yo);
9 st 3 lb (4yo+)
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 *
after 31 March*
purse	£85,000 (2025)
1st: £48,204

Newbury, England 9 st 3 lb (4yo+) 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 *

after 31 March 1st: £48,204 |} The World Trophy is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of 5 furlongs and 34 yards (1,037 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.

History

The event was formerly called the Marlborough Stakes, and it used to be an ungraded conditions race for three-year-olds. It was renamed in memory of Tony Stratton Smith, a racehorse-owning music entrepreneur, in 1992. The Tony Stratton Smith Memorial Stakes was opened to older horses in 1993.

The race became known as the World Trophy when Dubai Airport started a new period of sponsorship in 1997. From this point the event held Listed status, and it was promoted to Group 3 level in 2002.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Eveningperformance – 1994, 1997
The Tatling – 2004, 2005

Leading jockey (5 wins):

Pat Eddery – Fine Edge (1983), Moorestyle Girl (1987), Young Hal (1988), Cathedral (1998), Imperial Beauty (1999)

Leading trainer (2 wins):

Harry Thomson Jones - * Saltation (1978), Ra'A (1990) *
Henry Candy – Eveningperformance (1994, 1997)
Milton Bradley – The Tatling (2004, 2005)
Roger Varian - * Cotai Glory (2016), Mitbaahy (2022) *
William Haggas - * Hurricane Ivor (2021), First Instinct (2025) *

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1971	Fireside Chat	3	Peter Madden	Doug Marks	1:01.70
1972	Malachy	3	Ron Hutchinson	John Dunlop	1:05.93
1973	Major Bee	3	Buster Parnell	Sir Henry Nugent	1:02.23
1974	Street Light	3	Tony Kimberley	Jeremy Hindley	1:04.16
1975	Catch	3	Buster Parnell	Eddie Harty	1:03.46
1976	Minstrel	3	Greville Starkey	J Powney	1:04.81
1977	Blue Linnet	3	Geoff Lewis	Tony Ingham	1:02.64
1978	Saltation	3	Brian Rouse	Harry Thomson Jones	1:02.94
1979	Greenland Park	3	Willie Carson	William Hastings-Bass	1:03.07
1980	Blue Persian	3	Bruce Raymond	Ben Hanbury	1:01.28
1981	Long Legend	3	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil	1:06.11
1982	Special Pleasure	3	Lester Piggott	Robert Armstrong	1:02.09
1983	Fine Edge	3	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Tree	1:05.32
1984	Susa Steel	3	Bruce Raymond	Jeremy Hindley	1:06.59
1985	Tuxford Hideaway	3	Geoff Baxter	Richard Whitaker	1:02.41
1986	Filleor	3	George Duffield	Gavin Pritchard-Gordon	1:02.16
1987	Moorestyle Girl	3	Pat Eddery	Lester Piggott	1:02.66
1988	Young Hal	3	Pat Eddery	Peter Walwyn	1:00.87
1989	Blyton Lad	3	Stuart Webster	John Balding	1:02.53
1990	Ra'A	3	Willie Carson	Harry Thomson Jones	1:02.94
1991	On Tiptoes	3	Michael Roberts	Jim Leigh	1:01.74
1992	Wolfhound	3	Steve Cauthen	John Gosden	1:02.27
1993	Surprise Offer	3	Bruce Raymond	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:03.39
1994	Eveningperformance	3	Billy Newnes	Henry Candy	1:04.54
1995	Easy Option	3	Walter Swinburn	Saeed bin Suroor	1:02.56
1996	Struggler	4	Frankie Dettori	David Loder	0:59.77
1997	Eveningperformance	6	Chris Rutter	Henry Candy	1:00.66
1998	Cathedral	4	Pat Eddery	Brian Meehan	1:00.92
1999	Imperial Beauty	3	Pat Eddery	Peter Makin	1:01.23
2000	Ivory's Joy	5	Craig Carver	Ken Ivory	1:00.33
2001	The Trader	3	Fergus Sweeney	Michael Blanshard	0:59.72
2002	Lady Dominatrix	3	Paul Doe	Nerys Dutfield	0:59.91
2003	Ratio	5	Philip Robinson	John Hammond	0:59.82
2004	The Tatling	7	Ryan Moore	Milton Bradley	1:00.68
2005	The Tatling	8	Ryan Moore	Milton Bradley	0:59.72
2006	Dixie Belle	3	Tom Queally	Mick Quinlan	1:00.16
2007	Rowe Park	4	Liam Keniry	Linda Jewell	1:00.18
2008	Moorhouse Lad	5	Jim Crowley	Bryan Smart	1:00.67
2009	Strike the Deal	4	Kieren Fallon	Jeremy Noseda	1:00.04
2010	Astrophysical Jet	3	Graham Gibbons	Ed McMahon	1:00.07
2011	Deacon Blues	4	Frankie Dettori	James Fanshawe	1:00.49
2012	Swiss Spirit	3	William Buick	David Elsworth	0:59.81
2013	Maarek	6	Declan McDonogh	Barry Lalor	1:01.04
2014	Mecca's Angel	3	Paul Mulrennan	Michael Dods	1:01.71
2015	Steps	7	Jamie Spencer	Roger Varian	1:02.40
2016	Cotai Glory	4	George Baker	Charles Hills	1:00.93
2017	Take Cover	10	David Allan	David Griffiths	0:58.79
2018	Mr Lupton	5	Gerald Mosse	Richard Fahey	1:01.64
2019	Maid In India	5	Jamie Spencer	Eric Alston	0:59.31
2020	Lazuli	3	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	0:58.40
2021	Hurricane Ivor	4	Tom Marquand	William Haggas	1:00.02
2022	Mitbaahy	3	David Egan	Roger Varian	1:00.42
2023	Thunderbear	3	Sean Levey	Jack Davison	1:04.20
2024	No Half Measures	3	Ryan Moore	Richard Hughes	1:02.03
2025	First Instinct	3	Tom Marquand	William Haggas	1:01.81

References

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galopp-sieger.de – World Trophy.
horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – World Trophy (2018).
pedigreequery.com – World Trophy – Newbury.

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