Cornwallis_Stakes

Cornwallis Stakes

Cornwallis Stakes

Flat horse race in Britain

The Cornwallis Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run at Newmarket over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.

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Cornwallis Stakes
2023
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Inquisitively Rosario Unbreak My Heart
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History

The event was established at Ascot in 1946, and it was initially contested over 6 furlongs (1,207 metres). The inaugural running was won by Golden Hackle. It was extended to a mile in 1948, and cut to 5 furlongs (1,006 metres) in 1957. Until 2013 it was run in early October and in 2014 it was transferred to Newmarket to become part of the "Future Champions Day" fixture in mid-October.[1]

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Cornwallis Stakes was classed at Group 3 level.

Records

Leading jockey (3 wins):

  • Joe Mercer – Plainsong (1953), Rosalba (1958), Pushy (1980)
  • Lester Piggott – Abelia (1957), Favorita (1960), Tin King (1965)
  • Martin Dwyer – Halmahera (1997), Dominica (2001), Alzerra (2006)
  • Richard Kingscote - Royal Razalma (2014), Mrs Danvers (2016), Good Vibes (2019)

Leading trainer (3 wins):

  • Noel Murless – Abelia (1957), Favorita (1960), Splashing (1973)
  • Jonathan Portman - Royal Razalma (2014), Mrs Danvers (2016), Rumstar (2022)

Winners since 1979

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  1. The 1987 and 1993 runnings were abandoned because of a waterlogged course
  2. The 2000 edition was run at Newbury after being called off at Ascot due to a security alert
  3. The 2004 race was held at Newmarket, and the 2005 running was at Salisbury
  4. The 2023 winner Inquisitively was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Fast Responder

Earlier winners

  • 1946: Golden Hackle
  • 1947: Straight Play
  • 1948: Burnt Brown
  • 1949: Stella Polaris
  • 1950: Par Avion
  • 1951: Sir Phoenix
  • 1952: Prince Canarina
  • 1953: Plainsong
  • 1954: Lark
  • 1955: Roman Conquest
  • 1956: Star Magic [lower-alpha 1]
  • 1957: Abelia
  • 1958: Rosalba
  • 1959: Sing Sing
  • 1960: Favorita [lower-alpha 1]
  • 1961: Prince Tor
  • 1962: Fair Astronomer
  • 1963: Derring-Do [lower-alpha 1]
  • 1964: Spaniard's Mount
  • 1965: Tin King
  • 1966: Green Park
  • 1967: So Blessed
  • 1968: no race
  • 1969: Huntercombe
  • 1970: Cawston's Pride
  • 1971: Deep Diver
  • 1972: The Go-Between
  • 1973: Splashing
  • 1974: Paris Review
  • 1975: Western Jewel
  • 1976: no race
  • 1977: Absalom
  • 1978: Greenland Park
  1. The 1956, 1960 and 1963 runnings took place at Kempton Park

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "£4.5m Champions Weekend created in 2014". newmarketracecourses.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  • galopp-sieger.de – Cornwallis Stakes.
  • ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Cornwallis Stakes (2019).
  • pedigreequery.com – Cornwallis Stakes – Ascot.
  • Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 206–207. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
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