Leicestershire_Stakes

King Richard III Stakes

King Richard III Stakes

Flat horse race in Britain

The King Richard III Stakes was a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It was run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) at Leicester in April.

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King Richard III Stakes
2022
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History

During the late 1970s and early 1980s, the event was known as the Philip Cornes Trophy Stakes.[1] It was renamed the Leicestershire Stakes in 1983.[2]

Holsten Brewery started to sponsor the race in 1984, and from this point it was called the Holsten Pils Trophy.[3] It reverted to its previous title in 1988.

For a period the Leicestershire Stakes held Listed status. It was promoted to Group 3 level in 1999, and relegated back to Listed class in 2004.

The race was renamed in 2013 after King Richard III, whose skeleton was discovered in Leicester and identified earlier that year.

From 2023, the race did not take place, with the King Richard III Cup (a 1m handicap) replacing it.[4]

Records

Most successful horse since 1978 (3 wins):

  • Warningford – 1999, 2001, 2002

Leading jockey since 1978 (3 wins):

  • Ray Cochrane – Rami (1991), Warningford (1999), Sugarfoot (2000)
  • Richard Hughes - Tillerman (2003), Producer (2013), Coulsty (2015)

Leading trainer since 1978 (3 wins):

Winners since 1978

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  1. The race was held at Doncaster in 2000, and Newmarket in 2001
  2. The 2012 running was abandoned due to waterlogging
  3. The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[5]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "1978 Philip Cornes Trophy Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 22 April 1978. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  2. [2]
    "1983 Leicestershire Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 23 April 1983. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  3. [3]
    "1984 Holsten Pils Trophy". Glasgow Herald. 28 April 1984. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  4. [4]
    https://www.racingpost.com/results/30/leicester/2023-04-29/836879
  5. [5]
    "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.
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