Pretty_Polly_Stakes_(Great_Britain)

Pretty Polly Stakes (Great Britain)

Pretty Polly Stakes (Great Britain)

Flat horse race in Britain

The Pretty Polly Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres) on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket in late April or early May.

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Pretty Polly Stakes
2024
White, emerald green hoop Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves Light green, mauve cap
Friendly Soul Kalpana Kitteridge
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History

The event is named after Pretty Polly, the winner of the fillies' Triple Crown in 1904. It was established in 1962, and was originally staged at Newmarket's mid-May fixture.[1] It was moved to early May in 1973.[2]

The Pretty Polly Stakes sometimes serves as a trial for the Epsom Oaks. The last horse to win both races was Taghrooda in 2014.

The race is held on the same day as the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket's two-day Guineas Festival meeting.

Records

Leading jockey (9 wins):

  • Frankie Dettori – Pricket (1996), Siyadah (1997), Melikah (2000), Mot Juste (2001), Hi Dubai (2003), Marie de Medici (2010), Jazzi Top (2015), Swiss Range (2016), Lah Ti Dar (2018)

Leading trainer (8 wins):

  • Henry Cecil – Flirtigig (1972), Cloonagh (1973), Sing Softly (1982), Sandy Island (1984), Indian Skimmer (1987), Sardegna (1990), All at Sea (1992), Midnight Line (1998)
  • John Gosden – Take the Hint (2009), Taghrooda (2014), Jazzi Top (2015), Swiss Range (2016), Lah Ti Dar (2018), Run Wild (2021), Running Lion (2023), Friendly Soul (2024)

Winners since 1977

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  1. Rambushka finished first in 1989, but she was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry
  2. The 2020 race was run in June, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom

Earlier winners

  • 1962: Military Pickle
  • 1963: Fair Astronomer
  • 1964: Young Man's Fancy
  • 1965: Miba
  • 1966: Orabella II
  • 1967: Cranberry Sauce
  • 1968: Celina
  • 1969: Borana
  • 1970: Royal Pancake
  • 1971: Fleet Wahine
  • 1972: Flirtigig
  • 1973: Cloonagh
  • 1974: Lauretta
  • 1975: Val's Girl
  • 1976: Spiranthes

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "1964 Pretty Polly Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 16 May 1964. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  2. [2]
    "1973 Pretty Polly Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 5 May 1973. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
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