Flying Childers Stakes
Group 2 race | |
Location | Doncaster Racecourse Doncaster, England |
---|---|
Inaugurated | 1967 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Wainwrights |
Website | Doncaster |
Race information | |
Distance | 5f 3y (1,008 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Straight |
Qualification | Two-year-olds |
Weight | 9 st 3 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies |
Purse | £115,000 (2022) 1st: £65,217 |
2024 | ||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Aesterius | Big Mojo | Magnum Force |
Previous years | ||
---|---|---|
2023 | ||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Big Evs | Flora Of Bermuda | Rosario |
2022 | ||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Trillium | The Platinum Queen | Crispy Cat |
2021 | ||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Caturra | Armor | Corazon |
1990-1988 | ||
---|---|---|
1990 | ||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Distinctly North | Mujadil | Vintage Only |
1988 | ||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Shuttlecock Corner | Kerrera | Almost Blue |
The Flying Childers Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 5 furlongs and 3 yards (1,008 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.
History
[edit]The event is named after Flying Childers, a famous 18th-century racehorse bred at Carr House near Doncaster. It was established in 1967, and it was originally called the Norfolk Stakes. It was renamed when a different race became known as the Norfolk Stakes in 1973, and from this point it held Group 1 status. It was downgraded to Group 2 in 1979.
The Flying Childers Stakes is currently run on the third day of Doncaster's four-day St Leger Festival, the day before the St Leger Stakes.
Records
[edit]Leading jockey (6 wins):
- Frankie Dettori - Howick Falls (2003), Fleeting Spirit (2007), Sand Vixen (2009), Gutaifan (2015), Ardad (2016), A'ali (2019)
Leading trainer (5 wins):
- Sir Michael Stoute – Music Maestro (1977), Marwell (1980), Green Desert (1985), Raah Algharb (1994), Saddad (2001)
Winners
[edit]Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | D'Urberville | Jimmy Lindley | Jeremy Tree | |
1968 | Tower Walk | Taffy Thomas | Geoffrey Barling | |
1969 | Tribal Chief | Lester Piggott | Brian Swift | 1:02.00 |
1970 | Mummy's Pet | Geoff Lewis | John Sutcliffe, Jr. | 1:00.20 |
1971 | Rose Dubarry | Tony Murray | Tom Waugh | 0:58.10 |
1972 | Marble Arch | Lester Piggott | Ted Curtin | 1:02.80 |
1973 | Gentle Thoughts | Lester Piggott | Ted Curtin | 1:00.80 |
1974 | Hot Spark | Lester Piggott | Dermot Weld | 1:01.80 |
1975 | Hittite Glory | Frankie Durr | Scobie Breasley | 1:01.00 |
1976 | Mandrake Major | Willie Carson | Denys Smith | 1:02.80 |
1977 | Music Maestro | Greville Starkey | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:02.50 |
1978 | Devon Ditty | Greville Starkey | Harry Thomson Jones | 1:01.80 |
1979 | Abeer | Steve Cauthen | Jeremy Tree | |
1980 | Marwell | Greville Starkey | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:01.40 |
1981 | Peterhof | Edward Hide | Vincent O'Brien | |
1982 | Kafu | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | |
1983 | Superlative | Tony Ives | Bill O'Gorman | 1:02.70 |
1984 | Prince Sabo | John Reid | Brian Swift | 1:00.60 |
1985 | Green Desert | Lester Piggott | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:01.20 |
1986 | Sizzling Melody | Richard Hills | Lord John FitzGerald | 0:58.91 |
1987 | Gallic League | Steve Cauthen | Barry Hills | 1:00.48 |
1988 | Shuttlecock Corner | Ray Cochrane | Paul Felgate | 1:00.59 |
1989 | no race [a] | |||
1990 | Distinctly North | Pat Eddery | Jack Berry | 1:00.23 |
1991 | Paris House | John Carroll | Jack Berry | 1:00.19 |
1992 | Poker Chip | Michael Hills | Ian Balding | 1:00.56 |
1993 | Imperial Bailiwick | John Williams | Mark Usher | 1:00.44 |
1994 | Raah Algharb | Walter Swinburn | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:01.69 |
1995 | Cayman Kai | Pat Eddery | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:01.01 |
1996 | Easycall | Michael Tebbutt | Brian Meehan | 1:00.08 |
1997 | Land of Dreams | Darryll Holland | Mark Johnston | 1:00.94 |
1998 | Sheer Viking | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 0:59.94 |
1999 | Mrs P | Pat Eddery | Linda Stubbs | 1:00.25 |
2000 | Superstar Leo | Michael Hills | William Haggas | 0:59.32 |
2001 | Saddad | Richard Hills | Sir Michael Stoute | 0:59.94 |
2002 | Wunders Dream | Micky Fenton | James Given | 0:59.00 |
2003 | Howick Falls | Frankie Dettori | David Loder | 1:01.58 |
2004 | Chateau Istana [b] | Seb Sanders | Nick Littmoden | 1:00.36 |
2005 | Godfrey Street | Ryan Moore | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:02.43 |
2006 | Wi Dud [c] | Neil Callan | Kevin Ryan | 0:58.39 |
2007 | Fleeting Spirit | Frankie Dettori | Jeremy Noseda | 0:58.46 |
2008 | Madame Trop Vite | Ted Durcan | Kevin Ryan | 1:00.22 |
2009 | Sand Vixen | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 0:58.10 |
2010 | Zebedee | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | 0:59.42 |
2011 | Requinto | Wayne Lordan | David Wachman | 0:59.23 |
2012 | Sir Prancealot | Johnny Murtagh | Richard Hannon Sr. | 0:59.47 |
2013 | Green Door | Jim Crowley | Olly Stevens | 0:59.94 |
2014 | Beacon | William Buick | Richard Hannon Jr. | 0:58.36 |
2015 | Gutaifan | Frankie Dettori | Richard Hannon Jr. | 0:58.04 |
2016 | Ardad | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | 0:59.19 |
2017 | Heartache | Ryan Moore | Clive Cox | 0:58.73 |
2018 | Soldier's Call | Daniel Tudhope | Archie Watson | 0:59.08 |
2019 | A'ali | Frankie Dettori | Simon Crisford | 0:59.35 |
2020 | Ubettabelieveit | Rowan Scott | Nigel Tinkler | 1:00.77 |
2021 | Caturra | Adam Kirby | Clive Cox | 0:58.58 |
2022 | Trillium | Pat Dobbs | Richard Hannon Jr. | 0:59.34 |
2023 | Big Evs | Tom Marquand | Michael Appleby | 0:59.89 |
2024 | Aesterius | James Doyle | Archie Watson | 0:59.11 |
See also
[edit]- Horse racing in Great Britain
- List of British flat horse races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1967 – this race is included under its original title, Norfolk Stakes.
References
[edit]- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Flying Childers Stakes (ex Norfolk Stakes).
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Flying Childers Stakes (2018).
- pedigreequery.com – Flying Childers Stakes – Doncaster.
- Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 181–182. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.