White Rose Stakes
| Class | Conditions |
|---|---|
| Location | Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England |
| Final run | 28 April 1993 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website | Ascot |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 2f (2,012 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
The White Rose Stakes was a flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses. It was run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it was scheduled to take place each year in April or May.
History
The event was originally held at Hurst Park. For a period it was open to horses aged three or older, and contested over 1 mile, 7 furlongs and 65 yards.[1]
The White Rose Stakes was restricted to three-year-olds and cut to 1 mile and 2 furlongs in the early 1950s. It was transferred to Ascot in 1963. The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the event was classed at Group 3 level.
The race continued with Group 3 status until the early 1980s. It was subsequently downgraded, and was last run in 1993. It was replaced by an open-age handicap, the White Rose Handicap, in 1994.[2]
Records
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- Lester Piggott – Samothraki (1962), Right Noble (1966), Light Fire (1969), Only a Wish (1970), Dukedom (1980)
- Willie Carson – Tierra Fuego (1976), Tully (1977), Milford (1979), Cut Above (1981), Alwuhush (1988)
- Steve Cauthen – Kirmann (1984), Vertige (1985), Mashkour (1986), Zalazl (1989), Perpendicular (1991)
Leading trainer (5 wins):
- Cecil Boyd-Rochfort – Black Tarquin (1949), Hilltop (1952), Hypera (1954), Parthia (1959), Great Society (1967)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Legend Of France | Albert Richardson | Herbert Blagrave |
| 1939 | Hunter's Moon IV [a] | Eph Smith | In France |
| 1940-45 | no race | ||
| 1946 | Marsyas II | Charlie Elliott | Charles Semblat |
| 1947 | Chanteur | R Brethes | Henry Count |
| 1948 | Migoli | Sir Gordon Richards | Frank Butters |
| 1949 | Black Tarquin | Edgar Britt | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort |
| 1950 | Supertello | Doug Smith | J C Waugh |
| 1951 | Colonist II | Tommy Gosling | Walter Nightingall |
| 1952 | Hilltop | Harry Carr | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort |
| 1953 | Ambiguity | Joe Mercer | Jack Colling |
| 1954 | Hypera | Stan Smith | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort |
| 1955 | Marwari | Eddie Cracknell | Walter Nightingall |
| 1956 | Esperanza | Scobie Breasley | William Smyth |
| 1957 | Heswall Honey | Brian Swift | Richard Thrale |
| 1958 | Crystal Bay | Harry Carr | Derrick Candy |
| 1959 | Parthia | Harry Carr | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort |
| 1960 | Tudor Period | Bill Rickaby | William Smyth |
| 1961 | Scatter | Joe Mercer | Jack Colling |
| 1962 | Samothraki | Lester Piggott | Freddie Maxwell |
| 1963 | Fern | Harry Carr | J Rogers |
| 1964 | Beaufront | Doug Smith | Jack Watts |
| 1965 | I Say | Duncan Keith | Walter Nightingall |
| 1966 | Right Noble | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1967 | Great Society | George Moore | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort |
| 1968 | Torpid | Greville Starkey | John Oxley |
| 1969 | Light Fire | Lester Piggott | Peter Nelson |
| 1970 | Only a Wish | Lester Piggott | Jeremy Tree |
| 1971 | Juggernaut | Brian Taylor | Freddie Maxwell |
| 1972 | Moulton | Brian Taylor | Harry Wragg |
| 1973 | Tepukei | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern |
| 1974 | English Prince | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn |
| 1975 | Jolly Good | Geoff Lewis | Bruce Hobbs |
| 1976 | Tierra Fuego | Willie Carson | Clive Brittain |
| 1977 [b] | Tully | Willie Carson | Dick Hern |
| 1978 | Leonardo da Vinci | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn |
| 1979 | Milford | Willie Carson | Dick Hern |
| 1980 | Dukedom | Lester Piggott | Ian Balding |
| 1981 | Cut Above | Willie Carson | Dick Hern |
| 1982 | Electric | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute |
| 1983 | no race [c] | ||
| 1984 | Kirmann | Steve Cauthen | Fulke Johnson Houghton |
| 1985 | Vertige | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil |
| 1986 | Mashkour | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil |
| 1987 | Zaizoom | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole |
| 1988 | Alwuhush | Willie Carson | John Dunlop |
| 1989 | Zalazl | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil |
| 1990 | Starstreak | Richard Quinn | Mark Johnston |
| 1991 | Perpendicular | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil |
| 1992 | Top Register | Walter Swinburn | Lord Huntingdon |
| 1993 | Tioman Island | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole |
See also
References
- ^ "Chanteur II Runs Again at Hurst Park". Glasgow Herald. 26 May 1947. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ "1994 White Rose Handicap". Racing Post. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – White Rose Stakes.
- pedigreequery.com – White Rose Stakes – Ascot.