Horse Racing - Nunthorpe Stakes
Held at York racecourse in North Yorkshire, England, this is part of the venue's Ebor meeting each August, is open to horses aged two years or older and run over the minimum distance of five furlongs (1006 metres). It was inaugurated in 1903 but has only been a Group 1 contest since 1984. Since 2011, the winner of the race has been awarded an entry to the same year's Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint. The 2008 running was at Newmarket.
The winners since it was awarded Group 1 status have been:
YEAR | WINNER | JOCKEY | TRAINER |
1984 | COMMITTED | B Thomson | D Weld |
1985 | NEVER SO BOLD | S Cauthen | R A'strong |
1986 | LAST TYCOON | Y S-Martin | R Collet |
1987 | AJDAL | W Sw'burn | M Stoute |
1988 | HANDSOME SAILOR | M Hills | B Hills |
1989 | CADEAUX GENEREUX | P Eddery | A Scott |
1990 | DAYJUR | W Carson | D Hern |
1991 | SHEIKH ALBADOU | P Eddery | A Scott |
1992 | LYRIC FANTASY | M Roberts | R Hannon |
1993 | LOCHSONG | F Dettori | I Balding |
^1994 | PICCOLO | J Reid | M Channon |
1995 | SO FACTUAL | F Dettori | S bin Suroor |
1996 | PIVOTAL | G Duffield | M Prescott |
1997 | DEAD HEAT - see below | see below | see below |
1998 | LOCHANGEL | F Dettori | I BAlding |
1999 | STRAVINSKY | M Kinane | A O'Brien |
2000 | NUCLEAR DEBATE | G Mosse | J Hammond |
2001 | MOZART | M Kinane | A O'Brien |
2002 | KYLLACHY | J Spencer | H Candy |
2003 | OASIS DREAM | R Hughes | J Gosden |
2004 | BAHAMIAN PIRATE | S Sanders | D Nicholls |
2005 | LA CUCARACHA | M Hills | B Hills |
2006 | REVERENCE | K Darley | E Alston |
2007 | KINGSGATE NATIVE | J Quinn | J Best |
*2008 | BORDERLESCOTT | P Cosgrove | R Bastiman |
2009 | BORDERLESCOTT | N Callan | R Bastiman |
2010 | SOLE POWER | W Lordan | E Lynam |
2011 | MARGOT DID | H Turner | M Bell |
2012 | ORTENSIA | W Buick | P Messara |
2013 | JWALA | S Drowne | R Cowell |
2014 | SOLE POWER | R Hughes | E Lynam |
2015 | MECCA'S ANGEL | P M'rennan | M Dods |
2016 | MECCA'S ANGEL | P M'rennan | M Dods |
2017 | MARSHA | L Morris | M Prescott |
2018 | ALPHA DELPHINI | G Lee | B Smart |
2019 | BATTAASH | J Crowley | C Hills |
2020 | BATTAASH | J Crowley | C Hills |
2021 | WINTER POWER | S de Sousa | T Easterby |
2022 | HIGHFIELD P'CESS | J Hart | J Quinn |
2023 | LIVE IN THE DREAM | S Kinane | A West |
2024 | BRADSELL | H Doyle | A Watson |
*at Newmarket ^Blue Siren was first past the post but was disqualified and placed last after being found guilty of obstruction The 1997 race finished as a dead heat for first between Coastal Bluff (Jockey - K Darley, Trainer - D Barron) and Ya Malak (A Greaves & D Nicholls)
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