Great St. Wilfrid Stakes
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The Great St. Wilfrid Stakes is a flat
handicap horse race
in Great Britain
open to thoroughbred
s aged three years or older. It is run at Ripon Racecourse
over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.
The event is named after St. Wilfrid
, the patron saint
of Ripon
. The winning owner is awarded a silver trophy depicting St. Wilfrid mounted on horseback.
The Great St. Wilfrid Stakes is the venue's most valuable race of the season. It has been sponsored by William Hill
since 1994.
Most successful horse since 1986:
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Leading jockey
since 1986 (2 wins):
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Leading trainer
since 1986 (2 wins):
Flat racing
Flat racing is a form of Thoroughbred horse racing which is run over a level track at a predetermined distance. It differs from steeplechase racing which is run over hurdles...
handicap horse race
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
open to thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
s aged three years or older. It is run at Ripon Racecourse
Ripon Racecourse
Ripon Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England. It has been used for horse racing for more than 300 years and is nicknamed the Garden Racecourse. The course is a right-handed oval of approximately 1m5f with a 5f finishing straight and a 6f chute...
over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.
The event is named after St. Wilfrid
Wilfrid
Wilfrid was an English bishop and saint. Born a Northumbrian noble, he entered religious life as a teenager and studied at Lindisfarne, at Canterbury, in Gaul, and at Rome; he returned to Northumbria in about 660, and became the abbot of a newly founded monastery at Ripon...
, the patron saint
Patron saint
A patron saint is a saint who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person...
of Ripon
Ripon
Ripon is a cathedral city, market town and successor parish in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, located at the confluence of two streams of the River Ure in the form of the Laver and Skell. The city is noted for its main feature the Ripon Cathedral which is architecturally...
. The winning owner is awarded a silver trophy depicting St. Wilfrid mounted on horseback.
The Great St. Wilfrid Stakes is the venue's most valuable race of the season. It has been sponsored by William Hill
William Hill (bookmaker)
William Hill plc is one of the largest bookmakers in the United Kingdom. Its headquarters is in the north London suburb of Wood Green and in Leeds, West Yorkshire. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.-History:...
since 1994.
Records
Most successful horse since 1986:
- no horse has won this race more than once since 1986
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Leading jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
since 1986 (2 wins):
- Gary Carter – Catherines Well (1986), Fascination Waltz (1990)
- Ray CochraneRay CochraneRay Cochrane is a retired horse racing jockey and current sports agent.He was the winning jockey in three of the five British Classic Races: the Oaks Stakes, 1,000 Guineas Stakes and Epsom Derby Stakes...
– Samwar (1996), Cadeaux Cher (1998)
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Leading trainer
Horse trainer
In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...
since 1986 (2 wins):
- Mick EasterbyMick EasterbyMichael William 'Mick' Easterby is a British racehorse trainer.He is a dual-purpose trainer, saddling runners in both flat racing and National Hunt racing...
– Catherines Well (1986), William's Well (2000) - Mark Johnston – Double Blue (1995), Tadeo (1997)
- David Nicholls – Ice Planet (2005), Tajneed (2008)
Winners since 1986
- Weights given in stones and poundsPound (mass)The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
.Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer SP Time 1986 Catherines Well 3 8-08 Gary Carter Mick Easterby Mick EasterbyMichael William 'Mick' Easterby is a British racehorse trainer.He is a dual-purpose trainer, saddling runners in both flat racing and National Hunt racing...1987 Umbelata 4 8-10 Tony Culhane Mick Naughton 1:15.60 1988 Golden Ancona 5 8-09 Mark Birch Peter Easterby Peter EasterbyMiles Henry 'Peter' Easterby is a retired British racehorse trainer. He was British jump racing Champion Trainer three times....F 1:16.40 1989 Thornfield Boy 3 8-06 Pat Eddery Pat EdderyPatrick James John "Pat" Eddery is a former flat racing jockey. Pat's father Jimmy Eddery was a jockey, as is his brother Paul Eddery.-Career:...Reg Akehurst F 1:10.40 1990 Fascination Waltz 3 7-12 Gary Carter John Mackie 1:12.20 1991 Premier Touch 4 9-07 Alex Greaves David Barron 1:11.40 1992 Green Dollar 9 9-04 Michael Tebbutt Eric Wheeler 1:12.30 1993 Hard to Figure 7 9-03 Steve Drowne Steve DrowneSteve Drowne is a professional Flat racing jockey. Growing up, he attended Newmarket Racing School. His father was a Devon farmer.Drowne is one of racing's most respected senior riders. He has a long association with trainer Roger Charlton.- External links :...Ron Hodges 1:11.60 1994 Whittle Woods Girl 3 7-07 Jimmy Quinn Jimmy Quinn (jockey)James "Jimmy" Quinn is an Irish professional horse racing flat jockey. One of the highlights of Quinn's career came when he won the Nunthorpe Stakes at York Racecourse with Kingsgate Native....Eric Alston 1:11.00 1995 Double Blue 6 9-13 Jason Weaver Jason Weaver (jockey)Jason Weaver is a former British flat racing jockey who had much of his major success in the mid 1990s. In total, Weaver rode more than 1,000 winners in a career which spanned fourteen years.-Biography:...Mark Johnston 1:10.10 1996 Samwar 4 8-06 Ray Cochrane Ray CochraneRay Cochrane is a retired horse racing jockey and current sports agent.He was the winning jockey in three of the five British Classic Races: the Oaks Stakes, 1,000 Guineas Stakes and Epsom Derby Stakes...Gay Kelleway 1:11.60 1997 Tadeo 4 9-08 Dean McKeown Dean McKeownDean Russell McKeown is a currently bannedBritish Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He embarked on his professional career as a teenager, earning his first win in 1977. While never a Champion jockey, McKeown has won a number of important Conditions races in the United Kingdom including three...Mark Johnston 1:09.80 1998 Cadeaux Cher 4 8-06 Ray Cochrane Ray CochraneRay Cochrane is a retired horse racing jockey and current sports agent.He was the winning jockey in three of the five British Classic Races: the Oaks Stakes, 1,000 Guineas Stakes and Epsom Derby Stakes...Barry Hills Barry HillsBarry Hills is a British thoroughbred horse trainer. He lives in Lambourn, England.-Biography:Barry Hills had three sons in his first marriage: John, Michael, and Richard. John is a horse trainer, and both Michael and Richard are jockeys. After his divorce, he married Penny Hills, and had two more...1:11.50 1999 Pipalong 3 9-07 Lindsay Charnock Tim Easterby Tim EasterbyTim Easterby is a British racehorse trainer based in North Yorkshire.TIM EASTERBY took over the famous Habton Grange stables in North Yorkshire from his father, Peter Easterby, in February 1996...1:13.00 2000 William's Well 6 7-13 Dale Gibson Mick Easterby Mick EasterbyMichael William 'Mick' Easterby is a British racehorse trainer.He is a dual-purpose trainer, saddling runners in both flat racing and National Hunt racing...1:11.30 2001 Antonio Canova 5 8-09 Francis Norton Bob Jones F 1:11.60 2002 Deceitful 4 8-08 Francis Ferris David Evans 1:09.90 2003 Hidden Dragon 4 9-01 David Nolan Paul Blockley 1:10.53 2004 Smokin Beau 7 9-10 Joe Fanning Nick Littmoden 1:13.65 2005 Ice Planet 4 8-07 Phillip Makin David Nicholls 1:13.19 2006 Excusez Moi 4 9-04 Kerrin McEvoy Clive Brittain Clive BrittainClive Brittain is a British race-horse trainer. He began training as an apprentice in 1949, and on his own as a licensed trainer in the early 1970s. He currently trains at Carlburg Stables in Newmarket, Suffolk...1:13.82 2007 Kostar 6 9-06 Philip Robinson Philip P. RobinsonPhilip Peter Robinson is an English flat racing jockey.The son of Peter Robinson, a jockey and trainer, he rode his first winner in 1978 at Great Yarmouth. He was British flat racing Champion Apprentice in 1979 and 1980. One of his most famous victories was his win on Pebbles, trained by Clive...Clive Cox 1:11.61 2008 Tajneed 5 8-12 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls 1:13.75 2009 Markab 6 9-03 Pat Cosgrave Henry Candy F 1:10.10 2010 Damika 7 8-10 Michael Stainton Richard Whitaker 1:13.31 2011 Pepper Lane 4 8-12 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara 1:12.34