| Class: | Group 3 |
| Horse Race: | Abernant Stakes |
| Location: | Rowley Mile Newmarket, England |
| Inaugurated: | 1969 |
| Race Type: | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor: | Connaught Access Flooring |
| Website: | Newmarket |
| Distance: | 6f (1,207 metres) |
| Surface: | Turf |
| Track: | Straight |
| Qualification: | Three-years-old and up |
| Weight: | 8 st 12 lb (3yo); 9 st 9 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 7 lb for Group 1 winners * 5 lb for Group 2 winners * 3 lb for Group 3 winners * * since 31 August last year |
| Purse: | £85,000 (2024) 1st: £48,204 |
|}The Abernant Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres) on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket in mid-April.
The event is named after Abernant, a successful sprinter in the late 1940s and early 1950s. It was established in 1969, and the first running was won by Song.[1]
For a period the race held Listed status. It was promoted to Group 3 level in 2013.[2]
The race is currently staged on the final day of Newmarket's three-day Craven Meeting. It is run on the same day as the Craven Stakes.
The leading horses from the Abernant Stakes sometimes go on to compete in the Palace House Stakes or the Duke of York Stakes.
Most successful horse (4 wins):
Leading jockey (4 wins):
Leading trainer (5 wins):
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| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time | |||
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| 1969 | width=150px | Song | 3 | width=160px | Joe Mercer | width=170px | Derek Candy | |
| 1970 | Crooner | 4 | John Gorton | Doug Smith | ||||
| 1971 | Realm | 4 | Brian Taylor | John Winter | 1:14.50 | |||
| 1972 | Shiny Tenth | 5 | Joe Mercer | Doug Marks | ||||
| 1973 | Balliol | 4 | Brian Taylor | John Winter | ||||
| 1974 | Boldboy | 4 | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern | ||||
| 1975 | Midsummer Star | 5 | Alan Bond | Mick Masson | ||||
| 1976 | Boldboy | 6 | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern | ||||
| 1977 | Boldboy | 7 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | ||||
| 1978 | Boldboy | 8 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | ||||
| 1979 | Great | 4 | Greville Starkey | Michael Stoute | ||||
| 1980 | Gypsy Dancer | 5 | Lester Piggott | Bill O'Gorman | 1:12.79 | |||
| 1981 | Rabdan | 4 | Lester Piggott | Robert Armstrong | ||||
| 1982 | Lightning Label | 6 | Steve Cauthen | Paul Kelleway | ||||
| 1983 | Sweet Monday | 5 | Philip Waldron | Jack Holt | ||||
| 1984 | Reesh | 3 | Taffy Thomas | Bill O'Gorman | ||||
| 1985 | Grey Desire | 5 | Pat Eddery | Mel Brittain | ||||
| 1986 | Homo Sapien | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | ||||
| 1987 | Governor General | 4 | Brian Rouse | David Elsworth | ||||
| 1988 | Rich Charlie | 4 | Paul Eddery | Charlie Nelson | 1:14.57 | |||
| 1989 | Point of Light | 4 | Paul Eddery | Geoff Lewis | 1:13.94 | |||
| 1990 | Sharp Reminder | 6 | Bruce Raymond | Colin Williams | 1:11.61 | |||
| 1991 | Case Law | 4 | George Duffield | Sir Mark Prescott | 1:11.36 | |||
| 1992 | Fylde Flyer | 3 | Lester Piggott | Jack Berry | 1:12.76 | |||
| 1993 | Splice | 4 | Walter Swinburn | James Fanshawe | 1:13.39 | |||
| 1994 | Midhish | 4 | Walter Swinburn | Ben Hanbury | 1:13.73 | |||
| 1995 | Lake Coniston | 4 | Pat Eddery | Geoff Lewis | 1:10.25 | |||
| 1996 | Passion for Life | 3 | Pat Eddery | Geoff Lewis | 1:11.49 | |||
| 1997 | Monaassib | 6 | Daragh O'Donohoe | Ed Dunlop | 1:11.42 | |||
| 1998 | Tedburrow | 6 | Kieren Fallon | Eric Alston | 1:14.02 | |||
| 1999 | Bold Edge | 4 | Dane O'Neill | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:11.68 | |||
| 2000 | Cretan Gift | 9 | Tom McLaughlin | Nick Littmoden | 1:13.30 | |||
| 2001 | Primo Valentino | 4 | Richard Quinn | Peter Harris | 1:12.94 | |||
| 2002 | Reel Buddy | 4 | Jimmy Fortune | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:11.02 | |||
| 2003 | Needwood Blade | 5 | Seb Sanders | Bryan McMahon | 1:13.87 | |||
| 2004 | Arakan | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:12.37 | |||
| 2005 | Quito | 8 | Tony Culhane | David Chapman | 1:12.14 | |||
| 2006 | Paradise Isle | 5 | Kevin Darley | Chris Wall | 1:10.50 | |||
| 2007 | Asset | 4 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:09.64 | |||
| 2008 | Zidane | 6 | Jamie Spencer | James Fanshawe | 1:12.56 | |||
| 2009 | Tax Free | 7 | Franny Norton | David Nicholls | 1:10.30 | |||
| 2010 | Equiano | 5 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 1:11.07 | |||
| 2011 | Genki | 7 | Steve Drowne | Roger Charlton | 1:11.12 | |||
| 2012 | Mayson | 4 | Paul Hanagan | Richard Fahey | 1:11.86 | |||
| 2013 | Tickled Pink | 4 | Tom Queally | Sir Henry Cecil | 1:09.88 | |||
| 2014 | Hamza | 5 | Jamie Spencer | Kevin Ryan | 1:09.88 | |||
| 2015 | Astaire | 4 | Jamie Spencer | Kevin Ryan | 1:12.09 | |||
| 2016 | Magical Memory | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Charles Hills | 1:14.84 | |||
| 2017 | Brando | 5 | Tom Eaves | Kevin Ryan | 1:10.19 | |||
| 2018 | Brando | 6 | Tom Eaves | Kevin Ryan | 1:12.34 | |||
| 2019 | Keystroke | 7 | Adam Kirby | Stuart Williams | 1:11.64 | |||
| 2020 | Oxted | 4 | Cieren Fallon | Roger Teal | 1:09.39 | |||
| 2021 | Summerghand | 7 | Daniel Tudhope | David O'Meara | 1:12.43 | |||
| 2022 | Double Or Bubble | 5 | Jack Mitchell | Chris Wall | 1:10.53 | |||
| 2023 | Garrus | 7 | Ryan Moore | Charles Hills | 1:15.11 | |||
| 2024 | Washington Heights | 4 | Tom Eaves | Kevin Ryan | 1:09.53 |
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