Aston Park Stakes Explained

|}The Aston Park Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older.It is run at Newbury over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2640yd). Up until 2014 it was run over a distance of 1 mile 5 furlongs and 61 yards (2,671 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May. The race was upgraded to Group 3 level from the 2016 running, having previously been a run as a Listed race.^[1] Since the 2016 running the race has been sponsored by Al Rayyan and run as the Al Rayyan Stakes.

Winners since 1988

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Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1988	Merce Cunningham	4	Willie Carson	Neil Graham	2:47.35
1989	Albadr	4	Michael Roberts	Robert Armstrong	2:47.83
1990	Sesame	5	Walter Swinburn	David Morley	2:48.87
1991	Snurge	4	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	2:54.15
1992	Endoli	5	Michael Roberts	Clive Brittain	2:45.15
1993	Brier Creek	4	Ray Cochrane	John Gosden	2:55.01
1994	Right Win	4	Pat Eddery	Richard Hannon Sr.	2:53.19
1995	Escarpment	4	John Reid	Peter Chapple-Hyam	2:47.26
1996	Election Day	4	Willie Carson	Michael Stoute	2:56.66
1997	Persian Punch	4	Ray Cochrane	David Elsworth	2:58.07
1998	Yorkshire	4	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	2:48.52
1999	Dark Shell	4	Olivier Peslier	Michael Stoute	2:56.05
2000	Sea Wave	5	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	2:50.23
2001	Water Jump	4	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	3:07.96
2002	High Pitched	4	Richard Quinn	Henry Cecil	2:50.68
2003	Gamut	4	Kieren Fallon	Michael Stoute	2:48.64
2004	The Whistling Teal	8	Darryll Holland	Geoff Wragg	2:48.97
2005	Wolfe Tone	4	Kieren Fallon	Aidan O'Brien	2:48.96
2006	Distinction	7	Michael Kinane	Michael Stoute	3:03.45
2007	Peppertree Lane	4	Kevin Darley	Mark Johnston	2:52.03
2008	Tranquil Tiger	4	Ted Durcan	Henry Cecil	2:52.31
2009	Tastahil	5	Richard Hills	Barry Hills	2:52.42
2010	Claremont	4	William Buick	Mahmood Al Zarooni	2:50.90
2011	Drunken Sailor	6	Kieren Fallon	Luca Cumani	2:47.91
2012	Hawaafez	4	K T O'Neill	Marcus Tregoning	2:58.44
2013	Willing Foe	6	Silvestre De Sousa	Saeed bin Suroor	2:50.15
2014	Mount Athos	7	Jamie Spencer	Marco Botti	2:48.72
2015	Telescope	5	Ryan Moore	Michael Stoute	2:34.11
2016	Astronereus	5	Pat Dobbs	Amanda Perrett	2:38.41
2017	Hawkbill	4	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	2:42.75
2018	Crystal Ocean	4	Ryan Moore	Michael Stoute	2:35.69
2019	Crystal Ocean	5	Ryan Moore	Michael Stoute	2:33.78
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2021	Al Aasy	4	Jim Crowley	William Haggas	2:39.11
2022	Ilaraab	5	Tom Marquand	William Haggas	2:30.55
2023	Haskoy	4	Frankie Dettori	Ralph Beckett	2:32.33

See also

• Horse racing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

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horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Aston Park Stakes (2018).

Notes and References

1. Web site: European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2016 European Programme / 21 Jan 16. British Horseracing Authority. 30 March 2016.