Greenham Stakes Explained
| Class: | Group 3 |
| Horse Race: | Greenham Stakes |
| Location: | Newbury Racecourse
Newbury, Berkshire, England |
| Inaugurated: | 1906 |
| Race Type: | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor: | Watership Down Stud |
| Website: | Newbury |
| Distance: | 7f (1,408 metres) |
| Surface: | Turf |
| Track: | Straight |
| Qualification: | Three-year-old
colts and geldings |
| Weight: | 9 st 0 lb |
| Purse: | £55,000 (2021)
1st: £31,191 |
|}The Greenham Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts and geldings. It is run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1540yd) at Newbury in April.
History
The event is named after Greenham, the civil parish where Newbury Racecourse is located. It was established in 1906, and was initially contested over a mile.[1]
The race continued with its original length until the start of World War II.[2] It was not staged from 1941 to 1948, and resumed with a distance of 7 furlongs and 60 yards in 1949.[3] It was shortened to 7 furlongs in 1956.[4]
The Greenham Stakes can serve as a trial for various colts' Classics in Europe. The last winner to achieve victory in the 2000 Guineas was Frankel in 2011, and the most recent 2,000 Guineas winner to compete in the Greenham Stakes was Night of Thunder, the 2014 runner-up.
Records
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- Steve Donoghue – Sydmonton (1911), Polygnotus (1919), Silvern (1920), Green Fire (1924), Zelina (1934)
- Joe Mercer – Counsel (1955), Heathen (1968), Boldboy (1973), Kris (1979), Creag-an-Sgor (1984)
Leading trainer (6 wins):
- Henry Cecil – Wollow (1976), Kris (1979), Cajun (1982), Faustus (1986), Enrique (1999), Frankel (2011)
- Richard Hannon Sr. – Rock City (1990), Redback (2002), Major Cadeaux (2007), Paco Boy (2008), Dick Turpin (2010), Olympic Glory (2013)
Winners since 1931
Earlier winners
- 1906: Rocketter
- 1907: Donna Caterina
- 1908: Sir Toby
- 1909: Minoru
- 1910: Bronzino
- 1911: Sydmonton
- 1912: Jingling Geordie
- 1913: Shogun
- 1914: Sunny Lake
- 1915: Let Fly / Sunfire *
- 1916: Analogy
- 1917–18: no race
- 1919: Polygnotus
- 1920: Silvern
- 1921: no race
- 1922: Weathervane
- 1923: Parth
- 1924: Green Fire
- 1925: Sparus
- 1926: Friar Wile
- 1927: Lordland
- 1928: The Wheedler
- 1929: Sidonia
- 1930: Christopher Robin
- The 1915 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
See also
References
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External links
- Race Recordings (1983-2004) youtube.com
- galopp-sieger.de – Greenham Stakes.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Greenham Stakes (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Greenham Stakes – Newbury.
- Book: Abelson. Edward. Tyrrel. John. The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. 1993. 1-873626-15-0. 13–15.
Notes and References
- News: 1907 Greenham Stakes . . 13 April 1907 . 17 February 2013.
- News: 1939 Greenham Stakes . Glasgow Herald . 1 April 1939 . 17 February 2013.
- News: 1949 Greenham Stakes . Glasgow Herald . 1 April 1949 . 17 February 2013.
- News: 1956 Greenham Stakes . Glasgow Herald . 13 April 1956 . 17 February 2013.
