Pontefract Castle Stakes Explained

|}The Pontefract Castle Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to filies and mares aged four years or older.It is run at Pontefract over a distance of 1 mile 4 furlongs and 5 yards (2,419 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

The race was first run in 2005. It was originally open to horses of either sex but was restricted to fillies and mares from the 2017 running.^[1]

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

• Brown Panther – 2012, 2013

Leading jockey (2 wins):

• Harry Bentley – Isabel De Urbina (2018), Antonia De Vega (2020)
• Ryan Moore - Abingdon (2017), Katara (2021)
• William Buick - Freedom's Light (2014), River Of Stars (2024)

Leading trainer (3 wins):

• Ralph Beckett – Isabel De Urbina (2018), Antonia De Vega (2020), River Of Stars (2024)

Winners

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Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
2005	Songlark	5	Kerrin McEvoy	Saeed bin Suroor	2:35.36
2006	Alfie Flits	4	Dean McKeown	Alan Swinbank	2:45.15
2007	Ivy Creek	4	Steve Drowne	Geoff Wragg	2:41.92
2008	Tranquil Tiger	4	Tom Queally	Henry Cecil	2:37:12
2009	Furmigadelagiusta	5	Philip Makin	Karl Burke	2:35.75
2010	Prospect Wells	5	Paul Mulrennan	J Howard Johnson	2:38.42
2011	Distant Memories	5	Jamie Spencer	Tom Tate	2:38.66
2012	Brown Panther	4	Kieren Fallon	Tom Dascombe	2:49.00
2013	Brown Panther	5	Richard Kingscote	Tom Dascombe	2:39.71
2014	Freedom's Light	4	William Buick	John Gosden	2:34.10
2015	Connecticut	4	Adam Kirby	Luca Cumani	2:39.78
2016	Loving Things	4	Martin Lane	Luca Cumani	2:37.05
2017	Abingdon	4	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:37.54
2018	Isabel De Urbina	4	Harry Bentley	Ralph Beckett	2:38.54
2019	Bayshore Freeway	4	Franny Norton	Mark Johnston	2:36.43
2020	Antonia De Vega	4	Harry Bentley	Ralph Beckett	2:34.54
2021	Katara	4	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:36.11
2022	Glenartney	4	Ross Coakley	Ed Walker	2:36.95
2023	Voodoo Queen	4	David Egan	Roger Varian	2:36.71
2024	River Of Stars	5	William Buick	Ralph Beckett	2:37.07

See also

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

References

• Racing Post

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Qatar Goodwood Cup and Ascot’s Queen Vase upgraded as part of British racing’s long-term plan to safeguard the staying breed / 01 Feb 17. British Horseracing. 11 April 2017.