Winter Hill Stakes Explained

Class:	Group 3
Horse Race:	Winter Hill Stakes
Location:	Windsor Racecourse Windsor, England
Race Type:	Flat
Sponsor:	Sytner Group
Website:	Windsor
Distance:	1m 2f (2,012 m)
Surface:	Turf
Track:	Left and right-handed
Qualification:	Three-years-old and up
Weight:	9 st 0 lb (3yo); 9 st 7 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 * * after 2021
Purse:	£60,000 (2022) 1st: £34,026

|}The Winter Hill Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Windsor over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

For a period the event was classed at Listed level. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 1995, and is currently the only Group race usually held at Windsor.

The venue stages regular evening meetings throughout the summer, and the Winter Hill Stakes is the feature race on the final day.

Records

Most successful horse since 1986 (3 wins):

• Annus Mirabilis – 1996, 1997, 1998

Leading jockey since 1986 (5 wins):

• Frankie Dettori – Annus Mirabilis (1996, 1997), Naheef (2002), Campanologist (2009), Planteur (2013)

Leading trainer since 1986 (10 wins):

• Sir Michael Stoute – Samarid (1986), Dolpour (1989), Desert Shot (1995), Adilabad (2000, 2001), Tam Lin (2006), Queen's Best (2007), Solid Stone (2021), Regal Reality (2022), Passenger (2023)

Winners since 1986

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Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1986	width=150px	Samarid	3	width=160px	Walter Swinburn	width=170px	Michael Stoute
1987	Media Starguest	3	Ray Cochrane	Luca Cumani	2:05.00
1988	Hibernian Gold	3	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	2:07.20
1989	Dolpour	3	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	2:08.40
1990	Song of Sixpence	6	Steve Cauthen	Ian Balding	2:07.40
1991	Filia Ardross	5	Richard Hills	Alec Stewart	2:05.40
1992	Shuailaan	3	Michael Roberts	Alec Stewart	2:06.50
1993	Usaidit	4	John Reid	Terry Mills	2:03.90
1994	Young Buster	6	Paul Eddery	Geoff Wragg	2:04.40
1995	Desert Shot	5	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	2:06.30
1996	Annus Mirabilis	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	2:09.10
1997	Annus Mirabilis	5	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	2:03.80
1998	Annus Mirabilis	6	Daragh O'Donohoe	Saeed bin Suroor	2:03.90
1999	Zindabad	3	Kieren Fallon	Ben Hanbury	2:03.80
2000	Adilabad	3	Pat Eddery	Sir Michael Stoute	2:07.40
2001	Adilabad	4	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	2:08.00
2002	Naheef	3	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	2:04.60
2003	Leporello	3	Richard Quinn	Peter Harris	2:06.56
2004	Ancient World	4	Kerrin McEvoy	Saeed bin Suroor	2:08.97
2005	Eccentric	4	Darryll Holland	Andrew Reid	2:05.02
2006	Tam Lin	3	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:06.91
2007	Queen's Best	4	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:07.98
2008	Stotsfold	5	Adam Kirby	Walter Swinburn	2:05.06
2009	Campanologist	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	2:02.44
2010	Distant Memories	4	Jamie Spencer	Tom Tate	2:08.75
2011	Prince Siegfried	5	Ted Durcan	Saeed bin Suroor	2:07.44
2012	Lay Time	4	Jimmy Fortune	Andrew Balding	2:07.83
2013	Planteur	6	Frankie Dettori	Marco Botti	2:08.00
2014	Al Kazeem	6	George Baker	Roger Charlton	2:01.62
2015	Racing History	3	William Buick	Saeed bin Suroor	2:07.75
2016	Chain Of Daisies	4	Fergus Sweeney	Henry Candy	2:02.58
2017	Fabricate	5	Gerald Mosse	Michael Bell	2:04.25
2018	Fabricate	6	James Doyle	Michael Bell	2:08.03
2019	Desert Encounter	7	Jamie Spencer	David Simcock	2:04:24
2020	Extra Elusive	5	Hollie Doyle	Roger Charlton	2:11.38
2021	Solid Stone	5	Richard Kingscote	Sir Michael Stoute	2:07.46
2022	Regal Reality	7	Richard Kingscote	Sir Michael Stoute	2:03.01
2023	Passenger	3	Richard Kingscote	Sir Michael Stoute	2:03.94

See also

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

References

• Racing Post:
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• galopp-sieger.de – Winter Hill Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Winter Hill Stakes (2018).
• pedigreequery.com – Winter Hill Stakes – Windsor.