Lockinge_Stakes

Lockinge Stakes

Lockinge Stakes

Flat horse race in Britain

The Lockinge Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) at Newbury in May.

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History

The event is named after Lockinge, a civil parish located to the north of Newbury. It was established in 1958, and originally open to horses aged three or older. The first edition was won by that year's 2000 Guineas Stakes winner Pall Mall.[1] The horse repeated his success as a four-year-old in 1959.[2]

The present race grading system was introduced in 1971, and the Lockinge Stakes was given Group 2 status. It was abandoned due to torrential rain in 1975.[3][4]

The event was relegated to Group 3 level in 1983,[5] and promoted back to Group 2 in 1985.[6] It was raised to Group 1 and closed to three-year-olds in 1995.

The Lockinge Stakes became part of the British Champions Series in 2011.[7] It is currently the second race in the mile division, which concludes with the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes in October.

The leading horses from the Lockinge Stakes often go on to compete in the Queen Anne Stakes. The last to win both races in the same year was Frankel in 2012.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Pall Mall – 1958, 1959
  • Welsh Pageant – 1970, 1971
  • Soviet Line – 1995, 1996

Leading jockey (6 wins):

  • Lester Piggott – Sovereign Path (1960), The Creditor (1964), Sparkler (1973), Belmont Bay (1981), Polar Falcon (1991), Swing Low (1993)

Leading trainer (8 wins):

  • Sir Michael Stoute – Scottish Reel (1986), Safawan (1990), Soviet Line (1995, 1996), Medicean (2001), Russian Rhythm (2004), Peeress (2006), Mustashry (2019)

Leading owner (9 wins):

  • Godolphin – Cape Cross (1998), Fly to the Stars (1999), Aljabr (2000), Creachadoir (2008), Farhh (2013), Night of Thunder (2015), Belardo (2016), Ribchester (2017), Modern Games (2023)

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  1. The 1975 running was abandoned because of torrential rain
  2. The 2020 running was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "1958 Lockinge Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 31 May 1958. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  2. [2]
    "1959 Lockinge Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 30 May 1959. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  3. [3]
    "1975 Lockinge Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 17 May 1975. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  4. [4]
    "Saturday's Winners". Glasgow Herald. 19 May 1975. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  5. [5]
    "1984 Lockinge Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 19 May 1984. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  6. [6]
    "1985 Lockinge Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 17 May 1985. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  7. [7]
    "2011 British Champions Series". britishchampionsseries.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
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