Mill_Reef_Stakes

Mill Reef Stakes

Mill Reef Stakes

Flat horse race in Britain

The Mill Reef Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-olds. It is run at Newbury over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.

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History

The event is named after Mill Reef, a highly successful racehorse in the early 1970s. He was trained at Kingsclere, located several miles from Newbury.

The Mill Reef Stakes replaced a similar race, the Crookham Stakes, in 1972. The winner of the inaugural running, Mon Fils, went on to win the following year's 2,000 Guineas.

The leading horses from the Mill Reef Stakes sometimes race next in the Middle Park Stakes or the Dewhurst Stakes.

Records

Leading jockey (5 wins):

  • Pat Eddery – Habat (1973), Red Cross (1974), Formidable (1977), Lord Seymour (1979), Magic of Life (1987)

Leading trainer (4 wins):

  • Richard Hannon Sr. – Mon Fils (1972), Showbrook (1991), Galeota (2004), Cool Creek (2005)
  • Peter Walwyn – Habat (1973), Red Cross (1974), Formidable (1977), Luqman (1985)

Winners

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Crookham Stakes

The Crookham Stakes, named after the village of Crookham, was the precursor of the Mill Reef Stakes (although run over a distance of 7 furlongs and 60 yards (1,463 metres)).

  • 1960: Colour Blind
  • 1961: All a Gogg
  • 1962: My Myosotis
  • 1963: Soderini
  • 1964: Audience
  • 1965: Fontex
  • 1966: Karpathos
  • 1967: Hurry Hurry
  • 1968: Full Dress
  • 1969: Hazy Idea
  • 1970: Revellarie
  • 1971: Alonso

See also

References

  • Paris-Turf:
    • "1982"., "1983"., "1984"., "1986"., "1987".
  • Racing Post:
  • galopp-sieger.de – Mill Reef Stakes (ex Crookham Stakes).
  • horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Mill Reef Stakes (2018).
  • pedigreequery.com – Mill Reef Stakes – Newbury.
  • Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 185–186. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
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