Sagaro_Stakes

Sagaro Stakes

Sagaro Stakes

Flat horse race in Britain

The Sagaro Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile 7 furlongs and 209 yards (3,209 metres) at Ascot in late April or early May.

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History

The event was formerly known as the Paradise Stakes, and it was originally held at Hurst Park. For a period it was contested by three-year-olds over 1¼ miles.[1] It was later a race for older horses over 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 66 yards.[2]

The Paradise Stakes continued to be staged at Hurst Park until 1962. It was transferred to Ascot in 1963, and temporarily switched to Newbury in 1964.

The race was renamed the Sagaro Stakes in 1978.[3] It was named after Sagaro, the winner of Ascot's Gold Cup in each of the preceding three seasons.

The Sagaro Stakes was given Group 3 status in 1983. That year's edition was abandoned due to waterlogging, so it was first run as a Group race in 1984.[4]

Since 2019 the official title has indicated that the race should be considered as a trial for the Ascot Gold Cup, run at the Royal Meeting at the same course (but a half mile further) in June.

Several winners of the Sagaro Stakes have won the Gold Cup in the same season. The most recent was Estimate in 2013.

The title Paradise Stakes is now assigned to a different race at Ascot, a 1-mile Listed event for older horses.[5]

Records

Most successful horse since 1978 (2 wins):

  • Nicholas Bill – 1979, 1981
  • Teamster – 1990, 1991
  • Double Trigger – 1995, 1996
  • Orchestra Stall – 1997, 2000
  • Alcazar – 2003, 2005
  • Mizzou – 2015, 2016

Leading jockey since 1978 (5 wins):

Leading trainer since 1978 (6 wins):

  • Sir Michael Stoute – Shangamuzo (1978), Teamster (1990, 1991), Cover Up (2006), Patkai (2009), Estimate (2013)

Winners since 1978

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  1. The 1983 running was abandoned because of a waterlogged course
  2. The 1998 and 2001 races were held at Newmarket
  3. The 2005 and 2006 editions took place at Lingfield Park
  4. The 2012 race was run at Kempton Park on an all-weather racetrack
  5. The 2020 race was run over 2 mile and 110 yards at Newcastle in June, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom

Paradise Stakes

  • 1920: Comrade
  • 1922: Blandford
  • 1923: Portumna
  • 1924: Frater
  • 1925: Dignity
  • 1926: Legatee
  • 1927: Vanoc
  • 1928: Lodore
  • 1929: Horus
  • 1930: Rear Admiral
  • 1931: Hill Cat
  • 1932: Robber Chief
  • 1933: Town Crier
  • 1934: Wychwood Abbot
  • 1935: Whataday
  • 1936: Noble Turk
  • 1937: Lazybones
  • 1938: Knole Star
  • 1939: Time Step
  • 1948: Mombasa
  • 1949: Flush Royal
  • 1951: Kelling
  • 1955: Entente Cordiale
  • 1956: Nucleus
  • 1957: China Rock
  • 1958: Sway
  • 1959: Vacarme
  • 1960: Parthia
  • 1961: High Hat
  • 1962: Pinzon
  • 1963: Orchardist
  • 1964: Oakville
  • 1965: Anselmo
  • 1966: Vivat Rex
  • 1967: Mehari
  • 1968: Parbury
  • 1969: Fortissimo
  • 1970: Precipice Wood
  • 1971: Rock Roi
  • 1972: Erimo Hawk
  • 1973: Hakodate[lower-alpha 1]
  • 1974: Proverb
  • 1975: Night in Town
  • 1976: Marco Ricci
  • 1977: Centrocon
  1. The 1973 winner Hakodate was previously named Talleyrand

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "1922 Paradise Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 29 April 1922. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  2. [2]
    "1958 Paradise Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 12 April 1958. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  3. [3]
    "1978 Sagaro Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 29 April 1978. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  4. [4]
    "1984 Sagaro Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 2 May 1984. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  5. [5]
    "2011 Paradise Stakes". Racing Post. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  • galopp-sieger.de – Sagaro Stakes (ex Paradise Stakes).
  • ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Sagaro Stakes (2019).
  • pedigreequery.com – Sagaro Stakes – Ascot.
  • Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 22–23. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
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