Solario_Stakes

Solario Stakes

Solario Stakes

Flat horse race in Britain

The Solario Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late August or early September.

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Solario Stakes
2023
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History

The event is named after Solario, a successful racehorse in the 1920s and subsequently a leading sire. It was established in 1947, and the inaugural running was won by Panair.

For a period the Solario Stakes was classed at Listed level. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 1986.

The race was formerly held during Sandown Park's Variety Club Day, an annual fundraising event for the Variety Club. The 2011 running promoted the charity's Sunshine Coaches. In 2012 Variety Club day was moved to August and the race has since been sponsored by various companies and organisations.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):

  • Lester Piggott – March Past (1952), Pindari (1958), Speed of Sound (1966), Remand (1967), The Fort (1982), Oh So Sharp (1984)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

  • Sir Henry Cecil – Lyphard's Wish (1978), The Fort (1982), Oh So Sharp (1984), Sanquirico (1987), High Estate (1988), Be My Chief (1989)
  • John Gosden - Foss Way (2002), Windsor Knot (2004), Raven's Pass (2007), Kingman (2013), Too Darn Hot (2018), Reach For The Moon (2021)

Winners since 1960

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Earlier winners

  • 1947: Panair
  • 1948: Suntime
  • 1949: Scratch
  • 1950: Turco II
  • 1951: Gay Time
  • 1952: March Past
  • 1953: Barton Street
  • 1954: North Cone
  • 1955: Castelmarino
  • 1956: Nagaika
  • 1957: Aggressor
  • 1958: Pindari
  • 1959: Intervener
  • 1960: Dual
  • 1961: Hidden Meaning
  • 1962: Happy Omen
  • 1963: Penny Stall
  • 1964: Rehearsed
  • 1965: Charlottown
  • 1966: Speed of Sound
  • 1967: Remand
  • 1968: Murrayfield
  • 1969: Miracle
  • 1970: Athens Wood
  • 1971: Meadow Mint
  • 1972: Duke of Ragusa
  • 1973–74: no race
  • 1975: Over to You
  • 1976: Avgerinos
  • 1977: Bolak

See also

References

  • Racing Post:
  • galopp-sieger.de – Solario Stakes.
  • horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Solario Stakes (2018).
  • pedigreequery.com – Solario Stakes – Sandown Park.
  • Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 148–149. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
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