Park Hill Stakes
| Group 2 race | |
| Location | Doncaster Racecourse Doncaster, England |
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| Inaugurated | 1839 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Ladbrokes Coral |
| Website | Doncaster |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 6f 115y (2,922 m) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up fillies and mares |
| Weight | 8 st 11 lb (3yo); 9 st 7 lb (4yo+) Penalties 5 lb for Group 1 winners * 3 lb for Group 2 winners * * after 31 March |
| Purse | £120,000 (2022) 1st: £68,052 |
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| Nakheel | Night Sparkle | Grateful |
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| Sumo Sam | One Evening | Lmay |
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| Mimikyu | Eshaada | Believe In Love |
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| Free Wind | Golden Pass | Yesyes |
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| Pista | Vivionn | Believe In Love |
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| Enbihaar | Delphinia | Vivid Diamond |
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| God Given | Horseplay | Pilaster |
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| Alyssa | Aljezeera | Melodic Motion |
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| Simple Verse | Pretty Perfect | California |
| 2015 | ||
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| Gretchen | Melodious | Asyad |
| 2014 | ||
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| Silk Sari | Groovejet | Criteria |
| 2013 | ||
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| The Lark | Phiz | Alta Lilea |
| 2012 | ||
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| Wild Coco | Hazel Lavery | Estimate |
| 2011 | ||
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| Meeznah | Set To Music | Polly's Mark |
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| 2010 | ||
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| Eastern Aria | Rumoush | Meeznah |
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| The Miniver Rose | Starfala | Tanoura |
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| Allegretto | Perihelion | Hold Me Love Me |
| 2007 | ||
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| Hi Calypso | All My Loving | Brisk Breeze |
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| Rising Cross | Anna Pavlova | Allegretto |
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| Sweet Stream | Kastoria | Songerie |
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| Echoes In Eternity | Mazuna | Bowstring |
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| Discreet Brief | Floreeda | Singleton |
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| Alexander Three | Treble Heights | Bright And Clear |
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| Ranin | Masilia | Jalousie |
| 2000-1991 | ||
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| 2000 | ||
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| Miletrian | Rada's Daughter | Ski Run |
| 1999 | ||
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| Mistle Song | Credit-A-Plenty | Valentine Girl |
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| Delilah | Kadaka | On Call |
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| Book At Bedtime | The Faraway Tree | Puce |
| 1996 | ||
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| Eva Luna | Time Allowed | Beauchamp Jade |
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| Noble Rose | Misbelief | Saxon Maid |
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| Coigach | Kithanga | Misbelief |
| 1993 | ||
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| Anna Of Saxony | Lille Hammer | Spring |
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| Niodini | Guilty Secret | Anna Of Saxony |
| 1991 | ||
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| Patricia | Nibbs Point | Sesame |
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| Madame Dubois | Applecross | Whitehaven |
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| Lucky Song | Princess Sobieska | Rubelite |
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| Casey | Banket | Bahamian |
The Park Hill Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 115 yards (2,922 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.
History
[edit]The event is named after Park Hill, an estate formerly owned by Anthony St. Leger, the founder of Doncaster's most famous race, the St. Leger Stakes. The Park Hill Stakes was established in 1839, and it was originally restricted to three-year-old fillies.
The victory of Blink Bonny in 1857 provoked a riot among spectators who believed she had been dishonestly prevented from winning the previous day's St. Leger.[1]
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Park Hill Stakes was initially given Group 2 status. It was opened to fillies and mares aged four or older and relegated to Group 3 level in 1991. It was promoted back to Group 2 in 2004.
The Park Hill Stakes is currently held on the second day of Doncaster's four-day St. Leger Festival. It is sometimes referred to as the Fillies' St. Leger.
Records
[edit]Most successful horse:
- no horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey (7 wins):
- Frankie Dettori - Anna of Saxony (1993), Noble Rose (1995), Echoes in Eternity (2004), Eastern Aria (2010), Meeznah (2011), Free Wind (2021), Mimikyu (2022)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- John Scott – Mickleton Maid (1839), Sally (1842), Peggy (1843), Canezou (1848), Honeysuckle (1854), Hepatica (1858), Toison d'Or (1869)
- Noel Murless – Bara Bibi (1954), Collyria (1959), Bracey Bridge (1965), Pink Gem (1967, dead-heat), Parmelia (1970), Attica Meli (1972), Mil's Bomb (1974)
Winners since 1975
[edit]| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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| 1975 | May Hill | 3 | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn | 3:08.70 |
| 1976 | African Dancer | 3 | Tony Murray | Harry Wragg | 3:11.40 |
| 1977 | Royal Hive | 3 | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | 3:15.70 |
| 1978 | Idle Waters | 3 | John Reid | Fulke Johnson Houghton | 3:09.90 |
| 1979 | Quay Line | 3 | Philip Waldron | Henry Candy | |
| 1980 | Shoot A Line | 3 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | 3:12.60 |
| 1981 | Alma Ata | 3 | Tony Ives | Luca Cumani | 3:11.40 |
| 1982 | Swiftfoot | 3 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | 3:13.50 |
| 1983 | High Hawk | 3 | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | 3:08.90 |
| 1984 | Borushka | 3 | Kevin Darley | Fulke Johnson Houghton | 3:10.70 |
| 1985 | I Want to Be | 3 | Lester Piggott | John Dunlop | |
| 1986 | Rejuvenate | 3 | Brent Thomson | Barry Hills | 3:06.64 |
| 1987 | Trampship | 3 | Pat Eddery | Barry Hills | 3:08.40 |
| 1988 | Casey | 3 | Ray Cochrane | Luca Cumani | 3:04.89 |
| 1989 | Lucky Song | 3 | Steve Cauthen | Luca Cumani | 3:09.72 |
| 1990 | Madame Dubois | 3 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 3:10.61 |
| 1991 | Patricia | 3 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 3:05.37 |
| 1992 | Niodini | 3 | Paul Eddery | Michael Stoute | 3:07.11 |
| 1993 | Anna of Saxony | 4 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | 3:11.63 |
| 1994 | Coigach | 3 | Willie Ryan | Henry Cecil | 3:03.89 |
| 1995 | Noble Rose | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Luca Cumani | 3:11.40 |
| 1996 | Eva Luna | 4 | Pat Eddery | Henry Cecil | 3:03.93 |
| 1997 | Book at Bedtime | 3 | Michael Roberts | Charles Cyzer | 3:02.44 |
| 1998 | Delilah | 4 | Richard Quinn | Sir Michael Stoute | 3:07.42 |
| 1999 | Mistle Song | 3 | Richard Quinn | Clive Brittain | 3:07.22 |
| 2000 | Miletrian | 3 | Craig Williams | Mick Channon | 3:04.87 |
| 2001 | Ranin | 3 | Willie Supple | Ed Dunlop | 3:10.17 |
| 2002 | Alexander Three D | 3 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 3:05.26 |
| 2003 | Discreet Brief | 3 | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | 3:07.36 |
| 2004 | Echoes in Eternity | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 3:05.82 |
| 2005 | Sweet Stream | 5 | Thierry Gillet | John Hammond | 3:03.89 |
| 2006 | Rising Cross [a] | 3 | Martin Dwyer | John Best | 2:58.46 |
| 2007 | Hi Calypso | 3 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 3:01.07 |
| 2008 | Allegretto | 5 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 3:13.31 |
| 2009 | The Miniver Rose | 3 | Pat Dobbs | Richard Hannon Sr. | 3:02.81 |
| 2010 | Eastern Aria | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Mark Johnston | 3:02.00 |
| 2011 | Meeznah | 4 | Frankie Dettori | David Lanigan | 3:05.53 |
| 2012 | Wild Coco | 4 | Tom Queally | Sir Henry Cecil | 3:05.94 |
| 2013 | The Lark | 3 | Jamie Spencer | Michael Bell | 3:08.95 |
| 2014 | Silk Sari | 4 | Andrea Atzeni | Luca Cumani | 3:05.11 |
| 2015 | Gretchen | 3 | Robert Havlin | John Gosden | 3:06.46 |
| 2016 | Simple Verse | 4 | Oisin Murphy | Ralph Beckett | 3:06.08 |
| 2017 | Alyssa | 4 | Pat Dobbs | Ralph Beckett | 3:11.59 |
| 2018 | God Given | 4 | Jamie Spencer | Luca Cumani | 3:09.77 |
| 2019 | Enbihaar | 4 | Jim Crowley | John Gosden | 3:02.79 |
| 2020 | Pista | 3 | William Buick | Joseph O'Brien | 3:05.91 |
| 2021 | Free Wind | 3 | Frankie Dettori | John and Thady Gosden | 3:03.75 |
| 2022 | Mimikyu | 3 | Frankie Dettori | John and Thady Gosden | 3:05.71 |
| 2023 | Sumo Sam | 3 | Rossa Ryan | Paul and Oliver Cole | 3:09.90 |
| 2024 | Nakheel | 3 | Jim Crowley | Owen Burrows | 3:07.09 |
a The 2006 running took place at York over 1 mile, 5 furlongs and 197 yards.
Earlier winners
[edit]- 1839: Mickleton Maid
- 1840: Calypso
- 1841: Disclosure
- 1842: Sally
- 1843: Peggy
- 1844: Sorella
- 1845: Miss Sarah
- 1846: Ennui
- 1847: Ellerdale
- 1848: Canezou
- 1849: Lady Evelyn
- 1850: Tiff
- 1851: Aphrodite
- 1852: Bird on the Wing
- 1853: Mayfair
- 1854: Honeysuckle
- 1855: Clotilde
- 1856: Melissa
- 1857: Blink Bonny
- 1858: Hepatica
- 1859: Qui Vive
- 1860: Lady Trespass
- 1861: Brown Duchess
- 1862: Imperatrice
- 1863: Fantail
- 1864: Battaglia
- 1865: White Duck
- 1866: Lass o'Gowrie
- 1867: filly by Wild Dayrell
- 1868: Athena
- 1869: Toison d'Or
- 1870: Agility
- 1871: Hopbine
- 1872: Maid of Perth
- 1873: Marie Stuart
- 1874: Aventuriere
- 1875: Skotzka
- 1876: Twine the Plaiden
- 1877: Lady Golightly
- 1878: Jannette
- 1879: Peace
- 1880: Experiment
- 1881: Bal Gal
- 1882: Shotover
- 1883: Britomartis
- 1884: Belinda
- 1885: Hurry
- 1886: Miss Jummy
- 1887: Porcelain
- 1888: Belle Mahone
- 1889: Minthe
- 1890: Ponza
- 1891: Cereza
- 1892: Gantlet
- 1893: Self Sacrifice
- 1894: Amiable
- 1895: Bass
- 1896: Canterbury Pilgrim
- 1897: Galatia
- 1898: Lowood
- 1899: Irish Ivy
- 1900: Goosander
- 1901: St Aldegonde
- 1902: Elba
- 1903: Quintessence
- 1904: Pretty Polly
- 1905: Adula
- 1906: Demure
- 1907: Jubilee
- 1908: Siberia
- 1909: Electra
- 1910: Yellow Slave
- 1911: Hair Trigger II
- 1912: Eufrosina
- 1913: Arda
- 1914: First Spear
- 1915–18: no race
- 1919: Flying Spear
- 1920: Redhead
- 1921: Love in Idleness
- 1922: Selene
- 1923: Brownhylda
- 1924: Charley's Mount
- 1925: Juldi
- 1926: Glasheen
- 1927: Cinq a Sept
- 1928: Girandola
- 1929: Nuwara Eliya
- 1930: Glorious Devon
- 1931: Volume
- 1932: Fury
- 1933: Typhonic
- 1934: Poker
- 1935: Fox Lair
- 1936: Traffic Light
- 1937: Nadushka
- 1938: Gainly
- 1939–40: no race
- 1941: Bright Lady 1
- 1942–45: no race
- 1946: Procne
- 1947: Mitrailleuse
- 1948: Vertencia
- 1949: Sea Idol
- 1950: La Baille
- 1951: Verse
- 1952: Moon Star
- 1953: Kerkeb
- 1954: Bara Bibi
- 1955: Ark Royal
- 1956: Kyak
- 1957: Almeria
- 1958: Cutter
- 1959: Collyria
- 1960: Sunny Cove
- 1961: Never Say
- 1962: Almiranta
- 1963: Outcrop
- 1964: Cursorial
- 1965: Bracey Bridge
- 1966: Parthian Glance
- 1967: Pia / Pink Gem 2
- 1968: Bringley
- 1969: Aggravate
- 1970: Parmelia
- 1971: Example
- 1972: Attica Meli
- 1973: Reload
- 1974: Mil's Bomb
1 The 1941 running took place at Newmarket.
2 The 1967 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Blink Bonny Disturbances". Trove (Bell's Life in Sydney, 23 January 1858). Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Park Hill Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Park Hill Stakes (2018).
- pedigreequery.com – Park Hill Stakes – Doncaster.
- Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 166–168. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.