Sandy Lane Stakes
| Class | Group 2 |
|---|---|
| Location | Haydock Park |
| Race type | Flat |
| Sponsor | Betfred |
| Website | Haydock Park |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlongs (1,207 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Straight |
| Qualification | Three-years-old |
| Weight | 9 stone 2 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies Penalties 5 lb for Group 1 winners* /3 lb for Group 2 winners* *after 31 August 2024 |
| Purse | £125,000 (2024) 1st: £70,888 |
| 2025 | ||
| Symbol Of Honour | Arabian Dusk | First Instinct |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||
| Inisherin | Orne | Vandeek |
| 2023 | ||
| Little Big Bear | Shouldvebeenaring | Bradsell |
| 2022 | ||
| El Caballo | Flaming Rib | Wings Of War |
| 2021 | ||
| Rohaan | Dragon Symbol | Umm Kulthum |
| 2020-2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ||
| Hello Youmzain | Calyx | Royal Intervention |
| 2018 | ||
| Sands Of Mali | Invincible Army | Emblazoned |
| 2017 | ||
| Harry Angel | Second Thought | Mubtasim |
| 2016 | ||
| Quiet Reflection | Donjuan Triumphant | Gifted Master |
| 2015 | ||
| Adaay | Limato | New Providence |
| 2014 | ||
| Aeolus | Betimes | Parbold |
| 2013 | ||
| Professor | Glass Office | Mar Mar |
| 2012 | ||
| Slade Power | Es Que Love | Lethal Force |
| 2011 | ||
| Show Rainbow | March On Beetroot | Sweet Cecily |
| 2010-2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ||
| Bewitched | Rainfall | Mister Manannan |
| 2009 | ||
| Danehill Destiny | Doncaster Rover | Damien |
| 2008 | ||
| Fat Boy | Tajdeef | Swiss Franc |
| 2007 | ||
| Prime Defender | Hoh Mike | City of Tribes |
| 2006 | ||
| Skhilling Spirit | Guto | Green Park |
| 2005 | ||
| Camacho | Nufoos | Josh |
| 2004 | ||
| Moss Vale | Boogie Street | High Voltage |
| 2003 | ||
| The Kiddykid | Coconut Penang | Brantwood |
| 2002 | ||
| Whitbarrow | Kelsey Rose | Parisian Elegance |
| 2001 | ||
| Firebolt | Palanzo | Orientor |
| 2000-1991 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ||
| Lincoln Dancer | Presentation | Don't Surrender |
| 1999 | ||
| Cubism | Munjiz | Pips Magic |
| 1998 | ||
| Eastern Purple | Jimmy Too | Pool Music |
| 1997 | ||
| Tomba | Man Howa | Connemara |
| 1996 | ||
| Farhana | April The Eighth | Dashing Blue |
| 1995 | ||
| Star Tulip | Lennox Lewis | Zeb |
| 1994 | ||
| Mary Hinge | Petula | Numbered Account |
| 1993 | ||
| Look Who's Here | Celestial Key | Southern Memories |
| 1992 | ||
| Prince Ferdinand | Central City | Wilde Rufo |
| 1991 | ||
| Lee Artiste | Cloche D'Or | Vintage Only |
| 1990-1988 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ||
| Flower Girl | Haunting Beauty | Sheer Precocity |
| 1989 | ||
| Kerrera | Thorn Dance | Vague Dancer |
| 1988 | ||
| Posada | Blues Indigo | Ajuga |
The Sandy Lane Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years only. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May or early June.
The race had Listed status prior to 2015. It was raised to Group 2 level as part of a set of changes to sprint races in Great Britain.[1]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Ubedizzy | Tony Ives | Steve Nesbitt | 1:16.67 |
| 1977 | Mandrake Major | Eddie Hide | Denys Smith | 1:13.43 |
| 1978 | Skyliner | Brian Taylor | Ryan Price | 1:14.73 |
| 1979 | Devon Ditty | Greville Starkey | Harry Thomson Jones | 1:18.81 |
| 1980 | Sayyef | Tony Ives | Bill O'Gorman | 1:13.77 |
| 1981 | Marwell | Walter Swinburn | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:20.14 |
| 1982 | Not For Show | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | 1:12.59 |
| 1983 | On Stage | Willie Carson | Bill O'Gorman | 1:24.92 |
| 1984 | Forzando | Bruce Raymond | Michael Jarvis | 1:13.30 |
| 1985 | Sharp Romance | Simon Whitworth | Paul Kelleway | 1:16.72 |
| 1986 | Bridesmaid | Richard Hills | Barry Hills | 1:17.11 |
| 1987 | Gayane | Willie Ryan | Sir Henry Cecil | 1:11.91 |
| 1988 | Posada | John Reid | Fulke Johnson Houghton | 1:12.11 |
| 1989 | Kerrera | Pat Eddery | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:11.58 |
| 1990 | Flower Girl | Basil Marcus | Harry Thomson Jones | 1:12.37 |
| 1991 | Lee Artiste | Geoff Baxter | Paul Cole | 1:15.67 |
| 1992 | Prince Ferdinand | John Reid | Matt McCormack | 1:10.85 |
| 1993 | Look Who's Here | George Duffield | Bryan McMahon | 1:14.74 |
| 1994 | Mary Hinge | Paul Eddery | Julie Cecil | 1:12.43 |
| 1995 | Star Tulip | George Duffield | John Dunlop | 1:13.61 |
| 1996 | Farhana | Richard Hills | William Jarvis | 1:16.22 |
| 1997 | Tomba | Dean McKeown | Brian Meehan | 1:14.30 |
| 1998 | Eastern Purple | John Carroll | Richard Fahey | 1:14.22 |
| 1999 | Cubism | Matthew Henry | John Hills | 1:12.70 |
| 2000 | Lincoln Dancer | Michael Roberts | Michael Jarvis | 1:16.76 |
| 2001 | Firebolt | Ted Durcan | Mark Tompkins | 1:13.41 |
| 2002 | Whitbarrow | Jamie Spencer | Rod Millman | 1:13.99 |
| 2003 | The Kiddykid | George Duffield | P D Evans | 1:19.78 |
| 2004 | Moss Vale | Kevin Darley | Barry Hills | 1:12.11 |
| 2005 | Camacho | Richard Hughes | Sir Henry Cecil | 1:11.12 |
| 2006 | Skhilling Spirit | Jamie Spencer | David Barron | 1:17.68 |
| 2007 | Prime Defender | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 1:12.19 |
| 2008 | Fat Boy | Tom Queally | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 1:13.15 |
| 2009 | Danehill Destiny | Ryan Moore | William Haggas | 1:12.21 |
| 2010 | Bewitched | Kieren Fallon | Charles O'Brien | 1:13.73 |
| 2011 | Show Rainbow | Jamie Spencer | Mick Channon | 1:13.88 |
| 2012 | Slade Power | Wayne Lordan | Edward Lynam | 1:11.17 |
| 2013 | Professor | Pat Dobbs | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:11.09 |
| 2014 | Aeolus | Richard Hughes | Ed McMahon | 1:14.22 |
| 2015 | Adaay | Paul Hanagan | William Haggas | 1:13.22 |
| 2016 | Quiet Reflection | Dougie Costello | Karl Burke | 1:10.57 |
| 2017 | Harry Angel | Adam Kirby | Clive Cox | 1:08.56 |
| 2018 | Sands of Mali | Paul Hanagan | Richard Fahey | 1:09.53 |
| 2019 | Hello Youmzain | Kevin Stott | Kevin Ryan | 1:12.13 |
| no race 2020 [a] | ||||
| 2021 | Rohaan | Shane Kelly | David Evans | 1:18.15 |
| 2022 | El Caballo | Clifford Lee | Karl Burke | 1:11.76 |
| 2023 | Little Big Bear | Frankie Dettori | Aidan O'Brien | 1:11.39 |
| 2024 | Inisherin | Tom Eaves | Kevin Ryan | 1:12.77 |
| 2025 | Symbol Of Honour | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | 1:12.18 |
- ^ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[2]
See also
References
- ^ "British Racing welcomes addition of two Group 1 races in boost to sprint programme / 13 Aug 14". britishhorseracing.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspension extended". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020.
- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Sandy Lane Stakes (2019).