Winter Hill Stakes
| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Windsor Racecourse Windsor, England |
| Race type | Flat |
| Sponsor | Sytner Group |
| Website | Windsor |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 2f (2,012 m) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left and right-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
| Weight | 9 st 0 lb (3yo); 9 st 7 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 7 lb for Group 1 winners* 5 lb for Group 2 winners * 3 lb for Group 3 winners * * after 2021 |
| Purse | £60,000 (2022) 1st: £34,026 |
| 2023 | ||
| Passenger | West Wind Blows | Burdett Road |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ||
| Regal Reality | Grocer Jack | Royal Champion |
| 2021 | ||
| Solid Stone | Fancy Man | Harrovian |
| 2020-2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||
| Extra Elusive | Fox Chairman | Sky Defender |
| 2019 | ||
| Desert Encounter | Matterhorn | Accidental Agent |
| 2018 | ||
| Fabricate | Global Giant | Euro Nightmare |
| 2017 | ||
| Fabricate | Spark Plug | Chain Of Daisies |
| 2016 | ||
| Chain Of Daisies | Ulysses | Foundation |
| 2015 | ||
| Racing History | Cannock Chase | Battalion |
| 2014 | ||
| Al Kazeem | True Story | Complicit |
| 2013 | ||
| Planteur | Al Waab | Chil The Kite |
| 2012 | ||
| Lay Time | Primevere | Grandeur |
| 2011 | ||
| Prince Siegfried | Dux Scholar | Simon De Montfort |
| 2010-2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ||
| Distant Memories | Hot Prospect | Flying Cloud |
| 2009 | ||
| Campanologist | Bankable | Kingdom Of Fife |
| 2008 | ||
| Stotsfold | Traffic Guard | Unnefer |
| 2007 | ||
| Queen's Best | Winged Cupid | Cougar Bay |
| 2006 | ||
| Tam Lin | Reunite | Kandidate |
| 2005 | ||
| Eccentric | Hattan | Fruhlingssturm |
| 2004 | ||
| Ancient World | Gateman | Fruhlingssturm |
| 2003 | ||
| Leporello | Bourgainville | Island House |
| 2002 | ||
| Naheef | Chianti | Nadour Al Bahr |
| 2001 | ||
| Adilabad | Askham | Premier Prize |
| 2000-1991 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ||
| Adilabad | Albarahin | Forbearing |
| 1999 | ||
| Zindabad | Alabaq | Prolix |
| 1998 | ||
| Annus Mirabilis | Mountain Song | Crimson Tide |
| 1997 | ||
| Annus Mirabilis | Even Top | Fahris |
| 1996 | ||
| Annus Mirabilis | Salmon Ladder | Storm Trooper |
| 1995 | ||
| Desert Shot | Captain Horatius | Alriffa |
| 1994 | ||
| Young Buster | Mack The Knife | Baron Ferdinand |
| 1993 | ||
| Usaidit | Source Of Light | Muhayaa |
| 1992 | ||
| Shuailaan | Adam Smith | Knifebox |
| 1991 | ||
| Filia Ardross | Lord Charmer | Fire Top |
| 1990-1988 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ||
| Song Of Sixpence | Landyap | Akamantis |
| 1989 | ||
| Dolpour | Legal Case | Per Quod |
| 1988 | ||
| Hibernian Gold | Love The Groom | Nayrizi |
The Winter Hill Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Windsor over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.
For a period the event was classed at Listed level. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 1995, and is currently the only Group race usually held at Windsor.
The venue stages regular evening meetings throughout the summer, and the Winter Hill Stakes is the feature race on the final day.
Records
Most successful horse (3 wins):
- Annus Mirabilis – 1996, 1997, 1998
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- Frankie Dettori – Annus Mirabilis (1996, 1997), Naheef (2002), Campanologist (2009), Planteur (2013)
Leading trainer (10 wins):
- Sir Michael Stoute – Samarid (1986), Dolpour (1989), Desert Shot (1995), Adilabad (2000, 2001), Tam Lin (2006), Queen's Best (2007), Solid Stone (2021), Regal Reality (2022), Passenger (2023)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Amboise | 3 | Alan Bond | Henry Cecil | 2:31.90 |
| 1977 | Fool's Mate | 6 | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | 2:34.80 |
| 1978 | Malecite | 5 | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | 2:25.40 |
| 1979 | Crested Grebe | 4 | Eddie Hide | Bruce Hobbs | 2:28.50 |
| 1980 | Masked Marvel | 4 | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | Not taken |
| 1981 | Royal Fountain | 4 | Joe Mercer | Peter Walwyn | 2:29.10 |
| 1982 | Brady | 3 | Philip Robinson | Mick Ryan | 2:36.00 |
| 1983 | Millfontaine | 3 | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | 2:27.40 |
| 1984 | Alleging | 3 | Lester Piggott | Henry Cecil | 2:07.80 |
| 1985 | Regal Diplomat | 3 | Pat Eddery | Alec Stewart | 2:08.20 |
| 1986 | Samarid | 3 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 2:05.80 |
| 1987 | Media Starguest | 3 | Ray Cochrane | Luca Cumani | 2:05.00 |
| 1988 | Hibernian Gold | 3 | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | 2:07.20 |
| 1989 | Dolpour | 3 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 2:08.40 |
| 1990 | Song of Sixpence | 6 | Steve Cauthen | Ian Balding | 2:07.40 |
| 1991 | Filia Ardross | 5 | Richard Hills | Alec Stewart | 2:05.40 |
| 1992 | Shuailaan | 3 | Michael Roberts | Alec Stewart | 2:06.50 |
| 1993 | Usaidit | 4 | John Reid | Terry Mills | 2:03.90 |
| 1994 | Young Buster | 6 | Paul Eddery | Geoff Wragg | 2:04.40 |
| 1995 | Desert Shot | 5 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 2:06.30 |
| 1996 | Annus Mirabilis | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:09.10 |
| 1997 | Annus Mirabilis | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:03.80 |
| 1998 | Annus Mirabilis | 6 | Daragh O'Donohoe | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:03.90 |
| 1999 | Zindabad | 3 | Kieren Fallon | Ben Hanbury | 2:03.80 |
| 2000 | Adilabad | 3 | Pat Eddery | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:07.40 |
| 2001 | Adilabad | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:08.00 |
| 2002 | Naheef | 3 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:04.60 |
| 2003 | Leporello | 3 | Richard Quinn | Peter Harris | 2:06.56 |
| 2004 | Ancient World | 4 | Kerrin McEvoy | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:08.97 |
| 2005 | Eccentric | 4 | Darryll Holland | Andrew Reid | 2:05.02 |
| 2006 | Tam Lin | 3 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:06.91 |
| 2007 | Queen's Best | 4 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:07.98 |
| 2008 | Stotsfold | 5 | Adam Kirby | Walter Swinburn | 2:05.06 |
| 2009 | Campanologist | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:02.44 |
| 2010 | Distant Memories | 4 | Jamie Spencer | Tom Tate | 2:08.75 |
| 2011 | Prince Siegfried | 5 | Ted Durcan | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:07.44 |
| 2012 | Lay Time | 4 | Jimmy Fortune | Andrew Balding | 2:07.83 |
| 2013 | Planteur | 6 | Frankie Dettori | Marco Botti | 2:08.00 |
| 2014 | Al Kazeem | 6 | George Baker | Roger Charlton | 2:01.62 |
| 2015 | Racing History | 3 | William Buick | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:07.75 |
| 2016 | Chain Of Daisies | 4 | Fergus Sweeney | Henry Candy | 2:02.58 |
| 2017 | Fabricate | 5 | Gerald Mosse | Michael Bell | 2:04.25 |
| 2018 | Fabricate | 6 | James Doyle | Michael Bell | 2:08.03 |
| 2019 | Desert Encounter | 7 | Jamie Spencer | David Simcock | 2:04:24 |
| 2020 | Extra Elusive | 5 | Hollie Doyle | Roger Charlton | 2:11.38 |
| 2021 | Solid Stone | 5 | Richard Kingscote | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:07.46 |
| 2022 | Regal Reality | 7 | Richard Kingscote | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:03.01 |
| 2023 | Passenger | 3 | Richard Kingscote | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:03.94 |
| 2024 | My Prospero | 5 | Cieren Fallon | William Haggas | 2:07.71 |
See also
References
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Winter Hill Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Winter Hill Stakes (2018).
- pedigreequery.com – Winter Hill Stakes – Windsor.