Churchill Stakes
Appearance
Listed race | |
Location | Lingfield Park Lingfield, England |
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Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | BetUK |
Website | Lingfield Park |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 2f (2,012 metres) |
Surface | Polytrack |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
Weight | 8 st 13 lb (3yo); 9 st 2 lb (4yo+) Allowances 5 lb for fillies Penalties 7 lb for G1 or G2 winners* 5 lb for G3 winners* 3 lb for Listed winners* * after 31 March |
Purse | £50,000 (2024) 1st: £28,355 |
2023 | ||
Blue Trail | Tyrrhenian Sea | Forest Of Dean |
Previous years |
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2020-2011 |
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2010-2000 |
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The Churchill Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres). From 2000-2023 it was run at Lingfield Park in November. From 2024 the race will move to Newcastle Racecourse.
Records
[edit]Most successful horse since 2000:
- Compton Bolter (2000, 2001, 2003)
Leading jockey since 2000 (3 wins):
- Sean Levey – Team Talk (2016), Master the World (2017, 2018)
Leading trainer since 2000 (6 wins):
- Gerard Butler – Compton Bolter (2000, 2001, 2003), Beauchamp Pilot (2002), Nayyir (2006), Prince Alzain (2013)
Winners
[edit]Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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2000 | Compton Bolter | 3 | Frankie Dettori | Gerard Butler | 2:02.60 |
2001 | Compton Bolter | 4 | Jamie Spencer | Gerard Butler | 2:04.70 |
2002 | Beauchamp Pilot | 4 | Eddie Ahern | Gerard Butler | 2:05.25 |
2003 | Compton Bolter | 6 | Martin Dwyer | Gerard Butler | 2:06.83 |
2004 | Grand Passion | 4 | John Egan | Geoff Wragg | 2:04.71 |
2005 | Kew Green | 7 | Dane O'Neill | Paul Webber | 2:05.21 |
2006 | Nayyir | 8 | Eddie Ahern | Gerard Butler | 2:03.90 |
2007 | Grand Passion | 7 | Steve Drowne | Geoff Wragg | 2:04.53 |
2008 | Yahrab | 3 | Jamie Spencer | Clive Brittain | 2:05.81 |
2009 | Tranquil Tiger | 5 | Tom Queally | Henry Cecil | 2:04.67 |
2010 | Nideeb | 3 | Chris Catlin | Clive Brittain | 2:03.90 |
2011 | Hunter's Light | 3 | William Buick | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:03.34 |
2012 | Farraaj | 3 | Andrea Atzeni | Roger Varian | 2:02.37 |
2013 | Prince Alzain | 4 | Oisin Murphy | Gerard Butler | 2:02.33 |
2014 | Battalion | 4 | Tom Queally | William Haggas | 2:05.21 |
2015 | Let's Go | 3 | James Doyle | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:03.69 |
2016 | Team Talk | 3 | Sean Levey | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:02.56 |
2017 | Master the World | 6 | Sean Levey | David Elsworth | 2:01.14 |
2018 | Master the World | 7 | Sean Levey | David Elsworth | 2:01.23 |
2019 | Crossed Baton | 4 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | 2:45.13 |
2020 | Dubai Warrior | 4 | Robert Havlin | John Gosden | 2:03.37 |
2021 | Pyledriver | 4 | Martin Dwyer | William Muir & Chris Grassick | 2:04.74 |
2022 | Missed The Cut | 3 | Jim Crowley | George Boughey | 2:00.29 |
2023 | Blue Trail | 4 | James Doyle | Charlie Appleby | 2:04.05 |
2024 | The Foxes | 4 | Oisin Murphy | Andrew Balding | 2:08.18 |