White Rose Stakes
| Conditions race (discontinued) | |
| Location | Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England |
|---|---|
| Last run | 28 April 1993 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website | Ascot |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 2f (2,012 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
The White Rose Stakes was a flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It was run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it was scheduled to take place each year in April or May.
History
The event was originally held at Hurst Park. For a period it was open to horses aged three or older, and contested over 1 mile, 7 furlongs and 65 yards.[1]
The White Rose Stakes was restricted to three-year-olds and cut to 1 mile and 2 furlongs in the early 1950s. It was transferred to Ascot in 1963. The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the event was classed at Group 3 level.
The race continued with Group 3 status until the early 1980s. It was subsequently downgraded, and was last run in 1993. It was replaced by an open-age handicap, the White Rose Handicap, in 1994.[2]
Records
Leading jockey since 1958 (5 wins):
- Lester Piggott – Samothraki (1962), Right Noble (1966), Light Fire (1969), Only a Wish (1970), Dukedom (1980)
- Willie Carson – Tierra Fuego (1976), Tully (1977), Milford (1979), Cut Above (1981), Alwuhush (1988)
- Steve Cauthen – Kirmann (1984), Vertige (1985), Mashkour (1986), Zalazl (1989), Perpendicular (1991)
Leading trainer since 1958 (4 wins):
- Dick Hern – Tepukei (1973), Tully (1977), Milford (1979), Cut Above (1981)
- Henry Cecil – Vertige (1985), Mashkour (1986), Zalazl (1989), Perpendicular (1991)
Winners since 1970
a The 1977 running took place at Newbury.
b The 1983 edition was abandoned because of a waterlogged course.
Earlier winners
- 1939: Hunter's Moon *
- 1943: Harroway
- 1946: Marsyas
- 1947: Chanteur
- 1948: Migoli
- 1949: Black Tarquin
- 1951: Colonist II
- 1952: Hilltop
- 1953: Ambiguity
- 1954: Hypera
- 1955: Marwari
- 1956: Esperanza
- 1958: Crystal Bay
- 1959: Parthia
- 1960: Tudor Period
- 1961: Scatter
- 1962: Samothraki
- 1963: Fern
- 1964: Beaufront
- 1965: I Say
- 1966: Right Noble
- 1967: Great Society
- 1968: Torpid
- 1969: Light Fire
* Tricameron finished first in 1939, but he was disqualified.
See also
References
- galopp-sieger.de – White Rose Stakes.
- pedigreequery.com – White Rose Stakes – Ascot.
