City of York Stakes

The City of York Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August. It is currently held on the final day of York's four-day Ebor Festival meeting. The race was upgraded to Group 3 level from the 2016 running, having previously been a run as a Listed race.[1] It was upgraded to Group 2 level from the 2019 running.[2]

City of York Stakes
Group 2 race
LocationYork Racecourse
York, England
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorSky Bet
WebsiteYork
Race information
Distance7f (1,408 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight8 st 12 lb (3yo);
9 st 3 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 2017
Purse£180,000 (2018)
1st: £102,878
City of York Stakes
2019
Shine So Bright Laurens Cape Byron

Winners since 1988
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
1988 Thaidah 3 Michael Roberts Peter Walwyn 1:26.31
1989 Magical Strike 3 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:23.01
1990 Enharmonic 3 Steve Cauthen William Hastings-Bass 1:22.81
1991 Norton Challenger 4 Mark Birch Peter Easterby 1:25.46
1992 Reported 3 Pat Eddery Mikey Heaton-Ellis 1:23.05
1993 Tinners Way 3 Pat Eddery John Gosden 1:24.89
1994 Cragganmore 3 Frankie Dettori Charles Hills 1:22.52
1995 Didina 3 Pat Eddery Roger Charlton 1:22.20
1996 Ruznama 3 Willie Carson Barry Hills 1:21.77
1997 Hidden Meadow 3 Frankie Dettori Ian Balding 1:25.86
1998 Bold Fact 3 Kieren Fallon Henry Cecil 1:21.31
1999 Fa-Eq 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed Bin Suroor 1:25.02
2000 Late Night Out 5 Mark Tebbutt William Jarvis 1:22.24
2001 Priors Lodge 3 Pat Eddery Richard Hannon Sr. 1:24.16
2002 Suggestive 4 Michael Hills William Haggas 1:23.32
2003 Vanderlin 4 Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding 1:22.00
2004 Polar Bear 4 Tony Culhane William Haggas 1:26.17
2005 Arakan 5 Kieren Fallon Michael Stoute 1:22.37
2006 Quito 9 Robert Winston David Chapman 1:26.30
2007 Duff 4 Declan McDonogh Edward Lynam 1:23.50
2008 no race 2008 [lower-alpha 1]
2009
(dh)		 Dream Eater
Confront		 4
4		 William Buick
Ryan Moore		 Andrew Balding
Sir Michael Stoute		 1:23.18
2010 Yaa Wayl 3 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis 1:21.93
2011 Doncaster Rover 5 Silvestre de Sousa David Brown 1:23.56
2012 Gordon Lord Byron 4 William Buick Tom Hogan 1:24.25
2013 Sirius Prospect 5 Robert Winston Dean Ivory 1:26.84
2014 Absolutely So 4 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 1:22.43
2015 Fadhayyil 3 Paul Hanagan Barry Hills 1:23.12
2016 Nemoralia 3 Jamie Spencer Jeremy Noseda 1:22.16
2017 Talaayeb 3 Chris Hayes Owen Burrows 1:24.08
2018 Expert Eye 3 Frankie Dettori Michael Stoute 1:23.10
2019 Shine So Bright 3 James Doyle Andrew Balding 1:21.00
  1. The 2008 running was abandoned because of a waterlogged course

See also

References
  1. "European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2016 European Programme / 21 Jan 16". British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  2. "European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2019 European Programme of Black Type Races". British Horseracing Authority. 6 February 2019.
  • horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – City of York Stakes (2018).
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