Diomed Stakes
The Diomed Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Epsom Downs over a distance of 1 mile and 113 yards (1,713 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May or early June.
| Group 3 race | |
| Location | Epsom Downs Epsom, England |
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| Inaugurated | 1971 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Investec |
| Website | Epsom Downs |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 113y (1,713 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
| Weight | 8 st 8 lb (3yo); 9 st 6 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 * * since August 31 last year |
| Purse | £36,400 (2020) 1st: £20,983 |
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| Century Dream | King Of Comedy | Zaaki |
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| Zaaki | Oh This Is Us | Chief Ironside |
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| Century Dream | Gabrial | True Valour |
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| Sovereign Debt | Gabrial | Oh This Is Us |
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| Tullius | Decorated Knight | Custom Cut |
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| Arod | Custom Cut | Complicit |
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| French Navy | Graphic | Windhoek |
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| Gregorian | Penitent | Gabrial |
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| Side Glance | Dance And Dance | Mac Love |
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| Fanunalter | St Moritz | Rio De La Plata |
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| Bushman | Alexandros | Mabait |
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| Mac Love | Confront | Deposer |
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| Blythe Knight | Alexandros | Young Pretender |
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| Blythe Knight | Blue Ksar | Welsh Emperor |
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| Nayyir | Boule d'Or | Home Affairs |
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| Hazyview | Brunel | Grand Emporium |
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| Passing Glance | Dutch Gold | Gateman |
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| Gateman | Reel Buddy | King of Happiness |
The event is named after Diomed, the inaugural winner of Epsom's most famous race, the Epsom Derby. It was established in 1971, although it could be regarded as a continuation of a previous event, the St James Stakes.
The Diomed Stakes is now held on the second day of Epsom's two-day Derby Festival meeting, the same day as the Epsom Derby.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- All Friends – 1975, 1976
- Nayyir – 2002, 2006
- Blythe Knight – 2007, 2008
- Century Deam - 2018, 2020
Leading jockey (4 wins):
- Lester Piggott – Sparkler (1971), Averof (1974), Hardgreen (1980), Adonijah (1984)
Leading trainer (3 wins):
- Clive Brittain – Averof (1974), Sylva Honda (1991), Mr Martini (1995)
- Henry Cecil – Ovac (1978), Adonijah (1984), Shining Steel (1989)
- Andrew Balding - Passing Glance (2004), Side Glance (2012), Tullius (2016)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
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| 1971 | Sparkler | 3 | Lester Piggott | Sam Armstrong | |
| 1972 | Sallust | 3 | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern | 1:42.30 |
| 1973 | Owen Dudley | 3 | Geoff Lewis | Noel Murless | 1:44.20 |
| 1974 | Averof | 3 | Lester Piggott | Clive Brittain | 1:41.50 |
| 1975 | All Friends | 3 | Paul Cook | Nick Vigors | |
| 1976 | All Friends | 4 | Paul Cook | Nick Vigors | |
| 1977 | Gunner B | 4 | Joe Mercer | Geoff Toft | |
| 1978 | Ovac | 5 | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | |
| 1979 | Spring in Deepsea | 4 | Greville Starkey | Luca Cumani | |
| 1980 | Hardgreen | 4 | Lester Piggott | Michael Stoute | |
| 1981 | Saher | 5 | Ray Cochrane | Ron Sheather | |
| 1982 | Prima Voce | 3 | Bruce Raymond | Robert Armstrong | |
| 1983 | Lofty | 3 | Paul Cook | Harry Thomson Jones | |
| 1984 | Adonijah | 4 | Lester Piggott | Henry Cecil | |
| 1985 | Scottish Reel | 3 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | |
| 1986 | Pennine Walk | 4 | Pat Eddery | Jeremy Tree | 1:43.28 |
| 1987 | Lauries Warrior | 3 | Michael Roberts | Ron Boss | 1:41.00 |
| 1988 | Waajib | 5 | Michael Roberts | Alec Stewart | 1:42.38 |
| 1989 | Shining Steel | 3 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 1:42.99 |
| 1990 | Eton Lad | 3 | Cash Asmussen | Neville Callaghan | 1:43.37 |
| 1991 | Sylva Honda | 3 | Alan Munro | Clive Brittain | 1:40.75 |
| 1992 | Zaahi | 3 | Richard Hills | Harry Thomson Jones | 1:43.50 |
| 1993 | Enharmonic | 6 | Frankie Dettori | Lord Huntingdon | 1:44.04 |
| 1994 | Bluegrass Prince | 3 | Brent Thomson | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:41.51 |
| 1995 | Mr Martini | 5 | Michael Roberts | Clive Brittain | 1:42.51 |
| 1996 | Blomberg | 4 | David Harrison | James Fanshawe | 1:43.59 |
| 1997 | Polar Prince | 4 | Ray Cochrane | Michael Jarvis | 1:42.26 |
| 1998 | Intikhab | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:41.42 |
| 1999 | Lear Spear | 4 | Richard Quinn | David Elsworth | 1:43.73 |
| 2000 | Trans Island | 5 | Kieren Fallon | Ian Balding | 1:44.15 |
| 2001 | Pulau Tioman | 5 | Philip Robinson | Michael Jarvis | 1:42.70 |
| 2002 | Nayyir | 4 | Eddie Ahern | Gerard Butler | 1:45.78 |
| 2003 | Gateman | 6 | Keith Dalgleish | Mark Johnston | 1:41.37 |
| 2004 | Passing Glance | 5 | Martin Dwyer | Andrew Balding | 1:42.40 |
| 2005 | Hazyview | 4 | Darryll Holland | Neville Callaghan | 1:44.73 |
| 2006 | Nayyir | 8 | Frankie Dettori | Gerard Butler | 1:43.48 |
| 2007 | Blythe Knight | 7 | Graham Gibbons | John Quinn | 1:43.36 |
| 2008 | Blythe Knight | 8 | Graham Gibbons | John Quinn | 1:45.50 |
| 2009 | Mac Love | 8 | Micky Fenton | Stef Liddiard | 1:43.61 |
| 2010 | Bushman | 6 | William Buick | David Simcock | 1:43.03 |
| 2011 | Fanunalter | 5 | Adam Kirby | Marco Botti | 1:45.12 |
| 2012 | Side Glance | 5 | Jimmy Fortune | Andrew Balding | 1:43.37 |
| 2013 | Gregorian | 4 | William Buick | John Gosden | 1:48.68 |
| 2014 | French Navy | 6 | Adam Kirby | Charlie Appleby | 1:41.71 |
| 2015 | Arod | 4 | Andrea Atzeni | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 1:43.09 |
| 2016 | Tullius | 8 | Jimmy Fortune | Andrew Balding | 1:47.90 |
| 2017 | Sovereign Debt | 8 | James Sullivan | Ruth Carr | 1:42.61 |
| 2018 | Century Dream | 4 | William Buick | Simon Crisford | 1:43.57 |
| 2019 | Zaaki | 4 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:40.46 |
| 2020 | Century Dream[lower-alpha 1] | 6 | James Doyle | Simon & Ed Crisford | 1:37.25 |
- The 2020 race was run at Newbury due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
References
- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Diomed Stakes (ex St. James Stakes).
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Diomed Stakes (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Diomed Stakes – Epsom.
- Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. p. 56. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
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