Falmouth Stakes

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The Falmouth Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.

History

The event is named in honour of Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth, who was a leading racehorse owner and breeder in the 19th century. It was established in 1911, and it was originally restricted to three-year-old fillies.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Falmouth Stakes was initially classed at Group 3 level. It was opened to older fillies and mares in 1974. It became known as the Child Stakes in 1975, when Child's Bank began a period of sponsorship. It was promoted to Group 2 level in 1987, and it reverted to its original name in 1992. It was raised to Group 1 status in 2004.

The Falmouth Stakes is currently held on the second day of Newmarket's three-day July Festival meeting.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

• Sonic Lady – 1986, 1987
• Soviet Song – 2004, 2005

Leading jockey (7 wins):

• Lester Piggott – Sylphide (1957), Green Opal (1960), Chrona (1966), Vital Match (1969), Chalon (1982), Niche (1993), Lemon Souffle (1994)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

• Alec Taylor, Jr. – First Spear (1914), Tomatina (1919), Lady Ava (1920), Blue Lady (1921), Leighon Tor (1922), Maid of Bath (1924)
• Sir Michael Stoute - Royal Heroine (1983), Sonic Lady (1986 & 1987), Lovers Knot (1998), Integral (2014), Veracious (2019)

Leading owner (4 wins):

• Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor – First Spear (1914), Point Duty (1929), Pennycross (1932), Wheedler (1946)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1911	Alice	3	Herbert Jones	Willie Waugh
1912	Saucy Vixen	3	Fred Herbert	Jenkins
1913	Queen's Parade	3	Edwin Piper	Lewis
1914	First Spear	3	James Clark	Alec Taylor Jr.	Lord Astor
1915	Silver Tag	3	Steve Donoghue	Richard Dawson
1916	Eos	3	Frank Bullock	George Lambton
1917	no race 1917
1918	Herself	3	Freddie Fox	Reg Day
1919	Tomatina	3	Victor Smyth	Alec Taylor Jr.		1:43.00
1920	Lady Ava	3	Joe Childs	Alec Taylor Jr.
1921	Blue Lady	3	Joe Childs	Alec Taylor Jr.		1:44.00
1922	Leighon Tor	3	Steve Donoghue	Alec Taylor Jr.		1:39.80
1923	Shrove	3	Charlie Elliott	Dawson Waugh
1924	Maid Of Bath	3	Joe Childs	Alec Taylor Jr.		1:41.40
1925	Bar Sinister	3	Bobby Jones	Harry Cottrill
1926	Glasheen	3	Joe Childs	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort		1:41.00
1927	Hunt The Slipper	3	Joe Childs	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	1:44.00
1928	Mara	3	Michael Beary	Richard Dawson		1:37.40
1929	Point Duty	3	Henri Jellis	Joseph Lawson	Lord Astor	1:40.00
1930	Theresina	3	Michael Beary	Richard Dawson		1:42.20
1931	Pisa	3	Tommy Weston	George Lambton		1:41.00
1932	Pennycross	3	Bobby Dick	Joseph Lawson	Lord Astor	1:41.20
1933	Eclair	3	Joe Childs	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	M Field	1:40.20
1934	Mis Tor	3	Bobby Jones	Joseph Lawson	Mrs W M G Singer	1:40.20
1935	Coppelia	3	Harry Wragg	Fred Templeman	Lord Hirst	1:38.00
1936	Crested Crane	3	Bobby Jones	Jack Jarvis	Sir L Philipps	1:47.20
1937	Tumbrel	3	Gordon Richards	Fred Darling	Lord Lonsdale	1:41.60
1938	La-Li	3	Charlie Smirke	Frank Butters	Aga Khan III	1:40.20
1939	Bountiful	3	Bobby Jones	Joseph Lawson	A R Cox	1:41.80
1940	no race 1940
1941	Commotion	3	Harry Wragg	Fred Darling	John Arthur Dewar	1:40.60
1942	no race 1942-44
1945	Sweet Cygnet	3	Charlie Elliott	Fred Rimell	Major H H Leven	1:42.20
1946	Wheedler	3	Clifford Richards	Joseph Lawson	Lord Astor	1:44.40
1947	Mermaid	3	Eph Smith	Jack Jarvis	Lord Rosebery	1:43.80
1948	Goblet	3	Gordon Richards	Noel Murless	Fred Darling	1:42.80
1949	Suntime	3	Edgar Britt	Marcus Marsh	J Musker	1:45.40
1950	Val d'Assa	3	Stan Smith	Atty Persse	Major D McCalmont	1:43.40
1951	Red Shoes	3	Eph Smith	John Watts	H J Joel	1:41.00
1952	Queen Of Light	3	Eph Smith	John Watts	H J Joel	1:39.60
1953	Happy Laughter	3	Bill Rickaby	Jack Jarvis	David Wills	1:41.75
1954	Sundry	3	Doug Smith	George Colling	Lord Derby	1:38.90
1955	Gloria Nicky	3	Scobie Breasley	Norman Bertie	Mrs R Digby	1:41.34
1956	Following Breeze	3	Bill Rickaby	Norman Bertie	Clifford Nicholson	1:48.59
1957	Sylphide	3	Lester Piggott	Noel Murless	T Lilley	1:42.03
1958	Court One	3	Doug Smith	Noel Murless	The Queen	1:45.92
1959	Crystal Palace	3	Eph Smith	Ted Leader	H J Joel	1:42.52
1960	Green Opal	3	Lester Piggott	Noel Murless	Lieutenant-Colonel Giles Loder	1:51.43
1961	Aphrodita	3	Joe Mercer	Harry Wragg	G A Oldham	1:43.74
1962	Tournella	3	Bill Rickaby	Fergie Sutherland	Mrs E N Hall	1:42.75
1963	Crevette	3	Doug Smith	Geoffrey Brooke	Vilma Lady Butt	1:42.10
1964	Alborada	3	Greville Starkey	John Oxley	Lady Halifax	1:43.31
1965	Pugnacity	3	Joe Mercer	Walter Wharton	Major L B Holliday	1:42.04
1966	Chrona	3	Lester Piggott	Fulke Johnson Houghton	H D H Wills	1:40.72
1967	Resilience II	3	Brian Taylor	Harvey Leader	Dr Carlo Vittadini	1:48.45
1968	Ileana	3	Ron Hutchinson	Harry Wragg	G A Oldham	1:43.80
1969	Vital Match	3	Lester Piggott	Herbert Blagrave	Herbert Blagrave	1:44.24
1970	Caprera	3	Ron Hutchinson	Harry Wragg	G A Oldham	1:42.58
1971	Favoletta	3	Brian Taylor	Harry Wragg	Ralph Moller	1:43.44
1972	Waterloo	3	Eddie Hide	Bill Watts	Mrs R Stanley	1:45.19
1973	Jacinth	3	John Gorton	Bruce Hobbs	Lady Butt	1:41.41
1974	Himawari	3	Frank Morby	Fulke Johnson Houghton	Junzo Kashiyama	1:39.09
1975	Sauceboat	3	Geoff Lewis	Noel Murless	Lieutenant-Colonel J Hornung	1:42.72
1976	Duboff	4	Eddie Hide	Barry Hills	Mrs C Radclyffe	1:40.48
1977	River Dane	3	Alfred Gibert	Age Paus	Robert Sangster	1:39.04
1978	Cistus	4	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	Sir Michael Sobell	1:40.28
1979	Rose Above	4	Willie Carson	Michael Cunningham	James O'Reilly	1:38.75
1980	Stumped	3	George Duffield	Bruce Hobbs	Tony Villar	1:41.91
1981	Star Pastures	3	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Hindley	Robert Sangster	1:40.61
1982	Chalon	3	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil	Michael Riordan	1:39.05
1983	Royal Heroine	3	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	Robert Sangster	1:41.35
1984	Meis El-Reem	3	Steve Cauthen	Olivier Douieb	Bechara Choucair	1:39.57
1985	Al Bahathri	3	Tony Murray	Harry Thomson Jones	Hamdan Al Maktoum	1:36.93
1986	Sonic Lady	3	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	Sheikh Mohammed	1:37.45
1987	Sonic Lady	4	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	Sheikh Mohammed	1:38.09
1988	Inchmurrin	3	Paul Eddery	Geoff Wragg	Sir Philip Oppenheimer	1:42.92
1989	Magic Gleam	3	Pat Eddery	Alex Scott	Maktoum Al Maktoum	1:37.50
1990	Chimes of Freedom	3	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	Stavros Niarchos	1:37.05
1991	Only Yours	3	Michael Roberts	Richard Hannon Sr.	Mrs M. Butcher	1:40.43
1992	Gussy Marlowe	4	Michael Roberts	Clive Brittain	Lucille van Geest	1:40.24
1993	Niche	3	Lester Piggott	Richard Hannon Sr.	7th Earl of Carnarvon	1:37.08
1994	Lemon Souffle	3	Lester Piggott	Richard Hannon Sr.	7th Earl of Carnarvon	1:41.30
1995	Caramba	3	Michael Roberts	Richard Hannon Sr.	7th Earl of Carnarvon	1:40.17
1996	Sensation	3	Michael Kinane	Criquette Head	Sheikh Mohammed	1:37.53
1997	Ryafan	3	Pat Eddery	John Gosden	Khalid Abdullah	1:38.43
1998	Lovers Knot	3	John Reid	Sir Michael Stoute	Cheveley Park Stud	1:35.53
1999	Ronda	3	Dominique Boeuf	Carlos Laffon-Parias	Dario Hinojosa	1:37.49
2000	Alshakr	3	Richard Hills	Ben Hanbury	Hamdan Al Maktoum	1:39.70
2001	Proudwings	5	Yutaka Take	Ralf Suerland	Hyperion Breeding	1:38.73
2002	Tashawak	3	Richard Hills	John Dunlop	Hamdan Al Maktoum	1:38.05
2003	Macadamia	4	Jamie Spencer	James Fanshawe	3rd Baron Vestey	1:38.11
2004	Soviet Song	4	Johnny Murtagh	James Fanshawe	Elite Racing Club	1:36.11
2005	Soviet Song	5	Johnny Murtagh	James Fanshawe	Elite Racing Club	1:38.99
2006	Rajeem	3	Kerrin McEvoy	Clive Brittain	Saeed Manana	1:40.89
2007	Simply Perfect	3	Johnny Murtagh	Jeremy Noseda	Smith / Tabor / Magnier	1:37.14
2008	Nahoodh	3	Frankie Dettori	Mark Johnston	H. bin M. Al Maktoum	1:38.60
2009	Goldikova	4	Olivier Peslier	Freddy Head	Wertheimer et Frère	1:36.21
2010	Music Show	3	Richard Hughes	Mick Channon	Jaber Abdullah	1:36.76
2011	Timepiece	4	Tom Queally	Sir Henry Cecil	Khalid Abdullah	1:41.06
2012	Giofra	4	Christophe Soumillon	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Haras de la Perelle	1:42.14
2013	Elusive Kate	4	William Buick	John Gosden	Teruya Yoshida	1:40.54
2014	Integral	4	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	Cheveley Park Stud	1:41.96
2015	Amazing Maria	4	James Doyle	David O'Meara	Sir Robert Ogden	1:42.05
2016	Alice Springs	3	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	Smith / Tabor / Magnier	1:34.42
2017	Roly Poly	3	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	Smith / Tabor / Magnier	1:36.01
2018	Alpha Centauri	3	Colm O'Donoghue	Jessica Harrington	Niarchos Family	1:37.45
2019	Veracious	4	Oisin Murphy	Sir Michael Stoute	Cheveley Park Stud	1:35.89
2020	Nazeef	4	Jim Crowley	John Gosden	Hamdan Al Maktoum	1:40.14
2021	Snow Lantern	3	Sean Levey	Richard Hannon Jr.	Rockcliffe Stud	1:35.93
2022	Prosperous Voyage	3	Rob Hornby	Ralph Beckett	Marc Chan & Andrew Rosen	1:36.03
2023	Nashwa	4	Hollie Doyle	John & Thady Gosden	Imad Alsagar	1:39.52
2024	Porta Fortuna	3	Ryan Moore	Donnacha O'Brien	Medallion/S Weston/B Fowler/Reeves T'Bs	1:37.68
2025	Cinderella's Dream	4	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	Godolphin	1:37.89

See also

• Horse racing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

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External links

• Race Recordings (1982, 1985-2003) youtube.com
• galopp-sieger.de – Falmouth Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Falmouth Stakes (2019).
• pedigreequery.com – Falmouth Stakes – Newmarket.
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