Duke of York Stakes

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History

An event called the Duke of York Stakes was introduced at York's August meeting in 1895.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It was named after Prince George, Duke of York (later King George V) A middle-distance race for three-year-olds, its winners included Polymelus (1905),<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Papyrus (1923)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and Firdaussi (1932).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

A six-furlong handicap sprint titled the Duke of York Handicap Stakes was established at York's May meeting in 1950.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It continued until the mid-1960s.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The current 1895 Duke of York Stakes, a six-furlong conditions race, was created in 1968.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The first running was won by Hard Water. It was given Group 3 status in 1971, and promoted to Group 2 level in 2003.

The 1895 Duke of York Stakes is now held on the opening day of York's three-day Dante Festival meeting. It is run the day before the Dante Stakes.

The race has been renamed to distance it from Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, then Duke of York, who faces allegations of sexual abuse, with the year 1895 added, referencing George V, a former Duke of York.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Update inline

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

• Handsome Sailor – 1987, 1988

Leading jockey (4 wins):

• Lester Piggott – The Brianstan (1971), Steel Heart (1975), Thatching (1979), Vorvados (1983)
• Steve Cauthen – Flash n' Thunder (1980), Jester (1982), Indian Ridge (1989), Lugana Beach (1990)
• Michael Hills – Handsome Sailor (1988), Owington (1994), Royal Applause (1997), Steenberg (2006)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

• Barry Hills – Noble Mark (1974), Flash n' Thunder (1980), Jester (1982), Handsome Sailor (1987, 1988), Royal Applause (1997), Prime Defender (2010)

Leading owner (6 wins):

• Robert Sangster – Noble Mark (1974), Thatching (1979), Flash n' Thunder (1980), Jester (1982), Handsome Sailor (1987, 1988)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1968	Hard Water	5	Joe Mercer	John Sutcliffe, Jr.	J R Brown	1:21.20
1969	Great Bear	5	Ron Hutchinson	John Dunlop	Lady S Fitzalan-Howard	1:27.00
1970	Fluke	3	George Duffield	John Oxley	Dick Hollingsworth	1:10.80
1971	The Brianstan	4	Lester Piggott	John Sutcliffe, Jr.	S Powell	1:11.80
1972	Stilvi	3	John Gorton	Bruce Hobbs	G Cambanis	1:10.40
1973	Abwah	4	Geoff Lewis	Noel Murless	Louis Freedman	1:10.80
1974	Noble Mark	3	Willie Carson	Barry Hills	Robert Sangster	1:11.33
1975	Steel Heart	3	Lester Piggott	Dermot Weld	Ravi Tikkoo	1:16.01
1976	Three Legs	4	Gianfranco Dettori	Luca Cumani	M Boffa	1:16.18
1977	Boldboy	7	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	Lady Beaverbrook	1:13.84
1978	Private Line	3	Edward Hide	Clive Brittain	G Greenwood	1:13.85
1979	Thatching	4	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	Robert Sangster	1:13.10
1980	Flash n' Thunder	3	Steve Cauthen	Barry Hills	Robert Sangster	1:10.40
1981	King of Spain	5	Paul Cook	Peter Cundell	Avon Industries Ltd	1:14.65
1982	Jester	3	Steve Cauthen	Barry Hills	Robert Sangster	1:10.61
1983	Vorvados	6	Lester Piggott	Michael Haynes	Miss F Gallichan	1:19.91
1984	Gabitat	6	Bob Curant	Brian Gubby	Brian Gubby Ltd	1:11.76
1985	Chapel Cottage	4	Philip Robinson	Mick Ryan	Terry Ramsden	1:13.65
1986	Grey Desire	6	Kevin Darley	Mel Brittain	Mel Brittain	1:18.23
1987	Handsome Sailor	4	Cash Asmussen	Barry Hills	Robert Sangster	1:12.58
1988	Handsome Sailor	5	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	Robert Sangster	1:12.73
1989	Indian Ridge	4	Steve Cauthen	David Elsworth	Mrs A Coughlan	1:10.17
1990	Lugana Beach	4	Steve Cauthen	David Elsworth	Ray Richards	1:11.74
1991	Green Line Express	5	Tony Cruz	Mohammed Moubarak	Ecurie Fustok	1:11.33
1992	Shalford	4	Michael Roberts	Richard Hannon Sr.	D F Cock	1:08.82
1993	Hamas	4	Willie Carson	Peter Walwyn	Hamdan Al Maktoum	1:12.22
1994	Owington	3	Michael Hills	Geoff Wragg	Baron Georg von Ullman	1:10.23
1995	Lake Coniston	4	Pat Eddery	Geoff Lewis	Highclere Thoroughbred Racing	1:11.52
1996	Venture Capitalist	7	Ray Cochrane	David Nicholls	W G Swiers	1:11.72
1997	Royal Applause	4	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	Maktoum Al Maktoum	1:12.13
1998	Bollin Joanne	5	Kieren Fallon	Tim Easterby	Late Lady Westbrook	1:10.91
1999	Sampower Star	3	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Sr.	Sampower Racing Club	1:12.59
2000	Lend a Hand	5	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:10.77
2001	Pipalong	5	Kevin Darley	Tim Easterby	T H Bennett	1:11.20
2002	Invincible Spirit	5	Michael Kinane	John Dunlop	Prince A A Faisal	1:09.55
2003	Twilight Blues	4	Pat Smullen	Brian Meehan	Susan Roy	1:10.79
2004	Monsieur Bond	4	Fergal Lynch	Bryan Smart	R C Bond	1:16.39
2005	The Kiddykid	5	Jamie Spencer	David Evans	Claire Massey	1:15.93
2006	Steenberg	7	Michael Hills	Mark Tompkins	Kenneth Macpherson	1:12.54
2007	Amadeus Wolf	4	Neil Callan	Kevin Ryan	Duddy / McDonald / Heeney / INS	1:10.20
2008	Assertive	5	Ryan Moore	Richard Hannon Sr.	Lady Whent	1:10.71
2009	Utmost Respect	5	Paul Hanagan	Richard Fahey	Rumpole Partnership	1:10.70
2010	Prime Defender	6	Robert Winston	Barry Hills	Falle / Franklin / Sumsion	1:11.19
2011	Delegator	5	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:10.18
2012	Tiddliwinks	6	Jamie Spencer	Kevin Ryan	Exors of Guy Reed	1:12.96
2013	Society Rock	6	Kieren Fallon	James Fanshawe	Simon Gibson	1:11.44
2014	Maarek	7	Declan McDonogh	Evanna McCutcheon	Lisbunny Synd	1:13.53
2015	Glass Office	5	Jim Crowley	David Simcock	Fitri Hay	1:10.65
2016	Magical Memory	4	Frankie Dettori	Charlie Hills	Kennet Valley Tbreds	1:10.52
2017	Tasleet	4	Jim Crowley	William Haggas	Hamdan Al Maktoum	1:12.74
2018	Harry Angel	4	Adam Kirby	Clive Cox	Godolphin	1:10.87
2019	Invincible Army	4	P. J. McDonald	James Tate	Saeed Manana	1:09.90
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2021	Starman	4	Oisin Murphy	Ed Walker	David Ward	1:11.24
2022	Highfield Princess	5	Jason Hart	John Quinn	Trainers House Enterprises Ltd	1:10.62
2023	Azure Blue	4	Paul Mulrennan	Michael Dods	P Appleton & Mrs Anne Elliott	1:09.11
2024	Mill Stream	4	William Buick	Jane Chapple-Hyam	Peter Harris	1:10.91
2025	Inisherin	4	Ryan Moore	Kevin Ryan	Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum	1:10.67

See also

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

References

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• galopp-sieger.de – Duke of York Stakes.
• ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Duke of York Stakes (2019).
• pedigreequery.com – Duke of York Stakes – York.
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