Horris Hill Stakes

Horris Hill Stakes

Group 3 race
Location	Newbury Racecourse Newbury, England
Inaugurated	1949
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Worthington's
Website	Newbury
Race information
Distance	7f (1,408 metres)
Surface	Turf
Track	Straight
Qualification	Two-year-old colts and geldings excluding Group 1 winners
Weight	9 st 0 lb Penalties 5 lb for Group 2 winners 3 lb for Group 3 winners
Purse	£40,000 (2014) 1st: £22,684

Horris Hill Stakes

2015
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Crazy Horse	Start Time	Return Of The Mak

Previous years
2014
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Smaih	Fox Trotter	King of Normandy
2013
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Piping Rock	Galiway	Day Of Conquest
2012
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Tawhid	Alhebayeb	Boomshackerlacker
2011
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Tell Dad	Saigon	Hazaz
2010
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Klammer	Dux Scholar	Elzaam
2009
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Carnaby Street	Pleasant Day	Audacity Of Hope
2008
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Evasive	Bonnie Charlie	Aahaykid
2007
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Beacon Lodge	Stimulation	Iguazu Falls
2006
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Dijeerr	Mythical Kid	Striving Storm
2005
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Hurricane Cat	Final Verse	Araafa
2004
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Cupid's Glory	Johnny Jumpup	King Marju
2003
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Peak To Creek	Josephus	Millbag

The Horris Hill Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run at Newbury over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.

History

The event is named after Horris Hill, an area located to the south of the racecourse. It was established in 1949, and was originally open to horses of either gender. The first running was won by a filly called Lone Victress.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Horris Hill Stakes was initially given Group 2 status. It was later relegated to Group 3 level.

The race was restricted to male horses in 1987. For a period it was held on Newbury's left-handed course, with a distance of about 7 furlongs and 64 yards. It was switched to the slightly shorter straight track in 2000.

The Horris Hill Stakes is part of the venue's last flat racing fixture of the year. The meeting is currently sponsored by Worthington's and known as the Worthington's Armed Forces Day. Since 2012 the race has been run as the Worthington's Whizz-Kidz Stakes.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):

• Pat Eddery – Corby (1974), State Occasion (1975), Montekin (1981), Naheez (1986), Tirol (1989), Peak to Creek (2003)

Leading trainer (4 wins):

• Richard Hannon, Sr. – Tirol (1989), Umistim (1999), Carnaby Street (2009), Tell Dad (2011), Piping Rock (2013)

Winners since 1976

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1976	Fair Season	Greville Starkey	Ian Balding
1977 (dh)	Derrylin Persian Bold	Eric Eldin Lester Piggott	Doug Smith Tony Ingham
1978	Kris	Joe Mercer	Henry Cecil	1:29.64
1979	Super Asset	Joe Mercer	Henry Cecil	1:35.36
1980	Kalaglow	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	1:35.46
1981	Montekin	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop
1982	no race
1983	Elegant Air	Steve Cauthen	Ian Balding
1984	Efisio	Willie Carson	John Dunlop
1985	Celtic Heir	Willie Ryan	Gavin Pritchard-Gordon
1986	Naheez	Pat Eddery	David Elsworth	1:35.69
1987	Glacial Storm	Cash Asmussen	Barry Hills	1:36.07
1988	Gouriev	Michael Roberts	Peter Makin	1:37.01
1989	Tirol	Pat Eddery	Richard Hannon, Sr.	1:32.79
1990	Sapieha	Walter Swinburn	James Fanshawe	1:32.13
1991	Lion Cavern	Steve Cauthen	André Fabre	1:31.46
1992	Beggarman Thief	Ray Cochrane	John Gosden	1:35.24
1993	Tatami	Michael Roberts	Luca Cumani	1:35.63
1994	Painter's Row	John Reid	Peter Chapple-Hyam	1:32.98
1995	Tumbleweed Ridge	Brett Doyle	Brian Meehan	1:34.74
1996	Desert Story	John Reid	Michael Stoute	1:31.57
1997	La-Faah	Richard Hills	Barry Hills	1:32.06
1998	Brancaster	Kieren Fallon	Peter Chapple-Hyam	1:37.97
1999	Umistim	Dane O'Neill	Richard Hannon, Sr.	1:32.47
2000	Clearing	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	1:29.02
2001	Rapscallion	Jason Tate	James Eustace	1:38.02
2002	Makhlab	Richard Hills	Barry Hills	1:31.11
2003	Peak to Creek	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Noseda	1:26.73
2004	Cupid's Glory	Seb Sanders	Sir Mark Prescott	1:28.95
2005	Hurricane Cat	Colm O'Donoghue	Aidan O'Brien	1:27.93
2006	Dijeerr	Philip Robinson	Michael Jarvis	1:30.66
2007	Beacon Lodge	Adam Kirby	Clive Cox	1:29.27
2008	Evasive	Christophe Soumillon	Sir Michael Stoute	1:31.69
2009	Carnaby Street	Jimmy Fortune	Richard Hannon, Sr.	1:29.96
2010	Klammer	Jamie Spencer	Jane Chapple-Hyam	1:28.21
2011	Tell Dad	Eddie Ahern	Richard Hannon, Sr.	1:23.80
2012	Tawhid	Jim Crowley	Saeed bin Suroor	1:29.64
2013	Piping Rock	Pat Dobbs	Richard Hannon, Sr.	1:30.84
2014	Smaih	Frankie Dettori	Richard Hannon, Jr.	1:32.45

^a The 1982 running was abandoned because of a waterlogged course.

Earlier winners

• 1949: Lone Victress
• 1950: Supreme Court
• 1951: H.V.C.
• 1952: Baldaquin
• 1953: Court Splendour
• 1954: Royal Palm
• 1955: Clarification
• 1956: Persuader
• 1957: Alcide
• 1958: Seascape
• 1959: Ironic
• 1960: Gallant Knight
• 1961: Valentine
• 1962: Scholar Gypsy
• 1963: Atbara
• 1964: Foothill
• 1965: Charlottown
• 1966: Alcan
• 1967: Dalry
• 1968: Sentier
• 1969: Double First
• 1970: Good Bond
• 1971: Disguise
• 1972: Long Row
• 1973: Welsh Harmony
• 1974: Corby
• 1975: State Occasion

See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

• Paris-Turf:
  • 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

• galopp-sieger.de – Horris Hill Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Horris Hill Stakes (2014).
• pedigreequery.com – Horris Hill Stakes – Newbury.