The Duchess of Cambridge Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old fillies. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
| Group 2 race | |
| Location | July Course Newmarket, England |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1947 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Bet365 |
| Website | Newmarket |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6f (1,207 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Straight |
| Qualification | Two-year-old fillies |
| Weight | 9 st 2 lb Penalties 3 lb for G1 / G2 winners |
| Purse | £100,000 (2022) 1st: £56,710 |
| 2023 | ||
 |  |  |
| Persian Dreamer | Star Of Mystery | Woodhay Wonder |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ||
|  | |
| Mawj | Lezoo | Queen Olly |
| 2021 | ||
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| Sandrine | Desert Dreamer | Hello You |
| 2020-2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||
 |  |  |
| Dandalla | Fev Rover | Santosha |
| 2019 | ||
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| Raffle Prize | Daahyeh | Final Song |
| 2018 | ||
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| Pretty Pollyanna | Angel's Hideaway | Chaleur |
| 2017 | ||
 |  |  |
| Clemmie | Nyaleti | Mamba Noire |
| 2016 | ||
| |  |
| Roly Poly | Magical Fire | Nations Alexander |
| 2015 | ||
 |  |  |
| Illuminate | Besharah | Blue Bayou |
| 2014 | ||
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| Arabian Queen | High Celebrity | Tongue Twista |
| 2013 | ||
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| Lucky Kristale | Rizeena | Queen Catrine |
| 2012 | ||
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| Sendmylovetorose | Maureen | Jadanna |
| 2011 | ||
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| Gamilati | Russelliana | Shumoos |
| 2010-2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ||
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| Memory | Soraaya | Hooray |
| 2009 | ||
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| Misheer | Habaayib | Lady Darshaan |
| 2008 | ||
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| Please Sing | Art Princess | Ahla Wasahl |
| 2007 | ||
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| You'resothrilling | Festoso | Elletelle |
| 2006 | ||
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| Sander Camillo | Alzerra | Gilded |
| 2005 | ||
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| Donna Blini | Salut d'Amour | Spinning Queen |
| 2004 | ||
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| Jewel In The Sand | Salsa Brava | Extreme Beauty |
| 2003 | ||
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| Attraction | Pearl Grey | Birthday Suit |
| 2002 | ||
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| Spinola | Cassis | Pearl Dance |
| 2001 | ||
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| Silent Honor | Lady High Havens | Sundari |
| 2000-1991 | ||
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| 2000 | ||
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| Dora Carrington | Enthused | Lady Lahar |
| 1999 | ||
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| Torgau | Hoh Dear | Flowington |
| 1998 | ||
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| Wannabe Grand | Pipalong | Pescara |
| 1997 | ||
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| Asfurah | Crazee Mental | Forest Treasure |
| 1996 | ||
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| Dazzle | Ocean Ridge | Well Warned |
| 1995 | ||
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| Applaud | Dance Sequence | Darling Flame |
| 1994 | ||
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| Red Carnival | Harayir | Myself |
| 1993 | ||
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| Lemon Souffle | Red Rita | Rohita |
| 1992 | ||
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| Sayyedati | Toocando | Mystic Goddess |
| 1991 | ||
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| Musicale | Coffee Ice | Miss Bluebird |
| 1990-1988 | ||
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| 1990 | ||
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| Chicarica | Zigaura | Atlantic Flyer |
| 1989 | ||
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| Chimes Of Freedom | Dead Certain | Palace Street |
| 1988 | ||
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| Kerrera | Aldbourne | Honoria |
History
editThe event was established in 1947 as the Cherry Hinton Stakes, and the inaugural running was won by Great Fun.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period the Cherry Hinton Stakes was classed at Group 3 level. It was promoted to Group 2 status in 1996.
The Duchess of Cambridge Stakes is currently held on the second day of Newmarket's three-day July Festival meeting. The equivalent race for male horses is the July Stakes.
Several winners have gone on to achieve victory in the following season's 1,000 Guineas Stakes. The first was Sweet Solera in 1961, and the most recent was Mawj in 2023.
In 2013 the race was renamed the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes in honour of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. In the same year the Windsor Forest Stakes at Royal Ascot was renamed the Duke of Cambridge Stakes.
Records
editLeading jockey (5 wins):
- Walter Swinburn – Top Socialite (1984), Kerrera (1988), Chicarica (1990), Red Carnival (1994), Wannabe Grand (1998)
- Frankie Dettori - Asfurah (1997), Silent Honor (2001), Sander Camillo (2006), Gamilati (2011), Raffle Prize (2019)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- Henry Cecil – Roussalka (1974), Diminuendo (1987), Chimes of Freedom (1989), Musicale (1991)
- Sir Michael Stoute – Top Socialite (1984), Kerrera (1988), Red Carnival (1994), Dazzle (1996)
Winners since 1980
editEarlier winners
edit- 1947: Great Fun
- 1948: Ballisland
- 1949: Diableretta
- 1950: Marteline
- 1951: Tikva
- 1952: Omelia / Pirouette *
- 1953: Eastern Glamour
- 1954: Lucy Lufton
- 1955: no race
- 1956: Colonel's Lady
- 1957: Munch
- 1958: Fan Light
- 1959: Panga
- 1960: Sweet Solera
- 1961: Crepello's Daughter
- 1962: Tzigane
- 1963: Round Trip
- 1964: Greengage
- 1965: Chrona
- 1966: Pia
- 1967: Cease Fire
- 1968: Symona
- 1969: Wild Wings
- 1970: Hecla
- 1971: Padrona
- 1972: Mysterious
- 1973: Celestial Dawn
- 1974: Roussalka
- 1975: Everything Nice
- 1976: Ampulla
- 1977: Turkish Treasure
- 1978: Devon Ditty
- 1979: Mrs Penny
* The 1952 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
See also
editReferences
edit- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Duchess of Cambridge Stakes.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Duchess of Cambridge Stakes (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Duchess of Cambridge Stakes – Newmarket.
- Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 112–114. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.