Nunthorpe Stakes
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History
The Nunthorpe Stakes is a Group 1 race run under Weight For Age conditions for the sprinters at York conducted by the York Racecourse.
The Nunthorpe Stakes is run over five furlongs. It was first run in 1922 and was won by Two Step.
The race was named after the geographic area of Yorkshire.
Two year olds are eligible to run in this open Group 1 – the only one in the UK. Geldings are also allowed which isn't the case in others.
The Nunthorpe Stakes, along with the King's Stand Stakes, are the only five furlong Group 1s in England.
The Nunthorpe Stakes is run on the third day of the Ebor Festival at York. The 2008 edition was run at Newmarket.
Kingsgate Native was the last to win the Nunthorpe as a two year old.
Two horses have three wins – Tag End and Sharpo. Sole Power won the race four years apart from 2010 to 2014.
Australian mare Ortensia travelled overseas in 2012 after securing a domestic G1 in Perth. She won the Al Quoz sprint on World Cup night in Dubai and then headed further north.
After failing in the King's Stand and July Cup, she won the King George and Nunthorpe Stakes coming from near impossible positions.
In 2017 we saw a close race between Marsha and Lady Aurelia. Frankie Dettori thought he had won on the US filly but the other girl got the decision.
After running fourth in the two years prior, Battaash thrashed the field in 2019. He would back it up in 2020 too but less convincingly.
Highfield Princess was in the middle of a superb 2022 summer winning the Maurice de Gheest, Nunthorpe and Flying Five at the top level. She ran second the year later.
Lester Piggott has most jockey wins with seven while Ossie Bell has trained the winner five times.
The Nunthorpe Stakes was worth £500,000 in 2023.
Notable winners of the Nunthorpe Stakes include Highfield Princess (2022), Battaash (2019/2020), Mecca's Angel (2015/2016), Sole Power (2010/2014), Ortensia (2012), Margot Did (2011), Borderlescott (2008/2009), Kingsgate Native (2007), Oasis Dream (2003), Stravinsky (1999), Pivotal (1996), Piccolo (1994), Cadeaux Genereux (1989), Last Tycoon (1986), Committed (1984), Habibti (1983), Sharpo (1980/1981/1982), Right Boy (1958/1959), Royal Serenade (1951/1952), Abernant (1949/1950), The Bug (1946), Linklater (1942/1943), Tag End (1928/1929/1930), Highborn II (1926/1927) and Mumtaz Mahal (1924).
The 2023 Nunthorpe Stakes was won by Live In The Dream from Highfield Princess and Bradsell.
Previous Nunthorpe Stakes Winners
Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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|
LIVE IN THE DREAM
(IRE)
4G PRINCE OF LIR (IRE) - APPROACHING AUTUMN (GB) NEW APPROACH (IRE) |
S B KIRRANE | 63.0 | ADAM WEST | 4 |
|
HIGHFIELD PRINCESS
(FR)
5M NIGHT OF THUNDER (IRE) - PURE ILLUSION (IRE) DANEHILL (USA) |
JASON HART | 62.5 | J J QUINN | 14 |
|
WINTER POWER
(IRE)
3F BUNGLE INTHEJUNGLE (GB) - TITIAN SAGA (IRE) TITUS LIVIUS (FR) |
SILVESTRE DE SOUSA | 60.0 | T D EASTERBY | 6 |
|
BATTAASH
(IRE)
6G DARK ANGEL (IRE) - ANNA LAW (IRE) LAWMAN (FR) |
JIM CROWLEY | 62.0 | C HILLS | 3 |
|
BATTAASH
(IRE)
5G DARK ANGEL (IRE) - ANNA LAW (IRE) LAWMAN (FR) |
JIM CROWLEY | 62.0 | C HILLS | 1 |
|
ALPHA DELPHINI
(GB)
7G CAPTAIN GERRARD (IRE) - EASY TO IMAGINE (USA) COZZENE (USA) |
GRAHAM LEE | 62.0 | B SMART | 7 |
|
MARSHA
(IRE)
4F ACCLAMATION (GB) - MARLINKA (GB) MARJU (IRE) |
LUKE MORRIS | 61.0 | SIR MARK PRESCOTT | 8 |
|
MECCA'S ANGEL
(IRE)
5M DARK ANGEL (IRE) - FOLGA (GB) ATRAF (GB) |
PAUL MULRENNAN | 61.0 | M DODS | 7 |
|
MECCA'S ANGEL
(IRE)
4M DARK ANGEL (IRE) - FOLGA (GB) ATRAF (GB) |
PAUL MULRENNAN | 61.5 | M DODS | 10 |
|
SOLE POWER
(GB)
7G KYLLACHY (GB) - DEMERGER (USA) DISTANT VIEW (USA) |
R HUGHES | 62.0 | EDWARD LYNAM | 10 |
|
JWALA
(GB)
4M OASIS DREAM (GB) - KANGRA VALLEY (GB) INDIAN RIDGE (GB) |
STEVE DROWNE | 61.0 | ROBERT COWELL | 8 |
|
ORTENSIA
(AUS)
7M TESTA ROSSA (AUS) - AERATE'S PICK (AUS) PICNICKER (AUS) |
WILLIAM BUICK | 61.0 | PAUL MESSARA | 8 |
|
MARGOT DID
(IRE)
3F EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - SPECIAL DANCER (GB) SHAREEF DANCER (USA) |
HAYLEY TURNER | 60.0 | M L W BELL | 11 |
|
SOLE POWER
(GB)
3G KYLLACHY (GB) - DEMERGER (USA) DISTANT VIEW (USA) |
W M LORDAN | 61.0 | EDWARD LYNAM | 11 |
|
BORDERLESCOTT
(GB)
7G COMPTON PLACE (GB) - JEEWAN (GB) TOUCHING WOOD (USA) |
NEIL CALLAN | 62.0 | ROBIN BASTIMAN | 2 |
|
BORDERLESCOTT
(GB)
6G COMPTON PLACE (GB) - JEEWAN (GB) TOUCHING WOOD (USA) |
PAT COSGRAVE | 62.0 | ROBIN BASTIMAN | 12 |
|
KINGSGATE NATIVE
(IRE)
2G MUJADIL (USA) - NATIVE FORCE (IRE) INDIAN RIDGE (GB) |
JIMMY QUINN | 51.5 | J R BEST | 13 |
|
REVERENCE
(GB)
5G MARK OF ESTEEM (IRE) - IMPERIAL BAILIWICK (IRE) IMPERIAL FRONTIER (USA) |
K DARLEY | 62.0 | E J ALSTON | 6 |
|
LA CUCARACHA
(GB)
4M PICCOLO (GB) - PEGGY SPENCER (GB) FORMIDABLE (USA) |
MICHAEL HILLS | 61.0 | B W HILLS | 8 |
|
BAHAMIAN PIRATE
(USA)
9G HOUSEBUSTER (USA) - SHINING THROUGH (USA) DEPUTY MINISTER |
SEB SANDERS | 62.0 | D NICHOLLS | 5 |
|
OASIS DREAM
(GB)
3C GREEN DESERT (USA) - HOPE (IRE) DANCING BRAVE (USA) |
R HUGHES | 61.0 | JOHN GOSDEN | 2 |
|
KYLLACHY
(GB)
4H PIVOTAL (GB) - PRETTY POPPY (GB) SONG (GB) |
J P SPENCER | 62.0 | H CANDY | 15 |
|
MOZART
(IRE)
3C DANEHILL (USA) - VICTORIA CROSS (USA) SPECTACULAR BID (USA) |
M KINANE | 60.5 | A P O'BRIEN | 4 |
|
NUCLEAR DEBATE
(USA)
5G GEIGER COUNTER (USA) - I'M AN ISSUE (USA) COX'S RIDGE (USA) |
G MOSSE | 61.0 | J E HAMMOND | 1 |
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