August Stakes

August Stakes
Listed race
Location Windsor Racecourse
Windsor, England
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor Sri Lanka
Website Windsor
Race information
Distance 1m 3f 135y (2,336 metres)
Surface Turf
Track Left and right-handed
Qualification Three-years-old and up
exc. Group 1 and Group 2 winners since 1 September 2015.
Weight 8 st 7 lb (3yo);
9 st 3 lb (4yo+)
Allowances
5 lb for fillies

Penalties
7 lb for Group winners*
5 lb for Listed winners*
* after 31 October 2015
(2yo wins not penalised)
Purse £37,000 (2016)
1st: £20,982
August Stakes
2016
Berkshire Majeed Second Step

The August Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Windsor over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 135 yards (2,555 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

The race was first run in 2004.

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
2004 Naheef 5 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor 3:33.27
2005 Orcadian 4 Richard Hughes James Eustace 2:27.28
2006 Crocodile Dundee 5 Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani 2:27.20
2007 Dragon Dancer 4 Darryll Holland Geoff Wragg 2:31.21
2008 Spanish Moon 4 Ryan Moore Michael Stoute 2:24.83
2009 Traffic Guard 5 Martin Dwyer Paul Cole 2:23.54
2010 Whispering Gallery 4 Ted Durcan Saeed bin Suroor 2:31.84
2011 Opera Gal 4 Jimmy Fortune Andrew Balding 2:29.63
2012 Cameron Highland 3 Neil Callan Roger Varian 2:27.53
2013 Cameron Highland 4 Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian 2:30.02
2014 Glorious Protector 4 George Baker Ed Walker 2:23.17
2015 Beautiful Romance 3 Harry Bentley Saeed bin Suroor 2:28.85
2016 Berkshire 5 Jim Crowley Paul Cole 2:23.60

See also

References

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