Achilles Stakes
The Achilles Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May or early June.
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| Location | Haydock Park Haydock, England |
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| Inaugurated | 1995 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Betway |
| Website | Haydock Park |
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| Distance | 5f (1,006 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Straight |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up* *excl G1 / G2 winners since 31 August 2018 |
| Weight | 8 st 11 lb (3yo); 9 st 4 lb (4yo+) Allowances 5 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 5 lb for Listed winners * 3 lb for Group 3 winners* * since 31 August last year |
| Purse | £25,500 (2020) 1st: £14,461 |
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| Maid In India | Lady In France | Tarboosh |
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| Muthmir | Alpha Delphini | Gracious John |
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| Final Venture | Kyllang Rock | Rosie Briar |
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| Take Cover | Cotai Glory | Double Up |
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| Kingsgate Native | Out Do | Speed Hawk |
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| Steps | Eton Rifles | Da'quonde |
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| Medicean Man | Jwala | My Propeller |
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| Excelette | Spirit Quartz | Noble Storm |
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| Noble Storm | Santo Padre | Arctic Feeling |
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| High Standing | Rose Blossom | Judd Street |
| 2009 | ||
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| Ialysos | Anglezarke | Hoh Hoh Hoh |
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| Stoneacre Lad | Cake | Green Manalishi |
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| Dazed And Amazed | Intrepid Jack | Rowe Park |
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| The Lord | Green Manalishi | Corridor Creeper |
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| Boogie Street | Jimmy Ryan | Indian Maiden |
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| Boogie Street | Lochridge | The Tatling |
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| Peruvian Chief | Vision Of Night | Boleyn Castle |
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| The Trader | Fromsong | Indian Spark |
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| Emerald Peace | Misraah | Borders |
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| Monkston Point | Vita Spericolata | See You Later |
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| Proud Native | Almaty | To The Roof |
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| Midnight Escape | Cortachy Castle | Averti |
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| Almaty | Compton Place | Rambling Bear |
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| Brave Edge | Double Quick | Blue Iris |
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| Ya Malak | Eveningperformance | Royale Figurine |
The race was first run in 1995, at Kempton Park (the planned inaugural running in 1994 was abandoned). The race was run at Goodwood in 2005 and 2006 before returning to Kempton Park which was by now an all-weather track. The race was transferred to its current location in 2009.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Boogie Street – 2004, 2005
Leading jockey (3 wins):
- Richard Hughes – Boogie Street (2004), Boogie Street (2005), Dazed And Amazed (2007)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- Richard Hannon Sr. – Brave Edge (1996), Boogie Street (2004), Boogie Street (2005), Dazed And Amazed (2007)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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| 1995 | Ya Malak | Brent Thomson | James Payne | 0:58.87 | |
| 1996 | Brave Edge | Pat Eddery | Richard Hannon Sr. | 0:59.33 | |
| 1997 | Almaty | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | 0:57.42 | |
| 1998 | Midnight Escape | Seb Sanders | Chris Wall | 0:58.09 | |
| 1999 | Proud Native | Alex Greaves | David Nicholls | 0:58.07 | |
| 2000 | Monkston Point | Richard Quinn | David Arbuthnot | 1:06.38 | |
| 2001 | Emerald Peace | 4 | Mark Tebbutt | Michael Jarvis | 0:58.99 |
| 2002 | The Trader | 4 | Jimmy Quinn | Martin Blanshard | 0:57.40 |
| 2003 | Peruvian Chief | 6 | Eddie Ahern | Nick Littmoden | 0:58.30 |
| 2004 | Boogie Street | 3 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | 0:58.96 |
| 2005 | Boogie Street | 4 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | 0:58.85 |
| 2006 | The Lord | 6 | John Egan | Bill Turner | 1:00.84 |
| 2007 | Dazed And Amazed | 3 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | 0:59.85 |
| 2008 | Stoneacre Lad | 5 | George Baker | Peter Grayson | 0:59.96 |
| 2009 | Ialysos | 5 | William Buick | Luca Cumani | 0:59.71 |
| 2010 | High Standing | 5 | Ryan Moore | William Haggas | 1:01.32 |
| 2011 | Noble Storm | 5 | Graham Gibbons | Ed McMahon | 0:59.46 |
| 2012 | Excelette | 3 | Royston Ffrench | Bryan Smart | 1:00.36 |
| 2013 | Medicean Man | 7 | Steve Drowne | Jeremy Gask | 0:58.00 |
| 2014 | Steps | 6 | Kieren Fallon | Roger Varian | 1:00.87 |
| 2015 | Kingsgate Native | 10 | Graham Lee | Robert Cowell | 1:00.35 |
| 2016 | Take Cover | 9 | David Allan | David Griffiths | 0:58.41 |
| 2017 | Final Venture | 5 | Oisin Murphy | Paul Midgley | 1:01.76 |
| 2018 | Muthmir | 8 | Jim Crowley | William Haggas | 0:57.91 |
| 2019 | Made In India | 5 | Tom Eaves | Eric Alston | 1:02.10 |
| 2020 | El Astronaute[lower-alpha 1] | 7 | Jason Hart | John Quinn | 0:58.64 |
- The 2020 race was run at Doncaster in June and restricted to four-year-olds and above due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
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