Winter Hill Stakes

The Winter Hill Stakes is a Group 3 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 and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

Winter Hill Stakes
Group 3 race
LocationWindsor Racecourse
Windsor, England
Race typeFlat
SponsorDom and Geri
WebsiteWindsor
Race information
Distance1m 2f (2,012 m)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft and right-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight8 st 12 lb (3yo);
9 st 5 lb (4yo+)
Allowances
3 lb for fillies and mares
Penalties
7 lb for Group 1 winners*
5 lb for Group 2 winners *
3 lb for Group 3 winners *
* after 2017
Purse£60,000 (2018)
1st: £34,026
Winter Hill Stakes
2019
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For a period the event was classed at Listed level. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 1995, and is currently the only Group race usually held at Windsor.

The venue stages regular evening meetings throughout the summer, and the Winter Hill Stakes is the feature race on the final day.

Records

Most successful horse since 1986 (3 wins):

  • Annus Mirabilis – 1996, 1997, 1998

Leading jockey since 1986 (5 wins):

  • Frankie Dettori – Annus Mirabilis (1996, 1997), Naheef (2002), Campanologist (2009), Planteur (2013)

Leading trainer since 1986 (8 wins):

  • Saeed bin Suroor – Annus Mirabilis (1996, 1997, 1998), Naheef (2002), Ancient World (2004), Campanologist (2009), Prince Siegfried (2011), Racing History (2015)

Winners since 1986
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
1986 Samarid 3 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute
1987 Media Starguest 3 Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani 2:05.00
1988 Hibernian Gold 3 Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 2:07.20
1989 Dolpour 3 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 2:08.40
1990 Song of Sixpence 6 Steve Cauthen Ian Balding 2:07.40
1991 Filia Ardross 5 Richard Hills Alec Stewart 2:05.40
1992 Shuailaan 3 Michael Roberts Alec Stewart 2:06.50
1993 Usaidit 4 John Reid Terry Mills 2:03.90
1994 Young Buster 6 Paul Eddery Geoff Wragg 2:04.40
1995 Desert Shot 5 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 2:06.30
1996 Annus Mirabilis 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:09.10
1997 Annus Mirabilis 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:03.80
1998 Annus Mirabilis 6 Daragh O'Donohoe Saeed bin Suroor 2:03.90
1999 Zindabad 3 Kieren Fallon Ben Hanbury 2:03.80
2000 Adilabad 3 Pat Eddery Sir Michael Stoute 2:07.40
2001 Adilabad 4 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute 2:08.00
2002 Naheef 3 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:04.60
2003 Leporello 3 Richard Quinn Peter Harris 2:06.56
2004 Ancient World 4 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor 2:08.97
2005 Eccentric 4 Darryll Holland Andrew Reid 2:05.02
2006 Tam Lin 3 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:06.91
2007 Queen's Best 4 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:07.98
2008 Stotsfold 5 Adam Kirby Walter Swinburn 2:05.06
2009 Campanologist 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:02.44
2010 Distant Memories 4 Jamie Spencer Tom Tate 2:08.75
2011 Prince Siegfried 5 Ted Durcan Saeed bin Suroor 2:07.44
2012 Lay Time 4 Jimmy Fortune Andrew Balding 2:07.83
2013 Planteur 6 Frankie Dettori Marco Botti 2:08.00
2014 Al Kazeem 6 George Baker Roger Charlton 2:01.62
2015 Racing History 3 William Buick Saeed bin Suroor 2:07.75
2016 Chain Of Daisies 4 Fergus Sweeney Henry Candy 2:02.58
2017 Fabricate 5 Gerald Mosse Michael Bell 2:04.25
2018 Fabricate 6 James Doyle Michael Bell 2:08.03
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