The Lockinge Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) at Newbury in May.

Lockinge Stakes
Group 1 race
LocationNewbury Racecourse
Newbury, England
Inaugurated1958
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorAl Shaqab
WebsiteNewbury
Race information
Distance1 mile (1,609 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationFour-years-old and up
Weight9 st 0 lb
Allowances
3 lb for fillies and mares
Purse£350,000 (2022)
1st: £198,485
Lockinge Stakes
2024
Red, White sash, White cap Light blue, yellow and light blue halved sleeves White and emerald green stripes, chevrons on sleeves, white cap, emerald green stars
Audience Charyn Witch Hunter
Previous years
2023
Royal blue Light blue and black stripes, black sleeves and cap Red, white epaulets, diabolo on sleeves
Modern Games Chindit Berkshire Shadow
2022
Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap Royal blue Light blue and black stripes, black sleeves and cap
Baaeed Real World Chindit
2021
Silver, tassel on cap Purple, orange stars, emerald green sleeves, purple armlets, orange cap White, red sash, red and white striped cap
Palace Pier Lady Bowthorpe Top Rank
2020-2011
2019
Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap White, maroon and purple striped sleeves Light blue, dark blue cross belts and sleeves, orange cap
Mustashry Laurens Accidental Agent
2018
Dark blue Claret, gold braid, claret sleeves, claret cap, gold tassel Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap
Rhododendron Lightning Spear Lancaster Bomber
2017
Royal blue Claret, gold braid, claret sleeves, claret cap, gold tassel Purple and white (quartered), white sleeves
Ribchester Lightning Spear Breton Rock
2016
Royal blue, white cap Emerald green, maroon chevron, maroon cap Maroon and pink check, pink sleeves and cap
Belardo Euro Charline Endless Drama
2015
Royal blue Light blue, orange epaulets Claret, gold braid, claret sleeves, claret cap, gold tassel
Night of Thunder Toormore Arod
2014
Silver, gold braid, maroon cap, gold tassel Navy blue, red and light blue hoop and armlets, white cap Dark blue
Olympic Glory Tullius Verrazano
2013
Royal blue White, emerald green star, emerald green sleeves, white stars, white cap, emerald green star Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap
Farhh Sovereign Debt Aljamaaheer
2012
Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap Royal blue, red chevrons, white and red striped sleeves, red and white quartered cap
Frankel Excelebration Dubawi Gold
2011
Orange, black triple diamond, black cap, orange diamonds Green and pink hooped, pink sleeves, quartered cap Orange, black diamond, halved sleeves
Canford Cliffs Worthadd Premio Loco
2010-2001
2010
Maroon, grey diamond Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap Royal blue, emerald green chevron, armlets and cap
Paco Boy Ouqba Lord Shanakill
2009
Red, white sash, royal blue cap Royal blue Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
Virtual Alexandros Twice Over
2008
Royal Blue Green, Pink sash and cap, White sleeves Dark Green, Beige stars on sleeves
Creachadoir Phoenix Tower Tariq
2007
White, large red spots and armlets, red and white quartered cap Royal blue Emerald green, white sash with yellow piping, emerald green and yellow check sleeves, white cap with pom pom
Red Evie Ramonti Passager
2006
Red, white sash, royal blue cap Mauve Royal blue, white chevron, light blue cap
Peeress Majors Cast Court Masterpiece
2005
Emerald green, white sash with yellow piping, emerald green and yellow check sleeves, white cap with pom pom Grey, dark blue stripe, dark blue sleeves, yellow armlets, check cap Royal Blue, Grey sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Royal Blue cap, Grey star
Rakti Mac Love Hurricane Alan
2004
Red, white sash, royal blue cap White, green star, green cap Purple, light blue chevron, light blue cap
Russian Rhythm Salselon Norse Dancer
2003
Dark blue Light Blue and Royal Blue diamonds, Royal Blue sleeves, Light Blue armlets, quartered cap Maroon, Grey epaulets
Hawk Wing Where Or When Olden Times
2002
Emerald green, white sash with yellow piping, emerald green and yellow check sleeves, white cap with pom pom Royal blue Maroon, Grey epaulets
Keltos Noverre Olden Times
2001
Red, white sash, royal blue cap Purple, yellow hoops and armlets, hooped cap Chocolate, Gold braid and sleeves, quartered cap
Medicean Warningford Swallow Flight
2000-1991
2000
Royal blue Green, white star, black hooped sleeves and quartered cap Blue and white checked, white sleeves, blue cap
Aljabr Trans Island Indian Lodge
1999
Royal blue, white cap Pink, royal blue diamonds, striped sleeves and diamond on cap White, emerald green stripe, green and red quartered cap
Fly to the Stars Jim And Tonic Almushtarak
1998
Royal blue Royal blue, white striped sleeves Black, Red chevron, sleeves and cap
Cape Cross Poteen Centre Stalls
1997
Chocolate, Gold braid and sleeves, quartered cap White, yellow stripes on body, black cap White and green (halved), reversed sleeves, blue cap
First Island Ali-Royal Even Top
1996
Royal blue, white chevron, light blue cap Royal blue Pale Blue, White and Yellow check cap
Soviet Line Charnwood Forest Spectrum
1995
Royal blue, white chevron, light blue cap Pink, Black sleeves, Light Green cap Grey, royal blue stars on body, blue cap, grey star
Soviet Line Young Ern Missed Flight
1994
Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Red, yellow striped sleeves, yellow cap Grey, royal blue stars on body, blue cap, grey star
Emperor Jones Alflora Missed Flight
1993
Light Blue, Purple epaulets, quartered cap Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves Royal blue, yellow stripe, yellow sleeves, royal blue armlets and star on yellow cap
Swing Low Wharf Culture Vulture
1992
White, Emerald green Hoop, White Sleeves, White Cap Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap Apricot
Selkirk Lahib Rudimentary
1991
Red and dark blue halved, slvs reversed, striped cap Grey and maroon (halved), sleeves reversed, quartered cap Yellow, light blue stars on body and cap
Polar Falcon In The Groove Candy Glen
1990-1981
1990
Pink, purple cross belts, hooped sleeves, purple cap Dark green, white chevron and sleeves, white cap, green star Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star
Safawan Distant Relative Monsagem
1989
Black and White (halved), sleeves reversed, Red cap Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star
Most Welcome Warning Reprimand
1988
Dark green Emerald green, royal blue sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots Red and blue (quartered), white sleeves, black cap
Broken Hearted Prince Rupert Patriach
1987
Yellow, maroon epaulets, quartered cap Royal Blue, Light Blue cap Yellow, Black and Yellow striped sleeves, White cap
Then Again Vertige Hadeer
1986
Red and white stripes, white sleeves, yellow cap Black, White cap Royal blue, white hoop on body, striped cap
Scottish Reel Teleprompter Supreme Leader
1985
Apricot Black, White cap Dark green
Prismatic Teleprompter Sarab
1984
Mcalpine tartan, yellow sleeves, green and yellow quartered cap Yellow, black epaulets Yellow, red stars on body, green cap
Cormorant Wood Wassl Welsh Idol
1983
Light blue, pink cross-belts and sleeves, quartered cap GREEN, red epaulettes, green cap Maroon, gold hooped sleeves, striped cap
Noalcoholic Valiyar Rebollino
1982
Emerald green, royal blue sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Yellow, black sleeves, yellow and light blue quartered cap
Motavato Noalto Beldale Lustre
1981
Royal blue, light blue epaulets and cap Green, red armlets and cap Green, red epaulets
Belmont Bay Hilal Dalsaan
1980-1976
1980
Apricot Royal blue, white hoop on body, striped cap White, maroon stripe, yellow cap
Kris Foveros Hardgreen
1979
Emerald green, orange braces and cap, hooped sleeves Grey and scarlet diamonds, red cap Emerald green and royal blue halved horizontally, blue sleeves, quartered cap
Young Generation Skyliner Formidable
1978
White, green sash and cap Red, royal blue spots, striped cap Light blue, dark blue stripe and cap
Don Camden Town Ovac
1977
Beaver brown, maple leaf green cross belts and cap Orange, black sleeves, quartered cap Purple, pink sleeves, pink and yellow check cap
Relkino Jellaby Thieving Demon
1976
Royal Blue, Light Blue cap White, dark blue sleeves, scarlet cap Mauve, yellow hooped cap
El Rastro Dominion Ardoon
 

History

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The event is named after Lockinge, a civil parish located to the north of Newbury. It was established in 1958, and originally open to horses aged three or older. The first edition was won by that year's 2000 Guineas Stakes winner Pall Mall.[1] The horse repeated his success as a four-year-old in 1959.[2]

The present race grading system was introduced in 1971, and the Lockinge Stakes was given Group 2 status. It was abandoned due to torrential rain in 1975.[3][4]

The event was relegated to Group 3 level in 1983,[5] and promoted back to Group 2 in 1985.[6] It was raised to Group 1 and closed to three-year-olds in 1995.

The Lockinge Stakes became part of the British Champions Series in 2011.[7] It is currently the second race in the mile division, which concludes with the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes in October.

The leading horses from the Lockinge Stakes often go on to compete in the Queen Anne Stakes. The last to win both races in the same year was Frankel in 2012.

Records

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Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Pall Mall1958, 1959
  • Welsh Pageant – 1970, 1971
  • Soviet Line – 1995, 1996

Leading jockey (6 wins):

  • Lester PiggottSovereign Path (1960), The Creditor (1964), Sparkler (1973), Belmont Bay (1981), Polar Falcon (1991), Swing Low (1993)

Leading trainer (8 wins):

  • Sir Michael StouteScottish Reel (1986), Safawan (1990), Soviet Line (1995, 1996), Medicean (2001), Russian Rhythm (2004), Peeress (2006), Mustashry (2019)

Leading owner (9 wins):

  • GodolphinCape Cross (1998), Fly to the Stars (1999), Aljabr (2000), Creachadoir (2008), Farhh (2013), Night of Thunder (2015), Belardo (2016), Ribchester (2017), Modern Games (2023)

Winners

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Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1958 Pall Mall 3 Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort Queen Elizabeth II
1959 Pall Mall 4 Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort Queen Elizabeth II
1960 Sovereign Path 4 Lester Piggott Ron Mason Ron Mason
1961 Prince Midge 3 Duncan Keith Jack Colling Jakie Astor
1962 Superstition 3 David Morris Cecil Boyd-Rochfort Hope Goddard Iselin
1963 Queen's Hussar 3 Scobie Breasley Atty Corbett 6th Earl of Carnarvon
1964 The Creditor 4 Lester Piggott Noel Murless Lady Sassoon
1965 Young Christopher 4 Bill Williamson Freddie Maxwell J. McShane
1966 Silly Season 4 Geoff Lewis Ian Balding Paul Mellon
1967 Bluerullah 4 Bill Williamson Seamus McGrath Seamus McGrath 1:42.80
1968 Supreme Sovereign 4 Ron Hutchinson Harry Wragg Mrs R. Hodges 1:49.00
1969 Habitat 3 Ron Hutchinson Fulke Johnson Houghton Charles Engelhard 1:47.20
1970 Welsh Pageant 4 Sandy Barclay Noel Murless Jim Joel 1:38.80
1971 Welsh Pageant 5 Geoff Lewis Noel Murless Jim Joel 1:37.70
1972 Brigadier Gerard 4 Joe Mercer Dick Hern Jean Hislop 1:41.40
1973 Sparkler 5 Lester Piggott Robert Armstrong Maria Mehl-Mülhens 1:39.30
1974 Boldboy 4 Joe Mercer Dick Hern Lady Beaverbrook 1:41.60
1975 no race [a]
1976 El Rastro 6 Bill Pyers Angel Penna Daniel Wildenstein 1:40.80
1977 Relkino 4 Willie Carson Dick Hern Lady Beaverbrook 1:45.80
1978 Don 4 Brian Rouse Bill Elsey Eugene Ryan 1:41.60
1979 Young Generation 3 Greville Starkey Guy Harwood Tony Ward
1980 Kris 4 Joe Mercer Henry Cecil Lord Howard de Walden 1:36.21
1981 Belmont Bay 4 Lester Piggott Henry Cecil Daniel Wildenstein 1:45.90
1982 Motavato 4 Steve Cauthen Barry Hills Robert Sangster
1983 Noalcoholic 6 George Duffield G. Pritchard-Gordon William du Pont III
1984
(dh)
Cormorant Wood
Wassl
4
4
Steve Cauthen
Willie Carson
Barry Hills
John Dunlop
Bobby McAlpine
Ahmed Al Maktoum
1:39.79
1985 Prismatic 3 Paul Eddery Henry Cecil Lord Howard de Walden 1:38.60
1986 Scottish Reel 4 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud 1:40.10
1987 Then Again 4 Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani Richard Shannon 1:37.71
1988 Broken Hearted 4 Richard Quinn Paul Cole Fahd Salman 1:39.41
1989 Most Welcome 5 Paul Eddery Geoff Wragg Sir Philip Oppenheimer 1:36.52
1990 Safawan 4 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute Patricia Thompson 1:36.42
1991 Polar Falcon 4 Lester Piggott John Hammond David Thompson 1:42.70
1992 Selkirk 4 Ray Cochrane Ian Balding George Strawbridge 1:36.99
1993 Swing Low 4 Lester Piggott Richard Hannon Sr. Roldvale Ltd 1:39.31
1994 Emperor Jones 4 Frankie Dettori John Gosden Sheikh Mohammed 1:35.76
1995 Soviet Line 5 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:36.96
1996 Soviet Line 6 Richard Quinn Michael Stoute Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:44.22
1997 First Island 5 Michael Hills Geoff Wragg Mollers Racing 1:40.04
1998 Cape Cross 4 Daragh O'Donohoe Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:35.33
1999 Fly to the Stars 5 Willie Supple Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:39.64
2000 Aljabr 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:37.64
2001 Medicean 4 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud 1:45.39
2002 Keltos 4 Olivier Peslier Carlos Laffon-Parias Tanaka / Marinopoulos 1:38.69
2003 Hawk Wing 4 Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien Sue Magnier 1:36.78
2004 Russian Rhythm 4 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud 1:37.00
2005 Rakti 6 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis Gary Tanaka 1:33.59
2006 Peeress 5 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud 1:44.57
2007 Red Evie 4 Jamie Spencer Michael Bell Terry Neill 1:40.43
2008 Creachadoir 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:38.70
2009 Virtual 4 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden Cheveley Park Stud 1:40.32
2010 Paco Boy 5 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. Calvera Partnership 2 1:37.31
2011 Canford Cliffs 4 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. Heffer / Tabor / Smith 1:36.52
2012 Frankel 4 Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil Khalid Abdullah 1:38.14
2013 Farhh 5 Silvestre de Sousa Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:35.43
2014 Olympic Glory 4 Frankie Dettori Richard Hannon Jr. Al Shaqab Racing 1:36.98
2015 Night of Thunder 4 James Doyle Richard Hannon Jr. Godolphin 1:38.09
2016 Belardo 4 Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian Godolphin 1:38.18
2017 Ribchester 4 William Buick Richard Fahey Godolphin 1:43.00
2018 Rhododendron 4 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Magnier / Tabor / Smith 1:35.07
2019 Mustashry 6 Jim Crowley Michael Stoute Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:35.80
2020 no race [b]
2021 Palace Pier 4 Frankie Dettori John & Thady Gosden Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum 1:40.96
2022 Baaeed 4 Jim Crowley William Haggas Shadwell Estate 1:35.71
2023 Modern Games 4 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:36.09
2024 Audience 5 Rab Havlin John & Thady Gosden Cheveley Park Stud 1:35.29
  1. ^ The 1975 running was abandoned because of torrential rain
  2. ^ The 2020 running was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1958 Lockinge Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 31 May 1958. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  2. ^ "1959 Lockinge Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 30 May 1959. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  3. ^ "1975 Lockinge Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 17 May 1975. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Saturday's Winners". Glasgow Herald. 19 May 1975. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  5. ^ "1984 Lockinge Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 19 May 1984. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  6. ^ "1985 Lockinge Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 17 May 1985. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  7. ^ "2011 British Champions Series". britishchampionsseries.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2013.