Challenge Stakes (Great Britain)

Challenge Stakes
Race information
Group 2 race
Location	Rowley Mile Newmarket, England
Inaugurated	1878
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Dubai
Website	Newmarket
Distance	7f (1,408 metres)
Surface	Turf
Track	Straight
Qualification	Three-years-old and up
Weight	9 st 1 lb (3yo); 9 st 3 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 4 lb for G1 / G2 winners since February 29
Purse	£164,550 (2016) 1st: £92,721

Challenge Stakes
2016

Aclaim	Lumiere	Jallota

Previous years
2015

Cable Bay	Breton Rock	Belardo
2014

Here Comes When	Cable Bay	Breton Rock
2013

Fiesolana	Amarillo	Libranno
2012

Fulbright	Red Jazz	Arnold Lane
2011

Strong Suit	Chachamaidee	Maqaasid

2010-2001
2010

Red Jazz	Cat Junior	Main Aim
2009

Arabian Gleam	Ouqba	Donativum
2008

Stimulation	Cat Junior	Laa Rayb
2007

Miss Lucifer	Al Qasi	Toylsome
2006

Sleeping Indian	Killybegs	Satchem
2005

Le Vie Dei Colori	Sleeping Indian	Arakan
2004

Firebreak	Keltos	Polar Bear
2003

Just James	Nayyir	Arakan
2002

Nayyir	Firebreak	Frenchmans Bay
2001

Munir	Fath	Warningford

2000-1991
2000

Last Resort	Maidaan	Cape Town
1999

Susu	Lend A Hand	Josr Algarhoud
1998

Decorated Hero	Lovers Knot	Kahal
1997

Kahal	Rebecca Sharp	Muchea
1996

Charnwood Forest	Bishop Of Cashel	My Branch
1995

Harayir	Soviet Line	Red Carnival
1994

Zieten	Soviet Line	Arjuzah
1993

Catrail	Robin Des Pins	El Duco
1992

Selkirk	Thourios	Second Set
1991

Mystiko	Only Yours	Volksraad

1990-1988
1990

Sally Rous	Anshan	Rami
1989

Distant Relative	Dancing Tribute	Kerita
1988

Salse	Reprimand	Timely

The Challenge Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.

History

The event was established in 1878, and the inaugural edition was titled the First Great Challenge Stakes. It was originally contested over 6 furlongs and open to horses aged two or older.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period the Challenge Stakes held Group 3 status. It was extended to 7 furlongs in 1977, and closed to two-year-olds in 1985. It was promoted to Group 2 level in 1987.

The race was formerly staged during Newmarket's Champions' Day meeting in mid-October. It became part of a new fixture called Future Champions Day in 2011.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Energy – 1882, 1884
Mephisto – 1886, 1890
Kilcock – 1896, 1897
Sonatura – 1900, 1901
Chacornac – 1902, 1903
Succour – 1907, 1908
Hornet's Beauty – 1912, 1914
Phalaris – 1917, 1918
Boldboy – 1973, 1977
Moorestyle – 1980, 1981

Leading jockey (7 wins):

Lester Piggott – Princely Gift (1954), Forlorn River (1967), Mountain Call (1968), Abergwaun (1972), Moorestyle (1980, 1981), Salieri (1983)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

Barry Hills – Asteroid Field (1987), Distant Relative (1989), Last Resort (2000), Munir (2001), Miss Lucifer (2007), Red Jazz (2010)

Winners since 1977

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1977	Boldboy	7	Willie Carson	Dick Hern
1978	Spence Bay	3	Joe Mercer	Seamus McGrath
1979	Kris	3	Joe Mercer	Henry Cecil	1:24.49
1980	Moorestyle	3	Lester Piggott	Robert Armstrong
1981	Moorestyle	4	Lester Piggott	Robert Armstrong
1982	Noalcoholic	5	George Duffield	Gavin Pritchard-Gordon
1983	Salieri	3	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil
1984	Brocade	3	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood
1985	Efisio	3	Willie Carson	John Dunlop
1986	Lucky Ring	4	Willie Carson	Dick Hern
1987	Asteroid Field	4	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1:33.94
1988	Salse	3	Michael Roberts	Henry Cecil	1:27.04
1989	Distant Relative	3	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1:25.13
1990	Sally Rous	3	Gary Carter	Geoff Wragg	1:25.42
1991	Mystiko	3	Michael Roberts	Clive Brittain	1:22.77
1992	Selkirk	4	Ray Cochrane	Ian Balding	1:22.27
1993	Catrail	3	Michael Roberts	John Gosden	1:27.92
1994	Zieten	4	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	1:25.89
1995	Harayir	3	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	1:23.79
1996	Charnwood Forest	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	1:25.12
1997	Kahal	3	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	1:25.38
1998	Decorated Hero	6	Olivier Peslier	John Gosden	1:25.76
1999	Susu	6	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	1:24.20
2000	Last Resort	3	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1:26.34
2001	Munir	3	Darryll Holland	Barry Hills	1:27.50
2002	Nayyir	4	Eddie Ahern	Gerard Butler	1:22.69
2003	Just James	4	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Noseda	1:24.68
2004	Firebreak	5	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	1:27.22
2005	Le Vie dei Colori	5	Gérald Mossé	Luca Cumani	1:25.34
2006	Sleeping Indian	5	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	1:26.16
2007	Miss Lucifer	3	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1:25.56
2008	Stimulation	3	Darryll Holland	Hughie Morrison	1:22.48
2009	Arabian Gleam	5	Johnny Murtagh	Jeremy Noseda	1:23.81
2010	Red Jazz	3	Robert Winston	Barry Hills	1:26.04
2011	Strong Suit	3	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:22.74
2012	Fulbright	3	Joe Fanning	Mark Johnston	1:24.03
2013	Fiesolana	4	Billy Lee	Willie McCreery	1:24.24
2014	Here Comes When	4	Jim Crowley	Andrew Balding	1:26.53
2015	Cable Bay	4	Frankie Dettori	Charlie Hills	1:24.45
2016	Aclaim	3	Frankie Dettori	Martyn Meade	1:23.92

Earlier winners

1878: Lollypop
1879: Rayon d'Or
1880: Thebais
1881: Nellie
1882: Energy
1883: Busybody
1884: Energy
1885: Modwena
1886: Mephisto
1887: Kilwarlin
1888: Sandal
1889: Heaume
1890: Mephisto
1891: Sir Frederick Roberts
1892: St Angelo
1893: Dame President
1894: Whittier
1895: Amandier / Chasseur *
1896: Kilcock
1897: Kilcock
1898: Heir Male
1899: Fosco
1900: Sonatura
1901: Sonatura
1902: Chacornac
1903: Chacornac
1904: Delaunay
1905: Thrush
1906: Rocketter
1907: Succour
1908: Succour
1909: Sir Martin
1910: Jack Snipe
1911: Iron Mask
1912: Hornet's Beauty
1913: Borrow
1914: Hornet's Beauty
1915: Golden Sun
1916: King's Joker
1917: Phalaris
1918: Phalaris
1919: Diadem
1920: Poltava
1921: Sunblaze
1922: Two Step
1923: Black Gown
1924: Drake
1925: Twelve Pointer
1926: Diomedes
1927: Highborn II
1928: Nice Prospect
1929: Reedsmouth
1930: Soloptic
1931: Portlaw
1932: The Divot
1933: Myrobella
1934: Mate
1935: Bellacose
1936: Solerina
1937: Ipsden
1938: Old Reliance
1939–44: no race
1945: Royal Charger
1946: Daily Double
1947: Closeburn
1948: The Cobbler
1949: Combined Operations
1950: Bob Cherry
1951: Hard Sauce
1952: Agitator
1953: Parakeet
1954: Princely Gift
1955: Royal Palm
1956: Coronation Year
1957: Welsh Abbot
1958: Logarithm
1959–66: no race
1967: Forlorn River
1968: Mountain Call
1969: Burglar
1970: Realm
1971: Joshua
1972: Abergwaun
1973: Boldboy
1974: New Model
1975: Be Tuneful
1976: Star Bird

* The 1895 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

References

Paris-Turf:
- "1983". , "1984". , "1985". , "1986". , "1987".
Racing Post:
- "1988". , "1989". , "1990". , "1991". , "1992". , "1993". , "1994". , "1995". , "1996". , "1997".
- "1998". , "1999". , "2000". , "2001". , "2002". , "2003". , "2004". , "2005". , "2006". , "2007".
- "2008". , "2009". , "2010". , "2011". , "2012". , "2013". , "2014". , "2015". , "2016".

galopp-sieger.de – Challenge Stakes.
horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Challenge Stakes (2016).
pedigreequery.com – Challenge Stakes – Newmarket.
Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 208–209. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.

Future Champions Festival

Autumn Stakes Boadicea Fillies' Stakes Cesarewitch Handicap Challenge Stakes Cornwallis Stakes Darley Stakes Dewhurst Stakes Fillies' Mile Oh So Sharp Stakes Pride Stakes Zetland Stakes

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