Cardinal Stakes (Great Britain)

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This article is about an English horse race. For the American horse race with the same name, see Cardinal Stakes (USA).

Cardinal Stakes
Conditions race
LocationChelmsford City Racecourse
Great Leighs, England
Inaugurated2019
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorWoodford Reserve
WebsiteChelmsford City
Race information
Distance1 mile (1,609 metres)
SurfacePolytrack
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
Weight9 st 5 lb
Allowances
5 lb for fillies
Purse£25,000 (2021)
1st: £12,885

The Cardinal Stakes is a flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses. It is run at Chelmsford City over a distance of 1 mile.[1]

The race was run for the first time in 2019 as the last of seven races in the European Road to the Kentucky Derby series, through which horses earn points and the chance to qualify for the Kentucky Derby.[2]

Winners[]

Year
 Winner
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Time
2019 Bye Bye Hong Kong Silvestre de Sousa Andrew Balding 1:36.90
2020 no race[a]
2021 Fundamental Robert Havlin John and Thady Gosden 1:37.40
  1. ^ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Thursday 11th April 2019 - European Road to the Kentucky Derby". Chelmsford City Racecourse. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. ^ "No Changes to Main Road to the Kentucky Derby Series". BloodHorse. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.
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