Park Hill Stakes

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Park Hill Stakes
Group 2 race
LocationDoncaster Racecourse
Doncaster, England
Inaugurated1839
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorDFS Furniture
WebsiteDoncaster
Race information
Distance1m 6f 115y (2,922 m)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
fillies and mares
Weight8 st 9 lb (3yo);
9 st 5 lb (4yo+)
Penalties
5 lb for Group 1 winners *
3 lb for Group 2 winners *
* after 31 March
Purse£110,000 (2021)
1st: £62,381
Park Hill Stakes
2021
White, emerald green hoop Maroon and royal blue (quartered), maroon sleeves, royal blue armlets, royal blue cap, maroon star Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
Free Wind Golden Pass Yesyes
Previous years
2020
Maroon and yellow chevrons, maroon sleeves, yellow cuffs, yellow star on cap Red, white sash, royal blue cap Light blue, red cross belts, red sleeves, light blue armlets, quartered cap
Pista Vivionn Believe In Love
2019
Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap Dark blue Royal blue, white spots, white sleeves, royal blue armlets and spots on white cap
Enbihaar Delphinia Vivid Diamond
2018
Bronze Yellow, black spots, yellow sleeves and cap Red, white sash, royal blue cap
God Given Horseplay Pilaster
2017
White, emerald green hoops, white sleeves and cap Silver, gold braid, maroon cap, gold tassel Claret, gold braid, claret sleeves, claret cap, gold tassel
Alyssa Aljezeera Melodic Motion
2016
Claret, gold braid, claret sleeves, gold cap, gold tassel Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap Dark green, yellow hoop, yellow cap
Simple Verse Pretty Perfect California
2015
Pink, white sleeves Black, white disc, striped sleeves and cap Silver, gold braid, maroon cap, gold tassel
Gretchen Melodious Asyad
2014
Beige, royal blue sleeves and cap White, grey sleeves, black stars, black cap Red, white sash, royal blue cap
Silk Sari Groovejet Criteria
2013
Maroon Light blue, dark blue chevrons and sleeves, dark blue and light blue quartered cap Purple, red hoop
The Lark Phiz Alta Lilea
2012
Turquoise, old gold sleeves, red cap Royal blue, white seams, chevrons on sleeves, white cap Purple, gold braid, scarlet sleeves, black velvet cap, gold fringe
Wild Coco Hazel Lavery Estimate
2011
Royal blue, yellow hollow box Purple, gold braid, scarlet sleeves, black velvet cap, gold fringe Yellow, royal blue diamond
Meeznah Set To Music Polly's Mark
2010-2001
2010
Dark green, red cap, dark green diamond Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap Royal blue, yellow hollow box
Eastern Aria Rumoush Meeznah
2009
Red, emerald green triple diamond, armlets and diamond on cap Yellow, royal blue cross of lorraine, armlets and cap Green, red epaulets
The Miniver Rose Starfala Tanoura
2008
Red, White sash, Royal Blue cap Orange, royal blue hoop and armlet, check cap Dark Blue and Emerald Green check, White sleeves and cap
Allegretto Perihelion Hold Me Love Me
2007
Red, red and Royal blue check cap Dark blue and emerald green check, white sleeves and cap White, Light Green hoop and armlets, hooped cap
Hi Calypso All My Loving Brisk Breeze
2006
Emerald green, white sash with yellow piping, emerald green and yellow check sleeves, white cap with pom pom Yellow, emerald green sash, armlets and cap Red, white sash, royal blue cap
Rising Cross Anna Pavlova Allegretto
2005
Emerald green, maroon chevron, maroon cap GREEN, red epaulettes, green cap White, emerald green hoops, white sleeves and cap
Sweet Stream Kastoria Songerie
2004
Royal blue White, red sash, red and white striped cap Emerald green, royal blue sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots
Echoes In Eternity Mazuna Bowstring
2003
Yellow, light blue spots, yellow sleeves, light blue cap Dark blue and pink stripes, pink sleeves and cap Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
Discreet Brief Floreeda Singleton
2002
WHITE, DARK BLUE diamond, DARK BLUE sleeves, WHITE armlets, RED cap Dark blue, grey triple diamond Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
Alexander Three Treble Heights Bright And Clear
2001
Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap emerald Green, Red epaulettes Red, black disc and sleeves
Ranin Masilia Jalousie
2000-1991
2000
Black, white spots on sleeves Pink, light blue cross belts and armlets, quartered cap Green, black hoop and armlets, red cap
Miletrian Rada's Daughter Ski Run
1999
White, red sash, red and white striped cap Emerald Green and Royal Blue (halved horizontally), Blue sleeves, Emerald Green cap Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
Mistle Song Credit-A-Plenty Valentine Girl
1998
Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap emerald Green, Red epaulettes Black and white hoops, royal blue cap, white star
Delilah Kadaka On Call
1997
Yellow, black disc, check cap Black and White (halved), sleeves reversed, Red cap Beige, royal blue sleeves and cap
Book At Bedtime The Faraway Tree Puce
1996
Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves Cherry, black sash, primrose and white quartered cap Orange, black hoop, white cap
Eva Luna Time Allowed Beauchamp Jade
1995
Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Red, yellow hooped sleeves, yellow cap Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star
Noble Rose Misbelief Saxon Maid
1994
Dark blue, white cross-belts and sleeves, white cap, dark blue spots Beige, royal blue sleeves and cap Red, yellow hooped sleeves, yellow cap
Coigach Kithanga Misbelief
1993
Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Royal blue, yellow cap Light Blue, Chocolate sleeves, hooped cap
Anna Of Saxony Lille Hammer Spring
1992
Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Emerald green, royal blue sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star
Niodini Guilty Secret Anna Of Saxony
1991
Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Light Blue, Brown spots Emerald Green, Black and Emerald Green striped sleeves, Black cap
Patricia Nibbs Point Sesame
1990-1988
1990
Yellow, black spots, yellow sleeves and cap Dark blue, white cross-belts and sleeves, white cap, dark blue spots Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star
Madame Dubois Applecross Whitehaven
1989
Pink, green diamond and armlets Henderson tartan, lime green sleeves and cap Light blue, brown chevron, checked cap
Lucky Song Princess Sobieska Rubelite
1988
Brown, beige chevrons, brown sleeves and cap Light Blue, Chocolate sleeves, hooped cap Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
Casey Banket Bahamian
 

The Park Hill Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 115 yards (2,922 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.

History[]

The event is named after Park Hill, an estate formerly owned by Anthony St. Leger, the founder of Doncaster's most famous race, the St. Leger Stakes. The Park Hill Stakes was established in 1839, and it was originally restricted to three-year-old fillies.

The victory of Blink Bonny in 1857 provoked a riot among spectators who believed she had been dishonestly prevented from winning the previous day's St. Leger.[1]

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Park Hill Stakes was initially given Group 2 status. It was opened to fillies and mares aged four or older and relegated to Group 3 level in 1991. It was promoted back to Group 2 in 2004.

The Park Hill Stakes is currently held on the second day of Doncaster's four-day St. Leger Festival. It is sometimes referred to as the Fillies' St. Leger.

Records[]

Most successful horse:

  • no horse has won this race more than once

Leading jockey (6 wins):

  • Sim Templeman – Calypso (1840), Sally (1842), Peggy (1843), Tiff (1850), Honeysuckle (1854), Clotilde (1855)
  • John Osborne, Jr. – Qui Vive (1859), Lady Trespass (1860), Agility (1870), Experiment (1880), Belinda (1884), Minthe (1889)
  • Frankie Dettori - Anna of Saxony (1993), Noble Rose (1995), Echoes in Eternity (2004), Eastern Aria (2010), Meeznah (2011), Free Wind (2021)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

  • John Scott – Mickleton Maid (1839), Sally (1842), Peggy (1843), Canezou (1848), Honeysuckle (1854), Hepatica (1858), Toison d'Or (1869)
  • Noel Murless – Bara Bibi (1954), Collyria (1959), Bracey Bridge (1965), Pink Gem (1967, dead-heat), Parmelia (1970), Attica Meli (1972), Mil's Bomb (1974)

Winners since 1975[]

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
1975 May Hill 3 Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn 3:08.70
1976 African Dancer 3 Tony Murray Harry Wragg 3:11.40
1977 Royal Hive 3 Joe Mercer Henry Cecil 3:15.70
1978 Idle Waters 3 John Reid Fulke Johnson Houghton 3:09.90
1979 Quay Line 3 Philip Waldron Henry Candy
1980 Shoot A Line 3 Willie Carson Dick Hern 3:12.60
1981 Alma Ata 3 Tony Ives Luca Cumani 3:11.40
1982 Swiftfoot 3 Willie Carson Dick Hern 3:13.50
1983 High Hawk 3 Willie Carson John Dunlop 3:08.90
1984 Borushka 3 Kevin Darley Fulke Johnson Houghton 3:10.70
1985 I Want to Be 3 Lester Piggott John Dunlop
1986 Rejuvenate 3 Brent Thomson Barry Hills 3:06.64
1987 Trampship 3 Pat Eddery Barry Hills 3:08.40
1988 Casey 3 Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani 3:04.89
1989 Lucky Song 3 Steve Cauthen Luca Cumani 3:09.72
1990 Madame Dubois 3 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 3:10.61
1991 Patricia 3 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 3:05.37
1992 Niodini 3 Paul Eddery Michael Stoute 3:07.11
1993 Anna of Saxony 4 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 3:11.63
1994 Coigach 3 Willie Ryan Henry Cecil 3:03.89
1995 Noble Rose 4 Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani 3:11.40
1996 Eva Luna 4 Pat Eddery Henry Cecil 3:03.93
1997 Book at Bedtime 3 Michael Roberts Charles Cyzer 3:02.44
1998 Delilah 4 Richard Quinn Sir Michael Stoute 3:07.42
1999 Mistle Song 3 Richard Quinn Clive Brittain 3:07.22
2000 Miletrian 3 Craig Williams Mick Channon 3:04.87
2001 Ranin 3 Willie Supple Ed Dunlop 3:10.17
2002 Alexander Three D 3 Michael Hills Barry Hills 3:05.26
2003 Discreet Brief 3 Pat Eddery John Dunlop 3:07.36
2004 Echoes in Eternity 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 3:05.82
2005 Sweet Stream 5 Thierry Gillet John Hammond 3:03.89
2006 Rising Cross [a] 3 Martin Dwyer John Best 2:58.46
2007 Hi Calypso 3 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 3:01.07
2008 Allegretto 5 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 3:13.31
2009 The Miniver Rose 3 Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon Sr. 3:02.81
2010 Eastern Aria 4 Frankie Dettori Mark Johnston 3:02.00
2011 Meeznah 4 Frankie Dettori David Lanigan 3:05.53
2012 Wild Coco 4 Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil 3:05.94
2013 The Lark 3 Jamie Spencer Michael Bell 3:08.95
2014 Silk Sari 4 Andrea Atzeni Luca Cumani 3:05.11
2015 Gretchen 3 Robert Havlin John Gosden 3:06.46
2016 Simple Verse 4 Oisin Murphy Ralph Beckett 3:06.08
2017 Alyssa 4 Pat Dobbs Ralph Beckett 3:11.59
2018 God Given 4 Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani 3:09.77
2019 Enbihaar 4 Jim Crowley John Gosden 3:02.79
2020 Pista 3 William Buick Joseph O'Brien 3:05.91
2021 Free Wind 3 Frankie Dettori John and Thady Gosden 3:03.75

a The 2006 running took place at York over 1 mile, 5 furlongs and 197 yards.

Earlier winners[]

  • 1839: Mickleton Maid
  • 1840: Calypso
  • 1841: Disclosure
  • 1842: Sally
  • 1843: Peggy
  • 1844: Sorella
  • 1845: Miss Sarah
  • 1846: Ennui
  • 1847: Ellerdale
  • 1848: Canezou
  • 1849: Lady Evelyn
  • 1850: Tiff
  • 1851: Aphrodite
  • 1852: Bird on the Wing
  • 1853: Mayfair
  • 1854: Honeysuckle
  • 1855: Clotilde
  • 1856: Melissa
  • 1857: Blink Bonny
  • 1858: Hepatica
  • 1859: Qui Vive
  • 1860: Lady Trespass
  • 1861: Brown Duchess
  • 1862: Imperatrice
  • 1863: Fantail
  • 1864: Battaglia
  • 1865: White Duck
  • 1866: Lass o'Gowrie
  • 1867: filly by Wild Dayrell
  • 1868: Athena
  • 1869: Toison d'Or
  • 1870: Agility
  • 1871: Hopbine
  • 1872: Maid of Perth
  • 1873: Marie Stuart
  • 1874: Aventuriere
  • 1875: Skotzka
  • 1876: Twine the Plaiden
  • 1877: Lady Golightly
  • 1878: Jannette
  • 1879: Peace
  • 1880: Experiment
  • 1881: Bal Gal
  • 1882: Shotover
  • 1883: Britomartis
  • 1884: Belinda
  • 1885: Hurry
  • 1886: Miss Jummy
  • 1887: Porcelain
  • 1888: Belle Mahone
  • 1889: Minthe
  • 1890: Ponza
  • 1891: Cereza
  • 1892: Gantlet
  • 1893: Self Sacrifice
  • 1894: Amiable
  • 1895: Bass
  • 1896: Canterbury Pilgrim
  • 1897: Galatia
  • 1898: Lowood
  • 1899: Irish Ivy
  • 1900: Goosander
  • 1901: St Aldegonde
  • 1902: Elba
  • 1903: Quintessence
  • 1904: Pretty Polly
  • 1905: Adula
  • 1906: Demure
  • 1907: Jubilee
  • 1908: Siberia
  • 1909: Electra
  • 1910: Yellow Slave
  • 1911: Hair Trigger II
  • 1912: Eufrosina
  • 1913: Arda
  • 1914: First Spear
  • 1915–18: no race
  • 1919: Flying Spear
  • 1920: Redhead
  • 1921: Love in Idleness
  • 1922:
  • 1923: Brownhylda
  • 1924: Charley's Mount
  • 1925: Juldi
  • 1926: Glasheen
  • 1927: Cinq a Sept
  • 1928: Girandola
  • 1929: Nuwara Eliya
  • 1930: Glorious Devon
  • 1931: Volume
  • 1932: Fury
  • 1933: Typhonic
  • 1934: Poker
  • 1935: Fox Lair
  • 1936: Traffic Light
  • 1937: Nadushka
  • 1938: Gainly
  • 1939–40: no race
  • 1941: Bright Lady 1
  • 1942–45: no race
  • 1946: Procne
  • 1947: Mitrailleuse
  • 1948: Vertencia
  • 1949: Sea Idol
  • 1950: La Baille
  • 1951: Verse
  • 1952: Moon Star
  • 1953: Kerkeb
  • 1954: Bara Bibi
  • 1955: Ark Royal
  • 1956: Kyak
  • 1957: Almeria
  • 1958: Cutter
  • 1959: Collyria
  • 1960: Sunny Cove
  • 1961: Never Say
  • 1962: Almiranta
  • 1963: Outcrop
  • 1964: Cursorial
  • 1965: Bracey Bridge
  • 1966: Parthian Glance
  • 1967: Pia / Pink Gem 2
  • 1968: Bringley
  • 1969: Aggravate
  • 1970: Parmelia
  • 1971: Example
  • 1972: Attica Meli
  • 1973: Reload
  • 1974: Mil's Bomb

1 The 1941 running took place at Newmarket.
2 The 1967 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Blink Bonny Disturbances". Trove (Bell's Life in Sydney, 23 January 1858). Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  • galopp-sieger.de – Park Hill Stakes.
  • horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Park Hill Stakes (2018).
  • pedigreequery.com – Park Hill Stakes – Doncaster.
  • Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 166–168. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
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