Geoffrey Freer Stakes

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Geoffrey Freer Stakes
Group 3 race
Location Newbury Racecourse
Newbury, England
Inaugurated1949
Race type Flat
Sponsor BetVictor
Website Newbury
Race information
Distance1m 5f 61y (2,671 m)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight8 st 10 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 £68,000 (2022)
1st: £40,000
Geoffrey Freer Stakes
2023
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2021
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2019
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2018
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2017
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2016
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2015
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2014
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2013
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2012
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2011
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2007
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2005
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2004
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2003
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2002
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2001
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1999
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1998
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1997
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1996
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1995
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1994
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1993
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1992
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1991
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1990-1988
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1989
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1988
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The Geoffrey Freer Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of 1 mile, 5 furlongs and 61 yards (2,671 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

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History

The event was established in 1949, and it was originally called the Oxfordshire Stakes. It was founded by Geoffrey Freer, a Jockey Club handicapper who served as the manager of Newbury Racecourse. The venue had been used as an American military supply depot during World War II, and Freer restored the course in the post-war period. The race was renamed in his honour in 1969, the year after his death.

For a period the Geoffrey Freer Stakes was classed at Group 2 level. It was relegated to its current status, Group 3, in 2006.

The leading three-year-olds from the race sometimes go on to compete in the following month's St. Leger Stakes.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

Leading jockey (5 wins):

Leading trainer (5 wins):

Winners since 1979

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Time
1979 Niniski 3 Willie Carson Dick Hern 2:53.35
1980Nicholas Bill5Philip Waldron Henry Candy 3:01.60
1981 Ardross 5 Lester Piggott Sir Henry Cecil 3:04.40
1982 Ardross 6 Lester Piggott Sir Henry Cecil 2:54.20
1983Khairpour4 John Reid Fulke Johnson Houghton 2:52.60
1984Baynoun3 Steve Cauthen Fulke Johnson Houghton 2:55.60
1985Shernazar4 Walter Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute
1986 Bakharoff 3 Willie Carson Guy Harwood 2:50.82
1987 Moon Madness 4 Pat Eddery John Dunlop 2:47.16
1988Top Class3 Michael Roberts Clive Brittain 2:54.57
1989 Ibn Bey 5 Richard Quinn Paul Cole 2:50.62
1990Charmer5 Frankie Dettori Clive Brittain 2:55.24
1991 Drum Taps 5 Frankie Dettori Lord Huntingdon 2:45.16
1992Shambo5 Michael Roberts Clive Brittain 3:01.98
1993Azzilfi3 Willie Carson John Dunlop 2:56.75
1994Red Route3 Willie Ryan Sir Henry Cecil 2:50.38
1995Presenting3 John Reid John Gosden 2:47.43
1996Phantom Gold4 Frankie Dettori Lord Huntingdon 2:46.18
1997Dushyantor4 Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil 2:55.33
1998Multicoloured5 Willie Ryan Sir Michael Stoute 2:49.61
1999 Silver Patriarch 5 Pat Eddery John Dunlop 2:50.62
2000Murghem5 Darryll Holland Mark Johnston 2:50.24
2001Mr Combustible3 Michael Hills Barry Hills 2:46.36
2002Mubtaker5 Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning 2:45.46
2003Mubtaker6 Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning 2:47.76
2004Mubtaker7 Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning 2:50.69
2005Lochbuie4John Egan Geoff Wragg 2:51.97
2006Admiral's Cruise4 Ryan Moore Brian Meehan 2:52.42
2007 Papal Bull 4 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:53.89
2008 Sixties Icon 5 Johnny Murtagh Jeremy Noseda 2:51.55
2009Kite Wood3 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:48.87
2010 Sans Frontieres 4 Johnny Murtagh Jeremy Noseda 2:52.22
2011Census3 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 2:48.46
2012Mount Athos5 Ryan Moore Luca Cumani 2:49.20
2013Royal Empire4 Kieren Fallon Saeed bin Suroor 2:50.43
2014Seismos6 Martin Harley Marco Botti 2:54.77
2015Agent Murphy4 Jimmy Fortune Brian Meehan 2:54.39
2016Kings Fete5 Pat Smullen Sir Michael Stoute 2:52.97
2017 Defoe 3 Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian 2:51.50
2018Hamada4 James Doyle Charlie Appleby 2:51.63
2019 Technician 3 Rob Hornby Martyn Meade2:55.70
2020 Hukum 3 Jim Crowley Owen Burrows2:53.42
2021 Hukum 4 Jim Crowley Owen Burrows2:55.14
2022Zechariah3 Tom Marquand Freddie & Martyn Meade2:36.99
2023Arrest3 Frankie Dettori John & Thady Gosden 2:53.79
2024Al Aasy7 Jim Crowley William Haggas 2:46.34

Earlier winners

See also

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