Joel Stakes

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Joel Stakes
Group 2 race
Location Rowley Mile
Newmarket, England
Inaugurated1987
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor Shadwell
Website Newmarket
Race information
Distance1 mile (1,609 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight9 st 0 lb (3yo);
9 st 4 lb (4yo+)
Allowances
3 lb for fillies and mares
Penalties
5 lb for Group 1 winners *
3 lb for Group 2 winners *
* since 31 March 2019
Purse£115,000 (2021)
1st: £65,216
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2014
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2013
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The Joel 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 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September.

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History

The event was established in 1987, and it was originally called the Main Reef Stakes. It was named after Main Reef, a successful horse owned and bred by Jim Joel. It was initially restricted to three-year-olds and contested over 1 mile and 2 furlongs.

The race was opened to older horses and cut to a mile in 1989. For a period it was classed at Listed level. Jim Joel died in 1992, and it was renamed the Joel Stakes in 1994.

The Joel Stakes was promoted to Group 3 status in 2003. The Shadwell breeding organisation became its sponsor in 2008, and its full title included the name of Nayef, a Shadwell stallion for a period. It was upgraded to Group 2 in 2011. [1]

The race is currently held on the second day of Newmarket's three-day Cambridgeshire Meeting, the day before the Cambridgeshire Handicap.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Leading jockey (4 wins):

Leading trainer (4 wins):

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerTime
1987 Lockton 3 Michael Hills Jeremy Hindley 2:06.88
1988Hibernian Gold3 Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 2:06.10
1989Sabotage3 Walter Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute 1:43.13
1990Raj Waki3 Michael Kinane Guy Harwood 1:36.93
1991Rudimentary3 Pat Eddery Sir Henry Cecil 1:36.55
1992Inner City3 Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani 1:37.50
1993Gabr3 Willie Carson Robert Armstrong 1:42.41
1994Fraam5 Walter Swinburn Alex Scott 1:36.05
1995Bin Rosie3 Kevin Darley David Loder 1:36.24
1996Yeast4 Ray Cochrane William Haggas 1:37.43
1997 Intikhab 3 Richard Hills David Morley1:38.09
1998Im Proposin3 Richard Quinn John Dunlop 1:42.02
1999 [lower-alpha 1] Indian Lodge 3 Michael Roberts Amanda Perrett 1:39.00
2000Hopeful Light3 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden 1:40.39
2001 Beckett 3 Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien 1:38.54
2002Desert Deer4 Kevin Darley Mark Johnston 1:34.54
2003Splendid Era3 Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:37.40
2004Polar Ben5 Johnny Murtagh James Fanshawe 1:37.33
2005Rob Roy3 Michael Kinane Sir Michael Stoute 1:39.22
2006Satchem4 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor 1:39.95
2007 Creachadoir 3 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor 1:36.68
2008 Eagle Mountain 4 Kevin Shea Mike de Kock 1:34.07
2009Confront4 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 1:36.18
2010 Cityscape 4 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton 1:39.84
2011Ransom Note4 Michael Hills Charles Hills1:34.68
2012Penitent6 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara1:36.32
2013Soft Falling Rain4 Paul Hanagan Mike de Kock 1:37.20
2014Custom Cut5 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara1:35.66
2015Time Test3 Ryan Moore Roger Charlton 1:35.84
2016Cougar Mountain5 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 1:36.85
2017Beat The Bank3 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 1:38.67
2018 Mustashry 5 Jim Crowley Sir Michael Stoute 1:36.89
2019 Benbatl 5 Oisin Murphy Saeed bin Suroor 1:35.60
2020 Kameko 3 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 1:34.41
2021 Benbatl 7 Oisin Murphy Saeed bin Suroor 1:34.56
2022Mutasaabeq4 Jim Crowley Charles Hills1:38.43
2023Mutasaabeq5 Jim Crowley Charles Hills1:34.71
  1. The 1999 race was run on the July Course at Newmarket

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References

  1. Lees, Jon (20 January 2011). "BHA secures upgrades for three pattern races". Racing Post . Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2011.