| Class | Group 2 |
|---|---|
| Location | Doncaster Racecourse Doncaster, England |
| Inaugurated | 1839 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Betfred |
| Website | Doncaster |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 6f 115y (2,922 m) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up fillies and mares |
| Weight | 8 st 12 lb (3yo); 9 st 7 lb (4yo+) Penalties 5 lb for Group 1 winners * 3 lb for Group 2 winners * * after 31 March |
| Purse | £150,000 (2025) 1st: £85,065 |
| 2025 | ||
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| Santorini Star | Consent | Crepe Suzette |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||
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| Nakheel | Night Sparkle | Grateful |
| 2023 | ||
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| Sumo Sam | One Evening | Lmay |
| 2022 | ||
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| Mimikyu | Eshaada | Believe In Love |
| 2021 | ||
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| Free Wind | Golden Pass | Yesyes |
| 1990-1988 | ||
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| 1990 | ||
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| Madame Dubois | Applecross | Whitehaven |
| 1989 | ||
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| Lucky Song | Princess Sobieska | Rubelite |
| 1988 | ||
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| 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.
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 by her jockey John "Jack" Charlton. [1] The incident came to be known as the "Blink Bonny riot". [2]
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 years 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.
Most successful horse:
Leading jockey (7 wins):
Leading trainer (7 wins):
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Goosander | 3 | Lester Reiff | Pickering | |
| 1901 | St Aldegonde | 3 | Mornington Cannon | John Porter | 3:09.00 |
| 1902 | Elba | 3 | Danny Maher | Blackwell | 3:12.40 |
| 1903 | Quintessence | 3 | James Chandler | ||
| 1904 | Pretty Polly | 3 | William Lane | Peter Gilpin | |
| 1905 | Adula | 3 | Bernard Dillon | Peter Gilpin | |
| 1906 | Demure | 3 | Otto Madden | Jack Brewer | |
| 1907 | Jubilee | 3 | Billy Higgs | Alec Taylor Jr. | |
| 1908 | Siberia | 3 | Bernard Dillon | Peter Gilpin | |
| 1909 | Electra | 3 | Bernard Dillon | Peter Gilpin | |
| 1910 | Yellow Slave | 3 | Danny Maher | Pickering | |
| 1911 | Hair Trigger II | 3 | Frank Wootton | George Lambton | |
| 1912 | Eufrosina | 3 | Elijah Wheatley | Sam Darling | 3:12.40 |
| 1913 | Arda | 3 | Danny Maher | Basil Jarvis | |
| 1914 | First Spear | 3 | Jim Clark | Alec Taylor Jr. | |
| 1915–18 | no race | ||||
| 1919 | Flying Spear | 3 | Joe Childs | Alec Taylor Jr. | |
| 1920 | Redhead | 3 | George Colling | George Lambton | |
| 1921 | Love In Idleness | 3 | Joe Childs | Alec Taylor Jr. | 3:12.80 |
| 1922 | Selene | 3 | Ted Gardner | George Lambton | 3:22.40 |
| 1923 | Brownhylda | 3 | Victor Smyth | Richard Dawson | 3:11.20 |
| 1924 | Charley's Mount | 3 | Victor Smyth | Richard Dawson | 3:14.60 |
| 1925 | Juldi | 3 | Bernard Carslake | Richard Dawson | 3:06.80 |
| 1926 | Glasheen | 3 | Joe Childs | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 3:05.80 |
| 1927 | Cinq A Sept | 3 | Joe Childs | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 3:15.20 |
| 1928 | Girandola | 3 | Joe Childs | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 3:06.20 |
| 1929 | Nuwara Eliya | 3 | Bobby Jones | Joseph Lawson | 3:06.20 |
| 1930 | Glorious Devon | 3 | Sir Gordon Richards | Tommy Hogg | 3:15.00 |
| 1931 | Volume | 3 | Freddy Lane | Joseph Lawson | |
| 1932 | Fury | 3 | Billy Nevett | Matthew Peacock | |
| 1933 | Typhonic | 3 | Sir Gordon Richards | Basil Jarvis | 3:05.20 |
| 1934 | Poker | 3 | George Bezant Jr. | F Pratt | 3:06.60 |
| 1935 | Fox Lair | 3 | Steve Donoghue | Len Cundell | 3:23.80 |
| 1936 | Traffic Light | 3 | Jack Sirett | Joseph Lawson | 3:08.60 |
| 1937 | Nadushka | 3 | Harry Wragg | Victor Gilpin | 3:08.00 |
| 1938 | Gainly | 3 | Michael Beary | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 3:08.20 |
| 1939–40 | no race | ||||
| 1941 [a] | Bright Lady | 3 | Hine | V Hobbs | 3:13.80 |
| 1942–45 | no race | ||||
| 1946 | Procne | 3 | Edgar Britt | Charles Elsey | 3:16.40 |
| 1947 | Mitrailleuse | 3 | Sir Gordon Richards | Jack Colling | 3:07.60 |
| 1948 | Vertencia | 3 | Michael Beary | Alfred Smyth | 3:09.20 |
| 1949 | Sea Idol | 3 | Eph Smith | Joseph Lawson | 3:10.60 |
| 1950 | La Baille | 3 | Charlie Smirke | Marcus Marsh | 3:14.40 |
| 1951 | Verse | 3 | Scobie Breasley | Noel Cannon | 3:12.00 |
| 1952 | Moon Star | 3 | Harry Carr | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 3:09.80 |
| 1953 | Kerkeb | 3 | Charlie Smirke | Marcus Marsh | 3:07.80 |
| 1954 | Bara Bibi | 3 | Charlie Smirke | Noel Murless | 3:16.00 |
| 1955 | Ark Royal | 3 | Manny Mercer | George Colling | 3:11.60 |
| 1956 | Kyak | 3 | Manny Mercer | George Colling | 3:14.40 |
| 1957 | Almeria | 3 | Harry Carr | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 3:14.60 |
| 1958 | Cutter | 3 | Manny Mercer | George Colling | 3:08.00 |
| 1959 | Collyria | 3 | Eph Smith | Noel Murless | 3:13.40 |
| 1960 | Sunny Cove | 3 | Scobie Breasley | Sir Gordon Richards | 3:11.60 |
| 1961 | Never Say | 3 | Joe Mercer | Jack Colling | 3:15.60 |
| 1962 | Almiranta | 3 | Harry Carr | John Waugh | 3:17.60 |
| 1963 | Outcrop | 3 | Eph Smith | Geoffrey Barling | 3:10.40 |
| 1964 | Cursorial | 3 | Joe Mercer | Walter Wharton | 3:10.80 |
| 1965 | Bracey Bridge | 3 | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | 3:27.80 |
| 1966 | Parthian Glance | 3 | Lester Piggott | George Todd | 3:16.80 |
| 1967 (dh) | Pia Pink Gin | 3 3 | Eddie Hide George Moore | Bill Elsey Noel Murless | 3:17.80 |
| 1968 | Bringley | 3 | Brian Taylor | Harvey Leader | 3:29.60 |
| 1969 | Aggravate | 3 | Ernie Johnson | Arthur Budgett | 3:21.20 |
| 1970 | Parmelia | 3 | Sandy Barclay | Noel Murless | 3:13.80 |
| 1971 | Example | 3 | Lester Piggott | Ian Balding | 3:08.70 |
| 1972 | Attica Meli | 3 | Geoff Lewis | Noel Murless | 3:15.17 |
| 1973 | Reload | 3 | Tony Murray | Harry Wragg | 3:13.45 |
| 1974 | Mil's Bomb | 3 | Geoff Lewis | Noel Murless | 3:17.10 |
| 1975 | May Hill | 3 | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn | 3:08.72 |
| 1976 | African Dancer | 3 | Tony Murray | Harry Wragg | 3:11.43 |
| 1977 | Royal Hive | 3 | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | 3:15.67 |
| 1978 | Idle Waters | 3 | John Reid | Fulke Johnson Houghton | 3:09.91 |
| 1979 | Quay Line | 3 | Philip Waldron | Henry Candy | 3:08.52 |
| 1980 | Shoot A Line | 3 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | 3:12.59 |
| 1981 | Alma Ata | 3 | Tony Ives | Luca Cumani | 3:11.43 |
| 1982 | Swiftfoot | 3 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | 3:13.48 |
| 1983 | High Hawk | 3 | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | 3:08.91 |
| 1984 | Borushka | 3 | Kevin Darley | Fulke Johnson Houghton | 3:10.73 |
| 1985 | I Want to Be | 3 | Lester Piggott | John Dunlop | 3:04.61 |
| 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 [b] | Rising Cross | 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 |
| 2022 | Mimikyu | 3 | Frankie Dettori | John and Thady Gosden | 3:05.71 |
| 2023 | Sumo Sam | 3 | Rossa Ryan | Paul and Oliver Cole | 3:09.90 |
| 2024 | Nakheel | 3 | Jim Crowley | Owen Burrows | 3:07.09 |
| 2025 | Santorini Star | 4 | Tom Marquand | William Haggas | 3:07.19 |
a The 1941 running took place at Newmarket over 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 150 yards. b The 2006 running took place at York over 1 mile, 5 furlongs and 197 yards.