Royal Lodge Stakes

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Royal Lodge Stakes
Group 2 race
Location Rowley Mile
Newmarket, England
Inaugurated1946
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor Juddmonte
Website Newmarket
Race information
Distance1 mile (1,609 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationTwo-year-old
colts and geldings
Weight9 st 0 lb
Penalties
3 lb for G1 / G2 winners
Purse£118,000 (2022)
1st: £71,000
Royal Lodge Stakes
2023
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1995
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The Royal Lodge Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old colts and geldings. 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 1946, and it was originally held at Ascot. It is named after Royal Lodge, a royal residence located in Windsor Great Park. It was initially contested over 5 furlongs and open to horses of either gender. It was extended to a mile in 1948, and restricted to colts and geldings in 1987.

The race was first staged at Newmarket in 2005, when Ascot was closed for redevelopment. It was transferred more permanently in 2011.

The Royal Lodge Stakes is sometimes included in the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, with the winner earning an automatic invitation to compete in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. Its latest period of inclusion began in 2012. [1]

The race is currently held on the final day of Newmarket's three-day Cambridgeshire Meeting, the same day as the Cambridgeshire Handicap.

Records

Leading jockey (8 wins):

Leading trainer (8 wins):

Winners since 1976

YearWinnerJockeyTrainerTime
1976Gairloch Brian Taylor Ryan Price 1:46.00
1977 Shirley Heights Greville Starkey John Dunlop 1:43.36
1978 Ela-Mana-Mou Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 1:41.91
1979 Hello Gorgeous Joe Mercer Henry Cecil 1:43.50
1980RobellinoJohn Matthias Ian Balding 1:41.80
1981Norwick Joe Mercer Guy Harwood 1:46.60
1982 Dunbeath Lester Piggott Henry Cecil 1:46.00
1983Gold and Ivory Steve Cauthen Ian Balding 1:41.60
1984Reach Richard Quinn Paul Cole 1:43.50
1985Bonhomie Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1:40.90
1986Bengal Fire Michael Roberts Clive Brittain 1:43.92
1987Sanquirico Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1:41.66
1988High Estate Michael Roberts Henry Cecil 1:44.31
1989Digression Pat Eddery Guy Harwood 1:42.20
1990Mujaazif Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:41.53
1991Made of Gold Tony Cruz Mohammed Moubarak1:46.66
1992Desert Secret Pat Eddery Michael Stoute 1:47.72
1993 Mister Baileys Frankie Dettori Mark Johnston 1:45.14
1994Eltish Pat Eddery Henry Cecil 1:43.64
1995Mons Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani 1:42.74
1996 Benny the Dip Walter Swinburn John Gosden 1:43.67
1997Teapot Row Seb Sanders James Toller1:41.74
1998Mutaahab Richard Hills Ed Dunlop 1:45.04
1999Royal Kingdom Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien 1:50.06
2000Atlantis Prince Frankie Dettori Sean Woods 1:46.32
2001Mutinyonthebounty Jamie Spencer Aidan O'Brien 1:45.86
2002Al Jadeed Richard Hills John Gosden 1:42.21
2003Snow Ridge Martin Dwyer Marcus Tregoning 1:41.19
2004Perfectperformance Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 1:41.89
2005Leo Jimmy Fortune John Gosden 1:37.72
2006Admiralofthefleet Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien 1:41.06
2007City Leader Kevin Darley Brian Meehan 1:43.64
2008 Jukebox Jury Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston 1:40.59
2009 Joshua Tree Colm O'Donoghue Aidan O'Brien 1:39.55
2010 Frankel Tom Queally Henry Cecil 1:41.73
2011 Daddy Long Legs Colm O'Donoghue Aidan O'Brien 1:37.77
2012Steeler Kieren Fallon Mark Johnston 1:35.67 [2]
2013Berkshire Jim Crowley Paul Cole 1:39.97
2014 Elm Park Andrea Atzeni Andrew Balding 1:37.10
2015Foundation Frankie Dettori John Gosden 1:38.04
2016Best Of Days James Doyle Hugo Palmer1:38.98
2017 Roaring Lion Oisin Murphy John Gosden 1:39.56
2018Mohawk Donnacha O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 1:36.12
2019Royal Dornoch Wayne Lordan Aidan O'Brien 1:35.13
2020New Mandate Frankie Dettori Ralph Beckett 1:37.86
2021Royal PatronageJason Hart Mark Johnston 1:38.06
2022The Foxes David Probert Andrew Balding 1:43.66
2023Ghostwriter Richard Kingscote Clive Cox1:37.06

Earlier winners

* The 1960 and 1963 runnings took place at Newbury.

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References

  1. "2012 Breeders' Cup Challenge Schedule" (PDF). breederscup.com. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. Steeler wins Royal Lodge, first step on new Derby path