Group 3 race | |
Location | Epsom Downs Epsom, England |
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Inaugurated | 1971 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Cazoo |
Website | Epsom Downs |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 113y (1,713 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
Weight | 8 st 8 lb (3yo); 9 st 6 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 * * since August 31 last year |
Purse | £100,000 (2022) 1st: £56,710 |
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Royal Scotsman | Royal Dubai | Highland Avenue |
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Regal Reality | Highland Avenue | Kolsai |
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Megallan | Modern News | Mutasaabeq |
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Oh This Is Us | Century Dream | Bell Rock |
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1990 | ||
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Eton Lad | Landyap | Filia Ardross |
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Shining Steel | Beau Sher | Greensmith |
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Waajib | Luzum | Bold Citadel |
The Diomed Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Epsom Downs over a distance of 1 mile and 113 yards (1,713 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May or early June.
The event is named after Diomed, the inaugural winner of Epsom's most famous race, the Epsom Derby. It was established in 1971, although it could be regarded as a continuation of a previous event, the St James Stakes.
The Diomed Stakes is now held on the second day of Epsom's two-day Derby Festival meeting, the same day as the Epsom Derby.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- All Friends – 1975, 1976
- Nayyir – 2002, 2006
- Blythe Knight – 2007, 2008
- Century Deam - 2018, 2020
Leading jockey (4 wins):
- Lester Piggott – Sparkler (1971), Averof (1974), Hardgreen (1980), Adonijah (1984)
Leading trainer (3 wins):
- Clive Brittain – Averof (1974), Sylva Honda (1991), Mr Martini (1995)
- Henry Cecil – Ovac (1978), Adonijah (1984), Shining Steel (1989)
- Andrew Balding - Passing Glance (2004), Side Glance (2012), Tullius (2016)
- Sir Michael Stoute - Scottish Reel (1985), Zaaki (2019), Regal Reality (2023)
Winners
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
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1971 | Sparkler | 3 | Lester Piggott | Sam Armstrong | |
1972 | Sallust | 3 | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern | 1:42.30 |
1973 | Owen Dudley | 3 | Geoff Lewis | Noel Murless | 1:44.20 |
1974 | Averof | 3 | Lester Piggott | Clive Brittain | 1:41.50 |
1975 | All Friends | 3 | Paul Cook | Nick Vigors | |
1976 | All Friends | 4 | Paul Cook | Nick Vigors | |
1977 | Gunner B | 4 | Joe Mercer | Geoff Toft | |
1978 | Ovac | 5 | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | |
1979 | Spring in Deepsea | 4 | Greville Starkey | Luca Cumani | |
1980 | Hardgreen | 4 | Lester Piggott | Michael Stoute | |
1981 | Saher | 5 | Ray Cochrane | Ron Sheather | |
1982 | Prima Voce | 3 | Bruce Raymond | Robert Armstrong | |
1983 | Lofty | 3 | Paul Cook | Harry Thomson Jones | |
1984 | Adonijah | 4 | Lester Piggott | Henry Cecil | |
1985 | Scottish Reel | 3 | Walter Swinburn | Sir Michael Stoute | |
1986 | Pennine Walk | 4 | Pat Eddery | Jeremy Tree | 1:43.28 |
1987 | Lauries Warrior | 3 | Michael Roberts | Ron Boss | 1:41.00 |
1988 | Waajib | 5 | Michael Roberts | Alec Stewart | 1:42.38 |
1989 | Shining Steel | 3 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 1:42.99 |
1990 | Eton Lad | 3 | Cash Asmussen | Neville Callaghan | 1:43.37 |
1991 | Sylva Honda | 3 | Alan Munro | Clive Brittain | 1:40.75 |
1992 | Zaahi | 3 | Richard Hills | Harry Thomson Jones | 1:43.50 |
1993 | Enharmonic | 6 | Frankie Dettori | Lord Huntingdon | 1:44.04 |
1994 | Bluegrass Prince | 3 | Brent Thomson | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:41.51 |
1995 | Mr Martini | 5 | Michael Roberts | Clive Brittain | 1:42.51 |
1996 | Blomberg | 4 | David Harrison | James Fanshawe | 1:43.59 |
1997 | Polar Prince | 4 | Ray Cochrane | Michael Jarvis | 1:42.26 |
1998 | Intikhab | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:41.42 |
1999 | Lear Spear | 4 | Richard Quinn | David Elsworth | 1:43.73 |
2000 | Trans Island | 5 | Kieren Fallon | Ian Balding | 1:44.15 |
2001 | Pulau Tioman | 5 | Philip Robinson | Michael Jarvis | 1:42.70 |
2002 | Nayyir | 4 | Eddie Ahern | Gerard Butler | 1:45.78 |
2003 | Gateman | 6 | Keith Dalgleish | Mark Johnston | 1:41.37 |
2004 | Passing Glance | 5 | Martin Dwyer | Andrew Balding | 1:42.40 |
2005 | Hazyview | 4 | Darryll Holland | Neville Callaghan | 1:44.73 |
2006 | Nayyir | 8 | Frankie Dettori | Gerard Butler | 1:43.48 |
2007 | Blythe Knight | 7 | Graham Gibbons | John Quinn | 1:43.36 |
2008 | Blythe Knight | 8 | Graham Gibbons | John Quinn | 1:45.50 |
2009 | Mac Love | 8 | Micky Fenton | Stef Liddiard | 1:43.61 |
2010 | Bushman | 6 | William Buick | David Simcock | 1:43.03 |
2011 | Fanunalter | 5 | Adam Kirby | Marco Botti | 1:45.12 |
2012 | Side Glance | 5 | Jimmy Fortune | Andrew Balding | 1:43.37 |
2013 | Gregorian | 4 | William Buick | John Gosden | 1:48.68 |
2014 | French Navy | 6 | Adam Kirby | Charlie Appleby | 1:41.71 |
2015 | Arod | 4 | Andrea Atzeni | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 1:43.09 |
2016 | Tullius | 8 | Jimmy Fortune | Andrew Balding | 1:47.90 |
2017 | Sovereign Debt | 8 | James Sullivan | Ruth Carr | 1:42.61 |
2018 | Century Dream | 4 | William Buick | Simon Crisford | 1:43.57 |
2019 | Zaaki | 4 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:40.46 |
2020 | Century Dream[a] | 6 | James Doyle | Simon & Ed Crisford | 1:37.25 |
2021 | Oh This Is Us | 8 | Tom Marquand | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:47.31 |
2022 | Megallan | 4 | Frankie Dettori | John and Thady Gosden | 1:43.41 |
2023 | Regal Reality | 8 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:43.56 |
2024 | Royal Scotsman | 4 | Jamie Spencer | Paul & Oliver Cole | 1:45.31 |
- ^ The 2020 race was run at Newbury due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
See also
References
- galopp-sieger.de – Diomed Stakes (ex St. James Stakes).
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Diomed Stakes (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Diomed Stakes – Epsom.
- Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. p. 56. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.