Lester Piggott Stakes
| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Haydock Park Haydock, England |
| Inaugurated | 2003 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Betfred |
| Website | Haydock Park |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 3f 175y (2,373 m) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up fillies and mares |
| Weight | 9 st 2 lb Penalties 7 lb for Group 1 winners * 5 lb for Group 2 winners * 3 lb for Group 3 winners * * since 31 August last year |
| Purse | £85,000 (2025) 1st: £48,204 |
| 2023 | ||
| Yellow, purple star and star on cap | Silver and lilac diagonal halves with silver and lilac sash, lilac sleeves, quartered cap | Yellow, royal blue epaulets, royal blue and yellow chevrons on sleeves, red cap |
| Sea Silk Road | Nachtrose | Poptronic |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ||
| Yellow, purple star and star on cap | White, large black spots, black cap | Orange, white halved sleeves |
| Sea La Rosa | Viola | Nell Quickly |
| 2021 | ||
| Red, royal blue star, armlets and star on cap | Red, white sash, royal blue cap | White, emerald green hoops, white sleeves and cap |
| La Lune | Cabaletta | Oriental Mystique |
The Lester Piggott Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged four years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of 1 mile, 3 furlongs and 175 yards (2,373 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May or early June.
History
[edit | edit source]The event was established in 2003, and it was initially classed at Listed level. The inaugural running was won by Albanova.
For several years the Pinnacle Stakes was run in memory of Lady Joan Westbrook, a successful owner and breeder of racehorses, who died in 2004.[1]
The race was promoted to Group 3 status in 2012.[2]
It was renamed from the Pinnacle Stakes to the Lester Piggott Stakes for the 2024 season.
Records
[edit | edit source]Most successful horse:
- no horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey (2 wins):
- Neil Callan – Ferdoos (2011), Shimmering Surf (2012)
- Paul Hanagan - Les Fazzani (2010), Miss Marjurie (2015)
- Frankie Dettori - Folk Opera (2008), Journey (2016)
- Jamie Spencer - Arbella (2006), God Given (2018)
- Tom Marquand - Sea La Rosa (2022), Sea Silk Road (2023)
- Daniel Tudhope - Klassique (2019), Estrange (2025)
Leading trainer (3 wins):
- John Gosden - Sultanina (2014), Journey (2016), Queen Of The Pride (2024)
Winners
[edit | edit source]| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Albanova | 4 | George Duffield | Sir Mark Prescott | 2:43.01 |
| 2004 | Pongee | 4 | Ted Durcan | Luca Cumani | 2:32.16 |
| 2005 | Autumn Wealth | 4 | Shane Kelly | Amanda Perrett | 2:32.60 |
| 2006 | Arbella | 4 | Jamie Spencer | Walter Swinburn | 2:37.86 |
| 2007 | Trick or Treat | 4 | Jamie Mackay | James Given | 2:30.77 |
| 2008 | Folk Opera | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:30.42 |
| 2009 | Suzi's Decision | 4 | Pat Smullen | Paul D'Arcy | 2:32.57 |
| 2010 | Les Fazzani | 6 | Paul Hanagan | Kevin Ryan | 2:36.99 |
| 2011 | Ferdoos | 4 | Neil Callan | Roger Varian | 2:32.20 |
| 2012 | Shimmering Surf | 5 | Neil Callan | Roger Varian | 2:31.91 |
| 2013 | Moment in Time | 4 | Jim Crowley | David Simcock | 2:30.87 |
| 2014 | Sultanina | 4 | William Buick | John Gosden | 2:34.39 |
| 2015 | Miss Marjurie | 5 | Paul Hanagan | Denis Coakley | 2:33.34 |
| 2016 | Journey | 4 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | 2:32.47 |
| 2017 | Bateel | 5 | Richard Kingscote | Francis-Henri Graffard | 2:36.91 |
| 2018 | God Given | 4 | Jamie Spencer | Luca Cumani | 2:31.75 |
| 2019 | Klassique | 4 | Daniel Tudhope | William Haggas | 2:26.02 |
| 2020 | Manuela de Vega | 4 | Rob Hornby | Ralph Beckett | 2:28.15 |
| 2021 | La Lune | 5 | David Probert | Henry Candy | 2:40.51 |
| 2022 | Sea La Rosa | 4 | Tom Marquand | William Haggas | 2:36.71 |
| 2023 | Sea Silk Road | 4 | Tom Marquand | William Haggas | 2:29.88 |
| 2024 | Queen Of The Pride | 4 | Oisin Murphy | John & Thady Gosden | 2:34.65 |
| 2025 | Estrange | 4 | Daniel Tudhope | David O'Meara | 2:31.55 |
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- galopp-sieger.de – Pinnacle Stakes.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Pinnacle Stakes (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Pinnacle Stakes – Haydock.