Pontefract Castle Stakes
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| 2025 | ||
| White, emerald green hoops, white sleeves and cap | Yellow, royal blue epaulets, royal blue and yellow chevrons on sleeves, red cap | Light blue and white (quartered), hooped sleeves, light blue cap |
| Allonsy | Karmology | Meribella |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||
| Black, emerald green triple diamond and armlets | White, emerald green hoops, white sleeves and cap | Yellow, red seams and armlets |
| River Of Stars | Ching Shih | Divina Grace |
| 2023 | ||
| Orange and yellow check, orange sleeves, yellow cap | Maroon | White, emerald green hoops, white sleeves and cap |
| Voodoo Queen | One Evening | Ching Shih |
| 2022 | ||
| Light blue, white hollow box, light blue sleeves and cap | Terracotta, black cap | Dark green, white sleeves, red armlets, black cap |
| Glenartney | Goldie Hawk | The Flying Ginger |
| 2021 | ||
| Silver, gold braid, maroon cap, gold tassel | Maroon and royal blue (quartered), maroon sleeves, royal blue armlets, royal blue cap, maroon star | Pink and grey stripes, chevrons on sleeves, pink cap |
| Katara | Golden Pass | Urban Artist |
The Pontefract Castle Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to filies and mares aged four years or older. It is run at Pontefract over a distance of 1 mile 4 furlongs and 5 yards (2,419 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
The race was first run in 2005. It was originally open to horses of either sex but was restricted to fillies and mares from the 2017 running.[1]
Records
[edit | edit source]Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Brown Panther – 2012, 2013
Leading jockey (2 wins):
- Harry Bentley – Isabel De Urbina (2018), Antonia De Vega (2020)
- Ryan Moore - Abingdon (2017), Katara (2021)
- William Buick - Freedom's Light (2014), River Of Stars (2024)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- Ralph Beckett – Isabel De Urbina (2018), Antonia De Vega (2020), River Of Stars (2024), Allonsy (2025)
Winners
[edit | edit source]| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Songlark | 5 | Kerrin McEvoy | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:35.36 |
| 2006 | Alfie Flits | 4 | Dean McKeown | Alan Swinbank | 2:45.15 |
| 2007 | Ivy Creek | 4 | Steve Drowne | Geoff Wragg | 2:41.92 |
| 2008 | Tranquil Tiger | 4 | Tom Queally | Henry Cecil | 2:37:12 |
| 2009 | Furmigadelagiusta | 5 | Philip Makin | Karl Burke | 2:35.75 |
| 2010 | Prospect Wells | 5 | Paul Mulrennan | J Howard Johnson | 2:38.42 |
| 2011 | Distant Memories | 5 | Jamie Spencer | Tom Tate | 2:38.66 |
| 2012 | Brown Panther | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Tom Dascombe | 2:49.00 |
| 2013 | Brown Panther | 5 | Richard Kingscote | Tom Dascombe | 2:39.71 |
| 2014 | Freedom's Light | 4 | William Buick | John Gosden | 2:34.10 |
| 2015 | Connecticut | 4 | Adam Kirby | Luca Cumani | 2:39.78 |
| 2016 | Loving Things | 4 | Martin Lane | Luca Cumani | 2:37.05 |
| 2017 | Abingdon | 4 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:37.54 |
| 2018 | Isabel De Urbina | 4 | Harry Bentley | Ralph Beckett | 2:38.54 |
| 2019 | Bayshore Freeway | 4 | Franny Norton | Mark Johnston | 2:36.43 |
| 2020 | Antonia De Vega | 4 | Harry Bentley | Ralph Beckett | 2:34.54 |
| 2021 | Katara | 4 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:36.11 |
| 2022 | Glenartney | 4 | Ross Coakley | Ed Walker | 2:36.95 |
| 2023 | Voodoo Queen | 4 | David Egan | Roger Varian | 2:36.71 |
| 2024 | River Of Stars | 5 | William Buick | Ralph Beckett | 2:37.07 |
| 2025 | Allonsy | 4 | Hector Crouch | Ralph Beckett | 2:33.68 |
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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