Silver Tankard Stakes
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| Class | Listed |
|---|---|
| Location | Pontefract Racecourse Pontefract, England |
| Inaugurated | 1993 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | British Stallion Studs |
| Website | Pontefract |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 6y (1,615 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Two-year-olds |
| Weight | 9 st 5 lb Allowances 5 lb for fillies Penalties 5 lb for Group winners 3 lb for Listed winners |
| Purse | £40,000 (2025) 1st: £22,684 |
| 2025 | ||
| Black, red epaulets, red sleeves, black armlets and star on red cap | Black and pink diabolo, black sleeves, pink cap, black star | Yellow, red disc, yellow sleeves, red stars, red cap |
| Shayem | Rochfortbridge | Daydreama |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||
| Violet, white quartered cap | Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves | Maroon, dark blue sleeves, white cap |
| Tuscan Hills | Calla Lagoon | Basalt |
| 2022 | ||
| Royal blue | Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap | Purple, emerald green hoop and armlets |
| Local Dynasty | Luckin Brew | Caernarfon |
| 2021 | ||
| Purple, white stars, white sleeves, purple stars, purple cap | Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves | Royal blue, white hoops and sleeves, red and white hooped cap |
| Mr Professor | Westover | Approachability |
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The Silver Tankard Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run at Pontefract over a distance of 1 mile and 6 yards (1,615 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.
History
[edit | edit source]The event was established in 1993, and the inaugural running was won by Barbaroja. It has held Listed status throughout its history.
The Silver Tankard Stakes is currently staged on the third or fourth Monday in October. It is part of Pontefract's last racing fixture of the year.
Records
[edit | edit source]Leading jockey (2 wins):
- Michael Hills – Entice (1996), Gulland (1997)
- Richard Hills – Hataab (1999), Nakheel (2005)
- Seb Sanders – Battle Chant (2002), Comic Strip (2004)
- Adam Kirby - Prince Gagarin (2014), Connect (2017)
- William Buick - D'bai (2016), Local Dynasty (2022)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- Mick Channon – Worthily (2000), Sweet Lilly (2006), Siberian Tiger (2007), Gallic Star (2009)
Winners
[edit | edit source]| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Barbaroja | Walter Swinburn | Jimmy FitzGerald | 1:48.20 |
| 1994 | Kalabo | Willie Ryan | Henry Cecil | 1:48.80 |
| 1995 | Weet-a-Minute | Kieren Fallon | Reg Hollinshead | 1:43.60 |
| 1996 | Entice | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 1:47.20 |
| 1997 | Gulland | Michael Hills | Geoff Wragg | 1:47.90 |
| 1998 | Three Green Leaves | Joe Fanning | Mark Johnston | 1:47.50 |
| 1999 | Hataab | Richard Hills | Ed Dunlop | 1:46.60 |
| 2000 | Worthily | John Reid | Mick Channon | 1:51.60 |
| 2001 | Bandari | Kevin Darley | Mark Johnston | 1:48.50 |
| 2002 | Battle Chant | Seb Sanders | Ed Dunlop | 1:47.10 |
| 2003 | New Mexican [a] | Jamie Spencer | Lynda Ramsden | 1:44.18 |
| 2004 | Comic Strip [b] | Seb Sanders | Sir Mark Prescott | 1:46.45 |
| 2005 | Nakheel | Richard Hills | Mark Johnston | 1:47.02 |
| 2006 | Sweet Lilly | Tony Culhane | Mick Channon | 1:49.32 |
| 2007 | Siberian Tiger | Tadhg O'Shea | Mick Channon | 1:46.77 |
| 2008 | Playfellow | Philip Robinson | Michael Jarvis | 1:51.25 |
| 2009 | Gallic Star | Chris Catlin | Mick Channon | 1:46.94 |
| 2010 | Zenella | Paul Hanagan | Ann Duffield | 1:45.28 |
| 2011 | Letsgoroundagain | William Carson, Jr. | Charles Hills | 1:47.42 |
| 2012 | Willie the Whipper | Graham Lee | Ann Duffield | 1:53.48 |
| 2013 | Lady Heidi | Silvestre de Sousa | Philip Kirby | 1:53.52 |
| 2014 | Prince Gagarin | Adam Kirby | Ed Dunlop | 1:52.58 |
| 2015 | Thanksfortellingme | Richard Kingscote | Ralph Beckett | 1:48.94 |
| 2016 | D'bai | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | 1:49.66 |
| 2017 | Connect | Adam Kirby | Clive Cox | 1:51.87 |
| 2018 | Manuela de Vega | Harry Bentley | Ralph Beckett | 1:46.85 |
| 2019 | King Carney | Daniel Tudhope | Charlie Fellowes | 1:50.76 |
| 2020 | Pythagoras | Paul Hanagan | Richard Fahey | 1:50.99 |
| 2021 | Mr Professor | Silvestre de Sousa | Alice Haynes | 1:51.54 |
| 2022 | Local Dynasty | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | 1:46.42 |
| no race 2023 [c] | ||||
| 2024 | Tuscan Hills | David Egan | Raphael Freire | 1:53.21 |
| 2025 | Shayem | Clifford Lee | Karl Burke | 1:48.60 |
- ^ The 2003 winner New Mexican was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Golden Sun
- ^ The 2004 winner Comic Strip subsequently raced in Hong Kong as Viva Pataca
- ^ The 2023 running was abandoned due to a watelogged course[1]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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