St. Simon Stakes

The St. Simon Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.

St. Simon Stakes
(Pravha Stakes)
Group 3 race
LocationNewbury Racecourse
Newbury, England
Inaugurated1969
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorWorthington's
WebsiteNewbury
Race information
Distance1m 4f (2,414 m)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight8 st 12 lb (3yo);
9 st 4 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 31 March
Purse£50,000 (2018)
1st: £28,355
St Simon Stakes
2020
Euchen Glen Natural History Litigator

History

The event is named after St. Simon, an undefeated racehorse in the 1880s and subsequently a successful sire. It was established in 1969, and the first running was won by Rangong.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the St. Simon Stakes was initially given Group 2 status. By the end of the decade it was classed at Group 3 level. The St. Simon Stakes is part of Newbury's last flat racing fixture of the year. The race is currently run under the sponsored title of the Pravha Stakes.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Jupiter Island – 1983, 1986

Leading jockey (3 wins):

  • Brian Taylor – Frascati (1971), Ballyhot (1973), Obraztsovy (1978)
  • Pat Eddery – Main Reef (1979), Dark Moondancer (1998), Signorina Cattiva (1999)
  • Michael Hills – Further Flight (1991), Persian Brave (1994), High Heeled (2009)

Leading trainer (4 wins):

  • Henry Cecil – Main Reef (1979), Upend (1988), Wellbeing (2000), High Pitched (2001)

Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
1969 Rangong 4 Geoff Lewis Noel Murless
1970 Politico 3 Geoff Lewis Noel Murless
1971 Frascati 3 Brian Taylor Noel Murless 2:37.83
1972 Knockroe 4 Eric Eldin Peter Nelson
1973 Ballyhot 5 Brian Taylor John Winter
1974 Never Return 3 Willie Carson Robert Armstrong
1975 Dakota 4 Sandy Barclay Sam Hall
1976 Mart Lane 3 Bruce Raymond Seamus McGrath
1977 Hot Grove 3 Willie Carson Fulke Johnson Houghton
1978 Obraztsovy 3 Brian Taylor Ryan Price
1979 Main Reef 3 Pat Eddery Henry Cecil
1980 Shining Finish 3 Steve Cauthen Jeremy Tree
1981 Little Wolf 3 Graham Sexton Dick Hern
1982 no race [lower-alpha 1]
1983 Jupiter Island 4 Philip Robinson Clive Brittain
1984 Gay Lemur 4 Geoff Baxter Bruce Hobbs
1985 Shardari 3 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 2:35.87
1986 Jupiter Island 7 Tony Murray Clive Brittain
1987 Lake Erie 4 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 2:44.29
1988 Upend 3 Ray Cochrane Henry Cecil 2:43.41
1989 Sesame 4 Gary Hind David Morley 2:41.58
1990 Down the Flag 3 Bruce Raymond Ben Hanbury 2:44.79
1991 Further Flight 5 Michael Hills Barry Hills 2:38.18
1992 Up Anchor 3 Alan Munro Paul Cole 2:44.22
1993 Kithanga 3 Jason Weaver Luca Cumani 2:38.86
1994 Persian Brave 4 Michael Hills Michael Bell 2:48.39
1995 Phantom Gold 3 Richard Hills Lord Huntingdon 2:39.71
1996 Salmon Ladder 4 Richard Quinn Paul Cole 2:39.69
1997 Kaliana 3 Royston Ffrench Luca Cumani 2:36.38
1998 Dark Moondancer [lower-alpha 2] 3 Pat Eddery Peter Chapple-Hyam 2:39.81
1999 Signorina Cattiva 3 Pat Eddery John Dunlop 2:45.02
2000 Wellbeing 3 Richard Quinn Henry Cecil 2:46.10
2001 High Pitched [lower-alpha 2] 3 Willie Ryan Henry Cecil 2:31.83
2002 The Whistling Teal 6 Darryll Holland Geoff Wragg 2:41.47
2003 Imperial Dancer 5 Ted Durcan Mick Channon 2:35.20
2004 Orcadian 3 Martin Dwyer James Eustace 2:53.11
2005 Day Flight 4 Richard Hughes John Gosden 2:36.99
2006 Short Skirt 3 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:41.74
2007 Crime Scene 4 Ted Durcan Saeed bin Suroor 2:42.21
2008 Buccellati 4 William Buick Andrew Balding 2:45.51
2009 High Heeled 3 Michael Hills Barry Hills 2:40.91
2010 Clowance 5 Richard Hughes Roger Charlton 2:40.45
2011 Beaten Up 3 Johnny Murtagh William Haggas 2:31.75
2012 Hazel Lavery 3 Eddie Ahern Charles Hills 2:44.33
2013 Cubanita 4 Jim Crowley Ralph Beckett 2:43.62
2014 Sky Hunter 4 James Doyle Saeed bin Suroor 2:44.52
2015 Koora 3 Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani 2:48.75
2016 Duretto 4 Graham Lee Andrew Balding 2:38.19
2017 Best Solution 3 Pat Cosgrave Saeed bin Suroor 2:40.68
2018
(dh)		 Morando
Young Rascal		 5
3		 Rob Hornby
Jim Crowley		 Andrew Balding
William Haggas		 2:38.54
2019 no race [lower-alpha 3][1]
2020 Euchen Glen 7 Paul Mulrennan Jim Goldie 2:50.49
  1. The 1982 running was abandoned because of a waterlogged course
  2. The 1998 and 2001 editions were held at Newmarket
  3. The 2019 running was abandoned because of a waterlogged course

See also

References
  1. Wilsher, Andrew (26 October 2019). "Doncaster and Newbury meetings cancelled as heavy rainfall hits Britain". Racing Post.
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