The Nell Gwyn Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket in mid-April.
| Group 3 race | |
| Location | Rowley Mile Newmarket, England |
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| Inaugurated | 1961 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Lanwades Stud |
| Website | Newmarket |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 7f (1,408 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Straight |
| Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
| Weight | 9 st 2 lb Penalties 3 lb for G1 / G2 winners* *after 31 August 2023 |
| Purse | £85,000 (2024) 1st: £48,204 |
| 2024 | ||
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| Pretty Crystal | Dance Sequence | Kathmandu |
| Previous years | ||
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| 2023 | ||
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| Mammas Girl | Fairy Cross | Secret Angel |
| 2022 | ||
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| Cachet | Almohandesah | Hello You |
| 2021 | ||
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| Sacred | Saffron Beach | Love Is You |
| 2020-2011 | ||
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| 2019 | ||
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| Qabala | Mot Juste | Angel's Hideaway |
| 2018 | ||
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| Soliloquy | Altyn Orda | Eirene |
| 2017 | ||
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| Daban | Unforgetable Filly | Poet's Vanity |
| 2016 | ||
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| Nathra | Squash | Robanne |
| 2015 | ||
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| Osaila | New Providence | Beautiful Romance |
| 2014 | ||
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| Sandiva | Euro Charline | Majeyda |
| 2013 | ||
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| Hot Snap | Sky Lantern | Winning Express |
| 2012 | ||
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| Esentepe | Nayarra | Lily's Angel |
| 2011 | ||
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| Barefoot Lady | Sing Softly | Maqaasid |
| 2010-2001 | ||
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| 2010 | ||
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| Music Show | Blue Maiden | Principal Role |
| 2009 | ||
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| Fantasia | Damaniyat Girl | First City |
| 2008 | ||
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| Infallible | Kylayne | Festivale |
| 2007 | ||
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| Scarlet Runner | Sander Camillo | Blue Rocket |
| 2006 | ||
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| Speciosa | Spinning Queen | Salut d'Amour |
| 2005 | ||
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| Karen's Caper | Cape Columbine | Favourita |
| 2004 | ||
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| Silca's Gift | Incheni | Roseanna |
| 2003 | ||
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| Khulood | Cala | Hector's Girl |
| 2002 | ||
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| Misterah | Massarra | Hiddendale |
| 2001 | ||
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| Lil's Jessy | Zaheemah | Toffee Nosed |
| 2000-1991 | ||
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| 2000 | ||
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| Petrushka | Seazun | Aunty Rose |
| 1999 | ||
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| Valentine Waltz | Hawriyah | Circle Of Gold |
| 1998 | ||
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| Cloud Castle | Ashraakat | Jibe |
| 1997 | ||
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| Reunion | Oh Nellie | Elegant Warning |
| 1996 | ||
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| Thrilling Day | Bint Salsabil | Honest Guest |
| 1995 | ||
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| Myself | Epagris | Red Carnival |
| 1994 | ||
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| Mehthaaf | Prophecy | Salvezza |
| 1993 | ||
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| Niche | Zarani Sidi Anna | Sayyedati |
| 1992 | ||
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| A-To-Z | Perfect Circle | Soiree |
| 1991 | ||
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| Crystal Gazing | Tetradonna | Lilian Bayliss |
| 1990-1983 | ||
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| 1990 | ||
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| Heart Of Joy | In The Groove | Hasbah |
| 1989 | ||
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| Ensconse | Aldbourne | Muhbubh |
| 1988 | ||
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| Ghariba | Diminuendo | Sudden Love |
| 1987 | ||
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| Martha Stevens | Invited Guest | Raahia |
| 1986 | ||
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| Sonic Lady | Lady Sophie | Ala Mahlik |
| 1985 | ||
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| Oh So Sharp | Bella Colora | Helen Street |
| 1984 | ||
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| Pebbles | Leipzig | Meis El-Reem |
| 1983 | ||
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| Favoridge | Annie Edge | Royal Heroine |
History
The event was established in 1961, and it was initially called the Spring Fillies' Stakes.[1] The first running was won by Verbena.
The race was renamed the Nell Gwyn Stakes in 1962.[2] It was named after Nell Gwyn (1650–87), a long-time mistress of King Charles II.
The Nell Gwyn Stakes can serve as a trial for various fillies' Classics in Europe. The last winner to achieve victory in the 1000 Guineas was Cachet in 2022. The last to win the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches was Valentine Waltz in 1999.
The race is currently held on the second day of Newmarket's three-day Craven Meeting. It is run the day before the Craven Stakes.
Records
Leading jockey (7 wins):
- Frankie Dettori - Crystal Gazing (1991), Valentine Waltz (1999), Fantasia (2009), Sandiva (2014), Osaila (2015), Nathra (2016), Daban (2017)
Leading trainer (8 wins):
- Sir Henry Cecil – Caspian (1973), One in a Million (1979), Evita (1980), Fairy Footsteps (1981), Chalon (1982), Oh So Sharp (1985), Martha Stevens (1987), Hot Snap (2013)
Winners
See also
References
- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Nell Gwyn Stakes.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Nell Gwyn Stakes (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Nell Gwyn Stakes – Newmarket.
- Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 16–17. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.