The Royal Lodge Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old colts and geldings. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September.
| Group 2 race | |
| Location | Rowley Mile Newmarket, England |
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| Inaugurated | 1946 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Juddmonte |
| Website | Newmarket |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (1,609 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Straight |
| Qualification | Two-year-old colts and geldings |
| Weight | 9 st 0 lb Penalties 3 lb for G1 / G2 winners |
| Purse | £118,000 (2022) 1st: £71,000 |
| 2023 | ||
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| Ghostwriter | Al Musmak | Capulet |
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| 2022 | ||
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| The Foxes | Dubai Mile | Flying Honours |
| 2021 | ||
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| Royal Patronage | Coroebus | Unconquerable |
| 2020-2011 | ||
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| 2020 | ||
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| New Mandate | Ontario | Cobh |
| 2019 | ||
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| Royal Dornoch | Kameko | Iberia |
| 2018 | ||
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| Mohawk | Sydney Opera House | Cape Of Good Hope |
| 2017 | ||
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| Roaring Lion | Nelson | Mildenberger |
| 2016 | ||
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| Best Of Days | The Anvil | Arcada |
| 2015 | ||
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| Foundation | Deauville | Muntazah |
| 2014 | ||
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| Elm Park | Nafaqa | Salateen |
| 2013 | ||
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| Berkshire | Somewhat | Sir Jack Layden |
| 2012 | ||
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| Steeler | Artigiano | Al Waab |
| 2011 | ||
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| Daddy Long Legs | Tenth Star | Wrote |
| 2010-2001 | ||
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| 2010 | ||
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| Frankel | Klammer | Treasure Beach |
| 2009 | ||
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| Joshua Tree | Waseet | Vale Of York |
| 2008 | ||
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| Jukebox Jury | Cityscape | On Our Way |
| 2007 | ||
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| City Leader | Achill Island | Scintillo |
| 2006 | ||
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| Admiralofthefleet | Medicine Path | Kirklees |
| 2005 | ||
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| Leo | Kilworth | Palace Episode |
| 2004 | ||
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| Perfectperformance | Scandinavia | Wilko |
| 2003 | ||
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| Snow Ridge | Moscow Ballet | Rule of Law |
| 2002 | ||
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| Al Jadeed | Industrial Success | Van Nistelrooy |
| 2001 | ||
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| Mutinyonthebounty | Tholjanah | Parasol |
| 2000-1991 | ||
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| 2000 | ||
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| Atlantis Prince | Turnberry Isle | Hill Country |
| 1999 | ||
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| Royal Kingdom | Best Of The Bests | Kingsclere |
| 1998 | ||
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| Mutaahab | Glamis | Desaru |
| 1997 | ||
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| Teapot Row | Prolix | City Honours |
| 1996 | ||
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| Benny The Dip | Desert Story | Besiege |
| 1995 | ||
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| Mons | More Royal | Jack Jennings |
| 1994 | ||
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| Eltish | Stiletto Blade | Juyush |
| 1993 | ||
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| Mister Baileys | Concordial | Overbury |
| 1992 | ||
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| Desert Secret | Geisway | Lost Soldier |
| 1991 | ||
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| Made Of Gold | Mack The Knife | Twist And Turn |
| 1990-1988 | ||
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| 1990 | ||
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| Mujaazif | Jahafil | Stone Mill |
| 1989 | ||
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| Digression | Bridal Toast | Air Music |
| 1988 | ||
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| High Estate | Samoan | Frequent Flyer |
History
The event was established in 1946, and it was originally held at Ascot. It is named after Royal Lodge, a royal residence located in Windsor Great Park. It was initially contested over 5 furlongs and open to horses of either gender. It was extended to a mile in 1948, and restricted to colts and geldings in 1987.
The race was first staged at Newmarket in 2005, when Ascot was closed for redevelopment. It was transferred more permanently in 2011.
The Royal Lodge Stakes is sometimes included in the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, with the winner earning an automatic invitation to compete in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. Its latest period of inclusion began in 2012.[1]
The race is currently held on the final day of Newmarket's three-day Cambridgeshire Meeting, the same day as the Cambridgeshire Handicap.
Records
Leading jockey (8 wins):
- Lester Piggott – Pinched (1957), St Paddy (1959), Casabianca (1963), Soft Angels (1965), Royal Palace (1966), Remand (1967), Sir Wimborne (1975), Dunbeath (1982)
Leading trainer (8 wins):
- Noel Murless – Pinched (1957), St Paddy (1959), Casabianca (1963), Soft Angels (1965), Royal Palace (1966), Domineering (1969), Yaroslav (1971), Adios (1972)
Winners since 1976
Earlier winners
- 1946: Royal Barge
- 1947: Black Tarquin
- 1948: Swallow Tail
- 1949: Tabriz
- 1950: Fraise du Bois II
- 1951: Khor Mousa
- 1952: Neemah
- 1953: Infatuation
- 1954: Solarium
- 1955: Royal Splendour
- 1956: Noble Venture
- 1957: Pinched
- 1958: Cantelo
- 1959: St Paddy
- 1960: Beta *
- 1961: Escort
- 1962: Star Moss
- 1963: Casabianca *
- 1964: Prominer
- 1965: Soft Angels
- 1966: Royal Palace
- 1967: Remand
- 1968: Dutch Bells
- 1969: Domineering
- 1970: Sea Friend
- 1971: Yaroslav
- 1972: Adios
- 1973: Straight as a Die
- 1974: no race
- 1975: Sir Wimborne
* The 1960 and 1963 runnings took place at Newbury.
See also
References
- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Royal Lodge Stakes.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Royal Lodge Stakes (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Royal Lodge Stakes.
- Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. p. 189. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.