Inaugurated 1987 Sponsor Dubai Distance 1 mile (1,609 metres) | Race type Flat / Thoroughbred Website Newmarket | |
Location Rowley Mile
Newmarket, England | ||
The Autumn Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. 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 October.
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History
The event was established in 1987, and it was originally held at Ascot. The inaugural running was abandoned because of a waterlogged course. For a period the race held Listed status, and it was promoted to Group 3 level in 2003.
The Autumn Stakes was transferred to Newmarket in 2011. It became part of a new fixture called Future Champions Day but from 2014 it moved to be run at the same fixture as the Cesarewitch Handicap. From 2015 it formed part of the revamped Future Champions Festival at Newmarket.
The leading horses from the race sometimes go on to compete in the Racing Post Trophy. The last to win both was Kingston Hill in 2013.
Winners
a b The 1987 and 1993 runnings were abandoned because of a waterlogged course.
c The 1999 winner French Fellow was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Epic Express.
d The 2004 race was scheduled to be run at Salisbury, but it was cancelled due to heavy rain.
e The 2005 edition took place at Salisbury. Dylan Thomas finished second.