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Inaugurated
  
1886

Sponsor
  
Distance
  
1m 2f 7y (2,018 m)

Race type
  
Website
  
Location
  
Sandown ParkEsher, England

The Eclipse Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 7 yards (2,018 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early July.

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History

The event is named after Eclipse, a celebrated 18th-century racehorse. It was established in 1886, and the inaugural running was won by Bendigo. At that time, it was Britain's richest ever race. The prize fund of £10,000 was donated by Leopold de Rothschild at the request of General Owen Williams, a co-founder of Sandown Park.

The Eclipse Stakes was contested by high-quality fields from its inception. It was won by Ayrshire, the previous year's Derby winner, in 1889. The first three finishers in 1903 — Ard Patrick, Sceptre and Rock Sand — had won seven Classics between them.

The race has been sponsored by Coral since 1976, and it is now familiarly known as the "Coral-Eclipse". The most recent Classic winner to achieve victory was Golden Horn in 2015.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Orme1892, 1893
  • Buchan – 1919, 1920
  • Polyphontes – 1924, 1925
  • Mtoto1987, 1988
  • Halling1995, 1996
  • Leading jockey (7 wins):

  • Lester PiggottMystery IX (1951), Darius (1955), Arctic Explorer (1957), St Paddy (1961), Pieces of Eight (1966), Wolver Hollow (1969), Artaius (1977)
  • Leading trainer (6 wins):

  • Alec Taylor, Jr. – Bayardo (1909), Lemberg (1910, dead-heat), Buchan (1919, 1920), Craig an Eran (1921), Saltash (1923)
  • Leading owner (5 wins): (includes part ownership)

  • 17th Earl of Derby – Swynford (1911), Colorado (1927), Fairway (1928), Caerleon (1931), Gulf Stream (1946)
  • Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount AstorBuchan (1919, 1920), Craig an Eran (1921), Saltash (1923), Rhodes Scholar (1936)
  • Sue Magnier – Giant's Causeway (2000), Hawk Wing (2002), Oratorio (2005), Mount Nelson (2008), So You Think (2011)
  • Godolphin - Halling (1995, 1996), Daylami (1998), Refuse to Bend (2004), Hawkbill (2016)
  • Winners

    The race was not run from 1915-1918 because of World War I and from 1940-1945 because of World War II
    a The 1973 running took place at Kempton Park.
    b Trepan finished first in 1976, but he was later disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance.

    References

    Eclipse Stakes Wikipedia


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