Inaugurated 1961 Website Newmarket Surface Turf | Race type Flat / Thoroughbred Distance 7f (1,408 metres) Sponsor Lanwades Stud | |
Location Rowley Mile
Newmarket, England | ||
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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.
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History
The event was established in 1961, and it was initially called the Spring Fillies' Stakes. The first running was won by Verbena.
The race was renamed the Nell Gwyn Stakes in 1962. 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 1,000 Guineas was Speciosa in 2006, while the most recent 1,000 Guineas winner to contest the Nell Gwyn Stakes was Sky Lantern, the 2013 runner-up. The last to win the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches was Valentine Waltz in 1999.
The race is currently held on the opening day of Newmarket's three-day Craven Meeting. It is run two days before the Craven Stakes.