Inaugurated 1946 Track Straight Sponsor Juddmonte Farms | Surface Turf Distance 1,609 m | |
Location Rowley MileNewmarket, England | ||
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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.
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- 2016 juddmonte royal lodge stakes best of days
- Frankel juddmonte royal lodge stakes 2010 g2
- History
- Earlier winners
- References
Frankel juddmonte royal lodge stakes 2010 g2
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.
The race is currently held on the final day of Newmarket's three-day Cambridgeshire Meeting, the same day as the Cambridgeshire Handicap.
Earlier winners
* The 1960 and 1963 runnings took place at Newbury.