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Silver Tankard Stakes

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Inaugurated
  
1993

Website
  
Pontefract

Surface
  
Turf

Race type
  
Flat / Thoroughbred

Distance
  
1m 4y (1,613 metres)

Sponsor
  
Location
  
Pontefract Racecourse Pontefract, England

The Silver Tankard Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run at Pontefract over a distance of 1 mile and 4 yards (1,613 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.

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History

The event was established in 1993, and the inaugural running was won by Barbaroja. It has held Listed status throughout its history.

The Silver Tankard Stakes is currently staged on the third or fourth Monday in October. It is part of Pontefract's last racing fixture of the year.

Records

Leading jockey (2 wins):

  • Michael Hills – Entice (1996), Gulland (1997)
  • Richard Hills – Hataab (1999), Nakheel (2005)
  • Seb Sanders – Battle Chant (2002), Comic Strip (2004)

    • Leading trainer (4 wins):

  • Mick Channon – Worthily (2000), Sweet Lilly (2006), Siberian Tiger (2007), Gallic Star (2009)

    • Winners

    a The 2003 winner New Mexican was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Golden Sun.
    b The 2004 winner Comic Strip subsequently raced in Hong Kong as Viva Pataca.

    References

    Silver Tankard Stakes Wikipedia
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