Race type Flat / Thoroughbred Distance 7f (1,408 metres) Track Straight | Website Newmarket Surface Turf | |
Location Rowley Mile
Newmarket, England | ||
Sanus per aquam ire somerville tattersall stakes group 3
The Somerville Tattersall Stakes is a Group 3 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 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September.
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History
The event is named after Edmund Somerville Tattersall (1863–1942), a senior partner of Tattersalls bloodstock auctioneers.
The race was formerly classed at Listed level, and it used to be open to horses of either gender. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 2000.
The Somerville Tattersall Stakes is currently held on the opening day of Newmarket's three-day Cambridgeshire Meeting. It is run two days before the Cambridgeshire Handicap.
The leading contenders sometimes go on to compete in the Dewhurst Stakes or the Racing Post Trophy.
Winners since 1977
a The 1999 winner Scarteen Fox was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Best Light.