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Temple Stakes

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Inaugurated
  
1965

Website
  
Surface
  
Turf

Race type
  
Distance
  
5f (1,006 metres)

Location
  
Haydock ParkHaydock, England

2002 tripleprint temple stakes


The Temple Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.

Contents

The event was established in 1965, and it was originally held at Sandown Park. It was transferred to its present venue in 2008.

The leading horses from the Temple Stakes often go on to compete in the King's Stand Stakes. The last to win both races in the same year was Profitable in 2016.

1990 temple stakes sandown dayjur


Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Mind Games – 1995, 1996
  • Kingsgate Native - 2010, 2013
  • Leading jockey (4 wins):

  • Lester PiggottFalcon (1967), Raffingora (1970), Shoolerville (1972), Fearless Lad (1983)
  • Walter SwinburnPetorius (1984, dead-heat), Treasure Kay (1987), Dancing Dissident (1989), Elbio (1991)
  • Leading trainer (5 wins):

  • Sir Michael StouteBlue Cashmere (1975), Petorius (1984, dead-heat), Dancing Dissident (1989), Snaadee (1992), Kingsgate Native (2010)
  • Winners since 1980

    a The 1981 running was abandoned because of a waterlogged course.
    b The 2004 race took place at Epsom. It was run without starting stalls, and it was hand-timed.

    Earlier winners

    * The 1978 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

    References

    Temple Stakes Wikipedia


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