Race type Hurdle race Website Ascot Surface Turf | Sponsor OLBG.com Distance 3m | |
Location Ascot Racecourse
Ascot, England | ||
The Warfield Mares' Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to mares aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of about 3 miles (4,828 metres), and during its running there are thirteen hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in January. It was first run in 2008.
The race was run as the Oilexco Mares' Only Hurdle, the Warfield Mares' Hurdle in 2009 and the 1942 Was A Vintage Year Mares' Hurdle from 2010 to 2012. It is currently titled the OLBG Mares' Hurdle.
Winners
a The 2017 running was cancelled after the original fixture at Ascot and a rescheduled race at Huntingdon were both abandoned due to frost.
References
Warfield Mares' Hurdle Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA