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Weatherbys Super Sprint

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Inaugurated
  
1991

Website
  
Newbury

Surface
  
Turf

Race type
  
Flat / Thoroughbred

Distance
  
5f 34y (1,037 metres)

Sponsor
  
Location
  
Newbury Racecourse Newbury, England

1998 weatherbys super sprint stakes


The Weatherbys Super Sprint is a flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Newbury over a distance of 5 furlongs and 34 yards (1,037 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.

Contents

2001 weatherbys super sprint


History

The event was established in 1991, and it was initially called the Newbury Sales Super Sprint Trophy. It was designed for horses sold as yearlings by public auction for less than a specified price. The concept was devised by Lord Carnarvon and Richard Hannon, Sr..

The weight carried by a horse in the Weatherbys Super Sprint is determined by its sale price, with one pound deducted for each £3,000 below the maximum value.

Records

Leading jockey (2 wins):

  • Michael Roberts – Lyric Fantasy (1992), Good Girl (2001)
  • Michael Hills – Brief Glimpse (1994), Superstar Leo (2000)
  • Richard Hughes - Monsieur Chevalier (2009), Tiggy Wiggy (2014)

    • Leading trainer (7 wins):

  • Richard Hannon Sr. – Lyric Fantasy (1992), Risky (1993), Miss Stamper (1996), Presto Vento (2002), If Paradise (2003), Lady Livius (2005), Monsieur Chevalier (2009)

    • Winners

  • Weights given in stones and pounds.

    • a The 2007 running was abandoned because of heavy rainfall.

    References

    Weatherbys Super Sprint Wikipedia
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