Group 2 race | |
Location | July Course Newmarket, England |
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Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Bet365 |
Website | Newmarket |
Race information | |
Distance | 7f (1,408 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Straight |
Qualification | Two-year-olds |
Weight | 9 st 1 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies Penalties 3 lb for G1 / G2 winners |
Purse | £97,000 (2022) 1st: £56,710 |
2024 | ||
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Ancient Truth | Seagulls Eleven | Wimbledon Hawkeye |
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2023 | ||
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City Of Troy | Haatem | Oddyssey |
2022 | ||
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Isaac Shelby | Victory Dance | Dark Thirty |
2021 | ||
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Native Trail | Masekela | Dhabab |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
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Hokusai | Jameelaty | Jaffa Line |
1989 | ||
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Be My Chief | Long Island | Balla Cove |
1988 | ||
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Samoan | Stone Flake | Jacamar |
The Superlative Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
History
[edit]The event was formerly known as the Bernard van Cutsem Stakes. It was named in memory of Bernard van Cutsem, a successful racehorse trainer who died in 1975.
The race was renamed the Superlative Stakes in 1991 to honour Superlative, a splendidly tough two-year-old in 1983, trained by Bill O'Gorman and owned by Mrs Poh-Lian Yong, who won the July Stakes and Flying Childers Stakes, and 'reached the frame' in three Group 1 contests - Prix Robert Papin(2nd), Middle Park Stakes(2nd), Dewhurst Stakes(4th).[1]
For a period the Superlative Stakes held Listed status. It was upgraded to Group 3 level in 2003, and to Group 2 in 2006. It is currently staged on the final day of Newmarket's three-day July Festival meeting.
Records
[edit]Leading jockey since 1986 (4 wins):
- Steve Cauthen – Suhailie (1986), Samoan (1988), Be My Chief (1989), Hokusai (1990)
- Pat Eddery – Undercut (1987), Ardkinglass (1992), Bal Harbour (1993), Allied Forces (1995)
- Richard Hughes – Redback (2001), Kings Point (2003), King Torus (2010), Olympic Glory (2012)
Leading trainer since 1986 (9 wins):
- Sir Henry Cecil – Suhailie (1986), Samoan (1988), Be My Chief (1989), Hokusai (1990), Ardkinglass (1992), Bal Harbour (1993), Allied Forces (1995), Baltic State (1997), Vacamonte (2000)
Winners since 1986
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Racehorses of 1983. Portway Press. 1984. pp. 815–817.
- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Superlative Stakes.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Superlative Stakes (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Superlative Stakes – Newmarket.