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The Nell Gwyn Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket in mid-April.
The present version of the race was first run in 1978. It was initially called the Heathorn Stakes. [5] The inaugural running was won by the subsequent Derby winner Shirley Heights. It was renamed the Newmarket Stakes in 1986. The Newmarket Stakes is currently held on the opening day of the three-day Guineas Festival meeting in late April or ...
It was founded in the same year as another major handicap at Newmarket, the Cesarewitch. The two races came to be known as the Autumn Double. The two races came to be known as the Autumn Double. The Cesarewitch initially took place before the Cambridgeshire, but the schedule was later reversed and the Cambridgeshire now precedes the other race ...
The Jockey Club Rose Bowl is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Newmarket over a distance of 2 miles (3,218 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September. The race was first run, as the Fenwolf Stakes, at Ascot in 2003.
The Pride Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to mares and fillies aged three years or older. It is run at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October. Prior to 2013 the race was known as the Severals Stakes and was first run in 1998.
The race was named in honour of Tsesarevich Alexander (later Tsar Alexander II), after he donated £300 to the Jockey Club. The event was established in 1839, and the inaugural running was won by Cruiskeen. It was founded in the same year as another major handicap at Newmarket, the Cambridgeshire. The two races came to be known as the Autumn ...
Group 2 race: Location: Rowley Mile Newmarket, England: Inaugurated: 1894: Race type: Flat / Thoroughbred: Sponsor: William Hill: Website: Newmarket: Race information; Distance: 1m 4f (2,414 metres) Surface: Turf: Track: Right-hand "L" Qualification: Four-years-old and up: Weight: 9 st 5 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 3 lb ...
The Hopeful Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.