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The Somerville Tattersall Stakes is currently held on the opening day of Newmarket's three-day Cambridgeshire Meeting. It is run two days before the Cambridgeshire Handicap . The leading contenders sometimes go on to compete in the Dewhurst Stakes or the Racing Post Trophy .
Racing in Newmarket was recorded in the time of James I. The racecourse itself was founded in 1636. [2] Around 1665, Charles II inaugurated the Newmarket Town Plate and in 1671 became the first and only reigning monarch to ride a winner. [2] King Charles was known to attend races on Newmarket Heath with his brother, the future James II.
The Newmarket Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts and geldings. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres) on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket in late April or early May.
The race was formerly staged during Newmarket's Cambridgeshire Meeting in late September or early October. It was restricted to colts in 1987. It became part of a new fixture called Future Champions Day in 2011.
Newmarket, England: Race type: Flat / Thoroughbred: Sponsor: Jenningsbet: Website: Newmarket: Race information; Distance: 6f (1,207 metres) Surface: Turf: Track: Straight: Qualification: Three-years-old and up exc. G1 or G2 winners after 2021: Weight: 9 st 0 lb (3yo); 9 st 3 lb (4yo+) Allowances 5 lb for fillies Penalties 3 lb for Listed ...
The Boadicea Fillies' Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to mares and fillies aged three years or over. It is run at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,206 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.
Newmarket: Race information; Distance: 1m 1f (1,811 metres) Surface: Turf: Track: Straight: Qualification: Three-years-old and up: Weight: 8 st 13 lb (3yo); 9 st 3 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 7 lb for Group 1 winners * 5 lb for Group 2 winners * 3 lb for Group 3 winners * * after 31 March: Purse: £80,000 (2021 ...
Newmarket, England: Race type: Flat / Thoroughbred: Sponsor: Kingdom of Bahrain: Website: Newmarket: Race information; Distance: 1m 5f (2,615 metres) Surface: Turf: Track: Right-hand "L" Qualification: Three-year-olds: Weight: 9 st 1 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies Penalties 5 lb for G1 / G2 winners * 3 lb for G3 winners * * after 2018: Purse £ ...