Pontefract Castle Stakes
| 2025 | ||
| Allonsy | Karmology | Meribella |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||
| River Of Stars | Ching Shih | Divina Grace |
| 2023 | ||
| Voodoo Queen | One Evening | Ching Shih |
| 2022 | ||
| Glenartney | Goldie Hawk | The Flying Ginger |
| 2021 | ||
| Katara | Golden Pass | Urban Artist |
| 2020-2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||
| Antonia De Vega | La Lune | Makawee |
| 2019 | ||
| Bayshore Freeway | Dance Legend | Tamreer |
| 2018 | ||
| Isabel De Urbina | Alwaysandforever | Wingingit |
| 2017 | ||
| Abingdon | Lucy The Painter | Shearling |
| 2016 | ||
| Loving Things | Yarrow | Barsanti |
| 2015 | ||
| Connecticut | Nancy From Nairobi | Only Orsenfoolsies |
| 2014 | ||
| Freedom's Light | Waila | Familliarity |
| 2013 | ||
| Brown Panther | Souviens Toi | Between Us |
| 2012 | ||
| Brown Panther | Lost In The Moment | Jet Away |
| 2011 | ||
| Distant Memories | Ted Spread | Vulcanite |
| 2010-2005 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ||
| Prospect Wells | Nanton | Mojave Moon |
| 2009 | ||
| Furmigadelagiusta | Drumfire | Unleashed |
| 2008 | ||
| Tranquil Tiger | Dunaskin | Alfie Flits |
| 2007 | ||
| Ivy Creek | The Geezer | Peppertree Lane |
| 2006 | ||
| Alfie Flits | Camrose | Lost Soldier Three |
| 2005 | ||
| Songlark | Shastye | Astrocharm |
The Pontefract Castle Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to filies and mares aged four years or older. It is run at Pontefract over a distance of 1 mile 4 furlongs and 5 yards (2,419 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
The race was first run in 2005. It was originally open to horses of either sex but was restricted to fillies and mares from the 2017 running.[1]
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Brown Panther – 2012, 2013
Leading jockey (2 wins):
- Harry Bentley – Isabel De Urbina (2018), Antonia De Vega (2020)
- Ryan Moore - Abingdon (2017), Katara (2021)
- William Buick - Freedom's Light (2014), River Of Stars (2024)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- Ralph Beckett – Isabel De Urbina (2018), Antonia De Vega (2020), River Of Stars (2024), Allonsy (2025)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Songlark | 5 | Kerrin McEvoy | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:35.36 |
| 2006 | Alfie Flits | 4 | Dean McKeown | Alan Swinbank | 2:45.15 |
| 2007 | Ivy Creek | 4 | Steve Drowne | Geoff Wragg | 2:41.92 |
| 2008 | Tranquil Tiger | 4 | Tom Queally | Henry Cecil | 2:37:12 |
| 2009 | Furmigadelagiusta | 5 | Philip Makin | Karl Burke | 2:35.75 |
| 2010 | Prospect Wells | 5 | Paul Mulrennan | J Howard Johnson | 2:38.42 |
| 2011 | Distant Memories | 5 | Jamie Spencer | Tom Tate | 2:38.66 |
| 2012 | Brown Panther | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Tom Dascombe | 2:49.00 |
| 2013 | Brown Panther | 5 | Richard Kingscote | Tom Dascombe | 2:39.71 |
| 2014 | Freedom's Light | 4 | William Buick | John Gosden | 2:34.10 |
| 2015 | Connecticut | 4 | Adam Kirby | Luca Cumani | 2:39.78 |
| 2016 | Loving Things | 4 | Martin Lane | Luca Cumani | 2:37.05 |
| 2017 | Abingdon | 4 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:37.54 |
| 2018 | Isabel De Urbina | 4 | Harry Bentley | Ralph Beckett | 2:38.54 |
| 2019 | Bayshore Freeway | 4 | Franny Norton | Mark Johnston | 2:36.43 |
| 2020 | Antonia De Vega | 4 | Harry Bentley | Ralph Beckett | 2:34.54 |
| 2021 | Katara | 4 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:36.11 |
| 2022 | Glenartney | 4 | Ross Coakley | Ed Walker | 2:36.95 |
| 2023 | Voodoo Queen | 4 | David Egan | Roger Varian | 2:36.71 |
| 2024 | River Of Stars | 5 | William Buick | Ralph Beckett | 2:37.07 |
| 2025 | Allonsy | 4 | Hector Crouch | Ralph Beckett | 2:33.68 |
See also
References
- ^ "Qatar Goodwood Cup and Ascot's Queen Vase upgraded as part of British racing's long-term plan to safeguard the staying breed / 01 Feb 17". British Horseracing. Retrieved 11 April 2017.