The Aston Park Stakes is a

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in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of 1 mile and 4

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s (). Up until 2014 it was run over a distance of 1 mile 5 furlongs and 61 yards (2,671 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May. The race was upgraded to Group 3 level from the 2016 running, having previously been a run as a Listed race. Since the 2016 running the race has been sponsored by

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and run as the Al Rayyan Stakes.

Winners since 1988

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Winners since 1988

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