The Beeswing Stakes was a

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open to

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s aged three years or older. It was run at

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over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it was scheduled to take place each year in late July.

History

The event was named after Beeswing, a successful 19th-century racehorse bred in

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. It was established in 1977, and for a period it held Listed status. It was promoted to Group 3 level in 1986. The Beeswing Stakes was last run in 1999. It was replaced the following year by a similar race, the

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at Goodwood. Newcastle currently stages a 7-furlong handicap race called the Beeswing Handicap.

Records

Most successful horse: * ''no horse won this race more than once'' ---- Leading

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(2 wins): *

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– ''Kampala (1980), Great Commotion (1989)'' * Tony Ives – ''Milk of the Barley (1981), Silly Steven (1982)'' *

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– ''Beaudelaire (1983), Major Don (1984)'' *

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– ''Hadeer (1986), Salse (1988)'' *

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– ''Bold Russian (1991), Shahid (1995)'' *

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– ''Casteddu (1992), Eurolink Thunder (1993)'' ---- Leading trainer (2 wins): *

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– ''John de Coombe (1978), Sarab (1985)'' * Richard Hannon – ''Silly Steven (1982), Savahra Sound (1990)'' * John Dunlop – ''Eurolink Thunder (1993), Shahid (1995)''

Winners

References

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– ''Beeswing Stakes – Newcastle.'' * {{cite book, last1=Abelson, first1=Edward, last2=Tyrrel, first2=John, title=The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records, publisher=Breedon Books, year=1993, isbn=1-873626-15-0, pages=124–125 Flat races in Great Britain Newcastle Racecourse Open mile category horse races Recurring sporting events established in 1977 Discontinued horse races

History

Records

Winners

See also

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