The Claret Stakes was a

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open to four-year-olds. It was run on the Ditch-In course at Newmarket over a distance of 2

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s (3,218 metres), and was scheduled to take place each year in early or mid April at the Craven meeting. The Ditch-In course had a six

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uphill finish and was considered more testing then the Two Middle Miles course, over which the similar

Port Stakes The Port Stakes was a flat horse race in Great Britain open to four-year-olds. It was run on the Two Middle Miles (T.M.M.) of the Beacon course at Newmarket over a distance of 2 miles, and was scheduled to take place each year in early or mid Ap ...

was run.

Winners to 1841

References

{{reflist Flat races in Great Britain Newmarket Racecourse Recurring sporting events established in 1808 Discontinued horse races