The Cornwallis Stakes is a

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in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run at Newmarket over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.

History

The event was established at Ascot in 1946, and it was initially contested over 6 furlongs (1,207 metres). The inaugural running was won by Golden Hackle. It was extended to a mile in 1948, and cut to 5 furlongs (1,006 metres) in 1957. Until 2013 it was run in early October and in 2014 it was transferred to Newmarket to become part of the "Future Champions Day" fixture in mid-October. The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Cornwallis Stakes was classed at Group 3 level.

Records

Leading

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– ''Plainsong (1953), Rosalba (1958), Pushy (1980)'' *

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– ''Abelia (1957), Favorita (1960), Tin King (1965)'' *

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– ''Halmahera (1997), Dominica (2001), Alzerra (2006)'' *

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- ''Royal Razalma (2014), Mrs Danvers (2016), Good Vibes (2019)'' Leading trainer (3 wins): *

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– ''Abelia (1957), Favorita (1960), Splashing (1973)''

Winners since 1979

Earlier winners

*1946: Golden Hackle *1947: Straight Play *1948: Burnt Brown *1949: Stella Polaris *1950: Par Avion *1951: Sir Phoenix *1952: Prince Canarina *1953: Plainsong *1954: Lark *1955: Roman Conquest *1956: Star Magic *1957: Abelia *1958: Rosalba *1959:

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*1960: Favorita *1961: Prince Tor *1962: Fair Astronomer *1963:

Derring-Do Derring-Do (1961–January 1978) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was one of the leading British two-year-olds of 1963 when he won two of his three races including the Cornwallis Stakes. In the next two seasons, he developed i ...

*1964: Spaniard's Mount *1965: Tin King *1966: Green Park *1967: So Blessed *1968: ''no race'' *1969: Huntercombe *1970:

Cawston's Pride Cawston's Pride (1968 – 2 June 1976) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In 1970, she was unbeaten in eight races including the Queen Mary Stakes, Molecomb Stakes, Lowther Stakes and Cornwallis Stakes and was recognised as t ...

*1971: Deep Diver *1972: The Go-Between *1973: Splashing *1974: Paris Review *1975: Western Jewel *1976: ''no race'' *1977: Absalom *1978: Greenland Park

References

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History

Records

Winners since 1979

Earlier winners

See also

References