The Craven Stakes is a Group 3

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in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts and

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s. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket in mid-April.

History

The event is named after William Craven, 6th Baron Craven, a member of the

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in the 18th century. His support for racing at Newmarket led to the introduction of the Craven Meeting in 1771. The first race had a subscription of 5

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, to which 21 subscribed. It was to be run "from the ditch to the turn of the lands." The race was won by Pantaloon, owned by a Mr Vernon. Fourteen horses had taken part. An open-age version of the Craven Stakes was staged annually until the 1870s. It traditionally took place on a Monday in April, and was usually Newmarket's first race of the season. Several other venues had a race of the same name. The present race, a one-mile event for three-year-olds, was established in 1878. The inaugural running was won by Thurio. The modern version of the Craven Stakes can serve as a trial for the 2,000 Guineas. The first horse to win both races was Scot Free in 1884. The most recent was

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in 2004. The Craven Stakes is currently held on the second day of Newmarket's three-day Craven Meeting.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins): * Woodpecker – ''1778, 1779, 1781'' Leading

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since 1878 (6 wins): *

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– ''Harbinger (1893), Sempronius (1894), Guernsey (1897), Solennis (1899), Port Blair (1902), His Eminence (1906)'' Leading trainer since 1878 (8 wins): *

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– ''Shadeed (1985), Ajdal (1987), Doyoun (1988), Shaadi (1989), Alnasr Alwasheek (1992), Desert Story (1997), King of Happiness (2002), Adagio (2007)''

Winners since 1970

Earlier winners

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* 1771: Pantaloon * 1772: Jason * 1773: Firetail * 1774: Sweetwilliam * 1775: Barbary * 1776: Hephestion * 1777: Maiden * 1778: Woodpecker * 1779: Woodpecker * 1780: Triumph * 1781: Woodpecker * 1782:

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* 1783: Alaric * 1784: Buzaglo * 1785: Dungannon * 1786: Premier * 1787: Ulysses * 1788: Mufti * 1789: Thorn * 1790: Bullfinch * 1791: Mufti * 1792: Minos * 1793: Buzzard * 1794: Buzzard * 1795: Kitt Carr * 1796: Play or Pay * 1797: Hambletonian * 1798: Aimator * 1799: Spoliator * 1800: Oscar * 1801: Eagle * 1802:

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* 1803: Eagle * 1804: Aniseed * 1805:

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* 1806: Sir David * 1807: Selim * 1808: Deceiver * 1809: Violante * 1810: Rubens * 1811: Recorder * 1812: Flash * 1813: Offas's Dyke * 1814: Slender Billy * 1815: Wire * 1816: Bourbon * 1817: Roller * 1818: Skim * 1819: Cannon Ball * 1820: Antar * 1821: ''colt by Comus'' * 1822: Godolphin * 1823: Scarborough * 1824: Vargas * 1825: Longwaist * 1826: Trinculo * 1827: The Alderman * 1828: Lamplighter * 1829: Zinganee * 1830: Seraph * 1831: Priam * 1832: Chapman * 1833:

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* 1834: Colwick * 1835:

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* 1836: Redshank * 1837: Flock * 1838: Redshank * 1839: Quo Minus * 1840: Scroggins * 1841: Epirus * 1842: The Currier * 1843: Ma Mie * 1844: Corranna * 1847: King of Morven * 1850: Retail * 1851: Sotterley * 1852: Lady Agnes * 1853: Ariosto * 1854: Calamus * 1855: Orinoco * 1856: Napoleon III * 1857: Flacrow * 1858:

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* 1859: Sedbury * 1860: Cynricus * 1861: Crater * 1862: Blackcock * 1863: Romanoff * 1864: Bathilde * 1865: Pirate * 1866: Mazeppa * 1867:

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* 1868: Lady Coventry * 1869:

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* 1870: Rosicrucian * 1871: Panoplite * 1872: Sterling * 1873: Prince Charlie * 1874: Drummond * 1875:

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* 1876–77: ''no race''

Current version

* 1878: Thurio * 1879: Discord * 1880: Fernandez * 1881: Cameliard * 1882: Laureate * 1883: Grandmaster * 1884:

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* 1885: Esterling * 1886: Grey Friars * 1887: The Baron * 1888:

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* 1889: Gay Hampton * 1890: Morion * 1891: Friar Lubin * 1892: The Lover * 1893: Harbinger * 1894: Sempronius * 1895: The Owl * 1896: Lord Hervey * 1897: Guernsey * 1898:

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* 1899: Solennis * 1900: Headpiece * 1901: Rigo * 1902: Port Blair * 1903: Countermark * 1904: Airlie * 1905: St Oswald * 1906: His Eminence * 1907:

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* 1908: ''no race'' * 1909: Howick * 1910: Neil Gow * 1911: Irish King * 1912: Jingling Geordie * 1913: Sanquhar * 1914: Kennymore * 1915: Rossendale * 1916: Sir Dighton / Roi d'Ecosse * * 1917: Dansellon * 1918: Benevente * 1919: Buchan * 1920: Daylight Patrol * 1921: ''no race'' * 1922: Collaborator * 1923: Light Hand * 1924: St Germans * 1925: Picaroon * 1926: Harpagon * 1927: Tattoo * 1928: Royal Minstrel * 1929: Cragadour * 1930: Writ * 1931: Philae * 1932: Loaningdale * 1933: Lochiel * 1934:

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* 1935: Buckleigh * 1936: Monument * 1937: Snowfall * 1938: Challenge * 1939: Signal Light * 1940: Prince Tetra * 1941: Morogoro * 1942–45: ''no race'' * 1946: Gulf Stream * 1947:

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* 1948:

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* 1949: Moondust * 1950: Rising Flame * 1951: Claudius * 1952: Kara Tepe * 1953: Oleandrin * 1954: Ambler II * 1955: True Cavalier * 1956: Pirate King * 1957: Shearwater * 1958:

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* 1959: Pindari * 1960: Tudorich * 1961:

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* 1962: High Noon * 1963: Crocket * 1964: Young Christopher * 1965: Corifi * 1966: Salvo * 1967: Sloop * 1968:

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* 1969: Paddy's Progress * The 1916 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

References

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