Group 1 Group 1 may refer to:
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* Group On ...
flat
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fillies
A filly is a female horse that is too young to be called a mare. There are two specific definitions in use:
*In most cases, a ''filly'' is a female horse under four years old.
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. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September.
History
The event is named after Cheveley Park, an estate purchased by
Harry McCalmont
Colonel Harry Leslie Blundell McCalmont, CB (30 May 1861 – 8 December 1902) was a British army officer, race-horse owner, yachtsman and Conservative party politician.
Life
He was the son of Hugh Barklie Blundell McCalmont, and was educated ...
in 1892. It was established in 1899, and the inaugural running was won by Lutetia.
The race is currently held on the final day of Newmarket's three-day Cambridgeshire Meeting, the same day as the
Cambridgeshire Handicap
The Cambridgeshire Handicap is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile and 1 furlo ...
.
The leading horses from the Cheveley Park Stakes often go on to compete in the following season's 1,000 Guineas. The first to win both was
Pretty Polly Pretty Polly may refer to:
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* Pretty Polly (horse)
Pretty Polly (March 1901 – 17 August 1931) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and bro ...
(1903–04), and the most recent was
Special Duty
Special Duty (foaled 12 February 2007) is a British-bred, French-trained champion Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She won two of her four starts as a two-year-old including the Group One Cheveley Park Stakes and the Group Two Prix Robert ...
(2009–10).
Records
Leading jockey (9 wins):
* Sir Gordon Richards – ''Tiffin (1928), Keystone (1940), Lady Sybil (1942), Neolight (1945), Pambidian (1948), Belle of All (1950), Zabara (1951), Bebe Grande (1952), Sixpence (1953)''
Leading trainer (4 wins):
* Alec Taylor, Jr. – ''Maid of the Mist (1908), Maid of Corinth (1909), Bayuda (1918), Miss Gadabout (1924)''
*
Criquette Head-Maarek
Christiane "Criquette" Head (born 6 November 1948 at Marly-le-Roi, near Maisons-Laffitte, France) is a retired French racehorse trainer. Known as Criquette, she was born into the Thoroughbred horse racing business. Her great grandfather was a ...
– ''Ma Biche (1982), Ravinella (1987), Pas de Reponse (1996), Special Duty (2009)''
Leading owner (4 wins):
*
Robert Sangster
Robert Edmund Sangster (23 May 1936 – 7 April 2004)
Pretty Polly Pretty Polly may refer to:
* "Pretty Polly" (ballad)
* ''Pretty Polly'' (film)
* ''Pretty Polly'' (opera)
* Pretty Polly (horse)
Pretty Polly (March 1901 – 17 August 1931) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and bro ...
* 1904: Galantine
* 1905: Colonia
* 1906:
Witch Elm
Witch Elm (1904–1923) was a Thoroughbred racehorse owned by the William Hall Walker and trained by Jack Robinson. She was a daughter of Orme, who won the Eclipse Stakes twice and her dam was Cannie Lass, who was a daughter of Ayrshire.
...
* 1907: Bracelet
* 1908: Maid of the Mist
* 1909: Maid of Corinth
* 1910: Knockfeerna
* 1911: Belleisle
* 1912: Merula
* 1913: Shake Down
* 1914: Lady of Asia
* 1915:
Fifinella
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Selene
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Tiffin
Tiffin is an Indian English word for a type of meal. It refers to a light breakfast or a light tea-time meal at about 3 p.m., consisting of typical tea-time foods. In certain parts of India, it can also refer to the midday luncheon or, in s ...
* 1929: Merry Wife
* 1930: The Leopard
* 1931: Concordia
* 1932: Brown Betty
* 1933: Light Brocade
* 1934: Lady Gabrial
* 1935: Ferrybridge
* 1936: Celestial Way
* 1937: Stafaralla
* 1938: Seaway
* 1939: ''no race''
* 1940: Keystone
* 1941: Perfect Peace
* 1942: Lady Sybil
* 1943: Fair Fame
* 1944: Sweet Cygnet
* 1945: Neolight
* 1946: Djerba
* 1947: Ash Blonde
* 1948: Pambidian
* 1949: Corejada
* 1950: Belle of All
* 1951: Zabara
* 1952: Bebe Grande
* 1953: Sixpence
* 1954: Gloria Nicky
* 1955: Midget
* 1956: Sarcelle
* 1957: Rich and Rare
* 1958: Lindsay
* 1959: Queensberry
* 1960: Opaline
* 1961: Display
* 1962: My Goodness Me
* 1963: Crimea II
* 1964: Night Off
* 1965: Berkeley Springs
* 1966:
Fleet
Fleet may refer to:
Vehicles
*Fishing fleet
*Naval fleet
*Fleet vehicles, a pool of motor vehicles
*Fleet Aircraft, the aircraft manufacturing company
Places
Canada
* Fleet, Alberta, Canada, a hamlet
England
* The Fleet Lagoon, at Chesil Beach ...
Horse racing in Great Britain
Horse racing is the second largest spectator sport in Great Britain, and one of the longest established, with a history dating back many centuries. According to a report by the British Horseracing Authority it generates £3.39 billion total d ...
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List of British flat horse races
A list of notable flat horse races which take place annually in Great Britain, under the authority of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), including all conditions races which currently hold Group 1 Group 1 may refer to:
* Alkali metal, a chem ...