The Earl of Sefton Stakes is a Group 3

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in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 1 furlong (1,811 metres) on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket in mid-April.

History

The event was established in 1971, and it was initially called the Rubbing House Stakes. The first running was won by Pembroke Castle. The race was renamed the Earl of Sefton Stakes in 1973 in memory of Hugh Molyneux (1898–1972), the seventh

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. The Earl of Sefton Stakes is currently held on the firsts day of Newmarket's three-day Craven Meeting, the day before the

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Records

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(3 wins): *

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– ''Pembroke Castle (1971), Owen Dudley (1974), Chil the Kite (1976)'' *

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– ''Jimsun (1975), Gunner B (1978), Legend of France (1984)'' *

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– ''Hawaiian Sound (1979), Reprimand (1989), Sure Sharp (1992)'' *

Walter Swinburn Walter Robert John Swinburn (7 August 1961 – 12 December 2016) was a flat racing jockey and trainer who competed in Great Britain and internationally. Biography Swinburn was born in Oxford. He was the son of Wally Swinburn, who won the ...

– ''Hard Fought (1981), Ezzoud (1993), Desert Shot (1995)'' *

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– ''King of Clubs (1985), K-Battery (1987), Right Wing (2001)'' *

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– ''Luso (1996), Indian Lodge (2000), Notnowcato (2006)'' *

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– ''Ali-Royal (1997), Shiva (1999), Olden Times (2003)'' *

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- '' Questioning (2012), French Navy (2015), Master Of The Seas (2022) '' Leading trainer (7 wins): *

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– ''Gunner B (1978), Ivano (1983), Legend of France (1984), Reprimand (1989), Ali-Royal (1997), Shiva (1999), Phoenix Tower (2008)''

Winners

References

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History

Records

Winners

See also

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