The European Free Handicap was a

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in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses. It was run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket in mid-April.In December 2022 the British Horseracing Authority announced that it would not be run in 2023. The handicap for the race is based on the European Thoroughbred Rankings, an assessment of the previous season's two-year-olds published in January.

History

Records point to the first running of the race being 1929. It was won by top weight Sir Cosmo carrying 9st. The event was formerly known as the Free Handicap. For a period it was backed by the Tote. The word "European" was added to its title in 1981. The race can serve as a trial for various Classics in Europe. The last winner to achieve victory in the

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was Mystiko in 1991. The last participant to win the

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was

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, the runner-up in 1995. The European Free Handicap is currently held on the first day of Newmarket's three-day Craven Meeting. It is run the day before the

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Records

Leading

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since 1968 (8 wins): *

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– ''Charlie Bubbles (1974), Lyric Dance (1979), Danehill (1989), Anshan (1990), Pursuit of Love (1992), So Factual (1993), Cayman Kai (1996), Twilight Blues (2002)'' Leading trainer since 1968 (5 wins): *

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– ''Bluegrass Prince (1994), Cayman Kai (1996), Cape Town (2000), Kamakiri (2005), Pausanias (2011)''

Winners since 1968

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Earlier winners

* 1929: Sir Cosmo * 1930: Quothquan * 1931: * 1932: * 1933: * 1934: * 1935: Knighted * 1936: Pay Up * 1937: Mid-Day Sun * 1938: Lapel * 1939: Solar Cloud * 1940: Salt Spring * 1941: Orthodox * 1942: No Race * 1943: No Race * 1944: Roadhouse * 1945: Grandmaster * 1946: Cama * 1947: Benedictine * 1948: Rear Admiral * 1949: Spy Legend * 1950: The Moke * 1951:

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* 1952: Caerlaverock * 1953: Good Brandy * 1954: Sun Festival * 1955: Counsel * 1956:

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* 1957: Quorum * 1958: Faultless Speech * 1959:

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* 1960: Running Blue * 1961: Erudite * 1962:

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* 1963: Ros Rock * 1964: Port Merion * 1965: Short Commons * 1966: Kibenka * 1967: Supreme Sovereign

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History

Records

Winners since 1968

Earlier winners

See also

References