The Great St. Wilfrid Stakes is a
flat
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handicap horse race
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in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at
Ripon over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.
The event is named after
St. Wilfrid
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, the
patron saint of
Ripon. The winning owner is awarded a silver trophy depicting St. Wilfrid mounted on horseback.
The Great St. Wilfrid Stakes is the venue's most valuable race of the season. It has been sponsored by
William Hill since 1994.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
* Pepper Lane - ''2011, 2012'
Leading
jockey
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since 1986 (3 wins):
*
Daniel Tudhope
Daniel "Danny" Tudhope (born 1 December 1985) is a Group 1-winning Scottish jockey. He is stable jockey to David O'Meara, for whom he has won most of his major races.
Background
Tudhope grew up in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. He had no family ...
- ''Pepper Lane (2011, 2012), Out Do (2014)''
* Connor Beasley - ''Nameitwhatyoulike (2014), Dakota Gold (2019), Intrinsic Bond (2022)''
Leading
trainer since 1986 (3 wins):
* David O'Meara - ''Pepper Lane (2011, 2012), Out Do (2014)''
Winners since 1986
* ''Weights given in
stones and
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See also
*
Horse racing in Great Britain
*
List of British flat horse races
References
*
Racing Post
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Flat races in Great Britain
Ripon Racecourse
Open sprint category horse races