The Jersey Stakes is a

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in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June. The event was established when a three-year cycle of races called the Triennial Stakes was discontinued after World War I. The Triennial Stakes had comprised a race for two-year-olds over 5 furlongs, a race for three-year-olds over 7 furlongs, and a race for four-year-olds over 2 miles. Horses would return each year to compete over the increasing distances. The Jersey Stakes replaced the second leg of the Triennial Stakes in 1919. It was named after the 4th Earl of Jersey, who served as the

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in the late eighteenth century. The race is now run on the final day of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins): * Sir Gordon Richards – ''Rattlin the Reefer (1929), Medieval Knight (1934), Theft (1935), Cave Man (1938), Nebuchadnezzar (1947), Rhinehart (1953)'' *

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– ''Favorita (1961), The Creditor (1963), Young Christopher (1964), Gay Fandango (1975), Hard Fought (1980), Rasa Penang (1981)'' Leading trainer (6 wins): *

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– ''Etienne Gerard (1977), Hard Fought (1980), Zilzal (1989), Among Men (1997), Jeremy (2006), Expert Eye (2018)''

Winners since 1963

Earlier winners

Triennial Stakes

The second leg of the Triennial Stakes was contested by three-year-olds over 7 furlongs, and it was first run in 1849. * 1849: Borneo * 1850: ''no race'' * 1851: Miserrima * 1852: Songstress * 1853: Filbert * 1854: Meteora * 1855: Claret * 1856: Fly-by-Night * 1857–58: ''no race'' * 1859: St Clarence * 1860: The Wizard * 1861: Lupus * 1862: ''no race'' * 1863: Queen Bertha * 1864: Blair Athol * 1865: Broomielaw * 1866: Janitor * 1867: Vauban * 1868: Vale Royal * 1869: Duke of Beaufort * 1870: Normanby * 1871: Ripponden * 1872: Cremorne * 1873: The Laird of Holywell * 1874: Volturno * 1875: Ladylove * 1876: Morning Star * 1877: Placida * 1878:

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* 1879: Dalnaspidal II * 1880: Muncaster * 1881: Limestone * 1882:

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* 1883:

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* 1884: Talisman * 1885: Dandie Dimont * 1886: Mephisto * 1887: Jersey Lily * 1888: Rada * 1889: Cherry Bounce * 1890: Blue-green * 1891: Peter Flower * 1892: May Duke * 1893: Prisoner * 1894: Florizel II * 1895: Utica * 1896: Labrador * 1897: Cortegar * 1898:

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* 1899: Santa Casa * 1900: Rice * 1901: Veles * 1902: Fowling-Piece * 1903: Rabelais * 1904: Henry the First * 1905:

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* 1906: Troutbeck * 1907: Acclaim * 1908: Rhodora * 1909: Louviers * 1910: Admiral Hawke * 1911: Alice * 1912: Hector * 1913: Light Brigade * 1914: Sunny Lake * 1915–18: ''no race''

Jersey Stakes

* 1919: Knight of the Air * 1920: Tete a Tete * 1921: Gask * 1922: Dragoon * 1923: Friar * 1924: Blue Pete * 1925: Sherwood Starr * 1926: Review Order * 1927: Kincardine * 1928: Speyside * 1929: Rattlin the Reefer * 1930: Paradine * 1931: St Oswald * 1932: Limelight * 1933: Fur Tor * 1934: Medieval Knight * 1935: Theft * 1936: Thankerton * 1937: Lady of Shalott * 1938: Cave Man * 1939: Fairstone * 1940–45: ''no race'' * 1946:

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* 1947: Nebuchadnezzar * 1948: Hyperbole * 1949: Star King * * 1950: Double Eclipse * 1951: Royal Serenade * 1952: Kara Tepe * 1953: Rhinehart * 1954: Marshal Ney * 1955: Windsor Sun * 1956: Adare * 1957: Quorum * 1958: Faith Healer * 1959: Welsh Guard * 1960: Red Gauntlet * 1961: Favorita * 1962: Catchpole * The 1949 winner ''Star King'' was later exported to Australia and renamed ''

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References

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