The Lowther Stakes is a
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horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old
fillies
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. It is run at
York
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over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.
History
A different event called the Lowther Stakes, a middle-distance race open to horses aged three or older, used to be contested at
Newmarket. Its winners included
Bay Ronald (1896),
Bayardo (1909) and
Gay Crusader
Gay Crusader (1914–1932) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who won a wartime version of the English Triple Crown in 1917. In a career which lasted from September 1916 and October 1917 he ran ten times and won eight races, includ ...
(1917).
The present version is named in memory of
Hugh Lowther (1857–1944), the
5th Earl of Lonsdale. It was established in 1946, and the inaugural running was won by Southernwood.
The Lowther Stakes is currently held on the second day of York's four-day
Ebor Festival meeting. The leading horses from the race sometimes go on to compete in the
Cheveley Park Stakes
The Cheveley Park Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it ...
and the most recent filly to win both races was
Fairyland
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in 2018.
Records
Leading
jockey (3 wins):
* Harry Carr – ''Woodflower (1947), Gamble in Gold (1950), Dunce Cap (1962)''
* Ron Hutchinson – ''Kathy Too (1960), La Tendresse (1961), Sovereign (1967)''
*
Lester Piggott
Lester Keith Piggott (5 November 1935 – 29 May 2022) was an English professional jockey and trainer. With 4,493 career flat racing wins in Britain, including a record nine Epsom Derby victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest ...
– ''Kittyhawk (1980), Prickle (1983), Niche (1992)''
*
Richard Hughes - ''Best Terms (2011), Rosdhu Queen (2012), Tiggy Wiggy (2014)''
Leading
trainer (5 wins):
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Richard Hannon Sr.
Richard Michael Hannon (born 1945), known as Richard Hannon Sr. to distinguish him from his son, is a former British horse trainer. He was British flat racing Champion Trainer four times, achieved more than a century of victories in a season 20 ti ...
– ''Enstone Spark (1977), Only Yours (1990), Niche (1992), Infamous Angel (2008), Best Terms (2011)''
Winners since 1960
Earlier winners
* 1946: Southernwood
* 1947: Woodflower
* 1948: Shard Bridge
* 1949: Corejada
* 1950: Gamble in Gold
* 1951: Constantia
* 1952: Royal Duchy
* 1953: Crimson
* 1954: Our Betters
* 1955: La Fresnes
* 1956: Pharsalia
* 1957: Liberal Lady
* 1958: Fortune's Darling
* 1959: Queensberry
See also
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Horse racing in Great Britain
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List of British flat horse races
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Flat races in Great Britain
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Flat horse races for two-year-old fillies
Recurring sporting events established in 1946
Breeders' Cup Challenge series
1946 establishments in England