The Surrey Stakes is a
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horse race
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in Great Britain open to horses aged three years only.
It is run at
Epsom over a distance of 7
furlongs and 3 yards (1,411 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May or early June.
The race was first run in 1995, as the ''Vodacom Conditions Stakes''. It was given its current name and awarded Listed status in 1998.
Records
Leading
jockey
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(2 wins):
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Frankie Dettori – ''Iguazu Falls (2008), Shakespearean (2010)''
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Pat Eddery
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– ''Volontiers (1998), Jentzen (2001)''
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Kieren Fallon – ''Nicobar (2000), Rimrod (2003)
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Jimmy Fortune
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– ''Racer Forever (2006), Smuggler's Moon (2016)''
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Richard Hughes – ''Cybinka (1999), Producer (2012)''
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Ryan Moore – ''Galeota (2005), Well Acquainted (2013)''
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Silvestre de Sousa – ''Solomon's Bay (2017), Lake Volta (2018)''
Leading
trainer (4 wins):
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Richard Hannon Sr. – ''Cybinka (1999), Jentzen (2001), Galeota (2005), Producer (2012)''
Winners
See also
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Horse racing in Great Britain
*
List of British flat horse races
References
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Racing Post
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{{Race Meeting, Derby Festival, Turf
Flat races in Great Britain
Flat horse races for three-year-olds
Epsom Downs Racecourse
Recurring sporting events established in 1995
1995 establishments in England