The Nunthorpe Stakes is a

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in Great Britain open to horses aged two years or older. It is run at

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over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

History

The event is named after Nunthorpe, an area of York. The first version, a low-grade selling race, was established in 1903. The present version began in 1922, and the inaugural running was won by Two Step. The race was sponsored by William Hill from 1976 to 1989, and during this period it was known as the William Hill Sprint Championship. It has had several different sponsors since then, and the latest is

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, which started supporting the event in 2007. The Nunthorpe Stakes became part of the

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series in 2011. The winner of the race now earns an automatic invitation to compete in the same year's

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. The event is one of a limited number of races in which two-year-old horses can compete against their elders. The first juvenile to win was High Treason in 1953, and the most recent was

Kingsgate Native Kingsgate Native (foaled 20 February 2005) is an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He was a precocious juvenile sprinter, winning the Nunthorpe Stakes against older horses as well as finishing second in the Prix de l'Abbaye, ...

in 2007. It is also the only Group 1 race in Great Britain open to two-year-old geldings. The Nunthorpe Stakes is currently held on the third day of York's four-day

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meeting and has been a Group 1 race since 1984.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins): * Tag End – ''1928, 1929, 1930'' *

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– ''1980, 1981, 1982'' Other repeat winners (2 wins): * Highborn – ''1926, 1927'' * Linklater – ''1942, 1943'' * Abernant – ''1949, 1950'' * Royal Serenade – ''1951, 1952'' *

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– ''1958, 1959'' * Borderlescott – ''2008, 2009'' *

Mecca's Angel Mecca's Angel (foaled 11 February 2011) is an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. She was a specialist sprinter who excelled over the minimum distance of five furlongs. She showed promise as a two-year-old in 2013, winning two m ...

– ''2015, 2016'' *

Battaash Battaash (foaled 10 February 2014) is retired Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. A specialist sprinter who usually competed at the minimum distance of five furlongs, he was noted for his exceptional speed and unpredictable tempe ...

– ''2019, 2020'' Leading

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(7 wins): *

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– ''Right Boy (1958, 1959), Matatina (1963), Caterina (1966), Tower Walk (1969), Swing Easy (1971), Solinus (1978)'' Leading trainer (5 wins): * Ossie Bell – ''Highborn II (1926, 1927), Greenore (1932), Concerto (1933), Ipsden (1937)'' Leading owner (3 wins): *

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– ''Highborn II (1926, 1927), Concerto (1933)'' *

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– ''Tag End (1928, 1929, 1930)'' * Monica Sheriffe – ''Sharpo (1980, 1981, 1982)''

Winners

References

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History

Records

Winners

See also

References