The World Trophy is a
Group 3 flat
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horse race
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in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at
Newbury over a distance of 5 furlongs and 34 yards (1,037 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.
History
The event was formerly called the Marlborough Stakes, and it used to be an ungraded conditions race for three-year-olds. It was renamed in memory of
Tony Stratton-Smith, a racehorse-owning music entrepreneur, in 1992. The Tony Stratton-Smith Memorial Stakes was opened to older horses in 1993.
The race became known as the World Trophy when
Dubai Airport started a new period of sponsorship in 1997. From this point the event held Listed status, and it was promoted to Group 3 level in 2002.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
* Eveningperformance – ''1994, 1997''
* The Tatling – ''2004, 2005''
Leading
jockey
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since 1980 (5 wins):
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Pat Eddery
Patrick James John Eddery (18 March 1952 – 10 November 2015) was an Irish flat racing jockey and trainer. He rode three winners of the Derby and was Champion Jockey on eleven occasions. He rode the winners of 4,632 British flat races, a f ...
– ''Fine Edge (1983), Moorestyle Girl (1987), Young Hal (1988), Cathedral (1998), Imperial Beauty (1999)''
Leading
trainer since 1980 (2 wins):
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Henry Candy – ''Eveningperformance (1994, 1997)''
* Milton Bradley – ''The Tatling (2004, 2005)''
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Roger Varian
Roger Varian is a British Thoroughbred racehorse trainer, based at Carlburg Stables in Newmarket, Suffolk.
Riding career
Varian moved to the United States as a teenager and found employment as a work rider at Hollywood Park. On his return to t ...
- '' Cotai Glory (2016), Mitbaahy (2022) ''
Winners since 1980
See also
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Horse racing in Great Britain
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List of British flat horse races
References
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Racing Post
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galopp-sieger.de– ''World Trophy.''
horseracingintfed.com– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – World Trophy (2018).''
pedigreequery.com– ''World Trophy – Newbury.''
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