The Fillies' Trial Stakes is a Listed flat

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in Great Britain open to three-year-old

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. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs () at Newbury in May.

History

The race was formerly called the Sandleford Priory Stakes. It was named after Sandleford Priory, a historic building located to the south of Newbury. The event was renamed in memory of Sir Charles Clore, a successful racehorse owner, in 1980. It continued as the Sir Charles Clore Memorial Stakes until 1988. The title "Fillies' Trial Stakes" was introduced in 1989. From this point the race was sponsored by William Hill, and it was later backed by

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. Swettenham Stud took over the sponsorship in 2002 and backed the race until the 2014 running. Since 2015 it has been sponsored by Haras de Bouquetot. The Fillies' Trial Stakes can serve as a

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for the

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. The last participant to win the Oaks was

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, the runner-up in 2011.The 2022 winner, Nashwa, won the

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, France's equivalent of the Oaks.

Records

Leading

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since 1967 (4 wins): *

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– ''Merle (1985), Sudden Love (1988), Saratoga Source (1992), Mezzogiorno (1996)'' * Ryan Moore – ‘’Scottish Stage (2006), Crystal Zvezda (2015), Natavia (2017), Warm Heart (2023)'' *

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– ''Mandera (1973), Furioso (1974), Strigida (1981), Circus Plume (1984)'' Leading trainer since 1967 (5 wins): * Sir Henry Cecil – ''Strigida (1981), Yashmak (1997), Jibe (1998), Apple Charlotte (2009), Principal Role (2010)'' * Sir Michael Stoute – ''Knoosh (1989), Kartajana (1990), Scottish Stage (2006), Crystal Zvezda (2015), Queen Power (2019)''

Winners since 1967

References

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– ''Swettenham Stud Fillies' Trial Stakes – Newbury.'' Flat horse races for three-year-old fillies Newbury Racecourse Flat races in Great Britain

History

Records

Winners since 1967

See also

References