Eclipse Stakes
The Eclipse Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 1 mile, 1 furlong and 209 yards (2,002 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early July.
Group 1 race | |
Location | Sandown Park Esher, England |
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Inaugurated | 1886 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Coral |
Website | Sandown Park |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 1f 209y (2,002 m) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
Weight | 8 st 13 lb (3yo); 9 st 9 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares |
Purse | £750,000 (2023) 1st: £425,325 |
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Paddington | Emily Upjohn | West Wind Blows |
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2022 | ||
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Vadeni | Mishriff | Native Trail |
2021 | ||
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St Mark's Basilica | Addeybb | Mishriff |
2020-2011 | ||
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2020 | ||
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Ghaiyyath | Enable | Japan |
2019 | ||
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Enable | Magical | Regal Reality |
2018 | ||
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Roaring Lion | Saxon Warrior | Cliffs Of Moher |
2017 | ||
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Ulysses | Barney Roy | Desert Encounter |
2016 | ||
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Hawkbill | The Gurkha | Time Test |
2015 | ||
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Golden Horn | The Grey Gatsby | Western Hymn |
2014 | ||
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Mukhadram | Trading Leather | Somewhat |
2013 | ||
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Al Kazeem | Declaration Of War | Mukhadram |
2012 | ||
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Nathaniel | Farhh | Twice Over |
2011 | ||
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So You Think | Workforce | Sri Putra |
2010-2001 | ||
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2010 | ||
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Twice Over | Sri Putra | Viscount Nelson |
2009 | ||
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Sea The Stars | Rip Van Winkle | Conduit |
2008 | ||
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Mount Nelson | Phoenix Tower | Pipedreamer |
2007 | ||
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Notnowcato | Authorized | George Washington |
2006 | ||
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David Junior | Notnowcato | Blue Monday |
2005 | ||
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Oratorio | Motivator | Altieri |
2004 | ||
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Refuse To Bend | Warrsan | Kalaman |
2003 | ||
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Falbrav | Nayef | Kaieteur |
2002 | ||
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Hawk Wing | Sholokhov | Equerry |
2001 | ||
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Medicean | Grandera | Bach |
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2000 | ||
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Giant's Causeway | Kalanisi | Shiva |
1999 | ||
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Compton Admiral | Xaar | Fantastic Light |
1998 | ||
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Daylami | Faithful Son | Central Park |
1997 | ||
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Pilsudski | Benny The Dip | Bosra Sham |
1996 | ||
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Halling | Bijou d'Inde | Pentire |
1995 | ||
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Halling | Singspiel | Red Bishop |
1994 | ||
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Ezzoud | Bob's Return | Erhaab |
1993 | ||
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Opera House | Misil | Tenby |
1992 | ||
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Kooyonga | Opera House | Sapience |
1991 | ||
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Environment Friend | Stagecraft | Sanglamore |
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1990 | ||
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Elmaamul | Terimon | Ile De Chypre |
1989 | ||
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Nashwan | Opening Verse | Indian Skimmer |
1988 | ||
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Mtoto | Shady Heights | Triptych |
1987 | ||
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Mtoto | Reference Point | Triptych |
1986 | ||
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Dancing Brave | Triptych | Teleprompter |
1985 | ||
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Pebbles | Rainbow Quest | Bob Back |
1984 | ||
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Sadler's Wells | Time Charter | Morcon |
1983 | ||
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Solford | Muscatite | Tolomeo |
1982 | ||
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Kalaglow | Lobkowiez | Rocamadour |
1981 | ||
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Master Willie | Vielle | Fingal's Cave |
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1980 | ||
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Ela-Mana-Mou | Hello Gorgeous | Gregorian |
1979 | ||
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Dickens Hill | Crimson Beau | Northern Baby |
1978 | ||
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Gunner B | Balmerino | Radetzky |
1977 | ||
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Artaius | Lucky Wednesday | Arctic Tern |
1976 | ||
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Wollow | Radetzky | Anne's Pretender |
1975 | ||
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Star Appeal | Taros | Royal Manacle |
1974 | ||
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Coup de Feu | Ksar | Mount Hagen |
1973 | ||
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Scottish Rifle | Moulton | Sun Prince |
1972 | ||
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Brigadier Gerard | Gold Rod | Home Guard |
1971 | ||
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Mill Reef | Caro | Welsh Pageant |
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1970 | ||
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Connaught | Karabas | Nor |
1969 | ||
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Wolver Hollow | Park Top | Hogarth |
1968 | ||
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Royal Palace | Taj Dewan | Sir Ivor |
1967 | ||
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Busted | Great Nephew | Appiani |
1966 | ||
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Pieces of Eight | Ballyciptic | Pretendre |
1965 | ||
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Canisbay | Roan Rocket | Red Vagabonde |
1964 | ||
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Ragusa | Baldric | Tarqogan |
1963 | ||
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Khalkis | Miralgo | Tang |
History
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The event is named after Eclipse, a celebrated 18th-century racehorse. It was established in 1886, and the inaugural running was won by Bendigo. At that time, it was Britain's richest ever race.[1] The prize fund of £10,000 was donated by Leopold de Rothschild at the request of General Owen Williams, a co-founder of Sandown Park.
The Eclipse Stakes was contested by high-quality fields from its inception. It was won by Ayrshire, the previous year's Derby winner, in 1889. The first three finishers in 1903– Ard Patrick, Sceptre and Rock Sand — had won seven Classics between them.
The race has been sponsored by Coral since 1976, and it is now familiarly known as the "Coral-Eclipse". The most recent Classic winner to achieve victory was Paddington, the Irish 2,000 Guineas winner, in 2023.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Orme – 1892, 1893
- Buchan – 1919, 1920
- Polyphontes – 1924, 1925
- Mtoto – 1987, 1988
- Halling – 1995, 1996
Leading jockey (7 wins):
- Lester Piggott – Mystery IX (1951), Darius (1955), Arctic Explorer (1957), St Paddy (1961), Pieces of Eight (1966), Wolver Hollow (1969), Artaius (1977)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- Aidan O'Brien - Giant's Causeway (2000), Hawk Wing (2002), Oratorio (2005), Mount Nelson (2008), So You Think (2011), St Mark's Basilica (2021), Paddington (2023)
Leading owner (7 wins): (includes part ownership)
- Sue Magnier – Giant's Causeway (2000), Hawk Wing (2002), Oratorio (2005), Mount Nelson (2008), So You Think (2011), St Mark's Basilica (2021), Paddington (2023)
Winners
The race was not run from 1915-1918 because of World War I and from 1940-1945 because of World War II.
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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1886 | Bendigo | 6 | Tom Cannon Sr. | Charles Jousiffe | H. T. Barclay | 2:12.4 |
1888 | Orbit | 3 | Tom Cannon Sr. | John Porter | 1st Duke of Westminster | 2:14.0 |
1889 | Ayrshire | 4 | Fred Barrett | George Dawson | 6th Duke of Portland | 2:14.0 |
1891 | Surefoot | 4 | John Liddiard | Garrret Moore | A W Merry | 2:15.0 |
1892 | Orme | 3 | George Barrett | John Porter | 1st Duke of Westminster | 2:15.0 |
1893 | Orme | 4 | Morny Cannon | John Porter | 1st Duke of Westminster | 2:11.8 |
1894 | Isinglass | 4 | Tommy Loates | James Jewitt | Harry McCalmont | |
1895 | Le Justicier | 3 | T French | W Webb | Baron Arthur de Schickler | |
1896 | St. Frusquin | 3 | Tommy Loates | Alfred Hayhoe | Leopold de Rothschild | |
1897 | Persimmon | 4 | John Watts | Richard Marsh | Prince of Wales | |
1898 | Velasquez | 4 | Charles Wood | W Walters | 5th Earl of Rosebery | |
1899 | Flying Fox | 3 | Morny Cannon | John Porter | 1st Duke of Westminster | |
1900 | Diamond Jubilee | 3 | Herbert Jones | Richard Marsh | Prince of Wales | |
1901 | Epsom Lad | 4 | Santiago Gomez | Luis Alvarez | James Buchanan | |
1902 | Cheers | 3 | Danny Maher | Weston Goodwin | 8th Duke of Devonshire | |
1903 | Ard Patrick | 4 | Otto Madden | Sam Darling | John Gubbins | |
1904 | Darley Dale | 3 | Danny Maher | John Porter | 6th Duke of Portland | |
1905 | Val d'Or | 3 | George Stern | Robert Denman | Edmond Blanc | 2:09.8 |
1906 | Llangibby | 4 | Danny Maher | Peter Gilpin | Ludwig Neumann | |
1907 | Lally | 4 | Bernard Dillon | Tom Lewis | William Purefoy | |
1908 | Your Majesty | 3 | Walter Griggs | Charles Morton | Jack Barnato Joel | |
1909 | Bayardo | 3 | Danny Maher | Alec Taylor Jr. | Alfred W. Cox | |
1910 (dh) |
Lemberg Neil Gow |
3 3 |
Bernard Dillon Danny Maher |
Alec Taylor Jr. Percy Peck |
Alfred W. Cox 5th Earl of Rosebery |
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1911 | Swynford | 4 | Frank Wootton | George Lambton | 17th Earl of Derby | |
1912 | Prince Palatine | 4 | Frank O'Neill | Henry Beardsley | Thomas Pilkington | |
1913 | Tracery | 4 | Albert Whalley | John Watson | August Belmont Jr. | |
1914 | Hapsburg | 3 | Cornelius Foy | William Halsey | Sir Ernest Cassel | |
1919 | Buchan | 3 | Joe Childs | Alec Taylor Jr. | Waldorf Astor | |
1920 | Buchan | 4 | Frank Bullock | Alec Taylor Jr. | 2nd Viscount Astor | |
1921 | Craig an Eran | 3 | Frank Bullock | Alec Taylor Jr. | 2nd Viscount Astor | |
1922 | Golden Myth | 4 | Charlie Elliott | Jack Jarvis | Sir George Bullough | |
1923 | Saltash | 3 | Jack Brennan | Alec Taylor Jr. | 2nd Viscount Astor | |
1924 | Polyphontes | 3 | William McLachlan | Etienne L. de Mestre | Solomon Joel | |
1925 | Polyphontes | 4 | Harry Wragg | Walter Earl | Solomon Joel | |
1926 | Coronach | 3 | Joe Childs | Fred Darling | 1st Baron Woolavington | |
1927 | Colorado | 4 | Tommy Weston | Frank Butters | 17th Earl of Derby | |
1928 | Fairway | 3 | Tommy Weston | Frank Butters | 17th Earl of Derby | |
1929 | Royal Minstrel | 4 | Joe Childs | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | John Hay Whitney | |
1930 | Rustom Pasha | 3 | Harry Wragg | Dick Dawson | Aga Khan III | |
1931 | Caerleon | 4 | Tommy Weston | George Lambton | 17th Earl of Derby | |
1932 | Miracle | 3 | Harry Wragg | Jack Jarvis | 6th Earl of Rosebery | |
1933 | Loaningdale | 4 | Joe Childs | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Guy Wilson | |
1934 | King Salmon | 4 | Harry Wragg | Ossie Bell | Richard Brooke | |
1935 | Windsor Lad | 4 | Charlie Smirke | Marcus Marsh | Martin Benson | |
1936 | Rhodes Scholar | 4 | Bobby Dick | Joe Lawson | 2nd Viscount Astor | |
1937 | Boswell | 4 | Pat Beasley | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | William Woodward Sr. | |
1938 | Pasch | 3 | Gordon Richards | Fred Darling | Henry Morriss | |
1939 | Blue Peter | 3 | Eph Smith | Jack Jarvis | 6th Earl of Rosebery | |
1946 | Gulf Stream | 3 | Harry Wragg | Walter Earl | 17th Earl of Derby | |
1947 | Migoli | 3 | Charlie Smirke | Frank Butters | Aga Khan III | |
1948 | Petition | 4 | Ken Gethin | Frank Butters | Sir Alfred Butt | |
1949 | Djeddah | 4 | Charlie Elliott | Charles Semblat | Marcel Boussac | |
1950 | Flocon | 4 | Freddie Palmer | Percy Carter | Geoffroy de Waldner | |
1951 | Mystery | 3 | Lester Piggott | Percy Carter | Mme Edward Esmond | |
1952 | Tulyar | 3 | Charlie Smirke | Marcus Marsh | Aga Khan III | |
1953 | Argur | 4 | Charlie Elliott | J. Glynn | Marcel Boussac | |
1954 | King of the Tudors | 4 | Ken Gethin | Willie Stephenson | Frank Dennis | |
1955 | Darius | 4 | Lester Piggott | Harry Wragg | Sir Percy Loraine | |
1956 | Tropique | 4 | Paul Blanc | Geoff Watson | Guy de Rothschild | |
1957 | Arctic Explorer | 3 | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | Giles Loder | |
1958 | Ballymoss | 4 | Scobie Breasley | Vincent O'Brien | John McShain | |
1959 | Saint Crespin | 3 | George Moore | Alec Head | Prince Aly Khan | |
1960 | Javelot | 4 | Freddie Palmer | Percy Carter | Geoffroy de Waldner | 2:14.80 |
1961 | St Paddy | 4 | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | Sir Victor Sassoon | 2:06.50 |
1962 | Henry the Seventh | 4 | Edward Hide | Bill Elsey | Jim Joel | 2:07.40 |
1963 | Khalkis | 3 | Garnie Bougoure | Paddy Prendergast | Viscount Elveden | 2:10.60 |
1964 | Ragusa | 4 | Garnie Bougoure | Paddy Prendergast | Jim Mullion | 2:07.40 |
1965 | Canisbay | 4 | Stan Clayton | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Queen Elizabeth II | 2:07.30 |
1966 | Pieces of Eight | 3 | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | Countess de la Valdène | 2:08.90 |
1967 | Busted | 4 | Bill Rickaby | Noel Murless | Stanhope Joel | 2:07.70 |
1968 | Royal Palace | 4 | Sandy Barclay | Noel Murless | Jim Joel | 2:07.50 |
1969 | Wolver Hollow | 5 | Lester Piggott | Henry Cecil | Hope Goddard Iselin | 2:11.80 |
1970 | Connaught | 5 | Sandy Barclay | Noel Murless | Jim Joel | 2:06.00 |
1971 | Mill Reef | 3 | Geoff Lewis | Ian Balding | Paul Mellon | 2:05.40 |
1972 | Brigadier Gerard | 4 | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern | Jean Hislop | 2:20.20 |
1973 | Scottish Rifle [lower-alpha 1] | 4 | Ron Hutchinson | John Dunlop | Sandy Struthers | 2:12.39 |
1974 | Coup de Feu | 5 | Pat Eddery | Duncan Sasse | Tim Sasse | 2:08.86 |
1975 | Star Appeal | 5 | Greville Starkey | Theo Grieper | Waldemar Zeitelhack | 2:06.10 |
1976 | Wollow [lower-alpha 2] | 3 | Gianfranco Dettori | Henry Cecil | Carlo d'Alessio | 2:05.42 |
1977 | Artaius | 3 | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | Mrs George Getty II | 2:05.30 |
1978 | Gunner B | 5 | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | Pauline Barratt | 2:05.05 |
1979 | Dickens Hill | 3 | Tony Murray | Mick O'Toole | Mrs Jean-Pierre Binet | 2:06.17 |
1980 | Ela-Mana-Mou | 4 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Simon Weinstock | 2:10.20 |
1981 | Master Willie | 4 | Philip Waldron | Henry Candy | Robert Barnett | 2:07.44 |
1982 | Kalaglow | 4 | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | Tony Ward | 2:08.83 |
1983 | Solford | 3 | Pat Eddery | Vincent O'Brien | Robert Sangster | 2:06.36 |
1984 | Sadler's Wells | 3 | Pat Eddery | Vincent O'Brien | Robert Sangster | 2:04.53 |
1985 | Pebbles | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Clive Brittain | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:07.33 |
1986 | Dancing Brave | 3 | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | Khalid Abdullah | 2:06.18 |
1987 | Mtoto | 4 | Michael Roberts | Alec Stewart | Ahmed Al Maktoum | 2:04.33 |
1988 | Mtoto | 5 | Michael Roberts | Alec Stewart | Ahmed Al Maktoum | 2:06.14 |
1989 | Nashwan | 3 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 2:07.38 |
1990 | Elmaamul | 3 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 2:04.63 |
1991 | Environment Friend | 3 | George Duffield | James Fanshawe | Bill Gredley | 2:07.61 |
1992 | Kooyonga | 4 | Warren O'Connor | Michael Kauntze | Mitsuo Haga | 2:10.83 |
1993 | Opera House | 5 | Michael Kinane | Michael Stoute | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:06.25 |
1994 | Ezzoud | 5 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 2:04.70 |
1995 | Halling | 4 | Walter Swinburn | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:05.32 |
1996 | Halling | 5 | John Reid | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:08.05 |
1997 | Pilsudski | 5 | Michael Kinane | Michael Stoute | Lord Weinstock | 2:12.51 |
1998 | Daylami | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:06.82 |
1999 | Compton Admiral | 3 | Darryll Holland | Gerard Butler | Erik Penser | 2:06.42 |
2000 | Giant's Causeway | 3 | George Duffield | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor | 2:05.32 |
2001 | Medicean | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | Cheveley Park Stud | 2:04.65 |
2002 | Hawk Wing | 3 | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier | 2:13.34 |
2003 | Falbrav | 5 | Darryll Holland | Luca Cumani | Rencati / Yoshida | 2:05.59 |
2004 | Refuse to Bend | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:08.31 |
2005 | Oratorio | 3 | Kieren Fallon | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor | 2:07.00 |
2006 | David Junior | 4 | Jamie Spencer | Brian Meehan | Roldvale Ltd | 2:07.31 |
2007 | Notnowcato | 5 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | A. & D. de Rothschild | 2:05.85 |
2008 | Mount Nelson | 4 | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | Smith / Magnier / Tabor | 2:05.56 |
2009 | Sea the Stars | 3 | Michael Kinane | John Oxx | Christopher Tsui | 2:03.40 |
2010 | Twice Over | 5 | Tom Queally | Henry Cecil | Khalid Abdullah | 2:04.64 |
2011 | So You Think | 5 | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | Derrick Smith et al. | 2:04.77 |
2012 | Nathaniel | 4 | William Buick | John Gosden | Lady Rothschild | 2:06.94 |
2013 | Al Kazeem | 5 | James Doyle | Roger Charlton | John Deer | 2:04.35 |
2014 | Mukhadram | 5 | Paul Hanagan | William Haggas | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 2:04.47 |
2015 | Golden Horn | 3 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | Anthony Oppenheimer | 2:05.77 |
2016 | Hawkbill | 3 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 2:10.71 |
2017 | Ulysses | 4 | Jim Crowley | Sir Michael Stoute | Flaxman Stables | 2:03.49 |
2018 | Roaring Lion | 3 | Oisin Murphy | John Gosden | Qatar Racing | 2:04.04 |
2019 | Enable | 5 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | Khalid Abdullah | 2:04.77 |
2020 | Ghaiyyath[lower-alpha 3] | 5 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 2:04.48 |
2021 | St Mark's Basilica | 3 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Smith / Magnier / Tabor | 2:10.87 |
2022 | Vadeni | 3 | Christophe Soumillon | Jean-Claude Rouget | Aga Khan IV | 2:05.20 |
2023 | Paddington | 3 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor / Smith / Magnier et al. | 2:05.16 |
- The 1973 running took place at Kempton Park
- Trepan finished first in 1976, but he was later disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance
- Three-year-olds were excluded from the 2020 running as part of race alterations due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
See also
- Horse racing in Great Britain
- List of British flat horse races
References
- galopp-sieger.de – Eclipse Stakes.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Eclipse Stakes (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Eclipse Stakes – Sandown Park.
- tbheritage.com – Eclipse Stakes.
- Church, Michael (2000). Eclipse - The Horse - The Race - The Awards. Thoroughbred Advertising. p. 415. ISBN 0-9538939-0-1.
- Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 106–109. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
- Race Recordings
Specific
- Wood, Greg (4 July 2003). "Nayef heads 14 rivals in Eclipse". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 October 2012.