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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.
History
thumb|Map of the racecourse (1886)
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. 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 City of Troy, the Epsom Derby winner, in 2024.
Records
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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 (9 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), City of Troy (2024), Delacroix (2025)
Leading owner (9 wins): <small>(includes part ownership)</small>
- 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), City of Troy (2024), Delacroix (2025)
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Winners
The race was not run from 1915-1918 because of World War I and from 1940-1945 because of World War II.
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! Year
! Winner
! Age
! Jockey
! Trainer
! Owner
! Time
|-
| 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
| 2:11.40
|-
| 1899
| Flying Fox
| 3
| Morny Cannon
| John Porter
| 1st Duke of Westminster
| 2:12.60
|-
| 1900
| Diamond Jubilee
| 3
| Herbert Jones
| Richard Marsh
| Prince of Wales
| 2:07.00
|-
| 1901
| Epsom Lad
| 4
| Santiago Gomez
| Luis Alvarez
| James Buchanan
| 2:08.40
|-
| 1902
| Cheers
| 3
| Danny Maher
| Weston Goodwin
| 8th Duke of Devonshire
| 2:09.80
|-
| 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
| 2:09.80
|-
| 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
| 2:15.60
|-
| 1909
| Bayardo
| 3
| Danny Maher
| Alec Taylor Jr.
| Alfred W. Cox
| 2:18.80
|-
| 1910<br />(dh)
| Lemberg<br />Neil Gow
| 3<br />3
| Bernard Dillon<br />Danny Maher
| Alec Taylor Jr.<br />Percy Peck
| Alfred W. Cox<br />5th Earl of Rosebery
|
|-
| 1911
| Swynford
| 4
| Frank Wootton
| George Lambton
| 17th Earl of Derby
| 2:09.00
|-
| 1912
| Prince Palatine
| 4
| Frank O'Neill
| Henry Beardsley
| Thomas Pilkington
| 2:12.20
|-
| 1913
| Tracery
| 4
| Albert Whalley
| John Watson
| August Belmont Jr.
| 2:13.20
|-
| 1914
| Hapsburg
| 3
| Cornelius Foy
| William Halsey
| Sir Ernest Cassel
| 2:11.20
|-
| 1919
| Buchan
| 3
| Joe Childs
| Alec Taylor Jr.
| Waldorf Astor
| 2:11.60
|-
| 1920
| Buchan
| 4
| Frank Bullock
| Alec Taylor Jr.
| 2nd Viscount Astor
| 2:09.20
|-
| 1921
| Craig an Eran
| 3
| Frank Bullock
| Alec Taylor Jr.
| 2nd Viscount Astor
| 2:09.80
|-
| 1922
| Golden Myth
| 4
| Charlie Elliott
| Jack Jarvis
| Sir George Bullough
| 2:13.00
|-
| 1923
| Saltash
| 3
| Jack Brennan
| Alec Taylor Jr.
| 2nd Viscount Astor
| 2:10.00
|-
| 1924
| Polyphontes
| 3
| William McLachlan
| Etienne L. de Mestre
| Solomon Joel
| 2:09.40
|-
| 1925
| Polyphontes
| 4
| Harry Wragg
| Walter Earl
| Solomon Joel
| 2:13.40
|-
| 1926
| Coronach
| 3
| Joe Childs
| Fred Darling
| 1st Baron Woolavington
| 2:09.80
|-
| 1927
| Colorado
| 4
| Tommy Weston
| Frank Butters
| 17th Earl of Derby
| 2:15.60
|-
| 1928
| Fairway
| 3
| Tommy Weston
| Frank Butters
| 17th Earl of Derby
| 2:09.60
|-
| 1929
| Royal Minstrel
| 4
| Joe Childs
| Cecil Boyd-Rochfort
| John Hay Whitney
| 2:07.80
|-
| 1930
| Rustom Pasha
| 3
| Harry Wragg
| Dick Dawson
| Aga Khan III
| 2:11.00
|-
| 1931
| Caerleon
| 4
| Tommy Weston
| George Lambton
| 17th Earl of Derby
| 2:14.40
|-
| 1932
| Miracle
| 3
| Harry Wragg
| Jack Jarvis
| 6th Earl of Rosebery
| 2:12.40
|-
| 1933
| Loaningdale
| 4
| Joe Childs
| Cecil Boyd-Rochfort
| Guy Wilson
| 2:09.40
|-
| 1934
| King Salmon
| 4
| Harry Wragg
| Ossie Bell
| Richard Brooke
| 2:06.80
|-
| 1935
| Windsor Lad
| 4
| Charlie Smirke
| Marcus Marsh
| Martin Benson
| 2:13.80
|-
| 1936
| Rhodes Scholar
| 4
| Bobby Dick
| Joe Lawson
| 2nd Viscount Astor
| 2:11.40
|-
| 1937
| Boswell
| 4
| Pat Beasley
| Cecil Boyd-Rochfort
| William Woodward Sr.
| 2:14.80
|-
| 1938
| Pasch
| 3
| Gordon Richards
| Fred Darling
| Henry Morriss
| 2:12.00
|-
| 1939
| Blue Peter
| 3
| Eph Smith
| Jack Jarvis
| 6th Earl of Rosebery
| 2:13.80
|-
| 1946
| Gulf Stream
| 3
| Harry Wragg
| Walter Earl
| 17th Earl of Derby
| 2:11.20
|-
| 1947
| Migoli
| 3
|Charlie Smirke
| Frank Butters
| Aga Khan III
| 2:10.80
|-
| 1948
| Petition
| 4
| Ken Gethin
| Frank Butters
| Sir Alfred Butt
| 2:10.20
|-
| 1949
| Djeddah
| 4
| Charlie Elliott
| Charles Semblat
|Marcel Boussac
| 2:08.20
|-
| 1950
| Flocon
| 4
| Freddie Palmer
| Percy Carter
| Geoffroy de Waldner
| 2:10.80
|-
| 1951
| Mystery
| 3
|Lester Piggott
| Percy Carter
| Mme Edward Esmond
| 2:10.20
|-
| 1952
| Tulyar
| 3
| Charlie Smirke
| Marcus Marsh
| Aga Khan III
| 2:09.80
|-
| 1953
| Argur
| 4
| Charlie Elliott
| J. Glynn
|Marcel Boussac
| 2:09.00
|-
| 1954
| King of the Tudors
| 4
| Ken Gethin
| Willie Stephenson
| Frank Dennis
| 2:12.40
|-
| 1955
| Darius
| 4
| Lester Piggott
| Harry Wragg
| Sir Percy Loraine
| 2:09:00
|-
| 1956
| Tropique
| 4
| Paul Blanc
| Geoff Watson
| Guy de Rothschild
| 2:15.80
|-
| 1957
| Arctic Explorer
| 3
| Lester Piggott
| Noel Murless
| Giles Loder
| 2:12.60
|-
| 1958
| Ballymoss
| 4
| Scobie Breasley
| Vincent O'Brien
| John McShain
| 2:08.60
|-
| 1959
| Saint Crespin
| 3
| George Moore
| Alec Head
| Prince Aly Khan
| 2:10.80
|-
| 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
| 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
| 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 <!-- Scuderia 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 <!-- Derrick 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. <!-- Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor, Dato Tan Chin Nam, Tunku Ahmad Yahaya -->
| 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
| 5
| William Buick
| Charlie Appleby
| Godolphin
| 2:04.48
|-
| 2021
| St Mark's Basilica
| 3
| Ryan Moore
| Aidan O'Brien
| Smith <!-- Derrick 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 <!-- Derrick Smith --> / Magnier et al. <!-- Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Westerberg, Brant -->
| 2:05.16
|-
| 2024
| City of Troy
| 3
| Ryan Moore
| Aidan O'Brien
| Magnier /Tabor / Smith /
| 2:09.80
|-
| 2025
| Delacroix
| 3
| Ryan Moore
| Aidan O'Brien
| Smith <!-- Derrick Smith --> / Magnier / Tabor
| 2:05.92
|}
See also
- Horse racing in Great Britain
- List of British flat horse races
References
- Racing Post:
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External links
- Race Recordings (1967-2012) youtube.com
- 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.
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