Falmouth Stakes

The Falmouth Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.

History

The event is named in honour of Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth, who was a leading racehorse owner and breeder in the 19th century. It was established in 1911, and it was originally restricted to three-year-old fillies.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Falmouth Stakes was initially classed at Group 3 level. It was opened to older fillies and mares in 1974. It became known as the Child Stakes in 1975, when Child's Bank began a period of sponsorship. It was promoted to Group 2 level in 1987, and it reverted to its original name in 1992. It was raised to Group 1 status in 2004.

The Falmouth Stakes is currently held on the second day of Newmarket's three-day July Festival meeting.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Sonic Lady – 1986, 1987
Soviet Song – 2004, 2005

Leading jockey (7 wins):

Lester Piggott – Sylphide (1957), Green Opal (1960), Chrona (1966), Vital Match (1969), Chalon (1982), Niche (1993), Lemon Souffle (1994)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

Alec Taylor, Jr. – First Spear (1914), Tomatina (1919), Lady Ava (1920), Blue Lady (1921), Leighon Tor (1922), Maid of Bath (1924)
Sir Michael Stoute - Royal Heroine (1983), Sonic Lady (1986 & 1987), Lovers Knot (1998), Integral (2014), Veracious (2019)

Leading owner (4 wins):

Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor – First Spear (1914), Point Duty (1929), Pennycross (1932), Wheedler (1946)

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Winners

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! Year

! Winner

! Age

! Jockey

! Trainer

! Owner

! Time

| 1911

| width=142px | Alice

| 3

| width=152px | Herbert Jones

| width=154px | Willie Waugh

| width=180px |

| 1912

| Saucy Vixen

| 3

| Fred Herbert

| Jenkins

| 1913

| Queen's Parade

| 3

| Edwin Piper

| Lewis

| 1914

| First Spear

| 3

| James Clark

| Alec Taylor Jr.

| Lord Astor

| 1915

| Silver Tag

| 3

| Steve Donoghue

| Richard Dawson

| 1916

| Eos

| 3

| Frank Bullock

| George Lambton

|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"

| <span style="display:none">1917</span>

|no race 1917 || || || || || |

| 1918

| Herself

| 3

| Freddie Fox

| Reg Day

| 1919

| Tomatina

| 3

| Victor Smyth

| Alec Taylor Jr.

| 1:43.00

| 1920

| Lady Ava

| 3

| Joe Childs

| Alec Taylor Jr.

| 1921

| Blue Lady

| 3

| Joe Childs

| Alec Taylor Jr.

| 1:44.00

| 1922

| Leighon Tor

| 3

| Steve Donoghue

| Alec Taylor Jr.

| 1:39.80

| 1923

| Shrove

| 3

| Charlie Elliott

| Dawson Waugh

| 1924

| Maid Of Bath

| 3

| Joe Childs

| Alec Taylor Jr.

| 1:41.40

| 1925

| Bar Sinister

| 3

| Bobby Jones

| Harry Cottrill

| 1926

| Glasheen

| 3

| Joe Childs

| Cecil Boyd-Rochfort

| 1:41.00

| 1927

| Hunt The Slipper

| 3

| Joe Childs

| Cecil Boyd-Rochfort

| 1:44.00

| 1928

| Mara

| 3

| Michael Beary

| Richard Dawson

| 1:37.40

| 1929

| Point Duty

| 3

| Henri Jellis

| Joseph Lawson

| Lord Astor

| 1:40.00

| 1930

| Theresina

| 3

| Michael Beary

| Richard Dawson

| 1:42.20

| 1931

| Pisa

| 3

| Tommy Weston

| George Lambton

| 1:41.00

| 1932

| Pennycross

| 3

| Bobby Dick

| Joseph Lawson

| Lord Astor

| 1:41.20

| 1933

| Eclair

| 3

| Joe Childs

| Cecil Boyd-Rochfort

| M Field

| 1:40.20

| 1934

| Mis Tor

| 3

| Bobby Jones

| Joseph Lawson

| Mrs W M G Singer

| 1:40.20

| 1935

| Coppelia

| 3

| Harry Wragg

| Fred Templeman

| Lord Hirst

| 1:38.00

| 1936

| Crested Crane

| 3

| Bobby Jones

| Jack Jarvis

| Sir L Philipps

| 1:47.20

| 1937

| Tumbrel

| 3

| Gordon Richards

| Fred Darling

| Lord Lonsdale

| 1:41.60

| 1938

| La-Li

| 3

| Charlie Smirke

| Frank Butters

| Aga Khan III

| 1:40.20

| 1939

| Bountiful

| 3

| Bobby Jones

| Joseph Lawson

| A R Cox

| 1:41.80

|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"

| <span style="display:none">1940</span>

|no race 1940 || || || || || |

| 1941

| Commotion

| 3

| Harry Wragg

| Fred Darling

| John Arthur Dewar

| 1:40.60

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| <span style="display:none">1942</span>

|no race 1942-44 || || || || || |

| 1945

| Sweet Cygnet

| 3

| Charlie Elliott

| Fred Rimell

| Major H H Leven

| 1:42.20

| 1946

| Wheedler

| 3

| Clifford Richards

| Joseph Lawson

| Lord Astor

| 1:44.40

| 1947

| Mermaid

| 3

| Eph Smith

| Jack Jarvis

| Lord Rosebery

| 1:43.80

| 1948

| Goblet

| 3

| Gordon Richards

| Noel Murless

| Fred Darling

| 1:42.80

| 1949

| Suntime

| 3

| Edgar Britt

| Marcus Marsh

| J Musker

| 1:45.40

| 1950

| Val d'Assa

| 3

| Stan Smith

| Atty Persse

| Major D McCalmont

| 1:43.40

| 1951

| Red Shoes

| 3

| Eph Smith

| John Watts

| H J Joel

| 1:41.00

| 1952

| Queen Of Light

| 3

| Eph Smith

| John Watts

| H J Joel

| 1:39.60

| 1953

| Happy Laughter

| 3

| Bill Rickaby

| Jack Jarvis

| David Wills

| 1:41.75

| 1954

| Sundry

| 3

| Doug Smith

| George Colling

| Lord Derby

| 1:38.90

| 1955

| Gloria Nicky

| 3

| Scobie Breasley

| Norman Bertie

| Mrs R Digby

| 1:41.34

| 1956

| Following Breeze

| 3

| Bill Rickaby

| Norman Bertie

| Clifford Nicholson

| 1:48.59

| 1957

| Sylphide

| 3

| Lester Piggott

| Noel Murless

| T Lilley

| 1:42.03

| 1958

| Court One

| 3

| Doug Smith

| Noel Murless

| The Queen

| 1:45.92

| 1959

| Crystal Palace

| 3

| Eph Smith

| Ted Leader

| H J Joel

| 1:42.52

| 1960

| Green Opal

| 3

| Lester Piggott

| Noel Murless

| Lieutenant-Colonel Giles Loder

| 1:51.43

| 1961

| Aphrodita

| 3

| Joe Mercer

| Harry Wragg

| G A Oldham

| 1:43.74

| 1962

| Tournella

| 3

| Bill Rickaby

| Fergie Sutherland

| Mrs E N Hall

| 1:42.75

| 1963

| Crevette

| 3

| Doug Smith

| Geoffrey Brooke

| Vilma Lady Butt

| 1:42.10

| 1964

| Alborada

| 3

| Greville Starkey

| John Oxley

| Lady Halifax

| 1:43.31

| 1965

| Pugnacity

| 3

| Joe Mercer

| Walter Wharton

| Major L B Holliday

| 1:42.04

| 1966

| Chrona

| 3

| Lester Piggott

| Fulke Johnson Houghton

| H D H Wills

| 1:40.72

| 1967

| Resilience II

| 3

| Brian Taylor

| Harvey Leader

| Dr Carlo Vittadini

| 1:48.45

| 1968

| Ileana

| 3

| Ron Hutchinson

| Harry Wragg

| G A Oldham

| 1:43.80

| 1969

| Vital Match

| 3

| Lester Piggott

| Herbert Blagrave

| 1:44.24

| 1970

| Caprera

| 3

| Ron Hutchinson

| Harry Wragg

| G A Oldham

| 1:42.58

| 1971

| Favoletta

| 3

| Brian Taylor

| Harry Wragg

| Ralph Moller

| 1:43.44

| 1972

| Waterloo

| 3

| Eddie Hide

| Bill Watts

| Mrs R Stanley

| 1:45.19

| 1973

| Jacinth

| 3

| John Gorton

| Bruce Hobbs

| Lady Butt

| 1:41.41

| 1974

| Himawari

| 3

| Frank Morby

| Fulke Johnson Houghton

| Junzo Kashiyama

| 1:39.09

| 1975

| Sauceboat

| 3

| Geoff Lewis

| Noel Murless

| Lieutenant-Colonel J Hornung

| 1:42.72

| 1976

| Duboff

| 4

| Eddie Hide

| Barry Hills

| Mrs C Radclyffe

| 1:40.48

| 1977

| River Dane

| 3

| Alfred Gibert

| Age Paus

| Robert Sangster

| 1:39.04

| 1978

| Cistus

| 4

| Willie Carson

| Dick Hern

| Sir Michael Sobell

| 1:40.28

| 1979

| Rose Above

| 4

| Willie Carson

| Michael Cunningham

| James O'Reilly

| 1:38.75

| 1980

| Stumped

| 3

| George Duffield

| Bruce Hobbs

| Tony Villar

| 1:41.91

| 1981

| Star Pastures

| 3

| Pat Eddery

| Jeremy Hindley

| Robert Sangster

| 1:40.61

| 1982

| Chalon

| 3

| Lester Piggott

| Henry Cecil

| Michael Riordan

| 1:39.05

| 1983

| Royal Heroine

| 3

| Walter Swinburn

| Michael Stoute

| Robert Sangster

| 1:41.35

| 1984

| Meis El-Reem

| 3

| Steve Cauthen

| Olivier Douieb

| Bechara Choucair

| 1:39.57

| 1985

| Al Bahathri

| 3

| Tony Murray

| Harry Thomson Jones

| Hamdan Al Maktoum

| 1:36.93

| 1986

| Sonic Lady

| 3

| Walter Swinburn

| Michael Stoute

| Sheikh Mohammed

| 1:37.45

| 1987

| Sonic Lady

| 4

| Walter Swinburn

| Michael Stoute

| Sheikh Mohammed

| 1:38.09

| 1988

| Inchmurrin

| 3

| Paul Eddery

| Geoff Wragg

| Sir Philip Oppenheimer

| 1:42.92

| 1989

| Magic Gleam

| 3

| Pat Eddery

| Alex Scott

| Maktoum Al Maktoum

| 1:37.50

| 1990

| Chimes of Freedom

| 3

| Steve Cauthen

| Henry Cecil

| Stavros Niarchos

| 1:37.05

| 1991

| Only Yours

| 3

| Michael Roberts

| Richard Hannon Sr.

| Mrs M. Butcher

| 1:40.43

| 1992

| Gussy Marlowe

| 4

| Michael Roberts

| Clive Brittain

| Lucille van Geest

| 1:40.24

| 1993

| Niche

| 3

| Lester Piggott

| Richard Hannon Sr.

| 7th Earl of Carnarvon

| 1:37.08

| 1994

| Lemon Souffle

| 3

| Lester Piggott

| Richard Hannon Sr.

| 7th Earl of Carnarvon

| 1:41.30

| 1995

| Caramba

| 3

| Michael Roberts

| Richard Hannon Sr.

| 7th Earl of Carnarvon

| 1:40.17

| 1996

| Sensation

| 3

| Michael Kinane

| Criquette Head

| Sheikh Mohammed

| 1:37.53

| 1997

| Ryafan

| 3

| Pat Eddery

| John Gosden

| Khalid Abdullah

| 1:38.43

| 1998

| Lovers Knot

| 3

| John Reid

| Sir Michael Stoute

| Cheveley Park Stud

| 1:35.53

| 1999

| Ronda

| 3

| Dominique Boeuf

| Carlos Laffon-Parias

| Dario Hinojosa

| 1:37.49

| 2000

| Alshakr

| 3

| Richard Hills

| Ben Hanbury

| Hamdan Al Maktoum

| 1:39.70

| 2001

| Proudwings

| 5

| Yutaka Take

| Ralf Suerland

| Hyperion Breeding

| 1:38.73

| 2002

| Tashawak

| 3

| Richard Hills

| John Dunlop

| Hamdan Al Maktoum

| 1:38.05

| 2003

| Macadamia

| 4

| Jamie Spencer

| James Fanshawe

| 3rd Baron Vestey

| 1:38.11

| 2004

| Soviet Song

| 4

| Johnny Murtagh

| James Fanshawe

| Elite Racing Club

| 1:36.11

| 2005

| Soviet Song

| 5

| Johnny Murtagh

| James Fanshawe

| Elite Racing Club

| 1:38.99

| 2006

| Rajeem

| 3

| Kerrin McEvoy

| Clive Brittain

| Saeed Manana

| 1:40.89

| 2007

| Simply Perfect

| 3

| Johnny Murtagh

| Jeremy Noseda

| Smith  / Tabor / Magnier

| 1:37.14

| 2008

| Nahoodh

| 3

| Frankie Dettori

| Mark Johnston

| H. bin M. Al Maktoum

| 1:38.60

| 2009

| Goldikova

| 4

| Olivier Peslier

| Freddy Head

| Wertheimer et Frère

| 1:36.21

| 2010

| Music Show

| 3

| Richard Hughes

| Mick Channon

| Jaber Abdullah

| 1:36.76

| 2011

| Timepiece

| 4

| Tom Queally

| Sir Henry Cecil

| Khalid Abdullah

| 1:41.06

| 2012

| Giofra

| 4

| Christophe Soumillon

| Alain de Royer-Dupré

| Haras de la Perelle

| 1:42.14

| 2013

| Elusive Kate

| 4

| William Buick

| John Gosden

| Teruya Yoshida

| 1:40.54

| 2014

| Integral

| 4

| Ryan Moore

| Sir Michael Stoute

| Cheveley Park Stud

| 1:41.96

| 2015

| Amazing Maria

| 4

| James Doyle

| David O'Meara

| Sir Robert Ogden

| 1:42.05

| 2016

| Alice Springs

| 3

| Ryan Moore

| Aidan O'Brien

| Smith  / Tabor / Magnier

| 1:34.42

| 2017

| Roly Poly

| 3

| Ryan Moore

| Aidan O'Brien

| Smith  / Tabor / Magnier

| 1:36.01

| 2018

| Alpha Centauri

| 3

| Colm O'Donoghue

| Jessica Harrington

| Niarchos Family

| 1:37.45

| 2019

| Veracious

| 4

| Oisin Murphy

| Sir Michael Stoute

| Cheveley Park Stud

| 1:35.89

| 2020

| Nazeef

| 4

| Jim Crowley

| John Gosden

| Hamdan Al Maktoum

| 1:40.14

| 2021

| Snow Lantern

| 3

| Sean Levey

| Richard Hannon Jr.

| Rockcliffe Stud

| 1:35.93

| 2022

| Prosperous Voyage

| 3

| Rob Hornby

| Ralph Beckett

| Marc Chan & Andrew Rosen

| 1:36.03

| 2023

| Nashwa

| 4

| Hollie Doyle

| John & Thady Gosden

| Imad Alsagar

| 1:39.52

| 2024

| Porta Fortuna

| 3

| Ryan Moore

| Donnacha O'Brien

| Medallion/S Weston/B Fowler/Reeves T'Bs

| 1:37.68

| 2025

| Cinderella's Dream

| 4

| William Buick

| Charlie Appleby

| Godolphin

| 1:37.89

References

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External links

Race Recordings (1982, 1985-2003) youtube.com
galopp-sieger.de – Falmouth Stakes.
horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Falmouth Stakes (2019).
pedigreequery.com – Falmouth Stakes – Newmarket.

History

Records

Winners

See also

References

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