Winter Hill Stakes Explained

Class:Group 3
Horse Race:Winter Hill Stakes
Location:Windsor Racecourse
Windsor, England
Race Type:Flat
Sponsor:Weatherbys
Website:Windsor
Distance:1m 2f (2,012 m)
Surface:Turf
Track:Left and right-handed
Qualification:Three-years-old and up
Weight:9 st 0 lb (3yo);
9 st 7 lb (4yo+)
Allowances
3 lb for fillies and mares
Penalties
7 lb for Group 1 winners*
5 lb for Group 2 winners *
3 lb for Group 3 winners *
* after 2024
Purse:£70,000 (2025)
1st: £34,026

|}The Winter Hill Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Windsor over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

For a period the event was classed at Listed level. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 1995, and is currently the only Group race usually held at Windsor.

The venue stages regular evening meetings throughout the summer, and the Winter Hill Stakes is the feature race on the final day.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

Leading jockey (5 wins):

Leading trainer (10 wins):

Winners

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YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerTime
1976width=150px Amboise3width=160px Alan Bondwidth=170px Henry Cecil2:31.90
1977Fool's Mate6Joe MercerHenry Cecil2:34.80
1978Malecite5Joe MercerHenry Cecil2:25.40
1979Crested Grebe4Eddie HideBruce Hobbs2:28.50
1980Masked Marvel4Joe MercerHenry CecilNot taken
1981Royal Fountain4Joe MercerPeter Walwyn2:29.10
1982Brady3Philip RobinsonMick Ryan2:36.00
1983Millfontaine3Greville StarkeyGuy Harwood2:27.40
1984Alleging3Lester PiggottHenry Cecil2:07.80
1985Regal Diplomat3Pat EdderyAlec Stewart2:08.20
1986Samarid3Walter SwinburnMichael Stoute2:05.80
1987Media Starguest3Ray CochraneLuca Cumani2:05.00
1988Hibernian Gold3Greville StarkeyGuy Harwood2:07.20
1989Dolpour3Walter SwinburnMichael Stoute2:08.40
1990Song of Sixpence6Steve CauthenIan Balding2:07.40
1991Filia Ardross5Richard HillsAlec Stewart2:05.40
1992Shuailaan3Michael RobertsAlec Stewart2:06.50
1993Usaidit4John ReidTerry Mills2:03.90
1994Young Buster6Paul EdderyGeoff Wragg2:04.40
1995Desert Shot5Walter SwinburnMichael Stoute2:06.30
1996Annus Mirabilis4Frankie DettoriSaeed bin Suroor2:09.10
1997Annus Mirabilis5Frankie DettoriSaeed bin Suroor2:03.80
1998Annus Mirabilis6Daragh O'DonohoeSaeed bin Suroor2:03.90
1999Zindabad3Kieren FallonBen Hanbury2:03.80
2000Adilabad3Pat EdderySir Michael Stoute2:07.40
2001Adilabad4Kieren FallonSir Michael Stoute2:08.00
2002Naheef3Frankie DettoriSaeed bin Suroor2:04.60
2003Leporello3Richard QuinnPeter Harris2:06.56
2004Ancient World4Kerrin McEvoySaeed bin Suroor2:08.97
2005Eccentric4Darryll HollandAndrew Reid2:05.02
2006Tam Lin3Ryan MooreSir Michael Stoute2:06.91
2007Queen's Best4Ryan MooreSir Michael Stoute2:07.98
2008Stotsfold5Adam KirbyWalter Swinburn2:05.06
2009Campanologist4Frankie DettoriSaeed bin Suroor2:02.44
2010Distant Memories4Jamie SpencerTom Tate2:08.75
2011Prince Siegfried5Ted DurcanSaeed bin Suroor2:07.44
2012Lay Time4Jimmy FortuneAndrew Balding2:07.83
2013Planteur6Frankie DettoriMarco Botti2:08.00
2014Al Kazeem6George BakerRoger Charlton2:01.62
2015Racing History3William BuickSaeed bin Suroor2:07.75
2016Chain Of Daisies4Fergus SweeneyHenry Candy2:02.58
2017Fabricate5Gerald MosseMichael Bell2:04.25
2018Fabricate6James DoyleMichael Bell2:08.03
2019Desert Encounter7Jamie SpencerDavid Simcock2:04:24
2020Extra Elusive5Hollie DoyleRoger Charlton2:11.38
2021Solid Stone5Richard KingscoteSir Michael Stoute2:07.46
2022Regal Reality7Richard KingscoteSir Michael Stoute2:03.01
2023Passenger 3Richard KingscoteSir Michael Stoute2:03.94
2024My Prospero5Cieren Fallon2:07.71
2025Silawi5Cieren FallonHamad Al Jehani2:03.41

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