White Rose Stakes

The White Rose Stakes was a flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses. It was run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it was scheduled to take place each year in April or May.

History

The event was originally held at Hurst Park. For a period it was open to horses aged three or older, and contested over 1 mile, 7 furlongs and 65 yards.

The White Rose Stakes was restricted to three-year-olds and cut to 1 mile and 2 furlongs in the early 1950s. It was transferred to Ascot in 1963. The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the event was classed at Group 3 level.

The race continued with Group 3 status until the early 1980s. It was subsequently downgraded, and was last run in 1993. It was replaced by an open-age handicap, the White Rose Handicap, in 1994.

Records

<div style="font-size:90%"> Leading jockey (5 wins):

• Lester Piggott – Samothraki (1962), Right Noble (1966), Light Fire (1969), Only a Wish (1970), Dukedom (1980)
• Willie Carson – Tierra Fuego (1976), Tully (1977), Milford (1979), Cut Above (1981), Alwuhush (1988)
• Steve Cauthen – Kirmann (1984), Vertige (1985), Mashkour (1986), Zalazl (1989), Perpendicular (1991)

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Leading trainer (5 wins):

• Cecil Boyd-Rochfort – Black Tarquin (1949), Hilltop (1952), Hypera (1954), Parthia (1959), Great Society (1967)

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Winners

See also

• Horse racing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

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• Racing Post:
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• galopp-sieger.de – White Rose Stakes.
• pedigreequery.com – White Rose Stakes – Ascot.