Craven Stakes

Craven Stakes

2016
Stormy Antarctic	Foundation	Shogun

Previous years
2015
Kool Kompany	Nafaqa	Moheet
2014
Toormore	The Grey Gatsby	Postponed
2013
Toronado	Havana Gold	Dundonnell
2012
Trumpet Major	Crius	Eastern Sun
2011
Native Khan	Libranno	Yaseer

2010-2001
2010
Elusive Pimpernel	Dancing David	Critical Moment
2009
Delegator	Sans Frontieres	Pure Poetry
2008
Twice Over	Raven's Pass	The Bogberry
2007
Adagio	Sonny Red	Thousand Words
2006
Killybegs	Metropolitan Man	Gin Jockey
2005
Democratic Deficit	Rob Roy	Kandidate
2004
Haafhd	Three Valleys	Peak To Creek
2003
Hurricane Alan	Lundy's Lane	Splendid Era
2002
King Of Happiness	Della Francesca	Sweet Band
2001
King's Ironbridge	Red Carpet	Nayef

2000-1991
2000
Umistim	King's Best	Ekraar
1999
Compton Admiral	Brancaster	Debbie's Warning
1998
Xaar	Gulland	Circus
1997
Desert Story	Grapeshot	Cape Cross
1996
Beauchamp King	Alhaarth	Polaris Flight
1995
Painter's Row	Montjoy	Nwaamis
1994
King's Theatre	Colonel Collins	Suplizi
1993
Emperor Jones	Wharf	Ventiquattrofogli
1992
Alnasr Alwasheek	Dr Devious	Irish Memory
1991
Marju	Desert Sun	Hokusai

1990-1981
1990
Tirol	Sure Sharp	Shavian
1989
Shaadi	Exbourne	Citidancer
1988
Doyoun	Warning	Galitzin
1987
Ajdal	Don't Forget Me	Most Welcome
1986
Dancing Brave	Faraway Dancer	Mashkour
1985
Shadeed	Damister	Heraldiste
1984
Lear Fan	Rainbow Quest	Telios
1983
Muscatite	Spanish Place	Guns of Navarone
1982
Chalon	Merlin's Charm	Triple Tipple
1981
Kind of Hush	To-Agori-Mou	Dalby Mustang

The Craven Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts and geldings. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket in mid-April.

History

The event is named after William Craven, 6th Baron Craven,^[1] a member of the Jockey Club in the 18th century. His support for racing at Newmarket led to the introduction of the Craven Meeting in 1771.^[2]

The first race had a subscription of 5 guineas, to which 21 subscribed. It was to be run "from the ditch to the turn of the lands." ^[3] The race was won by Pantaloon, owned by a Mr Vernon. Fourteen horses had taken part.

An open-age version of the Craven Stakes was staged annually until the 1870s.^[4] It traditionally took place on a Monday in April, and was usually Newmarket's first race of the season. Several other venues had a race of the same name.

The present race, a one-mile event for three-year-olds, was established in 1878.^[5] The inaugural running was won by Thurio.

The modern version of the Craven Stakes can serve as a trial for the 2,000 Guineas. The first horse to win both races was Scot Free in 1884. The most recent was Haafhd in 2004.

The Craven Stakes is currently held on the last day of Newmarket's three-day Craven Meeting.

Records

Winners since 1980

Earlier winners

Original version

Current version

* The 1916 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

• Paris-Turf:
  • "1981". , "1982". , "1983". , "1984". , "1985". , "1986". , "1987". 
• Racing Post:
  • "1988". , "1989". , "1990". , "1991". , "1992". , "1993". , "1994". , "1995". , "1996". , "1997". 
  • "1998". , "1999". , "2000". , "2001". , "2002". , "2003". , "2004". , "2005". , "2006". , "2007". 
  • "2008". , "2009". , "2010". , "2011". , "2012". , "2013". , "2014". , "2015". , "2016".