Fairway Stakes
Listed race | |
Location | Rowley Mile Newmarket, England |
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Inaugurated | 1998 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Betway |
Website | Newmarket |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 2f (2,012m) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Straight |
Qualification | Three-year-olds excluding Group winners |
Weight | 9 st 3 lb Allowances 5 lb for fillies Penalties 4 lb for Listed winners * since 31 August 2018 |
Purse | £40,000 (2019) 1st: £22,684 |
2022 | ||
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Ottoman Fleet | Zain Sarinda | Savvy Victory |
Previous years | ||
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2021 | ||
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John Leeper | Tasman Bay | Fancy Man |
2000-1998 | ||
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2000 | ||
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Shamrock City | Subtle Power | Port Vila |
1999 | ||
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Manndar | Tissifer | Deal Fair |
1998 | ||
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Royal Anthem | Kilimanjaro | Sensory |
The Fairway Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres) on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket in May.
History
[edit]The event is named after Fairway, a successful Newmarket-trained racehorse in the 1920s. It was established in 1998, and was initially held on the July Course. The first running was won by Royal Anthem.
The Fairway Stakes was switched to the Rowley Mile in 2000.
Records
[edit]Leading jockey (4 wins):
- William Buick – Thought Worthy (2012), Old Persian (2018), Volkan Star (2020), John Leeper (2021)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- Charlie Appleby - Pinzolo (2014), Old Persian (2018), Volkan Star (2020), Ottoman Fleet (2022)
Winners
[edit]- ^ Steel of Madrid was later exported to Australian and renamed Calderon
- ^ The 2020 race was run in June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- pedigreequery.com – Fairway Stakes – Newmarket.