The York Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs and 56 yards (2,063 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
The event was established in 2006, and the inaugural running was won by Best Alibi. It replaced the Scottish Derby, a discontinued race at Ayr.
The York Stakes serves as a possible trial for the following month's International Stakes, which is contested over the same course and distance. Twice Over in 2011 and Item in 2026 have won both races in the same year.
Records Most successful horse (2 wins): Alflaila - (2023, 2024)
Leading jockey: no jockey has won this race more than once
Leading trainer (3 wins): Andrew Balding - Tullius (2015), Bangkok (2021), Item (2026)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 2006 Best Alibi 3 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:07.93 2007 Stage Gift 4 Jamie Spencer Saeed bin Suroor 2:13.31 2008 Pipedreamer 4 Seb Sanders John Gosden 2:08.28 2009 Kirklees 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:10.27 2010 Summit Surge 6 Kieren Fallon Luca Cumani 2:08.82 2011 Twice Over 6 Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil 2:09.99 2012 Sri Putra 6 Neil Callan Roger Varian 2:05.74 2013 Mukhadram 4 Paul Hanagan William Haggas 2:07.18 2014 Sheikhzayedroad 5 Martin Lane David Simcock 2:06.26 2015 Tullius 7 Philip Makin Andrew Balding 2:06.25 2016 Time Test 4 Pat Smullen Roger Charlton 2:06.93 2017 Success Days 5 Shane Foley Ken Condon 2:10.59 2018 Thundering Blue 5 Fran Berry David Menuisier 2:09.41 2019 Elarqam 4 Dane O'Neill Mark Johnston 2:12.47 2020 Aspetar 5 Jason Watson Roger Charlton 2:07.51 2021 Bangkok 5 David Probert Andrew Balding 2:16.43 2022 Sir Busker 6 Ben Curtis William Knight 2:11.88 2023 Alflaila 4 Andrea Atzeni Owen Burrows 2:10.17 2024 Alflaila 5 Jim Crowley Owen Burrows 2:20.36 2025 Royal Champion 7 Clifford Lee Karl Burke 2:05.64 2026 Item 3 Rob Hornby Andrew Balding 2:11.56
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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