The Huxley Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 70 yards () at Chester in May.

History The event is named after Huxley, a village located to the east of Chester. It was established in 1999, and the first running was won by Chester House. It initially held Listed status, and was promoted to Group 3 level in 2005. It was upgraded again to Group 2 level in 2018.

The trophy for the Huxley Stakes is known as the Tradesman's Cup. Another race at the venue, the Chester Cup, was originally called the Tradesmen's Cup.

Records <div style="font-size:90%"> Most successful horse (3 wins): Maraahel – 2005, 2006, 2007

Leading jockey (9 wins): Ryan Moore - Doctor Fremantle (2009), Await The Dawn (2011), Marcret (2012), Cannock Chase (2016), Deauville (2017), Armory (2021), Solid Stone (2022), Point Lonsdale (2023), Lambourn (2026)

Leading trainer (8 wins): Sir Michael Stoute – Adilabad (2001), Maraahel (2005, 2006, 2007), Doctor Fremantle (2009), Cannock Chase (2016), Solid Stone (2022), Passenger (2024)

Leading owner (5 wins): Sue Magnier - Await the Dawn (2011), Deauville (2017), Armory (2021), Point Lonsdale (2023), Lambourn (2026) Michael Tabor - Await the Dawn (2011), Deauville (2017), Armory (2021), Point Lonsdale (2023), Lambourn (2026)

Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time 1999 Chester House 4 Kieren Fallon Henry Cecil Khalid Abdullah 2:11.79 2000 Sossus Vlei 4 Michael Roberts Geoff Wragg Anthony Oppenheimer 2:11.95 2001 Adilabad 4 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute Aga Khan IV 2:10.32 2002 Freefourinternet 4 Pat Eddery Brian Meehan Roldvale Ltd 2:09.69 2003 Parasol 4 Frankie Dettori David Loder Mohammed Al Nabouda 2:10.66 2004 Bandari 5 Richard Hills Mark Johnston Hamdan Al Maktoum 2:14.40 2005 Maraahel 4 Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute Hamdan Al Maktoum 2:13.29 2006 Maraahel 5 Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute Hamdan Al Maktoum 2:07.92 2007 Maraahel 6 Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute Hamdan Al Maktoum 2:08.88 2008 Championship Point 5 Darryll Holland Mick Channon John Livock 2:11.21 2009 Doctor Fremantle 4 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute Khalid Abdullah 2:10.04 2010 Debussy 4 William Buick John Gosden Princess Haya of Jordan 2:12.38 2011 Await the Dawn 4 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor 2:08.54 2012 Marcret 5 Ryan Moore Marco Botti Marwan Koukash 2:19.30 2013 Danadana 5 Kieren Fallon Luca Cumani Sheikh Mohammed Obaid al Maktoum 2:11.61 2014 Noble Mission 5 James Doyle Lady Cecil Khalid Abdullah 2:13.11 2015 Maverick Wave 4 William Buick John Gosden Godolphin 2:15.33 2016 Cannock Chase 5 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute Saeed Suhail 2:11.65 2017 Deauville 4 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Hay / Tabor / Magnier / Smith 2:10.22 2018 Forest Ranger 4 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey Mrs H Steel 2:08.39 2019 Forest Ranger 5 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey Mrs H Steel 2:16.26 no race 2020 2021 Armory 4 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Magnier / Tabor / Smith 2:11.64 2022 Solid Stone 6 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute Saeed Suhail 2:07.79 2023 Point Lonsdale 4 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Magnier / Tabor / Westerberg / Smith 2:13.98 2024 Passenger 4 Richard Kingscote Sir Michael Stoute Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd 2:05.24 2025 The Foxes 5 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding King Power Racing Co Ltd 2:09.21 2026 Lambourn 4 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Magnier /Tabor / Smith 2:08:77

See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races

References

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External links galopp-sieger.de – Huxley Stakes. ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Huxley Stakes (2019). pedigreequery.com – Huxley Stakes – Chester.