The Winter Hill Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Windsor over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.
For a period the event was classed at Listed level. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 1995, and is currently the only Group race usually held at Windsor.
The venue stages regular evening meetings throughout the summer, and the Winter Hill Stakes was usually the feature race on the final day. In 2026 it was moved to a meeting in early September.
Records Most successful horse (3 wins): Annus Mirabilis – 1996, 1997, 1998
Leading jockey (5 wins): Frankie Dettori – Annus Mirabilis (1996, 1997), Naheef (2002), Campanologist (2009), Planteur (2013)
Leading trainer (10 wins):
Sir Michael Stoute – Samarid (1986), Dolpour (1989), Desert Shot (1995), Adilabad (2000, 2001), Tam Lin (2006), Queen's Best (2007), Solid Stone (2021), Regal Reality (2022), Passenger (2023)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1976 Amboise 3 Alan Bond Henry Cecil 2:31.90 1977 Fool's Mate 6 Joe Mercer Henry Cecil 2:34.80 1978 Malecite 5 Joe Mercer Henry Cecil 2:25.40 1979 Crested Grebe 4 Eddie Hide Bruce Hobbs 2:28.50 1980 Masked Marvel 4 Joe Mercer Henry Cecil Not taken 1981 Royal Fountain 4 Joe Mercer Peter Walwyn 2:29.10 1982 Brady 3 Philip Robinson Mick Ryan 2:36.00 1983 Millfontaine 3 Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 2:27.40 1984 Alleging 3 Lester Piggott Henry Cecil 2:07.80 1985 Regal Diplomat 3 Pat Eddery Alec Stewart 2:08.20 1986 Samarid 3 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 2:05.80 1987 Media Starguest 3 Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani 2:05.00 1988 Hibernian Gold 3 Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 2:07.20 1989 Dolpour 3 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 2:08.40 1990 Song of Sixpence 6 Steve Cauthen Ian Balding 2:07.40 1991 Filia Ardross 5 Richard Hills Alec Stewart 2:05.40 1992 Shuailaan 3 Michael Roberts Alec Stewart 2:06.50 1993 Usaidit 4 John Reid Terry Mills 2:03.90 1994 Young Buster 6 Paul Eddery Geoff Wragg 2:04.40 1995 Desert Shot 5 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 2:06.30 1996 Annus Mirabilis 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:09.10 1997 Annus Mirabilis 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:03.80 1998 Annus Mirabilis 6 Daragh O'Donohoe Saeed bin Suroor 2:03.90 1999 Zindabad 3 Kieren Fallon Ben Hanbury 2:03.80 2000 Adilabad 3 Pat Eddery Sir Michael Stoute 2:07.40 2001 Adilabad 4 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute 2:08.00 2002 Naheef 3 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:04.60 2003 Leporello 3 Richard Quinn Peter Harris 2:06.56 2004 Ancient World 4 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor 2:08.97 2005 Eccentric 4 Darryll Holland Andrew Reid 2:05.02 2006 Tam Lin 3 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:06.91 2007 Queen's Best 4 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:07.98 2008 Stotsfold 5 Adam Kirby Walter Swinburn 2:05.06 2009 Campanologist 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:02.44 2010 Distant Memories 4 Jamie Spencer Tom Tate 2:08.75 2011 Prince Siegfried 5 Ted Durcan Saeed bin Suroor 2:07.44 2012 Lay Time 4 Jimmy Fortune Andrew Balding 2:07.83 2013 Planteur 6 Frankie Dettori Marco Botti 2:08.00 2014 Al Kazeem 6 George Baker Roger Charlton 2:01.62 2015 Racing History 3 William Buick Saeed bin Suroor 2:07.75 2016 Chain Of Daisies 4 Fergus Sweeney Henry Candy 2:02.58 2017 Fabricate 5 Gerald Mosse Michael Bell 2:04.25 2018 Fabricate 6 James Doyle Michael Bell 2:08.03 2019 Desert Encounter 7 Jamie Spencer David Simcock 2:04:24 2020 Extra Elusive 5 Hollie Doyle Roger Charlton 2:11.38 2021 Solid Stone 5 Richard Kingscote Sir Michael Stoute 2:07.46 2022 Regal Reality 7 Richard Kingscote Sir Michael Stoute 2:03.01 2023 Passenger 3 Richard Kingscote Sir Michael Stoute 2:03.94 2024 My Prospero 5 Cieren Fallon William Haggas 2:07.71 2025 Silawi 5 Cieren Fallon Hamad Al Jehani 2:03.41 2026 Maho Bay 3 William Buick Charlie Appleby 2:06.31
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
References Racing Post: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , galopp-sieger.de – Winter Hill Stakes. horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Winter Hill Stakes (2018). pedigreequery.com – Winter Hill Stakes – Windsor.