The Silver Tankard Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run at Pontefract over a distance of 1 mile and 6 yards (1,615 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.
History The event was established in 1993, and the inaugural running was won by Barbaroja. It has held Listed status throughout its history.
The Silver Tankard Stakes is currently staged on the third or fourth Monday in October. It is part of Pontefract's last racing fixture of the year.
Records Leading jockey (2 wins): Michael Hills – Entice (1996), Gulland (1997) Richard Hills – Hataab (1999), Nakheel (2005) Seb Sanders – Battle Chant (2002), Comic Strip (2004) Adam Kirby - Prince Gagarin (2014), Connect (2017) William Buick - D'bai (2016), Local Dynasty (2022)
Leading trainer (4 wins): Mick Channon – Worthily (2000), Sweet Lilly (2006), Siberian Tiger (2007), Gallic Star (2009)
Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time 1993 Barbaroja Walter Swinburn Jimmy FitzGerald 1:48.20 1994 Kalabo Willie Ryan Henry Cecil 1:48.80 1995 Weet-a-Minute Kieren Fallon Reg Hollinshead 1:43.60 1996 Entice Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:47.20 1997 Gulland Michael Hills Geoff Wragg 1:47.90 1998 Three Green Leaves Joe Fanning Mark Johnston 1:47.50 1999 Hataab Richard Hills Ed Dunlop 1:46.60 2000 Worthily John Reid Mick Channon 1:51.60 2001 Bandari Kevin Darley Mark Johnston 1:48.50 2002 Battle Chant Seb Sanders Ed Dunlop 1:47.10 2003 New Mexican Jamie Spencer Lynda Ramsden 1:44.18 2004 Comic Strip Seb Sanders Sir Mark Prescott 1:46.45 2005 Nakheel Richard Hills Mark Johnston 1:47.02 2006 Sweet Lilly Tony Culhane Mick Channon 1:49.32 2007 Siberian Tiger Tadhg O'Shea Mick Channon 1:46.77 2008 Playfellow Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis 1:51.25 2009 Gallic Star Chris Catlin Mick Channon 1:46.94 2010 Zenella Paul Hanagan Ann Duffield 1:45.28 2011 Letsgoroundagain William Carson, Jr. Charles Hills 1:47.42 2012 Willie the Whipper Graham Lee Ann Duffield 1:53.48 2013 Lady Heidi Silvestre de Sousa Philip Kirby 1:53.52 2014 Prince Gagarin Adam Kirby Ed Dunlop 1:52.58 2015 Thanksfortellingme Richard Kingscote Ralph Beckett 1:48.94 2016 D'bai William Buick Charlie Appleby 1:49.66 2017 Connect Adam Kirby Clive Cox 1:51.87 2018 Manuela de Vega Harry Bentley Ralph Beckett 1:46.85 2019 King Carney Daniel Tudhope Charlie Fellowes 1:50.76 2020 Pythagoras Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 1:50.99 2021 Mr Professor Silvestre de Sousa Alice Haynes 1:51.54 2022 Local Dynasty William Buick Charlie Appleby 1:46.42 2023Abandoned due to waterlogging 2024 Tuscan Hills David Egan Raphael Freire 1:53.21 2025 Shayem Clifford Lee Karl Burke 1:48.60
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
References
Racing Post: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , pedigreequery.com – Silver Tankard Stakes – Pontefract.