The Park Hill Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 115 yards (2,922 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.
History The event is named after Park Hill, an estate formerly owned by Anthony St. Leger, the founder of Doncaster's most famous race, the St. Leger Stakes. The Park Hill Stakes was established in 1839, and it was originally restricted to three-year-old fillies.
The victory of Blink Bonny in 1857 provoked a riot among spectators who believed she had been dishonestly prevented from winning the previous day's St. Leger by her jockey John "Jack" Charlton. The incident came to be known as the "Blink Bonny riot".
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Park Hill Stakes was initially given Group 2 status. It was opened to fillies and mares aged four years or older and relegated to Group 3 level in 1991. It was promoted back to Group 2 in 2004.
The Park Hill Stakes is currently held on the first day of Doncaster's four-day St. Leger Festival. It is sometimes referred to as the Fillies' St. Leger.
Records Most successful horse: no horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey (7 wins): Frankie Dettori - Anna of Saxony (1993), Noble Rose (1995), Echoes in Eternity (2004), Eastern Aria (2010), Meeznah (2011), Free Wind (2021), Mimikyu (2022)
Leading trainer (7 wins): John Scott – Mickleton Maid (1839), Sally (1842), Peggy (1843), Canezou (1848), Honeysuckle (1854), Hepatica (1858), Toison d'Or (1869) Noel Murless – Bara Bibi (1954), Collyria (1959), Bracey Bridge (1965), Pink Gem (1967, dead-heat), Parmelia (1970), Attica Meli (1972), Mil's Bomb (1974)
Winners since 1900 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1900 Goosander 3 Lester Reiff Samuel Pickering 1901 St Aldegonde 3 Mornington Cannon John Porter 3:09.00 1902 Elba 3 Danny Maher George Blackwell 3:12.40 1903 Quintessence 3 James Chandler 1904 Pretty Polly 3 William Lane Peter Gilpin 1905 Adula 3 Bernard Dillon Peter Gilpin 1906 Demure 3 Otto Madden Jack Brewer 1907 Jubilee 3 Billy Higgs Alec Taylor Jr. 1908 Siberia 3 Bernard Dillon Peter Gilpin 1909 Electra 3 Bernard Dillon Peter Gilpin 1910 Yellow Slave 3 Danny Maher Samuel Pickering 1911 Hair Trigger II 3 Frank Wootton George Lambton 1912 Eufrosina 3 Elijah Wheatley Sam Darling 3:12.40 1913 Arda 3 Danny Maher Basil Jarvis 1914 First Spear 3 Jim Clark Alec Taylor Jr. 1915–18 no race 1919 Flying Spear 3 Joe Childs Alec Taylor Jr. 1920 Redhead 3 George Colling George Lambton 1921 Love In Idleness 3 Joe Childs Alec Taylor Jr. 3:12.80 1922 Selene 3 Ted Gardner George Lambton 3:22.40 1923 Brownhylda 3 Victor Smyth Richard Dawson 3:11.20 1924 Charley's Mount 3 Victor Smyth Richard Dawson 3:14.60 1925 Juldi 3 Bernard Carslake Richard Dawson 3:06.80 1926 Glasheen 3 Joe Childs Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 3:05.80 1927 Cinq A Sept 3 Joe Childs Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 3:15.20 1928 Girandola 3 Joe Childs Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 3:06.20 1929 Nuwara Eliya 3 Bobby Jones Joseph Lawson 3:06.20 1930 Glorious Devon 3 Sir Gordon Richards Tommy Hogg 3:15.00 1931 Volume 3 Freddy Lane Joseph Lawson 1932 Fury 3 Billy Nevett Matthew Peacock 1933 Typhonic 3 Sir Gordon Richards Basil Jarvis 3:05.20 1934 Poker 3 George Bezant Jr. Fred Pratt 3:06.60 1935 Fox Lair 3 Steve Donoghue Len Cundell 3:23.80 1936 Traffic Light 3 Jack Sirett Joseph Lawson 3:08.60 1937 Nadushka 3 Harry Wragg Victor Gilpin 3:08.00 1938 Gainly 3 Michael Beary Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 3:08.20 1939–40 no race 1941 Bright Lady 3 Hine Vernell Hobbs 3:13.80 1942–45 no race 1946 Procne 3 Edgar Britt Charles Elsey 3:16.40 1947 Mitrailleuse 3 Sir Gordon Richards Jack Colling 3:07.60 1948 Vertencia 3 Michael Beary Alfred Smyth 3:09.20 1949 Sea Idol 3 Eph Smith Joseph Lawson 3:10.60 1950 La Baille 3 Charlie Smirke Marcus Marsh 3:14.40 1951 Verse 3 Scobie Breasley Noel Cannon 3:12.00 1952 Moon Star 3 Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 3:09.80 1953 Kerkeb 3 Charlie Smirke Marcus Marsh 3:07.80 1954 Bara Bibi 3 Charlie Smirke Noel Murless 3:16.00 1955 Ark Royal 3 Manny Mercer George Colling 3:11.60 1956 Kyak 3 Manny Mercer George Colling 3:14.40 1957 Almeria 3 Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 3:14.60 1958 Cutter 3 Manny Mercer George Colling 3:08.00 1959 Collyria 3 Eph Smith Noel Murless 3:13.40 1960 Sunny Cove 3 Scobie Breasley Sir Gordon Richards 3:11.60 1961 Never Say 3 Joe Mercer Jack Colling 3:15.60 1962 Almiranta 3 Harry Carr John Waugh 3:17.60 1963 Outcrop 3 Eph Smith Geoffrey Barling 3:10.40 1964 Cursorial 3 Joe Mercer Walter Wharton 3:10.80 1965 Bracey Bridge 3 Lester Piggott Noel Murless 3:27.80 1966 Parthian Glance 3 Lester Piggott George Todd 3:16.80 1967(dh) PiaPink Gin 33 Eddie HideGeorge Moore Bill ElseyNoel Murless 3:17.80 1968 Bringley 3 Brian Taylor Harvey Leader 3:29.60 1969 Aggravate 3 Ernie Johnson Arthur Budgett 3:21.20 1970 Parmelia 3 Sandy Barclay Noel Murless 3:13.80 1971 Example 3 Lester Piggott Ian Balding 3:08.70 1972 Attica Meli 3 Geoff Lewis Noel Murless 3:15.17 1973 Reload 3 Tony Murray Harry Wragg 3:13.45 1974 Mil's Bomb 3 Geoff Lewis Noel Murless 3:17.10 1975 May Hill 3 Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn 3:08.72 1976 African Dancer 3 Tony Murray Harry Wragg 3:11.43 1977 Royal Hive 3 Joe Mercer Henry Cecil 3:15.67 1978 Idle Waters 3 John Reid Fulke Johnson Houghton 3:09.91 1979 Quay Line 3 Philip Waldron Henry Candy 3:08.52 1980 Shoot A Line 3 Willie Carson Dick Hern 3:12.59 1981 Alma Ata 3 Tony Ives Luca Cumani 3:11.43 1982 Swiftfoot 3 Willie Carson Dick Hern 3:13.48 1983 High Hawk 3 Willie Carson John Dunlop 3:08.91 1984 Borushka 3 Kevin Darley Fulke Johnson Houghton 3:10.73 1985 I Want to Be 3 Lester Piggott John Dunlop 3:04.61 1986 Rejuvenate 3 Brent Thomson Barry Hills 3:06.64 1987 Trampship 3 Pat Eddery Barry Hills 3:08.40 1988 Casey 3 Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani 3:04.89 1989 Lucky Song 3 Steve Cauthen Luca Cumani 3:09.72 1990 Madame Dubois 3 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 3:10.61 1991 Patricia 3 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 3:05.37 1992 Niodini 3 Paul Eddery Michael Stoute 3:07.11 1993 Anna of Saxony 4 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 3:11.63 1994 Coigach 3 Willie Ryan Henry Cecil 3:03.89 1995 Noble Rose 4 Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani 3:11.40 1996 Eva Luna 4 Pat Eddery Henry Cecil 3:03.93 1997 Book at Bedtime 3 Michael Roberts Charles Cyzer 3:02.44 1998 Delilah 4 Richard Quinn Sir Michael Stoute 3:07.42 1999 Mistle Song 3 Richard Quinn Clive Brittain 3:07.22 2000 Miletrian 3 Craig Williams Mick Channon 3:04.87 2001 Ranin 3 Willie Supple Ed Dunlop 3:10.17 2002 Alexander Three D 3 Michael Hills Barry Hills 3:05.26 2003 Discreet Brief 3 Pat Eddery John Dunlop 3:07.36 2004 Echoes in Eternity 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 3:05.82 2005 Sweet Stream 5 Thierry Gillet John Hammond 3:03.89 2006 Rising Cross 3 Martin Dwyer John Best 2:58.46 2007 Hi Calypso 3 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 3:01.07 2008 Allegretto 5 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 3:13.31 2009 The Miniver Rose 3 Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon Sr. 3:02.81 2010 Eastern Aria 4 Frankie Dettori Mark Johnston 3:02.00 2011 Meeznah 4 Frankie Dettori David Lanigan 3:05.53 2012 Wild Coco 4 Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil 3:05.94 2013 The Lark 3 Jamie Spencer Michael Bell 3:08.95 2014 Silk Sari 4 Andrea Atzeni Luca Cumani 3:05.11 2015 Gretchen 3 Robert Havlin John Gosden 3:06.46 2016 Simple Verse 4 Oisin Murphy Ralph Beckett 3:06.08 2017 Alyssa 4 Pat Dobbs Ralph Beckett 3:11.59 2018 God Given 4 Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani 3:09.77 2019 Enbihaar 4 Jim Crowley John Gosden 3:02.79 2020 Pista 3 William Buick Joseph O'Brien 3:05.91 2021 Free Wind 3 Frankie Dettori John and Thady Gosden 3:03.75 2022 Mimikyu 3 Frankie Dettori John and Thady Gosden 3:05.71 2023 Sumo Sam 3 Rossa Ryan Paul and Oliver Cole 3:09.90 2024 Nakheel 3 Jim Crowley Owen Burrows 3:07.09 2025 Santorini Star 4 Tom Marquand William Haggas 3:07.19 2026 Waardah 4 Callum Rodriguez Owen Burrows 3:05.52 The 1941 running took place at Newmarket over 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 150 yards. The 2006 running took place at York over 1 mile, 5 furlongs and 197 yards.
Earlier winners
1839: Mickleton Maid 1840: Calypso 1841: Disclosure 1842: Sally 1843: Peggy 1844: Sorella 1845: Miss Sarah 1846: Ennui 1847: Ellerdale 1848: Canezou 1849: Lady Evelyn 1850: Tiff 1851: Aphrodite 1852: Bird on the Wing 1853: Mayfair 1854: Honeysuckle 1855: Clotilde 1856: Melissa 1857: Blink Bonny 1858: Hepatica 1859: Qui Vive 1860: Lady Trespass 1861: Brown Duchess 1862: Imperatrice 1863: Fantail 1864: Battaglia 1865: White Duck 1866: Lass o'Gowrie 1867: filly by Wild Dayrell 1868: Athena 1869: Toison d'Or 1870: Agility 1871: Hopbine 1872: Maid of Perth 1873: Marie Stuart 1874: Aventuriere 1875: Skotzka 1876: Twine the Plaiden 1877: Lady Golightly 1878: Jannette 1879: Peace 1880: Experiment 1881: Bal Gal 1882: Shotover 1883: Britomartis 1884: Belinda 1885: Hurry 1886: Miss Jummy 1887: Porcelain 1888: Belle Mahone 1889: Minthe 1890: Ponza 1891: Cereza 1892: Gantlet 1893: Self Sacrifice 1894: Amiable 1895: Bass 1896: Canterbury Pilgrim 1897: Galatia 1898: Lowood 1899: Irish Ivy
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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galopp-sieger.de – Park Hill Stakes. horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Park Hill Stakes (2018). pedigreequery.com – Park Hill Stakes – Doncaster.