The Atalanta Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late August or early September.

The race was formerly classed at Listed level. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 2012.

The Atalanta Stakes was formerly part of the venue's Variety Club Day, an annual fundraising event for the Variety Club.

Records Most successful horse: no horse has won this race more than once.

Leading jockey (7 wins): Pat Eddery – Tsaritsa (1975), Triagonal (1984), Soprano (1985), Tahilla (1987), Hyabella (1991), Private Line (1995), One So Wonderful (1997)

Leading trainer (7 wins): Sir Michael Stoute – Tsaritsa (1975), Dabaweyaa (1988), Hyabella (1991), Wasseema (2006), Strawberrydaiquiri (2009), Dank (2012), Veracious (2018)

Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1924 Jura 3 Frank Bullock Alec Taylor Jr. 2:33.60 1925 Saucy Sue 3 Frank Bullock Alec Taylor Jr. 2:31.40 1926 Foliation 3 Bobby Jones Alec Taylor Jr. 2:21.40 1927 Cinq A Sept 3 Joe Childs Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 2:28.60 1928 Lady Starlight 3 Freddie Fox Richard Gooch 2:17.40 1929 Drift 3 Tommy Weston Frank Butters 2:13.00 1930 Brantwood 3 Bobby Jones Joseph Lawson 2:15.60 1931 Salome 3 Harry Wragg Colledge Leader 2:15.80 1932 Speckle 3 Gordon Richards Martin Hartigan 2:18.60 1933 Eclair 3 Joe Childs Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 2:11.40 1934 Nisona 3 Jack Sirett Walter Nightingall 2:11.60 1935 Cora Deans 3 Steve Donoghue Basil Jarvis 2:16.80 1936 Felsetta 3 Tommy Weston Joseph Lawson 2:10.20 1937 Spray 3 Doug Smith Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 2:11.00 1938 Sybil 3 Jack Sirett Jack Jarvis 2:16.00 1939no race 1939-46 1947 La Fleuriste 3 Charlie Elliott Herbert Blagrave 2:15.60 1948 Young Entry 3 Michael Beary Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 2:10.60 1949no race 1949 1950 Leading Question 3 Gordon Richards C T J Houghton 1:43.40 1951 Sweet William 4 Charlie Smirke Stanley Wootton 1:48.80 1952 Kriss Kringle 3 Gordon Richards Charles Pratt 1:52.80 1953 Home Rule 3 Jack Sirett George Colling 2:25.40 1954 Astraeus 3 Eph Smith Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 2:24.00 1955 High Bhan 3 Tommy Burns Sr. Paddy Prendergast 2:13.40 1956 Kandy Sauce 3 Lester Piggott Noel Murless 2:21.60 1957 Rose Argent 3 Jack Purtell Noel Cannon 2:15.00 1958 Wonder Belle 3 Scobie Breasley Staff Ingham 2:15.80 1959 Sallymount 3 George Moore Alec Head 2:10.60 1960 Green Gables 3 Eddie Cracknell Harold Wallington 2:13.60 1961 Cipriani 3 Ron Hutchinson Paddy Prendergast 2:11.20 1962 Aurelius 4 Lester Piggott Noel Murless 2:07.20 1963 Negroni 3 Ron Hutchinson Dick Thrale 2:14.20 1964 Lavenette 3 Taffy Thomas Geoffrey Barling 2:13.60 1965 Credence 3 Geoff Lewis Ian Balding 2:27.80 1966 Corbalton 3 Greville Starkey Peter Nelson 2:16.00 1967 Negotiator 3 Bill Williamson Walter Wharton 1:43.40 1968 Red Sunset 3 Scobie Breasley Peter Nelson 1:47.00 1969 Quickmatch 3 Geoff Lewis Ian Balding 1:45.40 1970 Strong Light 3 Joe Mercer Derrick Candy 1:45.00 1971 Hitesca 3 Greville Starkey John Winter 1:49.50 1972 Buss 3 Geoff Lewis Arthur Budgett 1:41.86 1973no race 1973 1974no race 1974 1975 Tsaritsa 3 Pat Eddery Michael Stoute 1:42.31 1976 Gale Bridge 3 Brian Taylor Ryan Price 1:43.12 1977 Fawn 3 Joe Mercer Henry Cecil 1:50.99 1978 Martingale 3 Joe Mercer Henry Cecil 1:44.44 1979 Bonnie Isle 3 Lester Piggott John Dunlop 1:39.90 1980 Rosia Bay 3 Willie Carson William Hastings-Bass 1:47.39 1981 Vocalist 3 Lester Piggott Frankie Durr 1:44.57 1982 Main Sail 3 Willie Carson Dick Hern 1:41.84 1983 Linda's Fantasy 3 Willie Carson Robert Armstrong 1:39.08 1984 Triagonal 3 Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn 1:42.53 1985 Soprano 3 Pat Eddery Ian Balding 1:39.91 1986 Purchasepaperchase 4 Willie Carson Robert Armstrong 1:42.16 1987 Tahilla 3 Pat Eddery Jeremy Tree 1:39.54 1988 Dabaweyaa 3 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:42.63 1989 Dimmer 3 Michael Roberts Robert Armstrong 1:41.65 1990 Arpero 3 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott 1:42.18 1991 Hyabella 3 Pat Eddery Michael Stoute 1:43.10 1992 Amwag 3 Michael Roberts Alec Stewart 1:43.62 1993 Lap of Luxury 4 Michael Tebbutt William Jarvis 1:41.02 1994 Ingozi 3 Darryll Holland Geoff Wragg 1:42.23 1995 Private Line 3 Pat Eddery Henry Cecil 1:43.81 1996 Wandering Star 3 Nigel Day James Fanshawe 1:41.25 1997 One So Wonderful 3 Pat Eddery Luca Cumani 1:46.80 1998 Kissogram 3 John Reid Luca Cumani 1:42.87 1999 Etizaaz 3 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 1:42.19 2000 Out of Reach 3 Richard Quinn Barry Hills 1:42.60 2001 Intrepidous 3 Brett Doyle Brian Meehan 1:43.56 2002 Miss Pinkerton 3 Darryll Holland Geoff Wragg 1:43.22 2003 Lady Bear 5 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 1:44.33 2004 Zietory 4 Frankie Dettori Paul Cole 1:47.57 2005 Musicanna 4 Johnny Murtagh James Fanshawe 1:45.93 2006 Wasseema 3 Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute 1:41.08 2007 Sweet Lilly 3 Tadhg O'Shea Mick Channon 1:41.03 2008 Shabiba 3 Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning 1:41.32 2009 Strawberrydaiquiri 3 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 1:41.46 2010 Seta 3 Jean-Pierre Guillambert Luca Cumani 1:41.95 2011 Theyskens' Theory 3 Davy Bonilla Brian Meehan 1:45.67 2012 Dank 3 Richard Hughes Sir Michael Stoute 1:41.08 2013(dh) IntegralLadys First 34 Ryan MooreTony Hamilton Sir Michael StouteRichard Fahey 1:39.20 2014 Fintry 3 Maxime Guyon André Fabre 1:43.01 2015 Nakuti 4 Ben Curtis Sylvester Kirk 1:40.62 2016 Persuasive 3 Robert Havlin John Gosden 1:42.74 2017 Aljazzi 4 Andrea Atzeni Marco Botti 1:40.64 2018 Veracious 3 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 1:43.12 2019 Lavender's Blue 3 Jim Crowley Amanda Perrett 1:42.16 2020 Maamora 4 William Buick Simon & Ed Crisford 1:42.08 2021 Saffron Beach 3 Hollie Doyle Jane Chapple-Hyam 1:42.73 2022 Potapova 4 Richard Kingscote Sir Michael Stoute 1:42.24 2023 Heredia 4 Sean Levey Richard Hannon Jr. 1:44.38 2024 Tamfana 3 Oisin Murphy David Menuisier 1:41.49 2025 Lady Of Spain 4 Ray Dawson Roger Varian 1:44.08 2026 Love Dynasty 5 Neil Callan Kevin Ryan 1:44.50

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

References

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