Duke of Edinburgh Stakes

The Duke of Edinburgh Stakes is a flat Handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses of three-year-old and up. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 211 yards (2,406 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

The race was previously known as the Bessborough Stakes and was named after John Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborough who was Master of the Buckhounds on three occasions in the 19th century. The first race under the original name was a five furlong race for two-year-olds run at Royal Ascot in 1914. The title was later bestowed on a mile and a half handicap race at the same meeting, with the first running in 1922. In 1999, the race was renamed in honour of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The name Duke of Edinburgh Stakes had previously been used for a two-year-old race run at Ascot in autumn whose winners included the future Champion Hurdler Sea Pigeon.

The race has been won by horses who have gone on to win at Group level, including Blueprint (Jockey Club Stakes), Young Mick (Cumberland Lodge Stakes) and Fox Hunt (Deutsches St Leger).

Winners Weights given in stones and pounds. Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer SP Time 1922 Fred Power 3 7-10 Steve Donoghue Fred Darling 2:29.80 1923 East Tor 5 8-02 Frank Bullock Alec Taylor Jr. 2:33.00 1924 Haine 3 8-03 Charlie Smirke C Davis 2:39.60 1925 Mongoose 5 8-02 Richard Perryman Robert Sherwood Jr. 2:30.00 1926 Abbot's Speed 3 7-07 Joseph Marshall Fred Darling 2:39.40 1927 Lulworth Cove 4 7-07 Freddie Fox Richard Gooch F 2:31.80 1928 Toureen 4 7-08 Sam Wragg Robert Colling 2:35.00 1929 Siegfried 4 7-13 Harry Wragg Dawson Waugh 2:32.80 1930 Gentlemen's Relish 4 7-04 Kenneth Robertson Atty Persse 2:40.00 1931 Six Wheeler 6 8-00 Billy Nevett Charles Elsey 2:35.60 1932 Birthday Book 4 8-04 Bobby Dick Joseph Lawson 2:31.80 1933 Rock Star 6 7-11 Cyril Buckham Major Vanda Beatty 2:34.80 1934 Flange 8 8-01 Freddie Fox Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 2:34.40 1935 Cariff 4 8-10 Billy Nevett Matthew D Peacock 2:37.40 1936 Cariff 5 8-12 Billy Nevett Matthew J Peacock F 2:30.60 1937 Gamesmaster 6 7-10 Peter Maher George Todd 2:32.60 1938 Spot Barred 4 7-13 Ted Gardner J Murphy 2:31.60 1939 Alistair 5 7-08 Eph Smith Basil Jarvis 2:44.40 1940–45No Race 1946 Esquimalt 4 8-06 Gordon Richards Fred Darling 2:42.40 1947 Eastern Lyric 4 8-06 Ken Gethin Harold Wallington F 2:35.00 1948 Las Vegas 6 8-05 Charlie Elliott George Colling 2:33.40 1949 High Beacon 5 8-01 Billy Cook Walter Nightingall 2:33.00 1950 Rumpelstilskin 4 7-06 Willie Snaith Dick Warden 2:38.60 1951 Proud Scot 4 7-13 Neil Sellwood Peter Nelson 2:31.20 1952 Hoar-Frost 4 7-08 Doug Smith Albert Richardson 2:33.20 1953 Sleeping Warrior 4 7-08 Doug Smith George Colling 2:40.80 1954 Henri De Navarre 6 7-13 Edgar Britt Rufus Beasley 2:38.80 1955 Peter-So-Gay 5 7-01 Peter Robinson Tom Griffiths 2:33.40 1956 Blue Blazes 4 8-02 Manny Mercer Jack Jarvis 2:34.79 1957 The Tuscar 4 8-04 Scobie Breasley Gordon Richards 2:33.35 1958 Huguenot 4 8-04 Manny Mercer George Colling 2:30.36 1959 Hyphen 4 8-04 Doug Smith Jack Watts 2:34.36 1960 Persian Road 5 8-05 Jimmy Lindley Jeremy Tree 2:35.72 1961 Thames Trader 5 9-02 Scobie Breasley Staff Ingham 2:36.24 1962 Better Honey 4 8-03 Geoff Littlewood Buster Fenningworth 2:34.21 1963 Raccolto 6 8-10 Lester Piggott Sam Hall 2:43.70 1964 Linnet Lane 4 8-09 Geoff Lewis Ian Balding 2:37.80 1965 Prince Hansel 4 8-12 Garnet Bougoure Dave Thom 2:34.82 1966 Twelfth Man 5 8-04 Joe Mercer Harry Wragg 2:35.86 1967 Polmak 4 8-05 Lester Piggott Frank Armstrong F 2:34.62 1968 Q.C. 7 8-06 Geoff Lewis Ted Goddard 2:33.60 1969 Pharaoh Hophra 5 7-10 Ernie Johnson Frank Cundell 2:35.65 1970 Prince Consort 4 9-10 Sandy Barclay Noel Murless 2:30.77 1971 Hardbake 4 9-01 Ron Hutchinson John Dunlop 2:40.24 1972 Collectors Slip 4 8-07 Geoff Lewis John Sutcliffe 2:32.70 1973 Loyal Guard 4 8-12 Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn 2:40.40 1974 Anji 5 7-10 Willie Carson John Sutcliffe 2:31.83 1975 Fool's Mate 4 8-08 Frankie Durr Henry Cecil 2:30.96 1976 Royal Match 5 9-06 Taffy Thomas Ryan Jarvis 2:31.80 1977 Peaceful 6 8-13 Steve Raymont Jeremy Tree 2:41.34 1978 Billion 4 8-06 Lester Piggott John Dunlop 2:30.99 1979 St Briavels 5 8-06 John Reid Gavin Pritchard-Gordon 2:31.16 1980 Barley Hill 4 9-10 Tony Murray Bruce Hobbs 2:36.05 1981 Russian George 5 8-13 Paul Cook Gavin Hunter 2:29.07 1982 Spin of a Coin 4 8-09 Brian Rouse Ryan Price 2:31.32 1983 Grand Unit 5 7-09 Alan Mackay Eric Eldin F 2:28.08 1984 Sikorsky 4 7-07 Bill Shoemaker John Sutcliffe F 2:29.03 1985 Clanrallier 5 7-07 Lindsay Charnock Bill Watts 2:29.94 1986 Vouchsafe 4 8-06 Willie Carson Guy Harwood 2:30.69 1987 Primitive Rising 3 8-05 Willie Ryan Henry Cecil F 2:37.45 1988 Vouchsafe 6 7-13 Willie Carson Neil Graham 2:32.70 1989 Stratford Ponds 4 8-01 Pat Eddery John Dunlop 2:29.32 1990 Hateel 4 9-00 Willie Carson Peter Walwyn F 2:29.65 1991 Rinja 4 7-09 John Lowe David Arbuthnot 2:32.18 1992 Spinning 5 9-03 Ray Cochrane Ian Balding 2:27.82 1993 Source of Light 4 9-03 Pat Eddery Roger Charlton 2:39.62 1994 Master Charlie 4 9-02 Frankie Dettori Ian Balding 2:28.48 1995 Son of Sharp Shot 5 8-13 Pat Eddery John Dunlop 2:28.71 1996 Tykeyvor 6 8-01 Fergal Lynch Lady Herries 2:29.88 1997 Zaralaska 6 8-13 Pat Eddery Luca Cumani 2:31.76 1998 Greek Palace 4 9-08 Walter Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute 2:35.56 1999 Blueprint 4 9-09 Gary Stevens Sir Michael Stoute 2:28.60 2000 Katiykha 4 9-09 Johnny Murtagh John Oxx 2:31.68 2001 Takamaka Bay 4 9-00 Darryll Holland Mark Johnston 2:30.58 2002 Thundering Surf 5 9-00 Richard Hughes John Jenkins 2:31.79 2003 Waverley 4 9-00 Jimmy Fortune Hughie Morrison 2:30.76 2004 Wunderwood 5 9-01 Seb Sanders Lady Herries 2:28.74 2005 Notable Guest 4 9-08 Michael Kinane Sir Michael Stoute 2:28.01 2006 Young Mick 4 8-08 Richard Quinn George Margarson 2:29.97 2007 Pevensey 5 8-10 Graham Gibbons John Quinn 2:36.64 2008 Sugar Ray 4 9-00 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:32.95 2009 Drill Sergeant 4 9-07 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston 2:29.70 2010 Cill Rialaig 5 8-11 Steve Drowne Hughie Morrison 2:29.64 2011 Fox Hunt 4 9-08 Silvestre de Sousa Mark Johnston 2:40.03 2012 Camborne 4 9-04 William Buick John Gosden 2:31.47 2013 Opinion 4 9-00 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:31.30 2014 Arab Spring 4 9-10 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute F 2:28.85 2015 Arab Dawn 4 9-02 Richard Hughes Hughie Morrison 2:28.12 2016 Kinema 5 9-04 Fran Berry Ralph Beckett 2:32.59 2017 Rare Rhythm 5 9-02 William Buick Charlie Appleby 2:31.15 2018 Dash of Spice 4 9-03 Silvestre de Sousa David Elsworth F 2:27.76 2019 Baghdad 4 9-08 Ryan Moore Mark Johnston F 2:30.57 2020 Scarlet Dragon 7 9-02 Hollie Doyle Alan King 2:35.40 2021 Quickthorn 4 9-03 Oisin Murphy Hughie Morrison 2:41.80 2022 Candleford 4 8-12 Tom Marquand William Haggas 2:28.72 2023 Okita Soushi 5 9-09 Ryan Moore Joseph O'Brien 2:30.49 2024 Crystal Black 6 9-10 Colin Keane Gerard Keane 2:30.56 2025 Ethical Diamond 5 9-03 Ryan Moore Willie Mullins F 2:29.79 2026 Opportunity 4 9-07 James McDonald William Haggas 2:28.54

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

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