The Achilles Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May or early June.
The race was first run in 1995, at Kempton Park (the planned inaugural running in 1994 was abandoned). The race was run at Goodwood in 2005 and 2006 before returning to Kempton Park which was by now an all-weather track. The race was transferred to its current location in 2009.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins): Boogie Street – 2004, 2005
Leading jockey (3 wins): Richard Hughes – Boogie Street (2004), Boogie Street (2005), Dazed And Amazed (2007)
Leading trainer (4 wins): Richard Hannon Sr. – Brave Edge (1996), Boogie Street (2004), Boogie Street (2005), Dazed And Amazed (2007)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1994Meeting abandoned after two races due to unsafe ground 1995 Ya Malak 4 Brent Thomson James Payne 0:58.87 1996 Brave Edge 5 Pat Eddery Richard Hannon Sr. 0:59.33 1997 Almaty 4 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 0:57.42 1998 Midnight Escape 5 Seb Sanders Chris Wall 0:58.09 1999 Proud Native 5 Alex Greaves David Nicholls 0:58.07 2000 Monkston Point 4 Richard Quinn David Arbuthnot 1:06.38 2001 Emerald Peace 4 Mark Tebbutt Michael Jarvis 0:58.99 2002 The Trader 4 Jimmy Quinn Martin Blanshard 0:57.40 2003 Peruvian Chief 6 Eddie Ahern Nick Littmoden 0:58.30 2004 Boogie Street 3 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 0:58.96 2005 Boogie Street 4 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 0:58.85 2006 The Lord 6 John Egan Bill Turner 1:00.84 2007 Dazed And Amazed 3 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 0:59.85 2008 Stoneacre Lad 5 George Baker Peter Grayson 0:59.96 2009 Ialysos 5 William Buick Luca Cumani 0:59.71 2010 High Standing 5 Ryan Moore William Haggas 1:01.32 2011 Noble Storm 5 Graham Gibbons Ed McMahon 0:59.46 2012 Excelette 3 Royston Ffrench Bryan Smart 1:00.36 2013 Medicean Man 7 Steve Drowne Jeremy Gask 0:58.00 2014 Steps 6 Kieren Fallon Roger Varian 1:00.87 2015 Kingsgate Native 10 Graham Lee Robert Cowell 1:00.35 2016 Take Cover 9 David Allan David Griffiths 0:58.41 2017 Final Venture 5 Oisin Murphy Paul Midgley 1:01.76 2018 Muthmir 8 Jim Crowley William Haggas 0:57.91 2019 Made In India 5 Tom Eaves Eric Alston 1:02.10 2020 El Astronaute 7 Jason Hart John Quinn 0:58.64 2021 King's Lynn 4 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 1:01.18 2022 Raasel 5 James Doyle Michael Appleby 0:58.18 2023 Regional 5 Callum Rodriguez Edward Bethell 0:57.02 2024 Believing 4 Daniel Tudhope George Boughey 1:00.17 2025 Balmoral Lady 4 Paul Mulrennan Ed Walker 0:59.93 2026 Washington Heights 6 Tom Eaves Kevin Ryan 0:59.68
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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