The Pontefract Castle Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to filies and mares aged four years or older. It is run at Pontefract over a distance of 1 mile 4 furlongs and 5 yards (2,419 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
The race was first run in 2005. It was originally open to horses of either sex but was restricted to fillies and mares from the 2017 running.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins): Brown Panther – 2012, 2013
Leading jockey (2 wins): Harry Bentley – Isabel De Urbina (2018), Antonia De Vega (2020) Ryan Moore - Abingdon (2017), Katara (2021) William Buick - Freedom's Light (2014), River Of Stars (2024)
Leading trainer (4 wins): Ralph Beckett – Isabel De Urbina (2018), Antonia De Vega (2020), River Of Stars (2024), Allonsy (2025)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 2005 Songlark 5 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor 2:35.36 2006 Alfie Flits 4 Dean McKeown Alan Swinbank 2:45.15 2007 Ivy Creek 4 Steve Drowne Geoff Wragg 2:41.92 2008 Tranquil Tiger 4 Tom Queally Henry Cecil 2:37:12 2009 Furmigadelagiusta 5 Philip Makin Karl Burke 2:35.75 2010 Prospect Wells 5 Paul Mulrennan J Howard Johnson 2:38.42 2011 Distant Memories 5 Jamie Spencer Tom Tate 2:38.66 2012 Brown Panther 4 Kieren Fallon Tom Dascombe 2:49.00 2013 Brown Panther 5 Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe 2:39.71 2014 Freedom's Light 4 William Buick John Gosden 2:34.10 2015 Connecticut 4 Adam Kirby Luca Cumani 2:39.78 2016 Loving Things 4 Martin Lane Luca Cumani 2:37.05 2017 Abingdon 4 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:37.54 2018 Isabel De Urbina 4 Harry Bentley Ralph Beckett 2:38.54 2019 Bayshore Freeway 4 Franny Norton Mark Johnston 2:36.43 2020 Antonia De Vega 4 Harry Bentley Ralph Beckett 2:34.54 2021 Katara 4 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:36.11 2022 Glenartney 4 Ross Coakley Ed Walker 2:36.95 2023 Voodoo Queen 4 David Egan Roger Varian 2:36.71 2024 River Of Stars 5 William Buick Ralph Beckett 2:37.07 2025 Allonsy 4 Hector Crouch Ralph Beckett 2:33.68 2026 Coedana 4 Connor Beasley Edward Bethell 2:33.97
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
References
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