The Empress Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old fillies. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late June or early July.
During the 1980s the race was known as the Ewar Stud Farm Stakes.
Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time 1979 Queens Counsellor Greville Starkey Michael Stoute 1:13.67 1980 Chemin Joe Mercer Jeremy Hindley 1:13.64 1981 Sing Softly Paul Cook Henry Cecil 1:12.92 1982 Bright Crocus Lester Piggott Henry Cecil 1:15.95 1983 Pebbles Philip Robinson Clive Brittain 1:14.21 1984 Fatah Flare Lester Piggott Henry Cecil 1:11.74 1985 Jellygold Tony Ives Bill O'Gorman 1:15.54 1986 Twyla Willie Ryan Henry Cecil 1:14.38 1987 Diminuendo Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1:15.07 1988 Aldbourne Paul Hamblett Dr Jon Scargill 1:12.61 1989 Agri Dagi Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani 1:12.84 1990 Seductress Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:14.03 1991 Solar Star Alan Munro Michael Bell 1:13.66 1992 Ivanka Michael Roberts Clive Brittain 1:14.41 1993 Snipe Hall Philip Robinson John Wharton 1:12.52 1994 Lovely Millie Gary Carter David Loder 1:13.62 1995 Maid For The Hills Pat Eddery David Loder 1:14.31 1996 Moonlight Paradise Pat Eddery John Dunlop 1:12.58 1997 Lady In Waiting Frankie Dettori Paul Cole 1:14.74 1998 Wannabe Grand John Reid Jeremy Noseda 1:14.98 1999 Hoh Dear Micky Fenton Michael Bell 1:13.82 2000 In The Woods George Duffield David Cosgrove 1:13.14 2001 Massarra Pat Eddery John Dunlop 1:13.96 2002 Miss Mirasol Joe Fanning Kevin Ryan 1:12.45 2003 Pearl Grey Frankie Dettori David Loder 1:12.45 2004 Slip Dance Kerrin McEvoy Eamon Tyrrell 1:13.70 2005 Dixie Belle Tom Queally Mick Quinlan 1:12.78 2006 Hope'n'charity Philip Robinson Clive Cox 1:12.76 2007 Polar Circle Jimmy Fortune Peter Chapple-Hyam 1:16.33 2008 Baileys Cacao Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:11.66 2009 Jira Kevin Shea Clive Brittain 1:12.91 2010 Khor Sheed Kieren Fallon Luca Cumani 1:13.23 2011 Lily's Angel Richard Hughes Richard Fahey 1:11.99 2012 City Image Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:12.51 2013 Fig Roll Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:11.62 2014 Calypso Beat William Buick Kevin Ryan 1:12.79 2015 Katie's Diamond Andrea Atzeni Karl Burke 1:12.41 2016 Nations Alexander Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon Jr. 1:18.39 2017 Dance Diva William Buick Richard Fahey 1:11.73 2018 Royal Intervention Gérald Mossé Ed Walker 1:13.09 2019 Summer Romance James Doyle Charlie Appleby 1:12.23 2020 Time Scale Oisin Murphy Ralph Beckett 1:11.60 2021 System Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon Jr. 1:11.91 2022 Lezoo Frankie Dettori Ralph Beckett 1:12.52 2023 Star of Mystery William Buick Charlie Appleby 1:10.67 2024 Celandine Tom Marquand Ed Walker 1:10.52 2025 Argentine Tango David Allan Tim Easterby 1:11.24 2026(dh) Glorious GameHavana Sprite Oisin MurphyHector Crouch Hugo PalmerJames Tate 1:13.41
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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