The Gala Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years and over. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 1 mile 1 furlongs and 209 yards (2,002 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July. The race was first run in 2002.
Records Leading jockey since 2002 (3 wins): Richard Hills – Izdiham (2002), Ikhtyar (2003), David Junior (2005)
Leading trainer since 2002 (4 wins): Saeed bin Suroor – Kirklees (2009), Windhoek (2014), Tha'ir (2015), Passion and Glory (2022)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 2002 Izdiham 3 Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning 2:13.40 2003 Ikhtyar 3 Richard Hills John Gosden 2:06.35 2004 Crocodile Dundee 3 John Egan Jamie Poulton 2:10.99 2005 David Junior 3 Richard Hills Brian Meehan 2:08.22 2006 Kandidate 4 Seb Sanders Clive Brittain 2:08.28 2007 Harland 3 Neil Callan Michael Jarvis 2:16.55 2008 Many Volumes 4 Ted Durcan Henry Cecil 2:06.72 2009 Kirklees 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:07.60 2010 Stotsfold 7 Adam Kirby Walter Swinburn 2:05.14 2011 Class Is Class 5 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:06.95 2012 Afsare 5 Kieren Fallon Luca Cumani 2:12.42 2013 Mandour 4 Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré 2:07.29 2014 Windhoek 4 Kieren Fallon Saeed bin Suroor 2:05.86 2015 Tha'ir 5 James Doyle Saeed bin Suroor 2:05.28 2016 Ayrad 5 Andrea Atzeni Roger Charlton 2:14.60 2017 Spark Plug 6 Ryan Moore Brian Meehan 2:05.74 2018 Mustashry 5 Jim Crowley Sir Michael Stoute 2:07.71 2019 Elarqam 4 Jim Crowley Mark Johnston 2:07.11 2020 Magny Cours 5 William Buick André Fabre 2:05.83 2021 Euchen Glen 8 Paul Mulrennan Jim Goldie 2:08.97 2022 Passion and Glory 6 Hollie Doyle Saeed bin Suroor 2:06.79 2023 Savvy Victory 4 Tom Marquand Sean Woods 2:08.01 2024 Al Mubhir 5 Tom Marquand William Haggas 2:09.30 2025 Windlord 3 Colin Keane Andrew Balding 2:04.76 2026 Sallaal 4 Ray Dawson Roger Varian 2:07.76
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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