The Eternal Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies aged three years only. It is run at Carlisle over a distance of 6 furlongs and 195 yards (1,383 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
The race was first run in 2003 at Warwick. It was staged at Newmarket in 2014 and was run at Carlisle for the first time in 2015.
Records Leading jockey (3 wins): Kieren Fallon – Lucky Spin (2004), Seta (2010), Khor Sheed (2011) Richard Kingscote – Clifton Dancer (2008), Excilly (2015), Meu Amor (2021)
Leading trainer (3 wins): Ralph Beckett - Evita Peron (2014), Meu Amor (2021), Saqqara Sands (2025)
Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time 2003 Tora Bora John Egan Paul D'Arcy 1:22.41 2004 Lucky Spin Kieren Fallon Richard Hannon Sr. 1:21.26 2005 Nufoos Richard Hills Mark Johnston 1:22.42 2006 Spinning Queen Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:21.62 2007 Ponty Rossa David Allan Tim Easterby 1:28.59 2008 Clifton Dancer Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe 1:21.80 2009 Golden Stream Jamie Spencer Sir Michael Stoute 1:22.38 2010 Seta Kieren Fallon Luca Cumani 1:22.97 2011 Khor Sheed Kieren Fallon Luca Cumani 1:23.80 2012 Radio Gaga Richard Mullen Ed McMahon 1:26.58 2013 Winning Express James Doyle Ed McMahon 1:23.19 2014 Evita Peron Jim Crowley Ralph Beckett 1:27.81 2015 Excilly Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe 1:26.40 2016 Opal Tiara Graham Gibbons Mick Channon 1:24.58 2017 Elusive Beauty Danny Tudhope Ken Condon 1:29.79 2018 Dance Diva Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 1:24.36 2019 Tapisserie Paul Hanagan William Haggas 1:25.95 2020 Under The Stars P. J. McDonald James Tate 1:25.80 2021 Meu Amor Richard Kingscote Ralph Beckett 1:26.21 2022 Oscula Ben Curtis George Boughey 1:25.46 2023 Vetiver P. J. McDonald Andrew Balding 1:29.98 2024 Jabaara James Doyle Roger Varian 1:26.25 2025 Saqqara Sands Rossa Ryan Ralph Beckett 1:30.42 2026 Ellusive Butterfly Clifford Lee Karl Burke 1:25.33
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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