The October Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to mares and fillies aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.
Prior to 1994 the race was for three-year-olds only.
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1948 Maryland 3 Gordon Richards Jack Colling 1:46.40 1949 Cassiope 3 Doug Smith Harvey Leader 1:44.20 1950 Star Twilight 3 Frank Barlow J C Waugh 1:49.80 1951 Code Militaire 3 Gordon Richards Norman Bertie 1:53.60 1952 Adjournment 3 Charlie Elliott Harvey Leader 1:48.40 1953 Periculum 3 Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 1:51.60 1954 Caol Ila 3 Scobie Breasley Noel Cannon 1:48.20 1955 Anne Of Orange 3 Doug Smith Geoffrey Brooke 1:48.12 1956 Traitress 3 Rae Johnstone Snowy Parker 1:49.83 1957 Martial Air 3 Tommy Gosling Jeremy Tree 1:48.55 1958 Throne 3 Jack Purtell Noel Cannon 1:51.30 1959 Whipsnade 3 Lester Piggott Noel Murless 1:46.08 1960 No Race 1961 Golden Sands 3 Harry Carr Charlie Elliott 1:44.78 1962 Heiress 3 Jimmy Lindley Jeremy Tree 1:50.60 1963 No Race 1964 Change Of Heart 3 Stan Clayton Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 1:45.06 1965 Pugnacity 3 Joe Mercer Walter Wharton 1:51.01 1966 Petite Marmite 3 Lester Piggott Ted Lambton 1:47.52 1967 Whirled 3 Lester Piggott Freddie Maxwell 1:51.01 1968 Abandoned due to waterlogging 1969 Vital Match 3 Jimmy Lindley Herbert Blagrave 1:44.92 1970 Strong Light 3 Joe Mercer Derrick Candy 1:49.43 1971 Magic Flute 3 Geoff Lewis Noel Murless 1:47.43 1972 Relkalim 3 Brian Taylor Harry Wragg 1:50.17 1973 Katie Cecil 3 Greville Starkey Henry Cecil 1:49.76 1974 Pass A Glance 3 Joe Mercer Henry Cecil 1:53.98 1975 Sauceboat 3 Sandy Barclay Noel Murless 1:43.54 1976 Abandoned due to waterlogging 1977 Noirima 3 Geoff Lewis Bruce Hobbs 1:46.23 1978 Spring In Deepsea 3 Greville Starkey Luca Cumani 1:42.60 1979 Eldoret 3 Willie Carson John Dunlop 1:45.48 1980 Our Home 3 Lester Piggott Michael Stoute 1:46.00 1981 Slaney Maid 3 Stephen Craine Liam Browne 1:50.94 1982 Vadrouille 3 Lester Piggott Henry Cecil 1:49.10 1983 Onaizah 3 Paul Cook Harry Thomson Jones 1:43.66 1984 Capricorn Belle 3 Lester Piggott Luca Cumani 1:46.85 1985 English Spring 3 Pat Eddery Ian Balding 1:41.86 1986 Daring Doone 3 Michael Roberts Alec Stewart 1:45.90 1987 Nuryana 3 Steve Cauthen Geoff Wragg 1:50.47 1988 Jamarj 3 Mark Birch Peter Easterby 1:47.73 1989 Princess Accord 3 Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani 1:42.80 1990 Fire The Groom 3 Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani 1:42.11 1991 Chipaya 3 George Duffield James Fanshawe 1:44.38 1992 Well Beyond 3 Pat Eddery Barry Hills 1:46.991993 Abandoned due to waterlogging 1994 Sovinista 3 Michael Roberts John Dunlop 1:42.75 1995 A La Carte 3 Richard Quinn John Dunlop 1:45.45 1996 Fatefully 3 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 1:43.76 1997 Jafn 3 Richard Hills Ben Hanbury 1:48.10 1998 Lilli Claire 5 Tim Sprake David Elsworth 1:47.55 1999 Penang Pearl 3 Frankie Dettori Gerard Butler 1:45.97 2000 Abandoned due to a security alert 2001 Toffee Nosed 3 Darryll Holland Barry Hills 1:31.10 2002 Secret Garden 3 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden 1:29.29 2003 Chic 3 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute 1:28.91 2004 Badminton 3 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 1:27.96 2005 Echelon 3 Frankie Dettori Sir Michael Stoute 1:24.39 2006 Makderah 3 Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning 1:27.42 2007 Miss Lucifer 3 Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:29.44 2008 Meydan Princess 3 Shane Kelly Jeremy Noseda 1:27.69 2009 Golden Stream 3 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 1:26.36 2010 Rainfall 3 Frankie Dettori Mark Johnston 1:29.21 2011 Crying Lightening 3 Martin Dwyer Peter Chapple-Hyam 1:27.61 2012 Intense Pink 3 Seb Sanders Chris Wall 1:29.51 2013 Tantshi 3 Jamie Spencer Roger Varian 1:28.94 2014 Al Thakhira 3 Martin Harley Marco Botti 1:30.41 2015 Pelerin 4 Martin Harley Marco Botti 1:26.66 2016 Eternally 3 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 1:28.43 2017 One Master 3 Martin Harley William Haggas 1:30.77 2018 Di Fede 3 Harry Bentley Ralph Beckett 1:28.99 2019 Di Fede 4 Silvestre de Sousa Ralph Beckett 1:29.53 2020 Onassis 3 Hayley Turner Charlie Fellows 1:32.37 2021 With Thanks 4 Tom Marquand William Haggas 1:29.15 2022 Soft Whisper 4 David Probert Saeed bin Suroor 1:30.16 2023 Cell Sa Beela 3 Jim Crowley Roger Varian 1:28.26 2024 Sunfall 3 Cieren Fallon William Haggas 1:28.19 2025 Cajole 3 Tyler Heard John & Thady Gosden 1:32.21
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
References Racing Post: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,