The Doncaster Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged two years only. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 6 furlongs and 2 yards (1,209 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October. Prior to 1993 it was run over 5 furlongs. A notable earlier winner in 1979 was Moorestyle, ridden by Lester Piggott, who went on to be Horse of the Year in 1980.
Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time 1976 La Ville De Rire Joe Mercer Bill Watts 1:05.26 1977 Hackbridge Pat Eddery Tommy Gosling 1:02.88 1978 Touch Boy Peter Madden Ray Peacock 1:00.73 1979 Moorestyle Lester Piggott Robert Armstrong 1:01.45 1980 Shark Song Lester Piggott Jeremy Hindley 1:02.90 1981 Fearless Lad John Lowe Ray Peacock 1:02.40 1982 Boy Trumpeter Geoff Baxter Bruce Hobbs 1:03.42 1983 Meis El-Reem Steve Cauthen M Albina 1:00.73 1984 Provideo Tony Ives Bill O'Gorman 1:03.91 1985 Wanton Willie Carson William Hastings-Bass 1:00.79 1986 La Petite Noblesse John Reid Derek Haydn Jones 1:01.04 1987 Infanta Real Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:01.31 1988 Eloquent Minister Stephen Craine Tommy Stack 1:00.83 1989Course closed due to subsidence 1990 Snowy Owl Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:02.23 1991 Tamim Richard Hills Harry Thomson Jones 0:59.70 1992 Ansellman Cash Asmussen Mick Haynes 1:01.18 1993 Ultimo Imperatore Lester Piggott John Dunlop 1:14.04 1994 Painted Madam Brent Thomson Barry Hills 1:16.58 1995 Thrilling Day David Harrison Neil Graham 1:21.81 1996 Elegant Warning Richard Hills Barry Hills 1:13.57 1997 Ikhteyaar Richard Hills Robert Armstrong 1:13.85 1998 Two Clubs Martin Dwyer Julie Cecil 1:17.80 1999 Halland Park Girl Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Sr. 1:17.39 2000 Shaard Willie Supple Barry Hills 1:17.21 2001 Falcon Hill Kevin Darley Mark Johnston 1:18.30 2002 Miguel Cervantes Kevin Darley Aidan O'Brien 1:20.10 2003 Nero's Return Keith Dalgleish Mark Johnston 1:12.32 2004 Andronikos Kieren Fallon Paul Cole 1:15.82 2005 Manston Kevin Darley Brian Meehan 1:16.98 2006 Hinton Admiral Jean-Pierre Guillambert Mark Johnston 1:11.14 2007 Floristry Jamie Spencer Michael Stoute 1:12.41 2008 Imperial Guest Tony Culhane George Margarson 1:13.60 2009 Layla's Hero Eddie Ahern David Nicholls 1:14.21 2010 Earl Of Leitrim Shane Kelly Brian Meehan 1:11.79 2011 Gusto Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Sr. 1:11.21 2012 Invincible Warrior Kieren Fallon Brian Meehan 1:14.78 2013 Night Of Thunder Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:16.91 2014 Code Red Martin Dwyer William Muir 1:17.17 2015 Dhahmaan Frankie Dettori Marco Botti 1:16.06 2016 Rosie Briar Rob Hornby Andrew Balding 1:11.53 2017 Speak In Colours Andrea Atzeni Marco Botti 1:14.09 2018 San Donato Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian 1:11.69 2019Abandoned due to waterlogging 2020 Lipizzaner Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 1:15.45 2021 Flaming Rib Pierre-Louis Jamin Tom Dascombe 1:15.60 2022 Legend Of Xanadu Connor Beasley Mick Channon 1:16.89 2023 Ballymount Boy James Doyle Adrian Keatley 1:16.83 2024 La Bellota Oisin Murphy John Ryan 1:15.46 2025 Lam Yai Shane Gray Karl Burke 1:16.84
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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