The Robin Hood Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Nottingham over a distance of 1 mile and 75 yards (1,678 metres), and is scheduled to take place each year in late October or early November. Prior to 2022 it was run on the Rowley Mile course at Newmarket over 1 mile. The first two scheduled runnings at Nottingham in 2022 and 2023 were abandoned due to a waterlogged course.
The race was originally named in honour of the equine artist Ben Marshall (1768-1835) and run as the Ben Marshall Stakes. In 2024 it was renamed in honour of the legendary outlaw Robin Hood.
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1986 Cresta Auction 3 Gary Carter Gavin Pritchard-Gordon 1:44.84 1987 Shady Heights 3 Willie Carson Robert Armstrong 1:42.24 1988 Reprimand 3 Willie Ryan Henry Cecil 1:42.13 1989 Light Of Morn 3 Bruce Raymond Ben Hanbury 1:38.92 1990 Two Left Feet 3 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott 1:37.33 1991 Hyabella 3 John Reid Michael Stoute 1:39.39 1992 Inner City 3 Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani 1:38.93 1993 Mellottie 8 John Lowe Mary Reveley 1:40.10 1994 Nijo 3 Jason Weaver David Loder 1:43.36 1995 Celestial Key 5 Philip Robinson Mark Johnston 1:36.91 1996 Ali-Royal 3 Pat Eddery Henry Cecil 1:38.00 1997 Samara 4 Kieren Fallon John Dunlop 1:37.59 1998 Generous Libra 4 Kevin Darley John Dunlop 1:44.73 1999 Bomb Alaska 4 John Egan Toby Balding 1:44.35 2000 Albarahin 5 Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning 1:45.72 2001 Riberac 5 Kevin Darley Mark Johnston 1:40.39 2002 Smirk 4 Kevin Darley David Elsworth 1:41.69 2003 Babodana 3 Philip Robinson Mark Tompkins 1:38.97 2004 Sleeping Indian 3 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden 1:41.32 2005 St Andrews 5 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis 1:43.41 2006 Blue Ksar 3 Ted Durcan Saeed bin Suroor 0:00.00 2007 Jalmira 6 Billy Lee Charlie Swan 1:37.52 2008 Virtual 3 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden 1:40.20 2009 Prince Of Dance 3 Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe 1:39.11 2010 Kingsfort 3 Daragh O'Donohoe Saeed bin Suroor 1:40.27 2011 Secrecy 5 Kieren Fallon Saeed bin Suroor 1:36.70 2012 French Navy 4 Mickael Barzalona Mahmood Al Zarooni 1:40.37 2013 Penitent 7 Danny Tudhope David O'Meara 1:41.65 2014 French Navy 6 Adam Kirby Charlie Appleby 1:37.44 2015 Big Baz 5 Graham Lee William Muir 1:39.97 2016 Estidhkaar 4 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Jr. 1:36.30 2017 Brave Zolo 5 Adam Kirby Charlie Appleby 1:39.47 2018 Mitchum Swagger 6 Harry Bentley Ralph Beckett 1:40.42 2019 Roseman 3 Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian 1:42.46 2020 Zakouski 4 William Buick Charlie Appleby 1:46.66 2021 Zakouski 5 William Buick Charlie Appleby 1:38.70 2022 no race 2023 no race 2024 Sparks Fly 4 Laura Pearson David Loughnane 1:47.79 2025 Ice Max 4 Shane Gray Karl Burke 1:52.01
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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