National Stakes (Sandown Park)
Flat horse race in Britain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The National Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged two years old. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 5 furlongs and 10 yards (1,015 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year at the end of May.
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Location | Sandown Park Esher, England |
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Inaugurated | 1889 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Orbital Veterinary Services |
Website | Sandown Park |
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Distance | 5f 10y (1,110m) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Straight |
Qualification | Two-year-olds |
Weight | 9 st 5 lb Allowances 5 lb for fillies Penalties 5 lb for Group race winners 3 lb for Listed winners |
Purse | £30,000 (2024) 1st: £17,013 |
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The race was first run in 1889 and was known as the National Breeders' Produce Stakes until 1959. In 1932 it was "the most valuable two-year-old race on the English calendar".[1]
Previous winners include Pretty Polly (1903), Cicero (1904), Neil Gow (1909), The Tetrarch (1913), Tetratema (1919), Tiffin (1928), Myrobella (1932), Tudor Minstrel (1946) and Belle of All (1950).