Ebor Handicap

The Ebor Handicap is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile 5 furlongs and 188 yards (2,787 metres). It is scheduled to take place each year in August.

Ebor Handicap

Class 2 race
Location	York Racecourse York, England
Inaugurated	1843
Race type	Flat
Sponsor	Sky Bet
Website	York
Race information
Distance	1m 5f 188yd (2,787 metres)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Four-years-old and up
Weight	Handicap
Purse	£500,000 (2023) 1st: £300,000

Ebor Handicap

2023
Absurde	Sweet William	Live Your Dream

Previous years
2022
Trawlerman	Alfred Boucher	Earl Of Tyrone
2021
Sonnyboyliston	Quickthorn	Alounak

2020-2011
2020
Fujaira Prince	Glencadam Glory	Verdana Blue
2019
Mustajeer	Red Galileo	Desert Skyline
2018
Muntahaa	Weekender	Sea The Lion
2017
Nakeeta	Flymetothestars	Natural Scenery
2016
Heartbreak City	Shrewd	Quick Jack
2015
Litigant	Wicklow Brave	Suegioo
2014
Mutual Regard	Van Percy	Elidor
2013
Tiger Cliff	Genzy	Number Theory
2012
Willing Foe	Royal Diamond	Number Theory
2011
Moyenne Corniche	Tactician	Investissement

2010-2001
2010
Dirar	Rosika	Bridge Of Gold
2009
Sesenta	Changingoftheguard	Hits Only Vic
2008
All The Good	Tropical Strait	Yellowstone
2007
Purple Moon	Honolulu	Scriptwriter
2006
Mudawin	Glistening	Young Mick
2005
Sergeant Cecil	Carte Diamond	Grampian
2004
Mephisto	Gold Ring	Mikado
2003
Saint Alebe	Sun Bird	Salsalino
2002
Hugs Dancer	Pole Star	Barathea Blazer
2001
Mediterranean	Foreign Affairs	Brother Joe

2000-1991
2000
Give The Slip	Boreas	Virgin Soldier
1999
Vicious Circle	Travelmate	Mowbray
1998
Tuning	Sheer Danzig	Yavana's Pace
1997
Far Ahead	Media Star	Puce
1996
Clerkenwell	Beauchamp Jade	Corradini
1995
Sanmartino	Midyan Blue	Foundry Lane
1994
Hasten To Add	Admiral's Well	Solartica
1993
Sarawat	Oh So Risky	Dreams End
1992
Quick Ransom	Brier Creek	Steerforth
1991
Deposki	Roll A Dollar	Tidemark

1990-1988
1990
Further Flight	Bean King	Holy Zeal
1989
Sapience	Bush Hill	Horn Dance
1988
Kneller	Raslaan	Tender Type

History

The event is named after the shortened form of Eboracum, the Roman name for York. It was first run in 1843, and it was originally known as the Great Ebor Handicap. The race was introduced by John Orton, a newly appointed Clerk of the Course at York. It was initially contested over 2 miles (3.2 km), but its distance was later cut by 2 furlongs.

The planned running of the Ebor Handicap in 2008 was abandoned because of a waterlogged track. It was replaced by an event at Newbury called the Newburgh Handicap, a reference to the town's original Norman name.

The race is now held on the final day of York's four-day Ebor Festival meeting, and it is the most valuable flat handicap in Europe.^[1] The prize money was increased to £500,000 from the 2018 running and then to £1,000,000 from 2019, making it the first British handicap race worth £1,000,000. In connection with the prize money increase three-year-olds were excluded from the race from the 2019 running. The prize money for the 2020 running of the race was reduced, in line with similar reductions in prize money of all British horse racing, due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

• Flint Jack – 1922, 1923

Leading jockey (5 wins):

• Lester Piggott – Gladness (1958), Primera (1959), Die Hard (1961), Tintagel II (1970), Jupiter Island (1983)

Leading trainer (5 wins):

• Tom Dawson – Godfrey (1844), Mark Tapley (1850), Pax (1860), Makeshift (1862), Mandrake (1867)

Winners since 1976

• Weights given in stones and pounds.

Year	Winner	Age	Weight	Jockey	Trainer	SP	Time
1976	Sir Montagu	3	8-00	Willie Carson	Ryan Price	1002.75 11/4 F
1977	Move Off	4	8-01	Jimmy Bleasdale	J. Calvert	1009 9/1
1978	Totowah	4	8-01	Paul Cook	Michael Jarvis	1020 20/1
1979	Sea Pigeon	9	9-14 10-00	Jonjo O'Neill	Peter Easterby	1018 18/1
1980	Shaftesbury	4	8-05	Greville Starkey	Michael Stoute	1012 12/1
1981	Protection Racket	3	8-01	Mark Birch	Jeremy Hindley	1007.5 15/2
1982	Another Sam	5	9-02	Brian Rouse	Richard Hannon Sr.	1016 16/1
1983	Jupiter Island	4	9-00	Lester Piggott	Clive Brittain	1009 9/1
1984	Crazy	3	8-13	Walter Swinburn	Guy Harwood	1010 10/1
1985	Western Dancer	4	8-06	Paul Cook	Con Horgan	1020 20/1
1986	Primary	3	8-07	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	1006 6/1	2:55.34
1987	Daarkom	4	9-03	Michael Roberts	Alec Stewart	1006.5 13/2	3:05.08
1988	Kneller	3	8-01	Paul Eddery	Henry Cecil	1009 9/1	2:53.67
1989	Sapience	3	8-04	Pat Eddery	Jimmy FitzGerald	1007.5 15/2	2:57.03
1990	Further Flight	4	8-08	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1007 7/1 JF	2:55.04
1991	Deposki	3	7-03	Francis Norton	Michael Stoute	1012 12/1	3:03.48
1992	Quick Ransom	4	8-03	Dean McKeown	Mark Johnston	1016 16/1	2:55.48
1993	Sarawat	5	8-02	Richard Quinn	Reg Akehurst	1014 14/1	2:59.20
1994	Hasten to Add	4	9-03	George Duffield	Sir Mark Prescott	1006.5 13/2 F	2:56.56
1995	Sanmartino	3	7-11	Willie Carson	Barry Hills	1008 8/1	2:53.62
1996	Clerkenwell	3	7-11	Fergal Lynch	Michael Stoute	1008.5 17/2	2:53.47
1997	Far Ahead	5	8-00	Tyrone Williams	Les Eyre	1033 33/1	2:58.21
1998	Tuning	3	8-07	Kieren Fallon	Henry Cecil	1004.5 9/2 F	2:51.89
1999	Vicious Circle	5	8-04	Kevin Darley	Luca Cumani	1011 11/1	2:54.48
2000	Give the Slip	3	8-08	Pat Eddery	Amanda Perrett	1008 8/1	2:55.62
2001	Mediterranean	3	8-04	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	1016 16/1	2:55.85
2002	Hugs Dancer	5	8-05	Dean McKeown	James Given	1025 25/1	2:55.12
2003	Saint Alebe	4	8-08	Richard Quinn	David Elsworth	1020 20/1	2:54.96
2004	Mephisto	5	9-04	Darryll Holland	Luca Cumani	1006 6/1	3:06.10
2005	Sergeant Cecil	6	8-12	Alan Munro	Rod Millman	1011 11/1	2:54.56
2006	Mudawin	5	8-04	John Egan	Jane Chapple-Hyam	1100 100/1	2:57.78
2007	Purple Moon	4	9-04	Jamie Spencer	Luca Cumani	1003.5 7/2 F	2:59.26
2008	All the Good [lower-alpha 1]	5	9-00	Dane O'Neill	Saeed bin Suroor	1025 25/1	2:52.05
2009	Sesenta	5	8-08	Gary Carroll	Willie Mullins	1025 25/1	2:57.52
2010	Dirar	5	9-01	Jamie Spencer	Gordon Elliott	1014 14/1	2:57.13
2011	Moyenne Corniche	6	8-10	Dale Swift	Brian Ellison	1025 25/1	3:01.60
2012	Willing Foe	5	9-02	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	1012 12/1	3:00.75
2013	Tiger Cliff	4	9-00	Tom Queally	Lady Cecil	1005 5/1	3:03.36
2014	Mutual Regard	5	9-04	Louis Steward	Johnny Murtagh	1020 20/1	2:56.48
2015	Litigant	7	9-01	Oisin Murphy	Joseph Tuite	1033 33/1	3:00.16
2016	Heartbreak City	6	9-01	Adam McNamara	Tony Martin	1007.5 15/2	2:56.13
2017	Nakeeta	6	9-00	Callum Rodriguez	Iain Jardine	1012 12/1	2:56.54
2018	Muntahaa	5	9-09	Jim Crowley	John Gosden	1011 11/1	2:53.48
2019	Mustajeer	6	9-05	Colin Keane	Ger Lyons	1016 16/1	2:52.97
2020	Fujaira Prince	6	9-08	Andrea Atzeni	Roger Varian	1005.5 11/2	3:04.22
2021	Sonnyboyliston	4	9-08	Ben Coen	Johnny Murtagh	1010 10/1	2:56.10
2022	Trawlerman	4	9-03	Frankie Dettori	John & Thady Gosden	1009 9/1	2:58.03
2023	Absurde	5	9-07	Frankie Dettori	Willie Mullins	1007 7/1	2:56.41
2024	Magical Zoe	6	9-06	Billy Lee	Henry De Bromhead	1005.5 11/2 F	2:58.21

1. The 2008 running took place at Newbury over 1 mile, 5 furlongs and 61 yards

Earlier winners

• 1843: Pagan
• 1844: Godfrey
• 1845: Coheiress
• 1846: Arthur
• 1847: Mathematician
• 1848: Meaux
• 1849: The Hero
• 1850: Mark Tapley
• 1851: Nancy
• 1852: Adine
• 1853: Pantomime
• 1854: The Grand Inquisitor
• 1855: Vandal
• 1856: Warlock
• 1857: El Hakim
• 1858: Vedette
• 1859: Underhand
• 1860: Pax
• 1861: Rising Sun
• 1862: Makeshift
• 1863: Golden Pledge
• 1864: Raglan
• 1865: Verdant
• 1866: Westwick
• 1867: Mandrake
• 1868: Fair Wind
• 1869: Fortunio
• 1870: Paganini
• 1871: Not Out
• 1872: Albert Victor
• 1873: Louise Victoria
• 1874: Chivalrous
• 1875: Lily Agnes
• 1876: Lilian
• 1877: Il Gladiatore
• 1878: Caerau
• 1879: Isonomy
• 1880: Novice
• 1881: Mother Shipton
• 1882: Victor Emanuel
• 1883: Corrie Roy
• 1884: Ben Alder
• 1885: Mate
• 1886: Le Caissier
• 1887: Silence
• 1888: Nappa
• 1889: King Monmouth
• 1890: Silver Spur
• 1891: Buccaneer
• 1892: Alice
• 1893: Senaputty
• 1894: Quilon
• 1895: Llanthony
• 1896: Dingle Bay
• 1897: Harvest Money
• 1898: Invincible II
• 1899: Cassock's Pride
• 1900: Jiffy II
• 1901: Gyp
• 1902: Wargrave
• 1903: McYardley
• 1904: Warwolf
• 1905: The Page
• 1906: Golden Measure
• 1907: Wuffy
• 1908: Rousay
• 1909: Dibs
• 1910: Claretoi
• 1911: Pillo
• 1912: Election
• 1913: Junior
• 1914–18: no race
• 1919: Race Rock
• 1920: Iron Hand
• 1921: March Along
• 1922: Flint Jack
• 1923: Flint Jack
• 1924: Marvex
• 1925: Chapeau
• 1926: Pons Asinorum
• 1927: Cap-a-Pie
• 1928: Cinq a Sept
• 1929: Bonny Boy
• 1930: Coaster / Gentlemen's Relish *
• 1931: Brown Jack
• 1932: Cat o' Nine Tails
• 1933: Dictum
• 1934: Alcazar
• 1935: Museum
• 1936: Penny Royal
• 1937: Weathervane
• 1938: Foxglove II
• 1939: Owenstown
• 1940–42: no race
• 1943: Yorkshire Hussar
• 1944: The Kernel
• 1945: Wayside Inn
• 1946: Foxtrot
• 1947: Procne
• 1948: Donino
• 1949: Miraculous Atom
• 1950: Cadzow Oak
• 1951: Bob
• 1952: Signification
• 1953: Norooz
• 1954: By Thunder!
• 1955: Hyperion Kid
• 1956: Donald
• 1957: Morecambe
• 1958: Gladness
• 1959: Primera
• 1960: Persian Road
• 1961: Die Hard
• 1962: Sostenuto
• 1963: Partholon
• 1964: Proper Pride
• 1965: Twelfth Man
• 1966: Lomond
• 1967: Ovaltine
• 1968: Alignment
• 1969: Big Hat
• 1970: Tintagel II
• 1971: Knotty Pine
• 1972: Crazy Rhythm
• 1973: Bonne Noel
• 1974: Anji
• 1975: Dakota

*	The 1930 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
	The race was run at Pontefract in 1943 and 1944.

See also

• Horse racing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

1. Wright, Rob (21 August 2021). "Tribal craft can keep Balding ahead of the pack". The Times. No. 73556. Sport. p. 23. ISSN 0140-0460.
2. Wilers, Daniel (3 April 2018). "Top York race the Ebor will be worth £1m next year". The York Press. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

• Paris-Turf:
  • "1983"., "1984"., "1985"., "1986"., "1987".
• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
  • 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
• galopp-sieger.de – Ebor Handicap.
• pedigreequery.com – Ebor Handicap – York.
• Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 153–155. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
• Race Recordings