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The Rothesay Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged four years or older. It is run at Ayr over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May. The race was introduced as a new Listed race in 2016.[1]
| Listed race | |
| Location | Ayr Racecourse Ayr, Scotland |
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| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | British Stallion Studs |
| Website | Ayr |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 2f (2,012 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up fillies and mares excl G1/G2 winners since 31 August 2020 |
| Weight | 9 st 0 lb Penalties 5 lb for Group winners* 3 lb for Listed winners* * after 31 August 2020 |
| Purse | £53,612 (2022) 1st: £30,907 |
| 2024 | ||
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| Madame Ambassador | Red Danielle | Snowcapped |
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| 2023 | ||
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| Al Husn | Angels Wrath | Jewel In My Crown |
| 2022 | ||
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| My Astra | The Blue Brilliant | Angel Power |
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| Bharani Star | Astadash | A La Voile |
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| 2019 | ||
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| Shenanigans | Exhort | Coeur D'Amour |
| 2018 | ||
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| Euro Nightmare | Snowy Winter | Titi Makfi |
| 2017 | ||
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| Nezwaah | Sophie | Maleficent Queen |
| 2016 | ||
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| Maleficent Queen | More Mischief | Namhroodah |
Most successful horse:
- no horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey (2 wins):
- Andrea Atzeni – Nezwaah (2017), Shenanigans (2019)
Leading trainer (3 wins):
- Roger Varian – Nezwaah (2017), Shenanigans (2019), Al Husn (2023)
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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| 2016 | Maleficent Queen | 4 | Phillip Makin | Keith Dalgleish | 2:13.02 |
| 2017 | Nezwaah | 4 | Andrea Atzeni | Roger Varian | 2:08.25 |
| 2018 | Euro Nightmare | 4 | Paul Mulrennan | Keith Dalgleish | 2:05.39 |
| 2019 | Shenanigans | 5 | Andrea Atzeni | Roger Varian | 2:06.33 |
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| 2021 | Bharani Star | 4 | Paul Hanagan | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 2:06.44 |
| 2022 | My Astra | 4 | Tom Marquand | William Haggas | 2:14.05 |
| 2023 | Al Husn | 4 | Jim Crowley | Roger Varian | 2:08.52 |
| 2024 | Madame Ambassador | 5 | Joe Fanning | Charlie Johnston | 2:07.50 |
- The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[2]
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