Sprint Stakes
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The Sprint Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. 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 in early July.
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| Location | Sandown Park Esher, England |
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| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Coral |
| Website | Sandown Park |
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| Distance | 5f 10y (1,015 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Straight |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
| Weight | 8 st 12 lb (3yo); 9 st 3 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 7 lb for Group 1 winners * 5 lb for Group 2 winners * 3 lb for Group 3 winners * * after 2017 (2yo wins not penalised) |
| Purse | £78,696 (2022) 1st: £45,368 |
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| Makarova | Purosangue | Desperate Hero |
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| Equality | Makarova | Tiber Flow |
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| Raasel | Mitbaahy | Method |
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| Came From The Dark | Arecibo | Happy Romance |
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| A'Ali | Liberty Beach | Tinto |
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| Kurious | Garrus | Caspian Prince |
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| Judicial | Muthmir | Mirza |
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| Battaash | Mirza | Goldream |
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| Brando | Monsieur Joe | Jane's Memory |
| 2015 | ||
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| Waady | Wind Fire | Spirit Quartz |
| 2014 | ||
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| Extortionist | Kingsgate Native | Dinkum Diamond |
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| Tickled Pink | Kingsgate Native | Mince |
| 2012 | ||
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| Caledonia Lady | Confessional | Free Zone |
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| Night Carnation | Beyond Desire | Humidor |
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| Triple Aspect | Group Therapy | Bould Mover |
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| Ialysos | Triple Aspect | Masta Plasta |
| 2008 | ||
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| Ancien Regime | Prime Defender | Hoh Mike |
| 2007 | ||
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| Hoh Mike | Wi Dud | Bond City |
| 2006 | ||
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| Pivotal Point | Benbaun | The Trader |
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| Resplendent Glory | Lafi | The Tatling |
| 2004 | ||
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| Orientor | Ringmoor Down | Colonel Cotton |
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| The Tatling | Bali Royal | Vision Of Night |
| 2002 | ||
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| Palace Affair | Boleyn Castle | Indian Prince |
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| Misraah | Alegranza | Astonished |
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| 2000 | ||
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| Watching | Lord Kintyre | Repertory |
| 1999 | ||
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| Cortachy Castle | Flanders | Dashing Blue |
| 1998 | ||
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| Fire Dome | Bishops Court | Easycall |
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| Ya Malak | Struggler | Cathedral |
| 1996 | ||
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| Eveningperformance | Venture Capitalist | Croft Pool |
| 1995 | ||
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| Bunty Boo | Saint Express | Warning Star |
| 1994 | ||
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| Up And At 'Em | Lake Coniston | Mistertopogigo |
| 1993 | ||
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| Lochsong | Bunty Boo | Lucky Parkes |
| 1992 | ||
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| Medaille D'Or | Tbab | Bold Lez |
| 1991 | ||
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| Case Law | Furajet | Montendre |
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| Night At Sea | Boozy | Rivers Rhapsody |
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| Desert Dawn | Almost Blue | Perion |
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| Silver Fling | Princess Athena | Poyle George |
The event is held on the same afternoon as Sandown Park's most prestigious flat race, the Eclipse Stakes.
The race was run for the first time in 1986 as the Trafalgar House Sprint Stakes, at Listed level, and it was promoted to Group 3 status in 2004.
The long-term sponsors of the Eclipse Stakes, Coral, started to sponsor the Sprint Stakes in 2009. It is now known as the Coral Charge.
Most successful horse since 1986:
- no horse has won this race more than once since 1986
Leading jockey since 1986 (3 wins):
- Frankie Dettori – Lochsong (1993), Ancien Regime (2008), A'Ali (2020)
Leading trainer since 1986 (2 wins):
- Ian Balding – Silver Fling (1988), Lochsong (1993)
- Luca Cumani – Night at Sea (1990), Ialysos (2009)
- Richard Hannon Sr. – Bunty Boo (1995), Watching (2000)
- David Nicholls – Ya Malak (1997), Fire Dome (1998)
- Charles Hills - Battaash (2017), Equality (2023)
- Ed Walker - Came From The Dark (2021), Makarova (2024)
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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| 1986 | Polykratis | 4 | Chris Rutter | Merrick Francis | |
| 1987 | Perion | 5 | Pat Eddery | Geoff Lewis | 1:00.49 |
| 1988 | Silver Fling | 3 | John Matthias | Ian Balding | 1:01.50 |
| 1989 | Desert Dawn | 3 | Richard Hills | Lord John FitzGerald | 1:00.39 |
| 1990 | Night at Sea | 3 | Basil Marcus | Luca Cumani | 1:01.02 |
| 1991 | Case Law | 4 | George Duffield | Sir Mark Prescott | 1:01.95 |
| 1992 | Medaille d'Or | 4 | Alan Munro | Pip Payne | 1:02.55 |
| 1993 | Lochsong | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Ian Balding | 1:00.32 |
| 1994 | Up and at 'Em | 4 | Gary Carter | Jack Berry | 1:00.99 |
| 1995 | Bunty Boo | 6 | Michael Kinane | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:00.00 |
| 1996 | Eveningperformance | 5 | Chris Rutter | Henry Candy | 0:59.74 |
| 1997 | Ya Malak | 6 | Alex Greaves | David Nicholls | 1:01.69 |
| 1998 | Fire Dome | 6 | Alex Greaves | David Nicholls | 1:02.89 |
| 1999 | Cortachy Castle | 4 | Darryll Holland | Brian Meehan | 1:00.35 |
| 2000 | Watching | 3 | Dane O'Neill | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:00.21 |
| 2001 | Misraah | 4 | Richard Hills | Sir Michael Stoute | 0:59.63 |
| 2002 | Palace Affair | 4 | Stephen Carson | Toby Balding | 1:03.83 |
| 2003 | The Tatling | 6 | Darryll Holland | Milton Bradley | 1:00.34 |
| 2004 | Orientor | 6 | Kieren Fallon | Jim Goldie | 1:02.38 |
| 2005 | Resplendent Glory | 3 | Shane Kelly | Terry Mills | 1:01.27 |
| 2006 | Pivotal Point | 6 | Seb Sanders | Peter Makin | 1:00.83 |
| 2007 | Hoh Mike | 3 | Jamie Spencer | Michael Bell | 1:01.89 |
| 2008 | Ancien Régime | 3 | Frankie Dettori | Michael Jarvis | 1:00.40 |
| 2009 | Ialysos | 5 | Christophe Lemaire | Luca Cumani | 1:00.17 |
| 2010 | Triple Aspect | 4 | Liam Jones | William Haggas | 0:59.47 |
| 2011 | Night Carnation | 3 | Jimmy Fortune | Andrew Balding | 0:59.68 |
| 2012 | Caledonia Lady | 3 | Hayley Turner | Jo Hughes | 1:01.33 |
| 2013 | Tickled Pink | 4 | Tom Queally | Lady Cecil | 0:59.27 |
| 2014 | Extortionist | 3 | Ryan Moore | Olly Stevens | 0:59.86 |
| 2015 | Waady | 3 | Paul Hanagan | John Gosden | 1:00.40 |
| 2016 | Brando | 4 | Tom Eaves | Kevin Ryan | 1:03.28 |
| 2017 | Battaash | 3 | Dane O'Neill | Charles Hills | 0:58.57 |
| 2018 | Judicial | 6 | Paul Mulrennan | Julie Camacho | 0:59.72 |
| 2019 | Kurious | 3 | Harry Bentley | Henry Candy | 0:59.23 |
| 2020 | A'Ali | 3 | Frankie Dettori | Simon & Ed Crisford | 1:00.43 |
| 2021 | Came From The Dark | 5 | Tom Marquand | Ed Walker | 1:02.94 |
| 2022 | Raasel | 5 | James Doyle | Michael Appleby | 1:00.73 |
| 2023 | Equality | 5 | William Buick | Charles Hills | 1:00.16 |
| 2024 | Makarova | 5 | Hector Crouch | Ed Walker | 1:02.87 |
- galopp-sieger.de – Sandown Sprint Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Sprint Stakes (2018).
- pedigreequery.com – Sprint Stakes – Sandown Park.