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Great Voltigeur Stakes
Group 2 race
Location
York Racecourse
York, England
Inaugurated 1950
Race type
Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor SkyBet
Website York
Race information
Distance 1m 3f 188y (2,385 metres)
Surface Turf
Track Left-handed
Qualification Three-year-old
colts and geldings
Weight 9 st 0 lb
Penalties
5 lb for Group 1 winners *
3 lb for Group 2 winners *
* after 2017

Purse
£170,000 (2018)
1st: £96,407

















Great Voltigeur Stakes
2018

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Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap
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The Great Voltigeur Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts and geldings. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 188 yards (2,385 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Records


  • 3 Winners


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References





History


The event is named after Voltigeur, the Yorkshire-trained winner of the Derby and St Leger in 1850. It was established in 1950, and it was initially called the Voltigeur Stakes. The word "Great" was added to the title in 1957.


The Great Voltigeur Stakes serves as a trial for the following month's St Leger, and thirteen horses have achieved victory in both races. The first was Premonition in 1953, and the most recent was Lucarno in 2007. The last participant to subsequently win the St Leger was Kew Gardens, third in 2018.


The event is currently held on the opening day of York's four-day Ebor Festival meeting.



Records



Leading jockey (9 wins):



  • Lester Piggott – Pindari (1959), St Paddy (1960), Ragazzo (1965), Meadowville (1970), Athens Wood (1971), Our Mirage (1972), Alleged (1977), Noble Saint (1979), Prince Bee (1980)

Leading trainer (7 wins):



  • Sir Michael Stoute – Electric (1982), Sacrament (1994), Fantastic Light (1999), Air Marshall (2000), Hard Top (2005), Sea Moon (2011), Telescope (2013)




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Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Time
1950
Castle Rock

Bill Rickaby

Jack Jarvis

1951
Border Legend

Billy Nevett
Richard Peacock

1952
Childe Harold
J Brace

Bill Dutton

1953

Premonition

Harry Carr

Cecil Boyd-Rochfort

1954
Blue Sail

Bill Rickaby

Paddy Prendergast

1955
Acropolis

Doug Smith

George Colling

1956
Hornbeam

Joe Mercer

Robert Colling

1957
Brioche

Edgar Britt

Charles Elsey

1958

Alcide

Harry Carr

Cecil Boyd-Rochfort

1959
Pindari

Lester Piggott

Noel Murless

1960

St Paddy

Lester Piggott

Noel Murless

1961
Just Great

Scobie Breasley
Staff Ingham

1962

Hethersett

Frankie Durr

Dick Hern

1963

Ragusa

Garnet Bougoure

Paddy Prendergast

1964

Indiana

Jimmy Lindley
Jack Watts

1965
Ragazzo

Lester Piggott

Paddy Prendergast

1966
Hermes

Greville Starkey
John Oxley

1967
Great Host

Bill Williamson

Paddy Prendergast

1968

Connaught

Sandy Barclay

Noel Murless

1969
Harmony Hall *

Bill Williamson

Gordon Smyth

1970
Meadowville

Lester Piggott

Michael Jarvis

1971

Athens Wood

Lester Piggott

Harry Thomson Jones

1972
Our Mirage

Lester Piggott

Barry Hills

1973

Buoy

Joe Mercer

Dick Hern

1974

Bustino

Joe Mercer

Dick Hern

1975
Patch

Pat Eddery

Peter Walwyn

1976
Hawkberry

Christy Roche

Paddy Prendergast

1977

Alleged

Lester Piggott

Vincent O'Brien

1978
Whitstead

Brian Taylor

Ryan Price

1979
Noble Saint

Lester Piggott
Robert Armstrong

1980
Prince Bee

Lester Piggott

Dick Hern

1981

Glint of Gold
John Matthias

Ian Balding
2:35.80
1982
Electric

Walter Swinburn

Michael Stoute

1983
Seymour Hicks

Willie Carson

John Dunlop
2:34.00
1984

Rainbow Quest

Pat Eddery

Jeremy Tree
2:28.80
1985
Damister

Pat Eddery

Jeremy Tree
2:42.35
1986
Nisnas

Richard Quinn

Paul Cole
2:32.14
1987

Reference Point

Steve Cauthen

Henry Cecil
2:41.09
1988

Sheriff's Star
Tony Ives

Lady Herries
2:26.30
1989
Zalazl

Steve Cauthen

Henry Cecil
2:30.61
1990

Belmez

Steve Cauthen

Henry Cecil
2:30.29
1991
Corrupt

Pat Eddery
Neville Callaghan
2:34.16
1992
Bonny Scot

Frankie Dettori

Luca Cumani
2:30.22
1993

Bob's Return

Philip Robinson

Mark Tompkins
2:31.49
1994
Sacrament

Walter Swinburn

Michael Stoute
2:28.24
1995

Pentire

Michael Hills

Geoff Wragg
2:29.86
1996
Dushyantor

Pat Eddery

Henry Cecil
2:30.64
1997
Stowaway

Frankie Dettori

Saeed bin Suroor
2:33.23
1998
Sea Wave

Frankie Dettori

Saeed bin Suroor
2:25.12
1999

Fantastic Light

Gary Stevens

Sir Michael Stoute
2:29.05
2000
Air Marshall

Johnny Murtagh

Sir Michael Stoute
2:33.01
2001

Milan

Michael Kinane

Aidan O'Brien
2:29.32
2002
Bandari

Richard Hills

Mark Johnston
2:28.80
2003

Powerscourt

Michael Kinane

Aidan O'Brien
2:27.81
2004

Rule of Law

Frankie Dettori

Saeed bin Suroor
2:37.10
2005
Hard Top

Michael Kinane

Sir Michael Stoute
2:32.04
2006

Youmzain

Richard Hughes

Mick Channon
2:34.93
2007

Lucarno

Jimmy Fortune

John Gosden
2:33.07
2008
Centennial [a]

Jimmy Fortune

John Gosden
2:41.70
2009
Monitor Closely

Jimmy Fortune

Peter Chapple-Hyam
2:29.50
2010

Rewilding

Frankie Dettori

Mahmood Al Zarooni
2:28.93
2011

Sea Moon

Richard Hughes

Sir Michael Stoute
2:34.94
2012
Thought Worthy

William Buick

John Gosden
2:35.96
2013

Telescope

Ryan Moore

Sir Michael Stoute
2:29.32
2014

Postponed

Andrea Atzeni

Luca Cumani
2:27.29
2015
Storm The Stars
Pat Cosgrave

William Haggas
2:30.30
2016

Idaho

Seamie Heffernan

Aidan O'Brien
2:29.41
2017

Cracksman

Frankie Dettori

John Gosden
2:34.65
2018
Old Persian

James Doyle

Charlie Appleby
2:28.34


a The 2008 running took place at Goodwood.

* Intermezzo finished first in 1969, but he was relegated to fourth place following a stewards' inquiry.



See also



  • Horse racing in Great Britain

  • List of British flat horse races



References



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  • 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




  • galopp-sieger.de – Great Voltigeur Stakes.


  • horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Great Voltigeur Stakes (2018).


  • pedigreequery.com – Great Voltigeur Stakes – York.


  • Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 152–153. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.









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