Group 3 race
Nell Gwyn Stakes
Location	Rowley Mile Newmarket, England
Inaugurated	1961
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	Newmarket
Race information
Distance	7f (1,408 metres)
Track	Turf, straight
Qualification	Three-year-old fillies
Weight	8 st 12 lb Penalties 3 lb for G1 & G2 winners
Purse	£65,000 (2009) 1st: £36,900

The Nell Gwyn Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in mid April.

The event was established in 1961, and it is named after Nell Gwyn (1650–1687), an English actress who was the mistress of King Charles II. It serves as one of the main trials for the 1,000 Guineas Stakes, which is run at the same venue in late April or early May. The most recent horse to win both races was Speciosa in 2006.

The Nell Gwyn Stakes is presently run in memory of Leslie Harrison, a long-time racing and breeding manager for Lord Howard de Walden's Plantation Stud in Newmarket, who died in February 2007. ^[1]

Contents 1 Records 2 Winners since 1979 3 Earlier winners 4 References 5 See also

[edit] Records

Leading jockey (5 wins):

• Lester Piggott – Super Honey (1971), Rose Bowl (1975), Fairy Footsteps (1981), Chalon (1982), Niche (1993)

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Leading trainer (7 wins):

• Henry Cecil – Caspian (1973), One in a Million (1979), Evita (1980), Fairy Footsteps (1981), Chalon (1982), Oh So Sharp (1985), Martha Stevens (1987)

[edit] Winners since 1979

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1979	One in a Million	Joe Mercer	Henry Cecil
1980	Evita	Joe Mercer	Henry Cecil
1981	Fairy Footsteps	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil
1982	Chalon	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil
1983	Favoridge	Pat Eddery	Geoff Wragg
1984	Pebbles	Philip Robinson	Clive Brittain	1:24.68
1985	Oh So Sharp	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:27.19
1986	Sonic Lady	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	1:31.69
1987	Martha Stevens	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:27.76
1988	Ghariba	Michael Roberts	Alec Stewart	1:28.63
1989	Ensconse	Ray Cochrane	Luca Cumani	1:27.08
1990	Heart of Joy	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	1:24.58
1991	Crystal Gazing	Frankie Dettori	Luca Cumani	1:25.29
1992	A-to-Z	Michael Hills	Michael Bell	1:27.09
1993	Niche	Lester Piggott	Richard Hannon	1:27.07
1994	Mehthaaf	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	1:27.50
1995	Myself	John Reid	Peter Chapple-Hyam	1:24.30
1996	Thrilling Day	David Harrison	Neil Graham	1:25.31
1997	Reunion	Richard Hills	John Hills	1:25.28
1998	Cloud Castle	John Reid	Clive Brittain	1:28.85
1999	Valentine Waltz	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	1:25.64
2000	Petrushka	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	1:25.60
2001	Lil's Jessy	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Noseda	1:26.63
2002	Misterah	Richard Hills	Marcus Tregoning	1:24.72
2003	Khulood	Richard Hills	John Dunlop	1:26.76
2004	Silca's Gift	Ted Durcan	Mick Channon	1:26.81
2005	Karen's Caper	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	1:24.72
2006	Speciosa	Michael Fenton	Pam Sly	1:23.45
2007	Scarlet Runner	Kerrin McEvoy	John Dunlop	1:24.59
2008	Infallible	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	1:27.15
2009	Fantasia	Frankie Dettori	Luca Cumani	1:26.93

[edit] Earlier winners

[edit] 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

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• galopp-sieger.de – Nell Gwyn Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Nell Gwyn Stakes (2009).
• pedigreequery.com – Nell Gwyn Stakes – Newmarket.
• The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. 1993. p. 16. ISBN 1-873626-15-0. 

[edit] See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races