Group 3 race
Palace House Stakes
Location	Rowley Mile Newmarket, England
Inaugurated	1961
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Stan James
Website	Newmarket
Race information
Distance	5f (1,006 metres)
Track	Turf, straight
Qualification	Three-years-old and up
Weight	8 st 4 lb (3yo); 8 st 13 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 8 lb for Group 1 winners * 6 lb for Group 2 winners * 3 lb for Group 3 winners * * since August 31 last year
Purse	£65,000 (2009) 1st: £36,900

The Palace House Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late April or early May.

The event is named after Palace House, a famous building in Newmarket which is on the site of a royal residence of King Charles II. The Palace House Stakes was established in 1961, and it is usually run on the same day as the 2,000 Guineas Stakes.

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

[edit] Records

Most successful horse:

• no horse has won this race more than once

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Leading jockey (2 wins):

• Ron Hutchinson – Ruby Laser (1964), Tamino (1966)
• Lester Piggott – Communication (1971), Valeriga (1980)
• Yves Saint-Martin – Raga Navarro (1977), Standaan (1981)
• Greville Starkey – Vaigly Great (1979), Hallgate (1987)
• Steve Cauthen – Lightning Label (1982), Elbio (1991)
• Frankie Dettori – Statoblest (1990), Lochsong (1994)
• John Carroll – Paris House (1993), Mind Games (1995)
• Michael Kinane – Cool Jazz (1996), Rushcutter Bay (2001)
• Michael Roberts – Deep Finesse (1997), Yorkies Boy (1998)

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Leading trainer (2 wins):

• Dick Hern – Galivanter (1961), Crisper (1962)
• Doug Marks – Shiny Tenth (1972), Singing Bede (1974)
• Luca Cumani – Valeriga (1980), Statoblest (1990)
• Bill O'Gorman – On Stage (1983), Reesh (1984)
• Ian Balding – Silver Fling (1989), Lochsong (1994)
• Jack Berry – Paris House (1993), Mind Games (1995)
• Bryan McMahon – Yorkies Boy (1998), Needwood Blade (2003)
• Henry Candy – Kyllachy (2002), Amour Propre (2009)

[edit] Winners since 1979

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1979	Vaigly Great	4	Greville Starkey	Michael Stoute
1980	Valeriga	4	Lester Piggott	Luca Cumani
1981	Standaan	5	Yves Saint-Martin	C. Austin
1982	Lightning Label	6	Steve Cauthen	Paul Kelleway
1983	On Stage	3	Willie Carson	Bill O'Gorman
1984	Reesh	3	Taffy Thomas	Bill O'Gorman
1985	Prince Sabo	3	John Reid	Mrs S. Swift
1986	Double Schwartz	5	Brent Thomson	Charlie Nelson	0:59.04
1987	Hallgate	4	Greville Starkey	Alan Bailey	0:58.90
1988	Perion	6	Paul Eddery	Geoff Lewis	1:00.72
1989	Silver Fling	4	John Matthias	Ian Balding	0:58.27
1990	Statoblest	4	Frankie Dettori	Luca Cumani	0:58.84
1991	Elbio	4	Steve Cauthen	Peter Makin	0:59.54
1992	Monde Bleu	4	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	0:59.44
1993	Paris House	4	John Carroll	Jack Berry	0:58.75
1994	Lochsong	6	Frankie Dettori	Ian Balding	0:56.81
1995	Mind Games	3	John Carroll	Jack Berry	0:58.15
1996	Cool Jazz	5	Michael Kinane	Clive Brittain	0:59.70
1997	Deep Finesse	3	Michael Roberts	Michael Jarvis	0:58.69
1998	Yorkies Boy	3	Michael Roberts	Bryan McMahon	1:00.98
1999	Rambling Bear	6	Richard Quinn	Michael Blanshard	0:57.32
2000	Pipalong	4	Kevin Darley	Tim Easterby	0:59.50
2001	Rushcutter Bay	8	Michael Kinane	Pat Gilligan	0:58.99
2002	Kyllachy	4	Jamie Spencer	Henry Candy	0:58.53
2003	Needwood Blade	5	Seb Sanders	Bryan McMahon	0:59.13
2004	Frizzante	5	Johnny Murtagh	James Fanshawe	0:59.24
2005	Avonbridge	5	Steve Drowne	Roger Charlton	0:58.23
2006	Dandy Man	3	Niall McCullagh	Con Collins	0:58.41
2007	Tax Free	5	Adrian Nicholls	David Nicholls	0:58.29
2008	Captain Gerrard	3	Tom Eaves	Bryan Smart	0:59.00
2009	Amour Propre	3	Dane O'Neill	Henry Candy	0:57.73

[edit] Earlier winners

[edit] References

• 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 – Palace House Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Palace House Stakes (2009).
• pedigreequery.com – Palace House Stakes – Newmarket.
• The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. 1993. p. 33. ISBN 1-873626-15-0. 

[edit] See also

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