Middle Park Stakes
United Kingdom | FEATURE RACE GUIDE
History
The Middle Park Stakes is a Group 1 race run under Set Weight conditions for two year old colts at Newmarket conducted by the Jockey Club.
The Middle Park Stakes is run over six furlongs. It was first run in 1866 and was won by The Rake.
It is the first of the juvenile Group 1s of the season along with the Cheveley Park Stakes for the fillies on the same day.
Run down the Rowley Mile straight course on the last day of the Cambridgeshire meeting, it is named after the stud at Eltham.
When the Future Champions Day began at Newmarket, this was part of that but was brought forward to pattern into the Dewhurst Stakes.
Last horse to do the Middle Park/2000 Guineas double is Rodrigo de Triano in 1991.
Aidan O'Brien has 7 wins as leading trainer while most wins as a jockey is with Danny Maher, Sir Gordon Richards and Lester Piggott with 6.
12 months on from his Middle Park and Dewhurst wins, US Navy Flag would win the July Cup and be slotted to head to Australia for The Everest. A year later Ten Sovereigns won this race and the July Cup and also headed to Australia.
Perfect Power had won the Prix Morny before the Middle Park and then after not running the mile of the 2000 Guineas, he brilliantly dropped back to the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot.
The Middle Park Stakes was worth £275,000 in 2024.
Notable winners of the Middle Park Stakes include Vandeek (2023), Blackbeard (2022), Perfect Power (2021), Earthlight (2019), Ten Sovereigns (2018), U S Navy Flag (2017), Reckless Abandon (2012), Dream Ahead (2010), Ad Valorem (2004), Oasis Dream (2002), Johannesburg (2001), Royal Applause (1995), Rodrigo de Triano (1991), Diesis (1982), Brigadier Gerard (1970), Our Babu (1954), Nearula (1952), Abernant (1948), Dante (1944), Sun Chariot (1941), Djebel (1939), Scottish Union (1937), Felicitation (1932), Orwell (1931), Call Boy (1926), Tetratema (1919), Lemberg (1909), Bayardo (1908), Pretty Polly (1903), Galtee More (1896), St Frusquin (1895), Ladas (1893), Isinglass (1892), Orme (1891), Donovan (1888), Melton (1884), Busybody (1883) and Petrarch (1875).
The 2023 Middle Park Stakes was won by Vandeek from Task Force and River Tiber.
Previous Middle Park Stakes Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANDEEK (GB) 2C HAVANA GREY (GB) - MOSA MINE (GB) EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) | JAMES DOYLE | 58.0 | S & E CRISFORD | 3 | |
| BLACKBEARD (IRE) 2C NO NAY NEVER (USA) - MUIRIN (IRE) BORN TO SEA (IRE) | RYAN MOORE | 58.0 | A P O'BRIEN | 2 | |
| PERFECT POWER (IRE) 2C ARDAD (IRE) - SAGELY (IRE) FROZEN POWER (IRE) | C SOUMILLON | 57.0 | R A FAHEY | 1 | |
| SUPREMACY (IRE) 2C MEHMAS (IRE) - TRIGGERS BROOM (IRE) ARCANO (IRE) | ADAM KIRBY | 57.0 | C G COX | 3 | |
| EARTHLIGHT (IRE) 2C SHAMARDAL (USA) - WINTERS MOON (IRE) NEW APPROACH (IRE) | M BARZALONA | 57.0 | A FABRE | 4 | |
| TEN SOVEREIGNS (IRE) 2C NO NAY NEVER (USA) - SEEKING SOLACE (GB) EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) | DONNACHA O'BRIEN | 57.0 | A P O'BRIEN | 4 | |
| U S NAVY FLAG (USA) 2C WAR FRONT (USA) - MISTY FOR ME (IRE) GALILEO (IRE) | SEAMIE HEFFERNAN | 57.0 | A P O'BRIEN | 11 | |
| THE LAST LION (IRE) 2C CHOISIR (AUS) - MALA MALA (IRE) BRIEF TRUCE (USA) | JOSEPH FANNING | 57.0 | M JOHNSTON | 2 | |
| SHALAA (IRE) 2C INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (IRE) - GHURRA (USA) WAR CHANT (USA) | LANFRANCO DETTORI | 57.0 | JOHN GOSDEN | 6 | |
| CHARMING THOUGHT (GB) 2C OASIS DREAM (GB) - ANNABELLE'S CHARM (IRE) INDIAN RIDGE (GB) | WILLIAM BUICK | 57.0 | C APPLEBY | 2 | |
| ASTAIRE (IRE) 2C INTENSE FOCUS (USA) - RUNWAY DANCER (GB) DANSILI (GB) | NEIL CALLAN | 57.0 | K A RYAN | 13 | |
| RECKLESS ABANDON (GB) 2C EXCHANGE RATE (USA) - SANT ELENA (GB) EFISIO (GB) | G MOSSE | 56.0 | C G COX | 2 | |
| CRUSADE (USA) 2C MR. GREELEY (USA) - LA TRAVIATA (USA) JOHANNESBURG (USA) | SEAMIE HEFFERNAN | 56.0 | A P O'BRIEN | 8 | |
| DREAM AHEAD (USA) 2C DIKTAT (GB) - LAND OF DREAMS (GB) CADEAUX GENEREUX (GB) | WILLIAM BUICK | 56.0 | DAVID SIMCOCK | 4 | |
| AWZAAN (GB) 2C ALHAARTH (IRE) - NUFOOS (GB) ZAFONIC (USA) | R HILLS | 56.0 | M JOHNSTON | 5 | |
| BUSHRANGER (IRE) 2F DANETIME (IRE) - DANZ DANZ (GB) EFISIO (GB) | J MURTAGH | 56.0 | D WACHMAN | 1 | |
| DARK ANGEL (IRE) 2C JUDICATE - EASY NONE DIAL VIBRATION | MICHAEL HILLS | 56.0 | B W HILLS | 1 | |
| DUTCH ART (GB) 2C MEDICEAN (GB) - HALLAND PARK LASS (IRE) SPECTRUM (IRE) | LANFRANCO DETTORI | 56.0 | P W CHAPPLE-HYAM | 2 | |
| AMADEUS WOLF (GB) 2C MOZART (IRE) - RACHELLE (IRE) MARK OF ESTEEM (IRE) | NEIL CALLAN | 56.0 | K A RYAN | 4 | |
| AD VALOREM (USA) 2C DANZIG (USA) - CLASSY WOMEN (USA) RELAUNCH (USA) | J P SPENCER | 56.0 | A P O'BRIEN | 4 | |
| BALMONT (USA) 2C STRAVINSKY (USA) - ALDEBARAN LIGHT (USA) SEATTLE SLEW (USA) | PAT EDDERY | 56.0 | J NOSEDA | 9 | |
| THREE VALLEYS (USA) 2C DIESIS (GB) - SKIABLE (IRE) NINISKI (USA) | R HUGHES | 56.0 | R CHARLTON | 10 | |
| OASIS DREAM (GB) 2C GREEN DESERT (USA) - HOPE (IRE) DANCING BRAVE (USA) | JIMMY FORTUNE | 56.0 | JOHN GOSDEN | 9 | |
| JOHANNESBURG (USA) 2C HENNESSY (USA) - MYTH (USA) OGYGIAN (USA) | M KINANE | 56.0 | A P O'BRIEN | 4 | |
| MINARDI (USA) 2C BOUNDARY (USA) - YARN (USA) MR PROSPECTOR (USA) | M KINANE | 56.0 | A P O'BRIEN | 3 |
Related News
Will the Cheveley Park Stakes run at Newmarket on Saturday produce a nice filly?
Kalpana looked to book her ticket to the Champions Day with an authoritative display in the Unibet September Stakes at Kempton.
Saturday’s racing round-up includes the purchase of an Irish Classic winner by Wathnan Racing…
Monday's racing round-up includes the news of a multiple Group 1 winner's retirement from racing, alongside entries for Saturday's feature action at Sandown…
Cool Hoof Luke took another step forward when winning the Group 2 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Gimcrack Stakes at York.
