Beeswing Stakes

Beeswing Stakes
Group 3 race (discontinued)
LocationNewcastle Racecourse
Newcastle, England
Inaugurated1977
Last run24 July 1999
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
WebsiteNewcastle
Race information
Distance7f (1,408 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Purse£30,000 (1999)
1st: £19,164

The Beeswing Stakes was a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It was run at Newcastle over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it was scheduled to take place each year in late July.

History

The event was named after Beeswing, a successful 19th-century racehorse bred in Northumberland. It was established in 1977, and for a period it held Listed status. It was promoted to Group 3 level in 1986.

The Beeswing Stakes was last run in 1999. It was replaced the following year by a similar race, the Lennox Stakes at Goodwood.

Newcastle currently stages a 7-furlong handicap race called the Beeswing Handicap.

Records

Most successful horse:

  • no horse won this race more than once

Leading jockey (2 wins):

  • Pat Eddery – Kampala (1980), Great Commotion (1989)
  • Tony Ives – Milk of the Barley (1981), Silly Steven (1982)
  • Edward Hide – Beaudelaire (1983), Major Don (1984)
  • Steve Cauthen – Hadeer (1986), Salse (1988)
  • Willie Carson – Bold Russian (1991), Shahid (1995)
  • Ray Cochrane – Casteddu (1992), Eurolink Thunder (1993)

Leading trainer (2 wins):

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
1977 In Haste 3 John Lowe Bill Watts
1978 John de Coombe 3 Geoff Baxter Paul Cole
1979 Jeroboam 3 Lester Piggott Harry Wragg
1980 Kampala 4 Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn
1981 Milk of the Barley 4 Tony Ives Bill O'Gorman
1982 Silly Steven 3 Tony Ives Richard Hannon
1983 Beaudelaire 3 Edward Hide Vincent O'Brien
1984 Major Don 4 Edward Hide Ernie Weymes
1985 Sarab 4 Richard Quinn Paul Cole
1986 Hadeer 4 Steve Cauthen Clive Brittain 1:26.64
1987 Farajullah 4 Gary Carter Geoff Huffer 1:29.26
1988 Salse 3 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1:29.53
1989 Great Commotion 3 Pat Eddery Alex Scott 1:24.13
1990 Savahra Sound 5 Bruce Raymond Richard Hannon 1:27.29
1991 Bold Russian 4 Willie Carson Barry Hills 1:23.61
1992 Casteddu 3 Ray Cochrane Pip Payne 1:27.26
1993 Eurolink Thunder 3 Ray Cochrane John Dunlop 1:25.93
1994 Gabr 4 Richard Hills Robert Armstrong 1:24.20
1995 Shahid 3 Willie Carson John Dunlop 1:25.21
1996 Iktamal 4 Willie Ryan Ed Dunlop 1:24.88
1997 Wizard King 6 Dean McKeown Sir Mark Prescott 1:24.16
1998 Decorated Hero 6 Gary Hind John Gosden 1:27.83
1999 Josr Algarhoud 3 Willie Supple Saeed bin Suroor 1:25.70

See also

References

  • Racing Post:
  • pedigreequery.com – Beeswing Stakes – Newcastle.
  • Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 124–125. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.