6-567: The Newmarket Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts and geldings . It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres) on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket in late April or early May. The original version of the Newmarket Stakes was established in the early 19th century. It was usually held on the final day of
12-543: The early 1960s. The present version of the race was first run in 1978. It was initially called the Heathorn Stakes. The inaugural running was won by the subsequent Derby winner Shirley Heights . It was renamed the Newmarket Stakes in 1986. The Newmarket Stakes is currently held on the opening day of the three-day Guineas Festival meeting in late April or early May. Leading jockey since 1978 (6 wins): Leading trainer since 1978 (10 wins): The original version of
18-407: The race was held at Newmarket's First Spring Meeting in late April or early May. * The 1858 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners. The next version was held at Newmarket's Second Spring Meeting in mid-May. * Ard Patrick finished first in 1902, but he was disqualified for bumping and boring. Conditions races Conditions races are horse races in which the weights carried by
24-512: The runners are laid down by the conditions attached to the race. Weights are allocated according to the sex of the runners, with female runners carrying less weight than males; the age of the runners, with younger horses receiving weight from older runners to allow for relative maturity, referred to as weight for age ; and the quality of the runners, with horses that have won certain values of races giving weight to less successful entrants. Conditions races are distinct from handicap races , for which
30-491: The venue's First Spring meeting in late April or early May. It was run on the Ditch Mile course over distances slightly under a mile. It ended after a period of small fields and walkovers in the 1880s. A new version of the race was introduced in 1889. From this point it took place at Newmarket's Second Spring meeting in mid-May. It was contested over 1¼ miles, and it became a major trial for The Derby . It continued until
36-533: The weights carried are laid down by an official handicapper to equalise the difference in ability between the runners. In Great Britain, for example, the British Horseracing Authority 's rules define a conditions race as being one "which is none of the following; a Handicap Race or a Novice Race, a race restricted to Maiden Horses, or a race governed by Selling or Claiming provisions." Conditions races are staged at all levels of horse racing. As all of
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