Beckford Stakes

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Beckford Stakes
Listed race
LocationBath Racecourse
Somerset, England
Inaugurated2016
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorBritish Stallion Studs
WebsiteBath
Race information
Distance1m 6f (2,820 m)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
fillies & mares
excluding G1 winners after 31 March 2022
Weight8 st 13 lb (57 kg) (3yo)
9 st 6 lb (60 kg) (4yo+)
Penalties
7 lb (3.2 kg) for Group 2 winners *
5 lb (2.3 kg) for Group 3 winners *
3 lb (1.4 kg) for Listed winners *
* since 31 March
Purse£50,000 (2022)
1st: £28,355
Beckford Stakes
2023
Maroon Royal blue, white diamond, white and royal blue striped cap White, emerald green hoop
One Evening Vera Verto Mimikyu
Previous years
2022
Purple, gold braid, scarlet sleeves, black velvet cap, gold fringe Light blue, dark blue inverted triangle Dark blue, large yellow spots
Perfect Alibi Pearl Beach Goolwa
2021
Dark blue, large yellow spots Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves Emerald green, orange epaulets and armlets, orange cap, white star
Goolwa Brunnera Sacred Rhyme
2020-2016
2020
WHITE, MAROON circle, MAROON cap Pink and grey stripes, chevrons on sleeves, pink cap Bottle green, white cap, lime green star
Traisha Urban Artist Hereby
2019
Red, yellow stars, halved sleeves and star on cap Royal blue and beige diamonds, royal blue sleeves and cap Grey, black hoop, black cap
Sapa Inca Hulcote Dance Legend
2018
White, emerald green sash and sleeves, orange cap, white star Purple, emerald green sash, red sleeves and cap Red, black stars, red sleeves
True Self Mistress Quickly Roystonia
2017
Silver, gold braid, maroon cap, gold tassel Navy blue, red yoke and stripe, red cap Dark blue and light green diamonds
Aljezeera Capricious Cantor Pacharana
2016
Silver, dark green sleeves Emerald green, red stripe, halved sleeves, emerald green and red striped cap Black, yellow cap
Twitch Vive Ma Fille Anzhelika
 

The Beckford Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Bath over a distance of 1 mile and 6 furlongs (2,820 m),[1] and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.

The race was created as a new Listed race in 2016.[2]

Winners[edit]

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
2016 Twitch 4 James Doyle Hugo Palmer 3:02.66
2017 Aljezeera[a] 3 Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani 3:06.70
2018 True Self 5 Colin Keane Willie Mullins 3:06.09
2019 Sapa Inca 3 Hayley Turner Mark Johnston 3:09.59
2020 Traisha 4 David Egan Joseph O'Brien 3:03.77
2021 Goolwa 3 David Probert Andrew Balding 3:02.09
2022 Perfect Alibi[a] 3 Tom Marquand William Haggas 3:05.52
2023 One Evening 4 Kieran O'Neill John & Thady Gosden 3:16.44
  1. ^ a b The 2017 and 2022 runnings were held at Yarmouth[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "British Flat Pattern and Listed Races 2018" (pdf). britishhorseracing.com. British Horseracing Authority. p. 163. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  2. ^ "British Flat Pattern and Listed Races 2016" (pdf). britishhorseracing.com. British Horseracing Authority. p. 163. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Further fixture alterations and transfers confirmed for Bath Racecourse". British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 17 October 2017.