Ebor Handicap

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Flat horse race in Britain

title: "Ebor Handicap" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["flat-races-in-great-britain", "york-racecourse", "open-long-distance-horse-races", "horse-races-established-in-1843", "1843-establishments-in-england"] description: "Flat horse race in Britain" topic_path: "geography/united-kingdom" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebor_Handicap" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Flat horse race in Britain ::

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FieldValue
classClass 2
horse raceEbor Handicap
locationYork Racecourse
York, England
inaugurated1843
race typeFlat
sponsorSky Bet
websiteYork
distance1m 5f 188yd (2,787 metres)
surfaceTurf
trackLeft-handed
qualificationFour-years-old and up
weightHandicap
purse£500,000 (2025)
1st: £300,000
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spots | caption3 = Tender Type The Ebor Handicap is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile 5 furlongs and 188 yards (2,787 metres). It is scheduled to take place each year in August.

History

The event is named after the shortened form of Eboracum, the Roman name for York. It was first run in 1843, and it was originally known as the Great Ebor Handicap. The race was introduced by John Orton, a newly appointed Clerk of the Course at York. It was initially contested over 2 mi, but its distance was later cut by 2 furlongs.

The planned running of the Ebor Handicap in 2008 was abandoned because of a waterlogged track. It was replaced by an event at Newbury called the Newburgh Handicap, a reference to the town's original Norman name.

The race is now held on the final day of York's four-day Ebor Festival meeting, and it is the most valuable flat handicap in Europe. The prize money was increased to £500,000 from the 2018 running and then to £1,000,000 from 2019, making it the first British handicap race worth £1,000,000. In connection with the prize money increase three-year-olds were excluded from the race from the 2019 running. The prize money for the 2020 running of the race was reduced, in line with similar reductions in prize money of all British horse racing, due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Flint Jack – 1922, 1923

Leading jockey (5 wins):

  • Lester Piggott – Gladness (1958), Primera (1959), Die Hard (1961), Tintagel II (1970), Jupiter Island (1983)

Leading trainer (5 wins):

  • Tom Dawson – Godfrey (1844), Mark Tapley (1850), Pax (1860), Makeshift (1862), Mandrake (1867)

Winners since 1960

Earlier winners

  • 1843: Pagan
  • 1844: Godfrey
  • 1845: Coheiress
  • 1846: Arthur
  • 1847: Mathematician
  • 1848: Meaux
  • 1849: The Hero
  • 1850: Mark Tapley
  • 1851: Nancy
  • 1852: Adine
  • 1853: Pantomime
  • 1854: The Grand Inquisitor
  • 1855: Vandal
  • 1856: Warlock
  • 1857: El Hakim
  • 1858: Vedette
  • 1859: Underhand
  • 1860: Pax
  • 1861: Rising Sun
  • 1862: Makeshift
  • 1863: Golden Pledge
  • 1864: Raglan
  • 1865: Verdant
  • 1866: Westwick
  • 1867: Mandrake
  • 1868: Fair Wind
  • 1869: Fortunio
  • 1870: Paganini
  • 1871: Not Out
  • 1872: Albert Victor
  • 1873: Louise Victoria
  • 1874: Chivalrous
  • 1875: Lily Agnes
  • 1876: Lilian
  • 1877: Il Gladiatore
  • 1878: Caerau
  • 1879: Isonomy
  • 1880: Novice
  • 1881: Mother Shipton
  • 1882: Victor Emanuel
  • 1883: Corrie Roy
  • 1884: Ben Alder
  • 1885: Mate
  • 1886: Le Caissier
  • 1887: Silence
  • 1888: Nappa
  • 1889: King Monmouth
  • 1890: Silver Spur
  • 1891: Buccaneer
  • 1892: Alice
  • 1893: Senaputty
  • 1894: Quilon
  • 1895: Llanthony
  • 1896: Dingle Bay
  • 1897: Harvest Money
  • 1898: Invincible II
  • 1899: Cassock's Pride
  • 1900: Jiffy II
  • 1901: Gyp
  • 1902: Wargrave
  • 1903: McYardley
  • 1904: Warwolf
  • 1905: The Page
  • 1906: Golden Measure
  • 1907: Wuffy
  • 1908: Rousay
  • 1909: Dibs
  • 1910: Claretoi
  • 1911: Pillo
  • 1912: Election
  • 1913: Junior
  • 1914–18: no race
  • 1919: Race Rock
  • 1920: Iron Hand
  • 1921: March Along
  • 1922: Flint Jack
  • 1923: Flint Jack
  • 1924: Marvex
  • 1925: Chapeau
  • 1926: Pons Asinorum
  • 1927: Cap-a-Pie
  • 1928: Cinq a Sept
  • 1929: Bonny Boy
  • 1930: Coaster / Gentlemen's Relish *
  • 1931: Brown Jack
  • 1932: Cat o' Nine Tails
  • 1933: Dictum
  • 1934: Alcazar
  • 1935: Museum
  • 1936: Penny Royal
  • 1937: Weathervane
  • 1938: Foxglove II
  • 1939: Owenstown
  • 1940–42: no race
  • 1943: Yorkshire Hussar
  • 1944: The Kernel
  • 1945: Wayside Inn
  • 1946: Foxtrot
  • 1947: Procne
  • 1948: Donino
  • 1949: Miraculous Atom
  • 1950: Cadzow Oak
  • 1951: Bob
  • 1952: Signification
  • 1953: Norooz
  • 1954: By Thunder!
  • 1955: Hyperion Kid
  • 1956: Donald
  • 1957: Morecambe
  • 1958: Gladness
  • 1959: Primera ::data[format=table] | | The race was run at Pontefract in 1943 and 1944. | |---|---| ::

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References

  1. (21 August 2021). "Tribal craft can keep Balding ahead of the pack". The Times.
  2. (3 April 2018). "Top York race the Ebor will be worth £1m next year".

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