Port Stakes


title: "Port Stakes" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["flat-races-in-great-britain", "newmarket-racecourse", "recurring-sporting-events-established-in-1816", "discontinued-horse-races-in-great-britain"] topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Stakes" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
horse racePort Stakes
locationTwo Middle Miles of the Beacon Course
Newmarket, England
race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
distance1 mile 7 furlongs 127 yards (3134 metres)
surfaceTurf
qualificationFour-year-olds
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|class = |horse race = Port Stakes |image = |caption = |location = Two Middle Miles of the Beacon Course Newmarket, England |inaugurated = |race type = Flat / Thoroughbred |sponsor = |website = |distance = 1 mile 7 furlongs 127 yards (3134 metres) |surface = Turf |track = |qualification = Four-year-olds |weight = |purse = The Port Stakes was a flat horse race in Great Britain open to four-year-olds. It was run on the Two Middle Miles (T.M.M.) of the Beacon course at Newmarket over a distance of 2 miles, and was scheduled to take place each year in early or mid April at the Craven meeting. The Two Middle Miles course was relatively flat and was considered less testing then the "Ditch-In" course, over which the similar Claret Stakes was run.

The race often attracted winners of the previous seasons British Classic Races: classic winners who went on to win the Port Stakes included Whisker, Prince Leopold, Mameluke, Green Mantle, Priam, Galata, Grey Momus, Ralph and Attila.

Winners 1815–1843

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YearWinnerJockeyTrainerOwnerOdds
1815WireGeorge FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton2/1
1816WhiskerRobert RobsonGeorge FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton2/5
1817Prince LeopoldWilliam ButlerMr Lake6/4
1818GazelleMr Lake3/1
1819MerlinMr G. L. FoxEvens
1820SnakeBrownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter
1821AbjerJohn Udney1/2
1822ZealRobert RobsonGeorge FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Graftonwalkover
1823No race
1824
1825SerabWilliam ArnullStanlake Batson11/8
1826CamelWilliam ArnullCharles Wyndham7/4
1827LamplighterFrank BuckleCol Wilson7/4
1828MamelukeJohn Gully
1829PrivateerWilliam ArnullGeorge Payne6/5
1830Green MantlePatrick ConollyCharles MarsonBrownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter
1831PriamJem RobinsonWilliam ChifneyWilliam Chifney1/3
1832LiverpoolWilliam ScottMr Robinson2/1
1833GalataSamuel DarlingCharles MarsonBrownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter7/2
1834Muley MolochSamuel Chifney Jr.William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland5/2
1835PlenipotentiaryStanlake Batsonwalkover
1836ElizondoBoyceCharles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond5/2
1837ScrogginsWilliam ScottGeorge Stanhope, 6th Earl of Chesterfield1/5
1838Rat-TrapJem RobinsonJohn Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland10/1
1839Grey MomusJohn Barham DayJohn Barham DayLord George Bentinck
1840DominoW. CottonWilliam Keppel, 4th Earl of Albemarle3/1
1841GibraltarNat FlatmanGeneral Yates5/4
1842RalphW. EdwardsWilliam Keppel, 4th Earl of Albemarlewalkover
1843AttilaJohn ScottGeorge Ansonwalkover
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References

References

  1. "Museum Treasure".

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