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Nunthorpe Stakes: Past Winners, Stats & History

York Ebor Festival
Course:
York
Grade:
Group 1
Length:
5f
Last Winner:
Highfield Princess @ 5/1
Prize Money:
£533,750 (2022)

The Day 3 highlight at the Ebor Meeting is a real treat for sprint fans, with the Nunthorpe Stakes regularly recognised as one of the top events of its type in world racing. That fantastic reputation naturally helps it attract a high quality field and there are many top sprinters involved each year.

The race was created in 1922 and is named after the area of the city which adjoins the north-east part of the racecourse. It is one of only a few races open to juveniles, resulting in winners ranging from two to nine years old in recent times.

Nunthorpe Stakes Course Map

York Racecourse Map

Nunthorpe Stakes Past Winners

Year Winner SP Trainer Jockey
2022 Highfield Princess 5/1 John Quinn Jason Hart
2021 Winter Power 9/1 Tim Easterby Silvestre De Sousa
2020 Battaash 1/2 Charles Hills Jim Crowley
2019 Battaash 7/4 Charles Hills Jim Crowley
2018 Alpha Delfini 40/1 Bryan Smart Graham Lee
2017 Marsha 8/1 Mark Prescott Luke Morris
2016 Mecca’s Angel 9/2 Michael Dods Paul Mulrennan
2015 Mecca’s Angel 15/2 Michael Dods Paul Mulrennan
2014 Sole Power 11/4 Edward Lynam Richard Hughes
2013 Jwala 40/1 Robert Cowell Steve Drowne
2012 Ortensia 7/2 Paul Messara William Buick
2011 Margot Did 20/1 Michael Bell Hayley Turner
2010 Sole Power 100/1 Edward Lynan Wayne Lordan
2009 Borderlescott 9/1 Robin Bastiman Neil Callan
2008 Borderlescott 12/1 Robin Bastiman Pat Cosgrove
2007 Kingsgate Native 12/1 John Best Jimmy Quinn
2006 Reverence 5/1 Eric Alston Kevin Darley
2005 La Cucaracha 7/1 Barry Hills Michael Hills
2004 Bahamian Pirate 16/1 David Nicholls Seb Sanders
2003 Oasis Dream 4/9 John Gosden Richard Hughes

About the Nunthorpe Stake: The Five Furlong Knavesmire Charge

York Racecourse
Photo © The Carlisle Kid (cc-by-sa/2.0)

The Nunthorpe Stakes has come a long way from its humble origins as low grade selling race inaugurated in 1903. This is not seen as the true birth of the event though as it was only in 1922 when it first ran under its present format. Handed a sudden boost of prestige following the change, the Nunthorpe, which is named after the area in York in which the racecourse lies, has gone from strength to strength.

Today, races don’t come much bigger on the Knavesmire with this Group 1 sprint among the top five furlong events on the planet. Official recognition of its elevated status came in 2017 when the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities announced it as being the joint best sprint event alongside the July Cup. This award came just six years after the Nunthorpe joined an exclusive list of races that formed part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge.

What also helps make the Nunthorpe so special is that it provides two-year-old horses with a rare chance to take on their elders on a huge stage. Any horse aged two years and above is eligible to compete, meaning that it also stands as only Group 1 event in Britain where minimum aged geldings can take part.

WINNERS OF ALL AGES

When trying to pick the winner of the Nunthorpe Stakes, don’t think that there is any use whatsoever in looking at a horse’s age. Champions range from the young to the very old in what is a race with a quite uniquely diverse winners list. In earlier decades three and four year olds dominated the sprint but the picture has changed quite substantially in more recent renewals as you can see from the chart below.

Chart Showing the Ages of the Nunthorpe Stakes Winners Between 2000 and 2022

What really catches the eye from the above chart is that we’ve had both a two year old and nine year old champion this century. Kingsgate Native stands as the youngest champion of the race and following his win in 2007, owner John Mayne said he was surprised “that very few two year olds have taken their chance in the Nunthorpe.” Despite his personal feelings, minimum aged horses have a remained a rarity in this race even in spite of their large weight advantage.

SOLE POWER TAKES OFF

Able to attract a top quality array of speedsters from across the globe, the Nunthorpe Stakes always has some strong names heading the betting each renewal. Those tipped to fare best often have the spotlight stolen from them though with only three favourites (including one joint favourite) triumphing during the 19 renewals up to 2022. In the same time frame we’ve seen more than a fair share of genuine shocks such as Jwala in 2013 and Alpha Delphini five years later, both at odds of 40/1.

Providing by far the big upset of the lot though was Sole Power in the 2010 edition of the Nunthorpe. Offering absolutely no form coming into the big race and a low official rating of 104, the eventual superstar failed to get a mention during the pre-race chatter. Setting off at odds of 100/1, nothing at all was expected from the three year old but a strong surge during the final half furlong saw him stun the 6/4 favourite, Starspangledbanner.

Having proven his ability at the highest level for the first time, Sole Power went on to win another eight Group level contests during a very lucrative career.

SOLE POWER’S GROUP RACE VICTORIES

Year Race Course Grade Distance Winnings
2015 Flying Five Stakes Curragh Group 2 5f €120k
2015 Al Quoz Sprint Meydan Group 1 5f £385k
2014 Nunthorpe Stakes York Group 1 5f £150k
2014 King’s Stand Stakes Ascot Group 1 5f £213k
2014 Palace House Stakes Newmarket Group 3 5f £37k
2013 King’s Stand Stakes Ascot Group 1 5f £198k
2013 Palace House Stakes Newmarket Group 3 5f £34k
2011 Temple Stakes Haydock Group 2 5f £45k
2010 Nunthorpe Stakes York Group 1 5f £136k

MAKE IT A DOUBLE?

We’ve already mentioned how Sole Power made history in this race but the son of Kyllachy wasn’t quite done there. Three years after his initial triumph, the distinctive sprinter was back at York winning the Nunthorpe once again. He’s one of eleven horses who has successfully won this race more than once, although never previously have the wins come so far apart. Other recent double champions include Mecca’s Angel (2015, 2016), Borderlescott (2008, 2009) and Battaash (2019, 2020).

Of the eleven horses who have enjoyed repeat success, two of them have done so on three occasions. Tag End was the first (1928-30) with York specialist Sharpo becoming the next to pull off a hat-trick a little over fifty years later. Given the competition this race attracts, winning it once is hard enough so three times is a feat unlikely to ever be bettered. Sole Power’s record in the Nunthorpe really emphasises the point as the two-time champion also finished third, fourth, seventh and ninth during other efforts.

MULTIPLE NUNTHORPE STAKES Winning Horses: 1922 – 2022

Horse Trainer Years Won
Sharpo Jeremy Tree 1980 1981 1982
Tag End C. Peck 1928 1929 1930
Battaash Charles Hills 2019 2020
Mecca’s Angel Michael Dods 2015 2016
Sole Power Edward Lynam 2010 2014
Borderlescott Robin Bastiman 2008 2009
Right Boy Bill Dutton & Pat Rohan 1958 1959
Royal Serenade Harry Wragg 1951 1952
Abernant Noel Murless 1949 1950
Linklater William Smyth 1942 1943
Highborn Captain O.M.D Bell 1926 1927

Other Races of Note at York

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  • Yorkshire Cup
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