Rockfel Stakes

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Rockfel Stakes

Group 2 race
Location	Rowley Mile Newmarket, England
Inaugurated	1981
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Shadwell Racing
Website	Newmarket
Race information
Distance	7f (1,408 metres)
Surface	Turf
Track	Straight
Qualification	Two-year-old fillies
Weight	9 st 0 lb Penalties 3 lb for G1 / G2 Group 2 winners
Purse	£109,000 (2017) 1st: £61,814

Rockfel Stakes

2017
Juliet Capulet	Nyaleti	Gavota

Previous years
2016
Spain Burg	Fair Eva	Miss Infinity
2015
Promising Run	Thetis	Hawksmoor
2014
Lucida	Fadhayyil	New Providence
2013
Al Thakhira	Blockade	Valonia
2012
Just The Judge	Nargys	Desert Blossom
2011
Wading	Pimpernel	Gray Pearl
2010
Cape Dollar	Cochabamba	I Love Me
2009
Music Show	Atasari	Tabassum
2008
Lahaleeb	Aspen Darlin	Souter's Sister
2007
Kitty Matcham	Missit	Royal Confidence
2006
Finsceal Beo	Rahiyah	Puggy
2005
Speciosa	Violette	Abigail Pett
2004
Maids Causeway	Penkenna Princess	Favourita
2003
Cairns	Snow Goose	Kelucia

The Rockfel Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.

Contents

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  1 History
  


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  2 Records
  


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  3 Winners
  


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  4 See also
  


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  5 References
  

History

The event is named after Rockfel, a successful filly whose victories included two Classics in 1938. It was established in 1981, and its first winner was Top Hope.

The Rockfel Stakes attained Listed status in 1985, and it was promoted to Group 3 level in 1986. It was upgraded to Group 2 in 1998.

The race was formerly staged during Newmarket's Champions' Day meeting in mid-October. It became part of a new fixture called Future Champions Day in 2011 and was moved to a September date from 2014, switching places in the calendar with the Fillies' Mile.^[1] The race is currently part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge and the winner earns an automatic place in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf race.

The leading horses from the Rockfel Stakes sometimes go on to compete in the following season's 1,000 Guineas. Four fillies have won both events, the most recent being Finsceal Beo (2006–07).

Records

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Leading jockey (4 wins):

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  Michael Hills – Negligent (1989), Hula Angel (1998), Maids Causeway (2004), Just The Judge (2012)
  


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  Frankie Dettori - Crystal Gazing (1990), Moonlight Paradise (1996), Spain Burg (2016), Juliet Capulet (2017)
  

Leading trainer (4 wins):

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  Barry Hills – Negligent (1989), Yawl (1992), Hula Angel (1998), Maids Causeway (2004)
  

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1981	Top Hope	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute
1982	Saving Mercy	Brian Taylor	Jeremy Hindley
1983	Mahogany	Joe Mercer	Charlie Nelson
1984	Kashi Lagoon	Bruce Raymond	Ben Hanbury
1985	Tralthee	Lester Piggott	Luca Cumani
1986	At Risk	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil
1987	no race [a]
1988	Musical Bliss	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	1:28.64
1989	Negligent	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1:24.42
1990	Crystal Gazing	Frankie Dettori	Luca Cumani	1:29.80
1991	Musicale	Pat Eddery	Henry Cecil	1:23.92
1992	Yawl	Darryll Holland	Barry Hills	1:23.81
1993	Relatively Special	Ray Cochrane	Luca Cumani	1:27.82
1994	Germane	Michael Fenton	Michael Bell	1:25.76
1995	Bint Salsabil	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	1:26.05
1996	Moonlight Paradise	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	1:26.26
1997	Name of Love	Kieren Fallon	David Loder	1:26.42
1998	Hula Angel	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1:25.84
1999	Lahan	Richard Hills	John Gosden	1:26.79
2000	Sayedah	Richard Hills	Marcus Tregoning	1:27.96
2001	Distant Valley	Dane O'Neill	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:28.53
2002	Luvah Girl	Kevin Darley	Roger Charlton	1:24.98
2003	Cairns	Ted Durcan	Mick Channon	1:25.88
2004	Maids Causeway	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1:28.93
2005	Speciosa	Michael Fenton	Pam Sly	1:27.01
2006	Finsceal Beo	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	1:27.12
2007	Kitty Matcham	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	1:27.01
2008	Lahaleeb	Darryll Holland	Mick Channon	1:23.95
2009	Music Show	Kieren Fallon	Mick Channon	1:23.83
2010	Cape Dollar	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	1:26.91
2011	Wading	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	1:23.75
2012	Just The Judge	Michael Hills	Charles Hills	1:25.15
2013	Al Thakhira	Martin Harley	Marco Botti	1:25.54
2014	Lucida	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	1:22.82
2015	Promising Run	James Doyle	Saeed bin Suroor	1:23.55
2016	Spain Burg	Frankie Dettori	Xavier Thomas-Demeaulte	1:24.92
2017	Juliet Capulet	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	1:27.23

^a The 1987 running was abandoned because of high winds and structural damage.

See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain


• List of British flat horse races

References

1. 
   ^ "Weekend of Champions". britishchampionsseries.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2014. 
   

• Paris-Turf:
  
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    "1982". , "1983". , "1986". 
    


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  Racing Post:
  
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    1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
    
  
  
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    1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
    
  
  
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    2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
    
  
  

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  galopp-sieger.de – Rockfel Stakes.
  


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  horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Rockfel Stakes (2017).
  


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  pedigreequery.com – Rockfel Stakes – Newmarket.
  


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  Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. p. 212. ISBN 1-873626-15-0. 
  

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