Sovereign Stakes
Discontinued flat horse race in Britain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Sovereign Stakes was a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to colts and geldings aged three years or older. It was run at Salisbury over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and was scheduled to take place each year in August.
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Group 3 race (discontinued) | |
Location | Salisbury Racecourse Salisbury, England |
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Inaugurated | 2000 |
Last run | 2023 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Tattersalls |
Website | Salisbury |
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Distance | 1 mile (1,609 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Straight |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up colts and geldings |
Weight | 8 st 12 lb (3yo); 9 st 5 lb (4yo+) Penalties 7 lb for Group 1 winners * 5 lb for Group 2 winners * 3 lb for Group 3 winners * * after 2021 |
Purse | £70,000 (2022) 1st: £39,697 |
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Embesto | Mighty Ulysses | Regal Reality |
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The event was established in 2000, replacing the Whitchurch Conditions Stakes, and it was initially classed at Listed level. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 2004. It was removed from the pattern race programme by the British Horseracing Authority in 2024.[1]
The Sovereign Stakes was one of Salisbury's two highest class races of the season, along with the Dick Poole Fillies' Stakes.