York Stakes
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The York Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs and 56 yards (2,063 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
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Group 2 race | |
Location | York Racecourse York, England |
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Inaugurated | 2006 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Sky Bet |
Website | York |
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Distance | 1m 2f 56y (2,063 m) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
Weight | 8 st 11 lb (3yo); 9 st 6 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 5 lb for Group 1 winners * 3 lb for Group 2 winners * * after 2016 |
Purse | £121,550 (2022) 1st: £70,888 |
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Alflaila | My Prospero | Royal Champion |
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The event was established in 2006, and the inaugural running was won by Best Alibi. It replaced the Scottish Derby, a discontinued race at Ayr.
The York Stakes serves as a possible trial for the following month's International Stakes, which is contested over the same course and distance. The first horse to win both races was Twice Over in 2011.