John of Gaunt Stakes

Flat horse race in Britain

Horse race

The John of Gaunt Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of 7 furlongs and 37 yards (1,442 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May or early June.

The event is named after John of Gaunt, the 1st Duke of Lancaster, who lived in the 14th century. It was formerly open to horses aged three or older, and it used to be classed at Listed level. The minimum age was raised to four in 1998, and the race was promoted to Group 3 status in 2008.

The race was sponsored by the Timeform organisation from 2009 to 2016 and was run as the Timeform Jury Stakes.

Records

Most successful horse since 1976 (2 wins):

• Warningford – 1999, 2002
• Main Aim – 2009, 2010

Leading jockey since 1986 (3 wins):

• Ryan Moore – Major Cadeaux (2008), Main Aim (2009, 2010)

Leading trainer since 1986 (4 wins):

• John Gosden – Mutakddim (1995), Decorated Hero (1997), Mount Abu (2001), Sleeping Indian (2005)

Winners since 1986

1. One Won One finished first in 2000, but he was subsequently disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance
2. The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom^[1]

Earlier winners

• 1976: Record Token
• 1977: Gwent
• 1978: Persian Bold
• 1979: Borzoi
• 1980: Hard Fought
• 1981: Last Fandango
• 1982: Indian King
• 1983: no race
• 1984: Mr Meeka
• 1985: Sarab

See also

• Horse racing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

1. "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.

• Paris-Turf:
  • "1984"., "1985"., "1986"., "1987".
• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
  • 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

• galopp-sieger.de – John of Gaunt Stakes.
• ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – John of Gaunt Stakes (2019).
• pedigreequery.com – John of Gaunt Stakes – Haydock Park.
• Horses in Training 1993. Raceform Ltd. 1993. p. 751. ISBN 0-900611-38-3.