Eclipse Stakes
| Group 1 race | |
| Location |
Sandown Park Esher, England |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1886 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Coral |
| Website | Sandown Park |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 2f 7y (2,018 m) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
| Weight | 8 st 10 lb (3yo); 9 st 7 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares |
| Purse |
£450,000 (2015) 1st: £255,195 |
The Eclipse Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 7 yards (2,018 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early July.
The event is named after Eclipse, a celebrated 18th-century racehorse. It was established in 1886, and the inaugural running was won by Bendigo. At that time, it was Britain's richest ever race. The prize fund of £10,000 was donated by Leopold de Rothschild at the request of General Owen Williams, a co-founder of Sandown Park.
The Eclipse Stakes was contested by high-quality fields from its inception. It was won by Ayrshire, the previous year's Derby winner, in 1889. The first three finishers in 1903 — Ard Patrick, Sceptre and Rock Sand — had won seven Classics between them.
The race has been sponsored by Coral since 1976, and it is now familiarly known as the "Coral-Eclipse". The most recent Classic winner to achieve victory was Golden Horn in 2015.
Most successful horse (2 wins):
Leading jockey (7 wins):
Leading trainer (6 wins):
Leading owner (5 wins): (includes part ownership)
The race was not run from 1915-1918 because of World War I and from 1940-1945 because of World War II
a The 1973 running took place at Kempton Park.
b Trepan finished first in 1976, but he was later disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance.
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