Mill Reef Stakes
| Group 2 race | |
| Location |
Newbury Racecourse Newbury, England |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1972 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Dubai Duty Free |
| Website | Newbury |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6f 8y (1,214 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Straight |
| Qualification | Two-year-olds |
| Weight | 9 st 1 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies Penalties 3 lb for G1 / G2 winners |
| Purse | £75,000 (2016) 1st: £42,353 |
The Mill Reef Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-olds. It is run at Newbury over a distance of 6 furlongs and 8 yards (1,214 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.
The event is named after Mill Reef, a highly successful racehorse in the early 1970s. He was trained at Kingsclere, located several miles from Newbury.
The Mill Reef Stakes replaced a similar race, the Crookham Stakes, in 1972. The winner of the inaugural running, Mon Fils, went on to win the following year's 2,000 Guineas.
The leading horses from the Mill Reef Stakes sometimes race next in the Middle Park Stakes or the Dewhurst Stakes.
Leading jockey (5 wins):
Leading trainer (4 wins):
The Crookham Stakes, named after the village of Crookham, was the precursor of the Mill Reef Stakes (although run over a distance of 7 furlongs and 60 yards (1,463 metres)).
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