Denford Stakes

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History

The event was originally named after Washington Singer (1866–1934), a prominent racehorse owner and philanthropist. It has been won by several subsequent Classic winners, including Rodrigo de Triano, Lammtarra and Haafhd.

The race is currently restricted to horses which have not won at Group level, and whose sires achieved victory at distances in excess of 1 mile and 1½ furlongs, or 1,900 metres.

Sponsors of the Washington Singer Stakes have included Usk Valley Stud, Matalan and Denford Stud, and in recent years it has been run under various sponsored titles. The race title formally changed to the Denford Stakes from the 2017 running.

Records

Leading jockey since 1965 (4 wins):

• Frankie Dettori – Sharp Nephew (2007), Cry of Freedom (2008), Janood (2010), Escobar (2016)

Leading trainer since 1965 (6 wins):

• Henry Cecil - R B Chesne (1978), Custer (1981), Trojan Fen (1983), Faustus (1985), Zalazl (1988), Tenby (1992)

(4 wins)

• Barry Hills – State Fair (1996), Bahr (1997), Valentine Girl (1998), Haafhd (2003)
• Mark Johnston – Dubai’s Touch (2006), Cry Of Freedom (2008), Somewhat (2013), Thunderous (2019)

Winners since 1965

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1965	Selvedge	Lionel Brown	Peter Easterby	1:16.40
1966	Ribocco	Lester Piggott	Fulke Johnson Houghton	1:19.00
1967	Attalus	George Moore	Noel Murless	1:19.60
1968	White Fang	Ron Hutchinson	John Dunlop	1:19.40
1969	Medina Boy	Lester Piggott	Staff Ingham	1:17.80
1970	Brigadier Gerard	Joe Mercer	Dick Hern	1:15.32
1971	Yaroslav	Geoff Lewis	Noel Murless	1:17.42
1972	Fair Tactics	Jimmy Lindley	G Peter-Hoblyn	1:15.65
1973	Glen Strae	Tony Murray	Ryan Price	1:15.55
1974	Berfeit	Robert Edmondson	Dave Hanley	1:20.00
1975	Homeboy	Frankie Durr	Ian Balding	1:17.46
1976	Fife And Drum	Joe Mercer	Dick Hern	1:15.14
1977	Derrylin	Eric Eldin	Doug Smith	1:13.59
1978	R B Chesne	Joe Mercer	Henry Cecil	1:17.06
1979	Swift Arrest	Bob Weaver	Toby Balding	1:16.92
1980	Poldhu	Bruce Raymond	Michael Jarvis	1:17.86
1981	Custer	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil	1:14.79
1982	Horage	Tony Murray	Mattie McCormack	1:14.61
1983	Trojan Fen	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil	1:27.24
1984	Khozaam	Joe Mercer	Peter Walwyn	1:29.01
1985	Faustus	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:33.94
1986	Deputy Governor	Tony Ives	Lester Piggott	1:28.13
1987	Emmson	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	1:29.43
1988	Zalazl Template:Efn	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:30.29
1989	Karinga Bay	Brian Rouse	Denys Smith	1:30.57
1990	Heart of Darkness	Steve Cauthen	Ian Balding	1:30.41
1991	Rodrigo de Triano	Paul Eddery	Peter Chapple-Hyam	1:26.59
1992	Tenby	Pat Eddery	Henry Cecil	1:28.59
1993	Colonel Collins	Pat Eddery	Peter Chapple-Hyam	1:26.01
1994	Lammtarra	Walter Swinburn	Alex Scott	1:28.26
1995	Mons	Jason Weaver	Luca Cumani	1:26.87
1996	State Fair	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1:27.74
1997	Bahr	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1:24.81
1998	Valentine Girl	Richard Hills	Barry Hills	1:28.97
1999	Mana-Mou Bay	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:27.22
2000	Prizeman	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:24.94
2001	Funfair Wane	Steve Drowne	Mick Channon	1:25.50
2002	Muqbil	Richard Hills	John Dunlop	1:26.61
2003	Haafhd	Richard Hills	Barry Hills	1:23.04
2004	Kings Quay	Ryan Moore	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:28.46
2005	Innocent Air	Richard Hughes	John Gosden	1:25.47
2006	Dubai's Touch	Joe Fanning	Mark Johnston	1:28.34
2007	Sharp Nephew	Frankie Dettori	Brian Meehan	1:26.53
2008	Cry of Freedom	Frankie Dettori	Mark Johnston	1:27.67
2009	Azmeel	Ryan Moore	John Gosden	1:25.90
2010	Janood	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	1:28.82
2011	Fencing	William Buick	John Gosden	1:26.44
2012	Just The Judge	Michael Hills	Charles Hills	1:26.23
2013	Somewhat	Gérald Mossé	Mark Johnston	1:25.57
2014	Belardo	Andrea Atzeni	Roger Varian	1:28.47
2015	Epsom Icon	Graham Lee	Mick Channon	1:30.68
2016	Escobar	Frankie Dettori	Hugo Palmer	1:26.17
2017	Hey Gaman	Martin Harley	James Tate	1:28.79
2018	Boitron	Silvestre de Sousa	Richard Hannon Jr.	1:26.19
2019	Thunderous	Franny Norton	Mark Johnston	1:30.07
2020	Saint Lawrence	Andrea Atzeni	Roger Varian	1:27.36
2021	Masekela	William Buick	Andrew Balding	1:26.57
2022	Victory Dance	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	1:25.27

See also

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

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• pedigreequery.com – Washington Singer Stakes – Newbury.