Heron Stakes

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The event was formerly held at Kempton Park. It was staged at Goodwood in 2005 and 2006, and transferred to Sandown Park in 2007.

The Heron Stakes is usually part of a fixture called the Brigadier Gerard Evening which also features the Brigadier Gerard Stakes and the Henry II Stakes. The Heron Stakes was held at a separate meeting a week before Brigadier Gerard Evening in 2021.

Records

Leading jockey (5 wins):

• Frankie Dettori – Lord Florey (1990), Proclamation (2005), Cogito (2012), Without Parole (2018), King of Comedy (2019)

Leading trainer (10 wins):

• Sir Michael Stoute – Dalsaan (1980), Spark of Life (1981), Diaglyphard (1985), Neshad (1987), Magical Strike (1989), Among Men (1997), Kalaman (2003), Final Verse (2006), Tazahum (2011), Consort (2015)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1978	Persian Bold	Kipper Lynch	Tony Ingham	1:24.43
1979	Kris	Joe Mercer	Henry Cecil	1:28.41
1980	Dalsaan	Lester Piggott	Michael Stoute	1:25.80
1981	Spark of Life	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	1:31.10
1982	Come On The Blues	Willie Carson	Clive Brittain	1:27.01
1983	The Noble Player	Steve Cauthen	Barry Hills	1:31.18
1984	Superlative	Tony Ives	Bill O'Gorman	1:25.72
1985	Diaglyphard	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	1:35.93
1986	Faustus	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:39.82
1987	Neshad	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	1:38.82
1988	Raykour	Ray Cochrane	Luca Cumani	1:38.99
1989	Magical Strike	Greville Starkey	Michael Stoute	1:36.74
1990	Lord Florey	Frankie Dettori	Luca Cumani	1:42.09
1991	Joie de Soir	Paul Eddery	Fulke Johnson Houghton	1:42.93
1992	Torrey Canyon	Ray Cochrane	Roger Charlton	1:38.37
1993	Mistle Cat	Wendyll Woods	Sean Woods	1:38.30
1994	Bluegrass Prince	Brent Thomson	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:46.56
1995	Peace Envoy	Pat Eddery	Henry Cecil	1:38.25
1996	Regal Archive	John Reid	Peter Chapple-Hyam	1:41.89
1997	Among Men	Ray Cochrane	Michael Stoute	1:37.95
1998	Speedfit Too	Gary Carter	George Margarson	1:40.47
1999	Kalanisi	Gérald Mossé	Luca Cumani	1:35.64
2000	Inglenook	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	1:46.69
2001	Dandoun	Kieren Fallon	John Dunlop	1:38.03
2002	Hero's Journey	Darryll Holland	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:36.98
2003	Kalaman Template:Efn	Christophe Soumillon	Sir Michael Stoute	1:38.44
2004	Tahreeb	Martin Dwyer	Marcus Tregoning	1:37.76
2005	Proclamation	Frankie Dettori	Jeremy Noseda	1:39.31
2006	Final Verse	Robert Winston	Sir Michael Stoute	1:45.28
2007	Massive	Darryll Holland	Mick Channon	1:46.70
2008	Redolent	Ryan Moore	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:46.93
2009	Border Patrol	Steve Drowne	Roger Charlton	1:42.63
2010	Fallen Idol	William Buick	John Gosden	1:42.60
2011	Tazahum	Richard Hills	Sir Michael Stoute	1:47.45
2012	Cogito	Frankie Dettori	Brian Meehan	1:42.71
2013	Montiridge	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:44.84
2014	Master Carpenter	Ryan Moore	Rod Millman	1:49.24
2015	Consort	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	1:40.89
2016	Zonderland	Adam Kirby	Clive Cox	1:42.53
2017	Khafoo Shememi	Ryan Moore	Richard Hannon Jr.	1:42.61
2018	Without Parole	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	1:45.54
2019	King of Comedy	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	1:40.29
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2021	Mostahdaf	Jim Crowley	John and Thady Gosden	1:50.29
2022	My Prospero	Tom Marquand	William Haggas	1:41.94
2023	Captain Winters	Neil Callan	Kevin Ryan	1:44.92
2024	Almaqam	William Buick	Ed Walker	1:46.07
2025	Opera Ballo	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	1:42.45

See also

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

References

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• pedigreequery.com – Heron Stakes – Sandown.