Joel Stakes

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History

The event was established in 1987, and it was originally called the Main Reef Stakes. It was named after Main Reef, a successful horse owned and bred by Jim Joel. It was initially restricted to three-year-olds and contested over 1 mile and 2 furlongs.

The race was opened to older horses and cut to a mile in 1989. For a period it was classed at Listed level. Jim Joel died in 1992, and it was renamed the Joel Stakes in 1994.

The Joel Stakes was promoted to Group 3 status in 2003. The Shadwell breeding organisation became its sponsor in 2008, and its full title included the name of Nayef, a Shadwell stallion for a period. It was upgraded to Group 2 in 2011.

The race is currently held on the second day of Newmarket's three-day Cambridgeshire Meeting, the day before the Cambridgeshire Handicap.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

• Benbatl - (2019,2021)
• Mutasaabeq - (2022,2023)

Leading jockey (4 wins):

• Oisin Murphy – Beat The Bank (2017), Benbatl (2019,2021), Kameko (2020)

Leading trainer (4 wins):

• Sir Michael Stoute – Sabotage (1989), Rob Roy (2005), Confront (2009), Mustashry (2018)
• Saeed bin Suroor - Satchem (2006), Creachadoir (2007), Benbatl (2019,2021)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1987	Lockton	3	Michael Hills	Jeremy Hindley	2:06.88
1988	Hibernian Gold	3	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	2:06.10
1989	Sabotage	3	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	1:43.13
1990	Raj Waki	3	Michael Kinane	Guy Harwood	1:36.93
1991	Rudimentary	3	Pat Eddery	Henry Cecil	1:36.55
1992	Inner City	3	Frankie Dettori	Luca Cumani	1:37.50
1993	Gabr	3	Willie Carson	Robert Armstrong	1:42.41
1994	Fraam	5	Walter Swinburn	Alex Scott	1:36.05
1995	Bin Rosie	3	Kevin Darley	David Loder	1:36.24
1996	Yeast	4	Ray Cochrane	William Haggas	1:37.43
1997	Intikhab	3	Richard Hills	David Morley	1:38.09
1998	Im Proposin	3	Richard Quinn	John Dunlop	1:42.02
1999Template:Efn	Indian Lodge	3	Michael Roberts	Amanda Perrett	1:39.00
2000	Hopeful Light	3	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	1:40.39
2001	Beckett	3	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	1:38.54
2002	Desert Deer	4	Kevin Darley	Mark Johnston	1:34.54
2003	Splendid Era	3	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1:37.40
2004	Polar Ben	5	Johnny Murtagh	James Fanshawe	1:37.33
2005	Rob Roy	3	Michael Kinane	Sir Michael Stoute	1:39.22
2006	Satchem	4	Kerrin McEvoy	Saeed bin Suroor	1:39.95
2007	Creachadoir	3	Kerrin McEvoy	Saeed bin Suroor	1:36.68
2008	Eagle Mountain	4	Kevin Shea	Mike de Kock	1:34.07
2009	Confront	4	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	1:36.18
2010	Cityscape	4	Steve Drowne	Roger Charlton	1:39.84
2011	Ransom Note	4	Michael Hills	Charles Hills	1:34.68
2012	Penitent	6	Daniel Tudhope	David O'Meara	1:36.32
2013	Soft Falling Rain	4	Paul Hanagan	Mike de Kock	1:37.20
2014	Custom Cut	5	Daniel Tudhope	David O'Meara	1:35.66
2015	Time Test	3	Ryan Moore	Roger Charlton	1:35.84
2016	Cougar Mountain	5	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	1:36.85
2017	Beat The Bank	3	Oisin Murphy	Andrew Balding	1:38.67
2018	Mustashry	5	Jim Crowley	Sir Michael Stoute	1:36.89
2019	Benbatl	5	Oisin Murphy	Saeed bin Suroor	1:35.60
2020	Kameko	3	Oisin Murphy	Andrew Balding	1:34.41
2021	Benbatl	7	Oisin Murphy	Saeed bin Suroor	1:34.56
2022	Mutasaabeq	4	Jim Crowley	Charles Hills	1:38.43
2023	Mutasaabeq	5	Jim Crowley	Charles Hills	1:34.71
2024	Prague	4	Daniel Tudhope	Dylan Cunha	1:40.53

See also

• Horse racing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races
• Recurring sporting events established in 1987 – this race is included under its original title, Main Reef Stakes.

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• galopp-sieger.de – Joel Stakes (ex Main Reef Stakes).
• ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Joel Stakes (2019).
• pedigreequery.com – Joel Stakes – Newmarket.