Solario Stakes

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History

The event is named after Solario, a successful racehorse in the 1920s and subsequently a leading sire. It was established in 1947, and the inaugural running was won by Panair.

For a period the Solario Stakes was classed at Listed level. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 1986.

The race was formerly held during Sandown Park's Variety Club Day, an annual fundraising event for the Variety Club. The 2011 running promoted the charity's Sunshine Coaches. In 2012 Variety Club day was moved to August and the race has since been sponsored by various companies and organisations.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):

• Lester Piggott – March Past (1952), Pindari (1958), Speed of Sound (1966), Remand (1967), The Fort (1982), Oh So Sharp (1984)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

• John Gosden - Foss Way (2002), Windsor Knot (2004), Raven's Pass (2007), Kingman (2013), Too Darn Hot (2018), Reach For The Moon (2021), Field Of Gold (2024)

Winners since 1965

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1965	Charlottown	Jimmy Lindley	Towser Gosden	1:38.80
1966	Speed Of Sound	Lester Piggott	Noel Murless	1:32.20
1967	Remand	Lester Piggott	Dick Hern	1:31.60
1968	Murrayfield	Geoff Lewis	Ian Balding	1:33.60
1969	Miracle	Eddie Hide	Sir Gordon Richards	1:32.60
1970	Athens Wood	Greville Starkey	Harry Thomson Jones	1:33.00
1971	Meadow Mint	Willie Carson	Sam Armstrong	1:29.90
1972	Duke Of Ragusa Template:Efn	John Gorton	Bruce Hobbs	1:27.52
1973	no race 1973
1974	no race 1974
1975	Over To You	Joe Mercer	Dick Hern	1:29.34
1976	Avgerinos	Pat Eddery	Peter Walwyn	1:31.43
1977	Bolak	Pat Eddery	Peter Walwyn	1:37.55
1978	Lyphard's Wish	Joe Mercer	Henry Cecil	1:28.67
1979	Rankin	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	1:29.58
1980	To-Agori-Mou	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	1:31.40
1981	Silver Hawk	Brian Taylor	Michael Albina	1:24.92
1982	The Fort	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil	1:28.17
1983	Falstaff	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	1:29.11
1984	Oh So Sharp	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil	1:29.31
1985	Bold Arrangement	Pat Eddery	Clive Brittain	1:29.39
1986	Shining Water	Steve Cauthen	Fulke Johnson Houghton	1:29.52
1987	Sanquirico	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:29.28
1988	High Estate	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:29.60
1989	Be My Chief	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:29.38
1990	Radwell	George Duffield	James Fanshawe	1:30.34
1991	Chicmond	George Duffield	Sir Mark Prescott	1:29.90
1992	White Crown	Walter Swinburn	Ben Hanbury	1:31.53
1993	Island Magic	Kieren Fallon	Lynda Ramsden	1:31.08
1994	Lovely Millie	Frankie Dettori	Hilal Ibrahim	1:30.05
1995	Alhaarth	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	1:31.00
1996	Brave Act	George Duffield	Sir Mark Prescott	1:29.97
1997	Little Indian	John Reid	Sean Woods	1:31.45
1998	Raise a Grand	Gary Carter	Pip Payne	1:29.74
1999	Best of the Bests	Philip Robinson	Clive Brittain	1:29.06
2000	King's Ironbridge	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:31.45
2001	Redback	Jimmy Fortune	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:30.60
2002	Foss Way	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	1:29.50
2003	Barbajuan	Darryll Holland	Neville Callaghan	1:32.03
2004	Windsor Knot	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	1:32.12
2005	Opera Cape	Steve Drowne	Sylvester Kirk	1:31.01
2006	Drumfire	Joe Fanning	Mark Johnston	1:29.18
2007	Raven's Pass	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	1:26.56
2008	Sri Putra	Philip Robinson	Michael Jarvis	1:29.13
2009	Shakespearean	Richard Hills	Mark Johnston	1:29.23
2010	Native Khan	Eddie Ahern	Ed Dunlop	1:29.19
2011	Talwar	Jimmy Fortune	Jeremy Noseda	1:33.27
2012	Fantastic Moon	William Buick	Jeremy Noseda	1:28.18
2013	Kingman	James Doyle	John Gosden	1:28.38
2014	Aktabantay	Ryan Moore	Hugo Palmer	1:29.84
2015	First Selection	George Baker	Simon Crisford	1:28.21
2016	South Seas	Oisin Murphy	Andrew Balding	1:30.81
2017	Masar	James Doyle	Charlie Appleby	1:27.89
2018	Too Darn Hot	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	1:28.51
2019	Positive	Adam Kirby	Clive Cox	1:27.88
2020	Etonian	Pat Dobbs	Richard Hannon Jr.	1:28.44
2021	Reach For The Moon	Frankie Dettori	John & Thady Gosden	1:31.58
2022	Silver Knott	Pat Dobbs	Charlie Appleby	1:29.56
2023	Aablan	James Doyle	Charlie Appleby	1:32.50
2024	Field Of Gold	Kieran Shoemark	John & Thady Gosden	1:29.48

Earlier winners

• 1947: Panair
• 1948: Suntime
• 1949: Scratch
• 1950: Turco II
• 1951: Gay Time
• 1952: March Past
• 1953: Barton Street
• 1954: North Cone
• 1955: Castelmarino
• 1956: Nagaika
• 1957: Aggressor
• 1958: Pindari
• 1959: Intervener
• 1960: Dual
• 1961: Hidden Meaning
• 1962: Happy Omen
• 1963: Penny Stall
• 1964: Rehearsed

See also

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

References

• Racing Post:
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• galopp-sieger.de – Solario Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Solario Stakes (2018).
• pedigreequery.com – Solario Stakes – Sandown Park.