Pretty Polly Stakes (Great Britain)
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| Class | Listed |
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| Location | Rowley Mile Newmarket, England |
| Inaugurated | 1962 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Betfred |
| Website | Newmarket |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 2f (2,012 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Straight |
| Qualification | Three-year-old fillies excluding G1 / G2 winners |
| Weight | 9 st 2 lb Penalties 5 lb for Group 3 winners * 3 lb for Listed winners * * after 31 August 2024 |
| Purse | £60,000 (2025) 1st: £34,026 |
| 2025 | ||
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| Falakeyah | Life Is Beautiful | Qilin Queen |
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| 2024 | ||
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| Friendly Soul | Kalpana | Kitteridge |
| 2023 | ||
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| Running Lion | Sumo Sam | Trust The Stars |
| 2022 | ||
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| With The Moonlight | Mashaaer | Crenelle |
| 2021 | ||
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| Mystery Angel | Sea Karats | Taslima |
| 2020-2011 | ||
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| 2020 | ||
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| Run Wild | Queen Daenerys | Trefoil |
| 2019 | ||
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| Maqsad | Shambolic | I'll Have Another |
| 2018 | ||
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| Lah Ti Dar | Expressiy | Qazyna |
| 2017 | ||
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| Horseplay | Isabel De Urbina | Astronomy's Choice |
| 2016 | ||
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| Swiss Range | Chicadoro | Even Song |
| 2015 | ||
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| Jazzi Top | Zannda | Amaze Me |
| 2014 | ||
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| Taghrooda | Jordan Princess | Sound Reflection |
| 2013 | ||
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| Talent | Lady Nouf | Madame Defarge |
| 2012 | ||
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| Kailani | Hazel Lavery | Lacily |
| 2011 | ||
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| Dorcas Lane | Charleston Lady | Izzi Top |
| 2010-2001 | ||
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| 2010 | ||
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| Marie De Medici | Red Fantasy | Miss Starlight |
| 2009 | ||
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| Take The Hint | Three Moons | Moneycantbuymelove |
| 2008 | ||
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| Saphira's Fire | Cruel Sea | Don't Forget Faith |
| 2007 | ||
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| Dalvina | Sudoor | La Spezia |
| 2006 | ||
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| Riyalma | Bunood | Park Esteem |
| 2005 | ||
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| Fashionable | Hallowed Dream | Almendrados |
| 2004 | ||
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| Ouija Board | Sahool | Rave Reviews |
| 2003 | ||
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| Hi Dubai | Hold To Ransom | Oblige |
| 2002 | ||
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| Esloob | Disco Volante | Half Glance |
| 2001 | ||
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| Mot Juste | Tarfshi | Time Away |
| 2000-1991 | ||
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| 2000 | ||
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| Melikah | Clog Dance | Clipper |
| 1999 | ||
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| Alabaq | Ela Athena | Kilting |
| 1998 | ||
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| Midnight Line | Leggera | Fiamma |
| 1997 | ||
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| Siyadah | Attitre | Vagabond Chanteuse |
| 1996 | ||
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| Pricket | Faraway Waters | Magnificient Style |
| 1995 | ||
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| Musetta | Fanjica | Llia |
| 1994 | ||
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| Wind in Her Hair | Wijdan | Munnaya |
| 1993 | ||
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| Magical Retreat | Bright Generation | Pamzig |
| 1992 | ||
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| All at Sea | Armarama | Mystery Play |
| 1991 | ||
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| Gussy Marlowe | Brockette | Regent's Folly |
| 1990-1988 | ||
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| 1990 | ||
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| Sardegna | Wasnah | Katsina |
| 1989 | ||
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| Always On A Sunday | Rambushka | Roseate Tern |
| 1988 | ||
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| La Vie En Primrose | Intimate Guest | Asl |
The Pretty Polly Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres) on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket in late April or early May.
The event is named after Pretty Polly, the winner of the fillies' Triple Crown in 1904. It was established in 1962, and was originally staged at Newmarket's mid-May fixture.[1] It was moved to early May in 1973.[2]
The Pretty Polly Stakes sometimes serves as a trial for the Epsom Oaks. The last horse to win both races was Taghrooda in 2014.
The race is held on the same day as the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket's three-day Guineas Festival meeting.
Records
Leading jockey (9 wins):
- Frankie Dettori – Pricket (1996), Siyadah (1997), Melikah (2000), Mot Juste (2001), Hi Dubai (2003), Marie de Medici (2010), Jazzi Top (2015), Swiss Range (2016), Lah Ti Dar (2018)
Leading trainer (8 wins):
- Sir Henry Cecil – Flirtigig (1972), Cloonagh (1973), Sing Softly (1982), Sandy Island (1984), Indian Skimmer (1987), Sardegna (1990), All at Sea (1992), Midnight Line (1998)
- John Gosden – Take the Hint (2009), Taghrooda (2014), Jazzi Top (2015), Swiss Range (2016), Lah Ti Dar (2018), Run Wild (2021), Running Lion (2023), Friendly Soul (2024)