Sceptre Stakes
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Doncaster, England
| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Doncaster Racecourse Doncaster, England |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Japan Racing Association |
| Website | Doncaster |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 7f 6y (1,414 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Straight |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up fillies and mares |
| Weight | 9 st 0 lb (3yo); 9 st 4 lb (4yo+) Penalties 7 lb for Group 1 winners * 5 lb for Group 2 winners * 3 lb for Group 3 winners * * after 31 March |
| Purse | £85,000 (2025) 1st: £48,204 |
| 2025 | ||
| Fair Angellica | Bright Thunder | Spiritual |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||
| Great Generation | Elim | Queen Of Mougins |
| 2023 | ||
| Matilda Picotte | Nigiri | Vetiver |
| 2022 | ||
| Bounce The Blues | Umm Kulthum | Romantic Rival |
| 2021 | ||
| Just Beautiful | Double Or Bubble | Loch Lein |
| 1990-1988 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ||
| Tabdea | Line Of Thunder | Grand Blush |
| 1988 | ||
| Jamarj | Ohsomellow | Jungle Jezebel |
The Sceptre Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 7 furlongs and 6 yards (1,414 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.
The event is named after Sceptre, a successful filly foaled in 1899. Her victories included four Classics, concluding with Doncaster's St Leger Stakes.
The Sceptre Stakes used to be contested over 1 mile, and for a period it held Listed status. It was cut to 7 furlongs in 1993, and promoted to Group 3 level in 2011.[1]
The race is now staged on the opening day of Doncaster's four-day St. Leger Festival.
Records
Most successful horse:
- no horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey (4 wins):
- Michael Hills – My Branch (1996), Mamounia (2002), Tantina (2003), Royal Confidence (2008)
Leading trainer (5 wins):
- Barry Hills – Asteroid Field (1986), My Branch (1996), Mamounia (2002), Tantina (2003), Royal Confidence (2008)