Gala Stakes

The Gala Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years and over. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 1 mile 1 furlongs and 209 yards (2,002 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.[1] The race was first run in 2002.

Gala Stakes
2023
Yellow, red star, red sleeves, yellow armlets, check cap Black and white (quartered), scarlet sleeves and cap Purple, gold braid, scarlet sleeves, black velvet cap, gold fringe
Savvy Victory Poker Face Saga
Previous years
2022
Royal blue Light blue, light blue and dark blue diabolo on sleeves Yellow, black epaulets
Passion And Glory Regal Reality Addeybb
2021
Yellow, dark blue stars, halved sleeves Royal blue, white hoop, striped sleeves, white cap, royal blue star Yellow, red epaulets and sleeves
Euchen Glen Fox Tal John Leeper
2020-2011
2020
Royal blue, white cap Royal blue, white stars, white cap, royal blue star Royal blue, white hoop, striped sleeves, white cap, royal blue star
Magny Cours Aspetar Fox Chairman
2019
Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap Dark green, white stars on sleeves Royal blue
Elarqam Extra Elusive First Nation
2018
Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap Dark green, pink braces, quartered cap Black, orange seams and sleeves, black cap
Mustashry Spark Plug Big Country
2017
Dark green, pink braces, quartered cap Royal blue Maroon, royal blue and white hooped sleeves, royal blue cap, white spots
Spark Plug Kidmenever Jake's Hill
2016
Dark green, beige stars on sleeves Dark green, pink braces, quartered cap Light blue, dark blue chevrons and sleeves, dark blue and light blue quartered cap
Ayrad Spark Plug Gm Hopkins
2015
Royal blue Red, white sash, royal blue cap Purple, red star, red cap
Tha'ir Provenance Sharp Sailor
2014
Royal blue Maroon, grey epaulets Royal blue, white cap
Windhoek Amralah Tha'ir
2013
Dark green, brown epaulets, sleeves and cap Yellow, large black spots and spots on cap Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
Mandour Afsare Excess Knowledge
2012
Yellow, large black spots and spots on cap Royal blue Red, emerald green triple diamond, armlets and diamond on cap
Afsare Songcraft Cai Shen
2011
Red, black sash, hooped sleeves, black cap Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap Red, white sleeves, blue and white striped cap
Class Is Class Tazeez Black Spirit
2010-2002
2010
Emerald green, red sash, yellow sleeves and cap Royal blue Pink, emerald green chevron, halved sleeves, quartered cap
Stotsfold Prince Siegfried Traffic Guard
2009
Royal blue Royal blue, red cap Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
Kirklees Covert Ambition Tranquil Tiger
2008
Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves Pink, Emerald Green epaulets and armlets, hooped cap White and Black (halved horizontally), check cap, Yellow sleeves
Many Volumes Bushman Kandidate
2007
Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Royal blue Light Blue and Grey stripes, Light Blue sleeves, hooped cap
Harland Tam Lin Blue Bajan
2006
White and Black (halved horizontally), check cap, Yellow sleeves Royal blue Red, Yellow hoop, hooped sleeves, White cap
Kandidate Windsor Knot Alfie Flits
2005
Light Blue, Purple epaulets, quartered cap Purple, gold braid, scarlet sleeves, black velvet cap, gold fringe White, dark blue star and stars on sleeves, blue cap
David Junior Forward Move Green Noon
2004
Emerald green, red stripe, halved sleeves, emerald green and red striped cap Emerald Green and Purple stripes, White sleeves and cap Light blue, yellow hoop and armlets, yellow cap, light blue diamond
Crocodile Dundee Silence Is Golden Sunstrach
2003
Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves Royal blue
Ikhtyar Royal Stamp Naheef
2002
Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap Emerald green, white sash with yellow piping, emerald green and yellow check sleeves, white cap with pom pom Black, yellow sash, green sleeves, yellow cap
Izdiham Hawkeye Cape Town
 

Records

Leading jockey since 2002 (3 wins):

Leading trainer since 2002 (4 wins):

  • Saeed bin Suroor – Kirklees (2009), Windhoek (2014), Tha'ir (2015), Passion and Glory (2022)

Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
2002 Izdiham 3 Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning 2:13.40
2003 Ikhtyar 3 Richard Hills John Gosden 2:06.35
2004 Crocodile Dundee 3 John Egan Jamie Poulton 2:10.99
2005 David Junior 3 Richard Hills Brian Meehan 2:08.22
2006 Kandidate 4 Seb Sanders Clive Brittain 2:08.28
2007 Harland 3 Neil Callan Michael Jarvis 2:16.55
2008 Many Volumes 4 Ted Durcan Henry Cecil 2:06.72
2009 Kirklees 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:07.60
2010 Stotsfold 7 Adam Kirby Walter Swinburn 2:05.14
2011 Class Is Class 5 Ryan Moore Michael Stoute 2:06.95
2012 Afsare 5 Kieren Fallon Luca Cumani 2:12.42
2013 Mandour 4 Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré 2:07.29
2014 Windhoek 4 Kieren Fallon Saeed bin Suroor 2:05.86
2015 Tha'ir 5 James Doyle Saeed bin Suroor 2:05.28
2016 Ayrad 5 Andrea Atzeni Roger Charlton 2:14.60
2017 Spark Plug 6 Ryan Moore Brian Meehan 2:05.74
2018 Mustashry 5 Jim Crowley Michael Stoute 2:07.71
2019 Elarqam 4 Jim Crowley Mark Johnston 2:07.11
2020 Magny Cours 5 William Buick André Fabre 2:05.83
2021 Euchen Glen 8 Paul Mulrennan Jim Goldie 2:08.97
2022 Passion and Glory 6 Hollie Doyle Saeed bin Suroor 2:06.79
2023 Savvy Victory 4 Tom Marquand Sean Woods 2:08.01

See also

References
  1. "British Flat Pattern and Listed Races 2014" (pdf). britishhorseracing.com. p. 93. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
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