The Easter Stakes was a Listed
flat horse race
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in
Great Britain
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open to three-year-old
colts and
gelding
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s. It was run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) at
Kempton Park on Easter Saturday.
It was run for the last time in April 2009.
History
The Easter Stakes was originally run on turf and served as a trial for various colts' Classics in Europe.
The race was transferred to Kempton's newly opened
Polytrack circuit in 2006. It was demoted from Listed status after the 2009 running, when the three-year average of its winners' ratings failed to reach the required level, and the name was dropped.
The ungraded version of the Conditions race which replaced it was initially backed by
32Red. The bookmaking company
Betfred
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became its sponsor in 2012.
Records
Leading
jockey
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(3 wins):
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Pat Eddery – ''Zelphi (1988), Two O'Clock Jump (1995), Prince Tum Tum (2003)''
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John Reid – ''Lunar Mover (1989), Lucky Lindy (1992), Right Win (1993)''
Leading
trainer (7 wins):
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Richard Hannon Sr. – ''Lucky Lindy (1992), Right Win (1993), Two O'Clock Jump (1995), Regiment (1996), Pelham (1997), Asset (2006), Pure Poetry (2009)''
Winners
The 2009 winner ''Pure Poetry'' was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed ''Cheerful Delights''.
See also
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Horseracing in Great Britain
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List of British flat horse races
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References
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Racing Post
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Flat horse races for three-year-olds
Kempton Park Racecourse
Flat races in Great Britain
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2009
Discontinued horse races in Great Britain
2009 disestablishments in England