The Flying Scotsman Stakes is a
Listed flat horse race
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in Great Britain open to horses aged two years old. It is run at
Doncaster Racecourse
Doncaster Racecourse (also known as the Town Moor course) is a racecourse in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It hosts two of Great Britain's List of British flat horse races#Group 1, 36 annual Group One, Group 1 flat races, the St Leger ...
over a distance of 7 furlongs and 6 yards (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.
Prior to 2013 the race was known as the Frank Whittle Partnership Conditions Stakes, and amongst its earlier winners was
Frankel
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in 2010. From 1983 to 1999 the race was known as the Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons Conditions Stakes. In 2013 it was upgraded to Listed status, replacing Goodwood's
Stardom Stakes in the calendar and at the same time it was renamed the Flying Scotsman Stakes in honour of the
LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman
No. 4472 ''Flying Scotsman'' is a LNER Gresley Classes A1 and A3, LNER Class A3 4-6-2, 4-6-2 "Pacific" steam locomotive built in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at Doncaster Works to a design of Nigel Gresley. It was empl ...
, a locomotive which was built at
Doncaster Works
Doncaster Railway Works is a railway workshop located in Doncaster, England.
Also referred to as ''The Plant'', it was established by the Great Northern Railway (England), Great Northern Railway in 1853, replacing the previous works in Boston, ...
90 years previously in 1923.
The race is currently held on the third day of Doncaster's four-day St. Leger Festival meeting.
Records
Leading
jockey
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(5 wins):
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Frankie Dettori
Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori (; born 15 December 1970), is an Italian jockey who was based in England for a career spanning over 35 years. He was British flat racing Champion Jockey three times (1994, 1995 and 2004) and rode the winners of 287 ...
– ''Prussian Flag (1994), Benny The Dip (1996), Librettist (2004), Al Zir (2009), New Mandate (2020)''
Leading
trainer (6 wins):
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Sir Michael Stoute – ''Cock Robin (1982), Shaadi (1988), Ezzoud (1991), Tough Speed (1999), City of Troy (2005), Sangarius (2018)''
Winners
See also
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Horse racing in Great Britain
Horse racing is the second largest spectator sport in Great Britain, and one of the longest established, with a history dating back many centuries. According to a report by the British Horseracing Authority it generates £3.39 billion total di ...
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List of British flat horse races
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References
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Flat races in Great Britain
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Flat horse races for two-year-olds