The Sweet Solera Stakes is a
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flat horse race
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in
Great Britain
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open to two-year-old
fillies. It is run on the July Course at
Newmarket over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.
The event is named after
Sweet Solera, the winner of the
1000 Guineas
The 1000 Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile ...
and
Epsom Oaks
The Oaks Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 6 ya ...
in 1961. For a period it was classed at Listed level, and it was promoted to Group 3 status in 2004.
The leading horses from the Sweet Solera Stakes often go on to compete in the
May Hill Stakes and the
Fillies' Mile.
Records
Leading
jockey
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(4 wins):
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Michael Hills – ''Catwalk (1996), Peaceful Paradise (2000), Bay Tree (2003), English Ballet (2006)''
Leading
trainer (5 wins):
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Mark Johnston - ''Jural (1994), Muraaqaba (2014), Main Edition (2018), West End Girl (2019), Lakota Sioux (2022) ''
Winners
See also
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Horse racing 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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horseracingintfed.com– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Sweet Solera Stakes (2019).''
pedigreequery.com– ''Sweet Solera Stakes – Newmarket.''
Flat races in Great Britain
Newmarket Racecourse
Flat horse races for two-year-old fillies