The World Trophy is a
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flat horse race
Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its bas ...
in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at
Newbury over a distance of 5 furlongs and 34 yards (1,037 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.
History
The event was formerly called the Marlborough Stakes, and it used to be an ungraded conditions race for three-year-olds. It was renamed in memory of
Tony Stratton Smith
Tony Stratton Smith (born Anthony Mills Smith; 11 August 1933 – 19 March 1987) was an English rock music manager, and entrepreneur. He founded the London-based record label Charisma Records in 1969 and managed rock groups such as the Nice, V ...
, a racehorse-owning music entrepreneur, in 1992. The Tony Stratton Smith Memorial Stakes was opened to older horses in 1993.
The race became known as the World Trophy when
Dubai Airport
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started a new period of sponsorship in 1997. From this point the event held Listed status, and it was promoted to Group 3 level in 2002.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
* Eveningperformance – ''1994, 1997''
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The Tatling – ''2004, 2005''
Leading
jockey
A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase (horse racing), steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used ...
(5 wins):
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Pat Eddery
Patrick James John Eddery (18 March 1952 – 10 November 2015) was an Irish flat racing jockey and trainer. He rode three winners of the Derby and was Champion Jockey on eleven occasions. He rode the winners of 4,632 British flat races, a f ...
– ''Fine Edge (1983), Moorestyle Girl (1987), Young Hal (1988), Cathedral (1998), Imperial Beauty (1999)''
Leading
trainer (2 wins):
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Harry Thomson Jones
Harry Thomson Jones (28 April 1925 – 5 December 2007), known as Tom Jones, was an English racehorse trainer. He was successful in National Hunt racing, training the winners of 12 Cheltenham Festival races before switching to flat racing and g ...
- '' Saltation (1978), Ra'A (1990) ''
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Henry Candy
Henry David Nicholas Bourne Candy (born 28 October 1944) is a British racehorse trainer who specialises in training horses for Flat racing.
Candy gained early experience in Australia and France before assisting his father, Derrick Candy, at his ...
– ''Eveningperformance (1994, 1997)''
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Milton Bradley
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– ''The Tatling (2004, 2005)''
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Roger Varian
Roger Varian is a British Thoroughbred horse trainer, racehorse trainer, based at Carlburg Stables in Newmarket, Suffolk.
Riding career
Varian moved to the United States as a teenager and found employment as a work rider at Hollywood Park. On ...
- '' Cotai Glory (2016), Mitbaahy (2022) ''
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
A list of notable Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse races which take place annually in Great Britain, under the authority of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), including all conditions races which currently hold Group One, Group 1, 2 or 3 ...
References
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