White Rose Stakes
Introduction The '''White Rose Stakes''' was a flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses. It was run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it was scheduled to take place each year in April or May.
History The event was originally held at Hurst Park. For a period it was open to horses aged three or older, and contested over 1 mile, 7 furlongs and 65 yards.The White Rose Stakes was restricted to three-year-olds and cut to 1 mile and 2 furlongs in the early 1950s. It was transferred to Ascot in 1963.The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the event was classed at Group 3 level.The race continued with Group 3 status until the early 1980s. It was subsequently downgraded, and was last run in 1993.It was replaced by an open-age handicap, the White Rose Handicap, in 1994.
Records '''Leading jockey since 1958 (5 wins):'''* Lester Piggott – ''Samothraki (1962), Right Noble (1966), Light Fire (1969), Only a Wish (1970), Dukedom (1980)''* Willie Carson – ''Tierra Fuego (1976), Tully (1977), Milford (1979), Cut Above (1981), Alwuhush (1988)''* Steve Cauthen – ''Kirmann (1984), Vertige (1985), Mashkour (1986), Zalazl (1989), Perpendicular (1991)''----'''Leading trainer since 1958 (4 wins):'''* Dick Hern – ''Tepukei (1973), Tully (1977), Milford (1979), Cut Above (1981)''* Henry Cecil – ''Vertige (1985), Mashkour (1986), Zalazl (1989), Perpendicular (1991)''
Winners since 1970  Year Winner Jockey Trainer 1970 Only a Wish Lester Piggott Jeremy Tree 1971 Juggernaut Brian Taylor Freddie Maxwell 1972 Moulton Brian Taylor Harry Wragg 1973 Tepukei Joe Mercer Dick Hern 1974 English Prince Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn 1975 Jolly Good Geoff Lewis Bruce Hobbs 1976 Tierra Fuego Willie Carson Clive Brittain 1977 Tully  Willie Carson Dick Hern 1978 Leonardo da Vinci Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn 1979 Milford Willie Carson Dick Hern 1980 Dukedom Lester Piggott Ian Balding 1981 Cut Above Willie Carson Dick Hern 1982 Electric Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1983 ''no race''    1984 Kirmann Steve Cauthen Fulke Johnson Houghton 1985 Vertige Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1986 Mashkour Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1987 Zaizoom Richard Quinn Paul Cole 1988 Alwuhush Willie Carson John Dunlop 1989 Zalazl Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1990 Starstreak Richard Quinn Mark Johnston 1991 Perpendicular Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1992 Top Register Walter Swinburn Lord Huntingdon 1993 Tioman Island Richard Quinn Paul Cole
Earlier winners * 1939: Hunter's Moon* 1943: Harroway* 1946: Marsyas* 1947: Chanteur* 1948: Migoli* 1949: Black Tarquin* 1951: Colonist II* 1952: Hilltop* 1953: Ambiguity* 1954: Hypera* 1955: Marwari* 1956: Esperanza* 1958: Crystal Bay* 1959: Parthia* 1960: Tudor Period* 1961: Scatter* 1962: Samothraki* 1963: Fern* 1964: Beaufront* 1965: I Say* 1966: Right Noble* 1967: Great Society* 1968: Torpid* 1969: Light Fire
See also * Horse racing in Great Britain* List of British flat horse races
References ----* Racing Post:** , , , , , *  galopp-sieger.de – ''White Rose Stakes. ''*  pedigreequery.com – ''White Rose Stakes – Ascot.''