Solario Stakes

The Solario Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late August or early September.

History

The event is named after Solario, a successful racehorse in the 1920s and subsequently a leading sire. It was established in 1947, and the inaugural running was won by Panair.

For a period the Solario Stakes was classed at Listed level. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 1986.

The race was formerly held during Sandown Park's Variety Club Day, an annual fundraising event for the Variety Club. The 2011 running promoted the charity's Sunshine Coaches. In 2012 Variety Club day was moved to August and the race has since been sponsored by various companies and organisations.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):

Lester Piggott – March Past (1952), Pindari (1958), Speed of Sound (1966), Remand (1967), The Fort (1982), Oh So Sharp (1984)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

Sir Henry Cecil – Lyphard's Wish (1978), The Fort (1982), Oh So Sharp (1984), Sanquirico (1987), High Estate (1988), Be My Chief (1989)
John Gosden - Foss Way (2002), Windsor Knot (2004), Raven's Pass (2007), Kingman (2013), Too Darn Hot (2018), Reach For The Moon (2021)

Winners since 1960

Earlier winners

1947: Panair
1948: Suntime
1949: Scratch
1950: Turco II
1951: Gay Time
1952: March Past
1953: Barton Street
1954: North Cone
1955: Castelmarino
1956: Nagaika
1957: Aggressor
1958: Pindari
1959: Intervener
1960: Dual
1961: Hidden Meaning
1962: Happy Omen
1963: Penny Stall
1964: Rehearsed
1965: Charlottown
1966: Speed of Sound
1967: Remand
1968: Murrayfield
1969: Miracle
1970: Athens Wood
1971: Meadow Mint
1972: Duke of Ragusa
1973–74: no race
1975: Over to You
1976: Avgerinos
1977: Bolak

References