| Handicap race | |
| Location | York Racecourse York, England |
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| Inaugurated | 1843 |
| Race type | Flat |
| Sponsor | Sky Bet |
| Website | York |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 5f 188yd (2,787 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | £245,945 (2020) 1st: £150,000 |
| 2020 | ||
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| Fujaira Prince | Glencadam Glory | Verdana Blue |
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| 2019 | ||
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| Mustajeer | Red Galileo | Desert Skyline |
| 2018 | ||
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| Muntahaa | Weekender | Sea The Lion |
| 2017 | ||
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| Nakeeta | Flymetothestars | Natural Scenery |
| 2016 | ||
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| Heartbreak City | Shrewd | Quick Jack |
| 2015 | ||
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| Litigant | Wicklow Brave | Suegioo |
| 2014 | ||
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| Mutual Regard | Van Percy | Elidor |
| 2013 | ||
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| Tiger Cliff | Genzy | Number Theory |
| 2012 | ||
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| Willing Foe | Royal Diamond | Number Theory |
| 2011 | ||
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| Moyenne Corniche | Tactician | Investissement |
| 2010-2001 | ||
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| 2010 | ||
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| Dirar | Rosika | Bridge Of Gold |
| 2009 | ||
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| Sesenta | Changingoftheguard | Hits Only Vic |
| 2008 | ||
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| All The Good | Tropical Strait | Yellowstone |
| 2007 | ||
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| Purple Moon | Honolulu | Scriptwriter |
| 2006 | ||
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| Mudawin | Glistening | Young Mick |
| 2005 | ||
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| Sergeant Cecil | Carte Diamond | Grampian |
| 2004 | ||
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| Mephisto | Gold Ring | Mikado |
| 2003 | ||
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| Saint Alebe | Sun Bird | Salsalino |
| 2002 | ||
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| Hugs Dancer | Pole Star | Barathea Blazer |
| 2001 | ||
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| Mediterranean | Foreign Affairs | Brother Joe |
| 2000-1991 | ||
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| 2000 | ||
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| Give The Slip | Boreas | Virgin Soldier |
| 1999 | ||
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| Vicious Circle | Travelmate | Mowbray |
| 1998 | ||
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| Tuning | Sheer Danzig | Yavana's Pace |
| 1997 | ||
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| Far Ahead | Media Star | Puce |
| 1996 | ||
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| Clerkenwell | Beauchamp Jade | Corradini |
| 1995 | ||
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| Sanmartino | Midyan Blue | Foundry Lane |
| 1994 | ||
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| Hasten To Add | Admiral's Well | Solartica |
| 1993 | ||
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| Sarawat | Oh So Risky | Dreams End |
| 1992 | ||
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| Quick Ransom | Brier Creek | Steerforth |
| 1991 | ||
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| Deposki | Roll A Dollar | Tidemark |
| 1990-1988 | ||
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| 1990 | ||
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| Further Flight | Bean King | Holy Zeal |
| 1989 | ||
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| Sapience | Bush Hill | Horn Dance |
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| Kneller | Raslaan | Tender Type |
The Ebor Handicap is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile 5 furlongs and 188 yards (2,787 metres). It is scheduled to take place each year in August.
History
The event is named after the shortened form of Eboracum, the Roman name for York. It was first run in 1843, and it was originally known as the Great Ebor Handicap. The race was introduced by John Orton, a newly appointed Clerk of the Course at York. It was initially contested over 2 miles, but its distance was later cut by 2 furlongs.
The planned running of the Ebor Handicap in 2008 was abandoned because of a waterlogged track. It was replaced by an event at Newbury called the Newburgh Handicap, a reference to the town's original Norman name.
The race is now held on the final day of York's four-day Ebor Festival meeting. It is currently the most valuable flat handicap in Europe. The prize money was increased to £500,000 from the 2018 running and then to £1,000,000 from 2019, making it the first British handicap race worth £1,000,000. In connection with the prize money increase three-year-olds were excluded from the race from the 2019 running. The prize money for the 2020 running of the race was reduced, in line with similar reductions in prize money of all British horse racing, due in part to the Covid-19 pandemic.[1]
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Flint Jack – 1922, 1923
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- Lester Piggott – Gladness (1958), Primera (1959), Die Hard (1961), Tintagel II (1970), Jupiter Island (1983)
Leading trainer (5 wins):
- Tom Dawson – Godfrey (1844), Mark Tapley (1850), Pax (1860), Makeshift (1862), Mandrake (1867)
Winners since 1976
- Weights given in stones and pounds.
| Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Sir Montagu | 3 | 8-00 | Willie Carson | Ryan Price | 11/4 F | |
| 1977 | Move Off | 4 | 8-01 | Jimmy Bleasdale | J. Calvert | 9/1 | |
| 1978 | Totowah | 4 | 8-01 | Paul Cook | Michael Jarvis | 20/1 | |
| 1979 | Sea Pigeon | 9 | 10-00 | Jonjo O'Neill | Peter Easterby | 18/1 | |
| 1980 | Shaftesbury | 4 | 8-05 | Greville Starkey | Michael Stoute | 12/1 | |
| 1981 | Protection Racket | 3 | 8-01 | Mark Birch | Jeremy Hindley | 15/2 | |
| 1982 | Another Sam | 5 | 9-02 | Brian Rouse | Richard Hannon Sr. | 16/1 | |
| 1983 | Jupiter Island | 4 | 9-00 | Lester Piggott | Clive Brittain | 9/1 | |
| 1984 | Crazy | 3 | 8-13 | Walter Swinburn | Guy Harwood | 10/1 | |
| 1985 | Western Dancer | 4 | 8-06 | Paul Cook | Con Horgan | 20/1 | |
| 1986 | Primary | 3 | 8-07 | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | 6/1 | 2:55.34 |
| 1987 | Daarkom | 4 | 9-03 | Michael Roberts | Alec Stewart | 13/2 | 3:05.08 |
| 1988 | Kneller | 3 | 8-01 | Paul Eddery | Henry Cecil | 9/1 | 2:53.67 |
| 1989 | Sapience | 3 | 8-04 | Pat Eddery | Jimmy FitzGerald | 15/2 | 2:57.03 |
| 1990 | Further Flight | 4 | 8-08 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 7/1 JF | 2:55.04 |
| 1991 | Deposki | 3 | 7-03 | Francis Norton | Michael Stoute | 12/1 | 3:03.48 |
| 1992 | Quick Ransom | 4 | 8-03 | Dean McKeown | Mark Johnston | 16/1 | 2:55.48 |
| 1993 | Sarawat | 5 | 8-02 | Richard Quinn | Reg Akehurst | 14/1 | 2:59.20 |
| 1994 | Hasten to Add | 4 | 9-03 | George Duffield | Sir Mark Prescott | 13/2 F | 2:56.56 |
| 1995 | Sanmartino | 3 | 7-11 | Willie Carson | Barry Hills | 8/1 | 2:53.62 |
| 1996 | Clerkenwell | 3 | 7-11 | Fergal Lynch | Michael Stoute | 17/2 | 2:53.47 |
| 1997 | Far Ahead | 5 | 8-00 | Tyrone Williams | Les Eyre | 33/1 | 2:58.21 |
| 1998 | Tuning | 3 | 8-07 | Kieren Fallon | Henry Cecil | 9/2 F | 2:51.89 |
| 1999 | Vicious Circle | 5 | 8-04 | Kevin Darley | Luca Cumani | 11/1 | 2:54.48 |
| 2000 | Give the Slip | 3 | 8-08 | Pat Eddery | Amanda Perrett | 8/1 | 2:55.62 |
| 2001 | Mediterranean | 3 | 8-04 | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | 16/1 | 2:55.85 |
| 2002 | Hugs Dancer | 5 | 8-05 | Dean McKeown | James Given | 25/1 | 2:55.12 |
| 2003 | Saint Alebe | 4 | 8-08 | Richard Quinn | David Elsworth | 20/1 | 2:54.96 |
| 2004 | Mephisto | 5 | 9-04 | Darryll Holland | Luca Cumani | 6/1 | 3:06.10 |
| 2005 | Sergeant Cecil | 6 | 8-12 | Alan Munro | Rod Millman | 11/1 | 2:54.56 |
| 2006 | Mudawin | 5 | 8-04 | John Egan | Jane Chapple-Hyam | 100/1 | 2:57.78 |
| 2007 | Purple Moon | 4 | 9-04 | Jamie Spencer | Luca Cumani | 7/2 F | 2:59.26 |
| 2008 | All the Good [a] | 5 | 9-00 | Dane O'Neill | Saeed bin Suroor | 25/1 | 2:52.05 |
| 2009 | Sesenta | 5 | 8-08 | Gary Carroll | Willie Mullins | 25/1 | 2:57.52 |
| 2010 | Dirar | 5 | 9-01 | Jamie Spencer | Gordon Elliott | 14/1 | 2:57.13 |
| 2011 | Moyenne Corniche | 6 | 8-10 | Dale Swift | Brian Ellison | 25/1 | 3:01.60 |
| 2012 | Willing Foe | 5 | 9-02 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 12/1 | 3:00.75 |
| 2013 | Tiger Cliff | 4 | 9-00 | Tom Queally | Lady Cecil | 5/1 | 3:03.36 |
| 2014 | Mutual Regard | 5 | 9-04 | Louis Steward | Johnny Murtagh | 20/1 | 2:56.48 |
| 2015 | Litigant | 7 | 9-01 | Oisin Murphy | Joseph Tuite | 33/1 | 3:00.16 |
| 2016 | Heartbreak City | 6 | 9-01 | Adam McNamara | Tony Martin | 15/2 | 2:56.13 |
| 2017 | Nakeeta | 6 | 9-00 | Callum Rodriguez | Iain Jardine | 12/1 | 2:56.54 |
| 2018 | Muntahaa | 5 | 9-09 | Jim Crowley | John Gosden | 11/1 | 2:53.48 |
| 2019 | Mustajeer | 6 | 9-05 | Colin Keane | Ger Lyons | 16/1 | 2:52.97 |
| 2020 | Fujaira Prince | 6 | 9-08 | Andrea Atzeni | Roger Varian | 11/2 | 3:04.22 |
Earlier winners
- 1843: Pagan
- 1844: Godfrey
- 1845: Coheiress
- 1846: Arthur
- 1847: Mathematician
- 1848: Meaux
- 1849: The Hero
- 1850: Mark Tapley
- 1851: Nancy
- 1852: Adine
- 1853: Pantomime
- 1854: The Grand Inquisitor
- 1855: Vandal
- 1856: Warlock
- 1857: El Hakim
- 1858: Vedette
- 1859: Underhand
- 1860: Pax
- 1861: Rising Sun
- 1862: Makeshift
- 1863: Golden Pledge
- 1864: Raglan
- 1865: Verdant
- 1866: Westwick
- 1867: Mandrake
- 1868: Fair Wind
- 1869: Fortunio
- 1870: Paganini
- 1871: Not Out
- 1872: Albert Victor
- 1873: Louise Victoria
- 1874: Chivalrous
- 1875: Lily Agnes
- 1876: Lilian
- 1877: Il Gladiatore
- 1878: Caerau
- 1879: Isonomy
- 1880: Novice
- 1881: Mother Shipton
- 1882: Victor Emanuel
- 1883: Corrie Roy
- 1884: Ben Alder
- 1885: Mate
- 1886: Le Caissier
- 1887: Silence
- 1888: Nappa
- 1889: King Monmouth
- 1890: Silver Spur
- 1891: Buccaneer
- 1892: Alice
- 1893: Senaputty
- 1894: Quilon
- 1895: Llanthony
- 1896: Dingle Bay
- 1897: Harvest Money
- 1898: Invincible II
- 1899: Cassock's Pride
- 1900: Jiffy II
- 1901: Gyp
- 1902: Wargrave
- 1903: McYardley
- 1904: Warwolf
- 1905: The Page
- 1906: Golden Measure
- 1907: Wuffy
- 1908: Rousay
- 1909: Dibs
- 1910: Claretoi
- 1911: Pillo
- 1912: Election
- 1913: Junior
- 1914–18: no race
- 1919: Race Rock
- 1920: Iron Hand
- 1921: March Along
- 1922: Flint Jack
- 1923: Flint Jack
- 1924: Marvex
- 1925: Chapeau
- 1926: Pons Asinorum
- 1927: Cap-a-Pie
- 1928: Cinq a Sept
- 1929: Bonny Boy
- 1930: Coaster / Gentlemen's Relish *
- 1931: Brown Jack
- 1932: Cat o' Nine Tails
- 1933: Dictum
- 1934: Alcazar
- 1935: Museum
- 1936: Penny Royal
- 1937: Weathervane
- 1938: Foxglove II
- 1939: Owenstown
- 1940–42: no race
- 1943: Yorkshire Hussar
- 1944: The Kernel
- 1945: Wayside Inn
- 1946: Foxtrot
- 1947: Procne
- 1948: Donino
- 1949: Miraculous Atom
- 1950: Cadzow Oak
- 1951: Bob
- 1952: Signification
- 1953: Norooz
- 1954: By Thunder!
- 1955: Hyperion Kid
- 1956: Donald
- 1957: Morecambe
- 1958: Gladness
- 1959: Primera
- 1960: Persian Road
- 1961: Die Hard
- 1962: Sostenuto
- 1963: Partholon
- 1964: Proper Pride
- 1965: Twelfth Man
- 1966: Lomond
- 1967: Ovaltine
- 1968: Alignment
- 1969: Big Hat
- 1970: Tintagel II
- 1971: Knotty Pine
- 1972: Crazy Rhythm
- 1973: Bonne Noel
- 1974: Anji
- 1975: Dakota
| * | The 1930 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners. |
| The race was run at Pontefract in 1943 and 1944. |
See also
- Horse racing in Great Britain
- List of British flat horse races
References
- ^ Wilers, Daniel (3 April 2018). "Top York race the Ebor will be worth £1m next year". The York Press. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Ebor Handicap.
- pedigreequery.com – Ebor Handicap – York.
- Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 153–155. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
- Race Recordings [1]