Pomfret Stakes

Flat horse race in Britain

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Pomfret Stakes  2022

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Alflaila  | Marie's Diamond  | Modern News
Previous years

2021
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Brunch  | Rhoscolyn  | Azano
2020-2011

2020
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Dark Vision  | Beringer  | Foxtrot Lady
2019
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Marie's Diamond  | Di Fede  | Khafoo Shememi
2018
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Big Country  | Salateen  | Ventura Knight
2017
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Another Touch  | Custom Cut  | Gabrial
2016
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Convey  | Algaith  | Master Carpenter
2015
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Mondialiste  | Short Squeeze  | Birdman
2014
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Custom Cut  | Tenor  | The Rectifier
2013
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Fire Ship  | Gabrial  | Aesop's Fables
2012
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Highland Knight  | Rugged Cross  | Set The Trend
2011
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Emerald Commander  | St Moritz  | Off Chance
2010-2004

2010
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Mabait  | Rio De La Plata  | Harrison George
2009
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Khateeb  | Orizaba  | Perks
2008
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Choose Your Moment  | Dream Lodge  | Easy Target
2007
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Blue Ksar  | Contentious  | Tam Lin
2006
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Jubilee Street  | Namroud  | El Coto
2005
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Sound Breeze  | Langford  | San Antonio
2004
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Wing Commander  | Vicious Warrior  | Calcutta

The Pomfret Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Pontefract over a distance of 1 mile and 6 yards (1,615 metres), and is scheduled to take place each year in July.

The race was first run in 2004, as a handicap. It became a conditions race with Listed status in 2007.

## Contents

* 1 Records
* 2 Winners
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## Records[edit]

Most successful horse:

* No horse has won this race more than once

Leading jockey (2 wins):

* Royston Ffrench – Sound Breeze (2005, 2006)
* Ted Durcan \- Blue Ksar (2007), Emerald Commander (2011)
* Silvestre de Sousa \- Big Country (2018), Marie's Diamond (2019)

Leading trainer (3 wins):

* Mark Johnston \- Sound Breeze (2005), Marie's Diamond (2019), Dark Vision (2020)
* Saeed bin Suroor – Blue Ksar (2007), Rio De La Plata (2010), Emerald Commander (2011)

## Winners[edit]

Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time

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2004  | Wing Commander  | 5  | Paul Hanagan | Richard Fahey | 1:45.20
2005  | Sound Breeze  | 3  | Royston Ffrench  | Mark Johnston | 1:42.93
2006  | Jubilee Street  | 7  | Royston Ffrench  | Ann Duffield  | 1:43.18
2007  | Blue Ksar  | 4  | Ted Durcan | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:48.02
2008  | Choose Your Moment[a] | 3  | Eddie Ahern | Patrick Haslam | 1:43.01
2009  | Khateeb  | 4  | Tadhg O'Shea  | Michael Jarvis | 1:43.43
2010
(dh) | Mabait
Rio De La Plata  | 4
5  | Kieren Fallon
Daragh O'Donohoe  | Luca Cumani
Saeed bin Suroor | 1:43.25
2011  | Emerald Commander  | 4  | Ted Durcan | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:43.97
2012  | Highland Knight  | 5  | David Probert | Andrew Balding | 1:41.24
2013  | Fire Ship  | 4  | Neil Callan | William Knight  | 1:44.73
2014  | Custom Cut  | 5  | David Nolan  | David O'Meara  | 1:42.06
2015  | Mondialiste  | 5  | Danny Tudhope | David O'Meara  | 1:43.32
2016  | Convey  | 4  | Ryan Moore | Michael Stoute | 1:41.94
2017  | Another Touch  | 4  | Tony Hamilton  | Richard Fahey | 1:45.42
2018  | Big Country  | 5  | Silvestre de Sousa | Michael Appleby  | 1:45.41
2019  | Marie's Diamond  | 3  | Silvestre de Sousa | Mark Johnston | 1:45.97
2020  | Dark Vision  | 4  | James Doyle | Mark Johnston | 1:42.87
2021  | Brunch  | 4  | William Buick | Michael Dods  | 1:43.22
2022  | Alflaila  | 3  | Jim Crowley | Owen Burrows  | 1:44.64

1. ^ The 2008 winner Choose Your Moment was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Prime Champion

## See also[edit]

* Horse racing in Great Britain
* List of British flat horse races

## References[edit]

* Racing Post:
* 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
* 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

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