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ROYAL ASCOT FACTS & FIGURES (1994 TO 2010)

20 June 2010

Godolphin's trainer Saeed bin Suroor accepting a trophy at Royal Ascot

Godolphin's trainer Saeed bin Suroor accepting a trophy at Royal Ascot

© Bill Selwyn

  • Godolphin's Royal Ascot Meeting Statistics:
     Horses   211 
     Races (individual runs)  247 
     Wins 33 
     Stakes Wins (Group/Grade & Listed) 31 
     G1 Wins 11 
     Strike Rate (wins to runs) 13% 
  • Godolphin has had 247 runners at Royal Ascot since 1994 with 33 wins, 24 seconds and 27 thirds.
  • Godolphin has had 201 runners in Group races at the Royal meeting with 29 wins, 18 seconds and 26 thirds.
  • The winning percentage for all Godolphin's runners in Group races at the Royal meeting is 14%.
  • The breakdown of the Godolphin runners in Group races is:-
     Group   Runners   Wins   Second   Third   % Wins to Runs 
    G1  86  11  6  6  13% 
    G2  74  14  9  13  19% 
    G3  41  4  3  7  10% 

  • Godolphin's Group One winners at the Royal meeting have been:-

    Gold Cup (4 wins)
    (1996 Classic Cliché, 1998 & 2000 Kayf Tara, 2004 Papineau).

    Prince of Wales's Stakes (3 wins)
    (2000 Dubai Millennium, 2001 Fantastic Light, 2002 Grandera).

    Queen Anne Stakes (3 wins)
    (2003 Dubai Destination, 2004 Refuse To Bend, 2007 Ramonti).

    St James's Palace Stakes (1 win)
    (2005 Shamardal).
  • Four jockeys have ridden Group 1 winners for Godolphin at the Royal meeting:-

    Frankie Dettori (7 wins)
    ((1998 Gold Cup (Kayf Tara), 2004 Gold Cup (Papineau), 2001 Prince of Wales's Stakes (Fantastic Light), 2002 Prince Of Wales's Stakes (Grandera), 2003 Queen Anne Stakes (Dubai Destination), 2004 Queen Anne Stakes (Refuse To Bend), 2007 Queen Anne Stakes (Ramonti)).

    Michael Kinane (2 wins)
    1996 Gold Cup (Classic Cliché) and 2000 Gold Cup (Kayf Tara).

    Jerry Bailey (1 win)
    2000 Prince Of Wales's Stakes (Dubai Millennium).

    Kerrin McEvoy (1 win)
    2005 St James's Palace Stakes (Shamardal).
  • The most successful races for Godolphin at the Royal meeting have been:-

    Queen Anne Stakes (7 wins)
    Charnwood Forest (G2 - 1996), Allied Forces (G2 - 1997), Intikhab (G2 - 1998), Cape Cross (G2 - 1999), Dubai Destination (G1 - 2003), Refuse To Bend (G1 - 2004), Ramonti (G1 - 2007).

    Ribblesdale Stakes (5 wins)
    Bahr (G2 - 1998), Fairy Queen (G2 - 1999), Punctilious (G2 - 2004), Flying Cloud (G2 - 2009), Hibaayeb (G2 - 2010).

    Gold Cup (4 wins)
    Classic Cliché (G1 - 1996), Kayf Tara (G1 - 1998), Kayf Tara (G1 - 2000), Papineau (G1 - 2004).

    Prince of Wales's Stakes (4 wins)
    Faithful Son (G2 - 1998), Dubai Millennium (G1 - 2000), Fantastic Light (G1 - 2001), Grandera (G1 - 2002).

    Queen's Vase (2 wins)
    Mamool (G3 - 2002), Duke Of Venice (G3 - 2004).

    Hardwicke Stakes (2 wins)
    Predappio (G2 - 1997), Doyen (G2 - 2004).

    King Edward VII Stakes (2 wins)
    Mutafaweq (G2 - 1999), Campanologist (G2 - 2008).

    Chesham Stakes (2 wins)
    Shamikh (Listed - 1996), Seba (Listed - 2001).

  • In 2010, Invisible Man provided Godolphin with their first success in the Royal Hunt Cup.

  • Godolphin has used a total of 25 jockeys at the Royal meeting, seven of those riding winners led by stable jockey Frankie Dettori (23 wins from 143 rides), Michael Kinane (3), Richard Hills (2), Gary Stevens (2), Jerry Bailey (1), Kerrin McEvoy (1) and John Reid (1).

  • Kayf Tara (1998 and 2000 Gold Cup) is the only multiple winner for Godolphin at the Royal meeting.

  • Four-year-olds have been the most successful of the Godolphin horses at the Royal meeting with 85 from that age group running and 14 winning. The breakdown of age groups of the Godolphin horses are:-
     Age   Runners   Wins   Second   Third 
    2YO  20  3  1  3 
    3YO  89  11  9  11 
    4YO  85  14  11  8 
    5YO  42  4  2  4 
    6YO  9  1  1  1 
    7YO  2  0  0  0 

  • Godolphin's most successful year at the Royal meeting was in 2004 when six winners were recorded:-

    Papineau (G1 - Gold Cup)
    Refuse To Bend (G1 - Queen Anne Stakes)
    Doyen (G2 - Hardwicke Stakes)
    Punctilious (G2 - Ribblesdale Stakes)
    Kheleyf (G3 - Jersey Stakes)
    Duke Of Venice (G3 - Queen's Vase)

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