| Sales race | |
| Location | Newbury Racecourse Newbury, England |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1991 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Weatherbys |
| Website | Newbury |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 5f 34y (1,037 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Straight |
| Qualification | Two-year-olds sold publicly at specified sales for maximum values of: £60,000 before July 1 last year; £63,000 after June 30 last year |
| Weight | 9 st 3 lb Allowances 5 lb for fillies 1 lb for each £5,000 below max. (minimum weight 8 st) Penalties 8 lb for Group winners 5 lb for Listed winners 3 lb for Class 2 winners |
| Purse | £250,000 (2019) 1st: £122,925 |
| 2024 | ||
| Caburn | Vingegaard | Time For Sandals |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ||
| Relief Rally | Dapperling | Payment In Kind |
| 2022 | ||
| Eddie's Boy | Woolhampton | Rogue Spirit |
| 2021 | ||
| Gubbass | Symphony Perfect | Delmona |
The Weatherbys Super Sprint is a flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Newbury over a distance of 5 furlongs and 34 yards (1,037 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
History
The event was established in 1991, and it was initially called the Newbury Sales Super Sprint Trophy. It was designed for horses sold as yearlings by public auction for less than a specified price. The concept was devised by Lord Carnarvon and Richard Hannon Sr.
The weight carried by a horse in the Weatherbys Super Sprint is determined by its sale price, with one pound deducted for each £5,000 below the maximum value.
Records
Leading jockey (2 wins):
- Michael Roberts – Lyric Fantasy (1992), Good Girl (2001)
- Michael Hills – Brief Glimpse (1994), Superstar Leo (2000)
- Richard Hughes - Monsieur Chevalier (2009), Tiggy Wiggy (2014)
- Sean Levey - Happy Romance (2020), Gubbass (2021)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- Richard Hannon Sr. – Lyric Fantasy (1992), Risky (1993), Miss Stamper (1996), Presto Vento (2002), If Paradise (2003), Lady Livius (2005), Monsieur Chevalier (2009)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Paris House | 8-03 | John Carroll | Jack Berry | 1:02.17 |
| 1992 | Lyric Fantasy | 8-11 | Michael Roberts | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:03.22 |
| 1993 | Risky | 8-10 | Walter Swinburn | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:04.06 |
| 1994 | Brief Glimpse | 8-02 | Michael Hills | David Chappell | 1:01.58 |
| 1995 | Blue Iris | 8-01 | Willie Carson | Michael Jarvis | 1:04.22 |
| 1996 | Miss Stamper | 8-02 | David Harrison | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:00.59 |
| 1997 | Lord Kintyre | 8-07 | Brett Doyle | Rod Millman | 1:00.52 |
| 1998 | Flanders | 8-11 | Lindsay Charnock | Tim Easterby | 1:02.96 |
| 1999 | Don Puccini | 8-11 | John Stack | Bryan Smart | 1:01.52 |
| 2000 | Superstar Leo | 8-06 | Michael Hills | William Haggas | 0:59.19 |
| 2001 | Good Girl | 8-05 | Michael Roberts | Tim Easterby | 1:00.86 |
| 2002 | Presto Vento | 8-09 | Eddie Ahern | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:01.14 |
| 2003 | If Paradise | 8-07 | Dane O'Neill | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:01.05 |
| 2004 | Siena Gold | 8-01 | Frankie McDonald | Brian Meehan | 1:01.89 |
| 2005 | Lady Livius | 8-05 | Martin Dwyer | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:01.54 |
| 2006 | Elhamri | 9-04 | Declan McDonogh | Sylvester Kirk | 1:01.32 |
| no race 2007 | |||||
| 2008 | Jargelle | 8-06 | Liam Jones | William Haggas | 1:02.12 |
| 2009 | Monsieur Chevalier | 8-12 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:02.86 |
| 2010 | Temple Meads | 8-06 | Richard Mullen | Ed McMahon | 1:03.55 |
| 2011 | Charles the Great | 8-11 | Jimmy Fortune | Andrew Balding | 1:03.53 |
| 2012 | Body and Soul | 7-12 | Duran Fentiman | Tim Easterby | 1:06.55 |
| 2013 | Peniaphobia | 8-08 | Paul Hanagan | Richard Fahey | 0:59.50 |
| 2014 | Tiggy Wiggy | 9-01 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Jr. | 0:59.85 |
| 2015 | Lathom | 9-00 | Tony Hamilton | Richard Fahey | 1:00.76 |
| 2016 | Mrs Danvers | 8-00 | Luke Morris | Jonathan Portman | 1:01.19 |
| 2017 | Bengali Boys | 8-07 | Barry McHugh | Richard Fahey | 1:04.05 |
| 2018 | Ginger Nut | 8-05 | Harry Bentley | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:01.85 |
| 2019 | Bettys Hope | 8-04 | Silvestre de Sousa | Rod Millman | 1:05.32 |
| 2020 | Happy Romance | 8-05 | Sean Levey | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:00.82 |
| 2021 | Gubbass | 8-10 | Sean Levey | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:00.54 |
| 2022 | Eddie's Boy | 9-02 | Hollie Doyle | Archie Watson | 1:00.33 |
| 2023 | Relief Rally | 9-00 | Tom Marquand | William Haggas | 1:01.25 |
| 2024 | Caburn | 9-01 | Dylan Hogan | Jack Jones | 1:00.10 |
- ^ The 2007 running was abandoned because of heavy rainfall
See also
References
- ^ Armytage, Marcus (18 July 2009). "Richard Hannon wins Super Sprint for seventh time". Telegraph. Retrieved 4 September 2011.