Challenge Stakes

The Challenge Stakes is a flat horse race for horses aged three and up to run in the United Kingdom.

The Challenge Stakes takes place on Friday 13th October 2023.

Every year in October, it is run over a course of 7 furlongs on the Rowley Mile in Newmarket.

Check out our guides to all the other Group 2 horse races.

Contents

1 Challenge Stakes 2023 Odds
2 Challenge Stakes Tips
3 Challenge Stakes Previous Winners
4 Challenge Stakes Previous Result
5 Popular Questions
- 5.1 How Can I Watch The Challenge Stakes Race?
- 5.2 What Are the Important Facts About The Challenge Stakes Race?
6 Summary of Challenge Stakes
7 Related October Articles
8 Resources

Challenge Stakes 2023 Odds

Here are the latest odds for the Challenge Stakes in September 2023:

Challenge Stakes Date: Friday 7th of October 2022 Time: 15:00 Details: 8 Runners
Sacred	7/4
Mutasaabeq	10/3
Pogo	9/2
Purplepay	8/1
Jumby	12/1
Oscula	14/1
Ever Given	16/1
Internationalangel	25/1

Challenge Stakes Tips

Here are some tips for Challenge Stakes in September 2023:

2 points to win for TBC at odds of TBC
1 point each way for TBC at odds of TBC

Some of the horses in the Challenge Stakes will run in other events later in the year. Stay updated on the horses and place ante-post bets if you want to wager on them.

Challenge Stakes Previous Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1977	Boldboy	7	Willie Carson	Dick Hern
1978	Spence Bay	3	Joe Mercer	Seamus McGrath
1979	Kris	3	Joe Mercer	Henry Cecil	1:24.49
1980	Moorestyle	3	Lester Piggott	Robert Armstrong
1981	Moorestyle	4	Lester Piggott	Robert Armstrong
1982	Noalcoholic	5	George Duffield	Gavin Pritchard-Gordon
1983	Salieri	3	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil
1984	Brocade	3	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood
1985	Efisio	3	Willie Carson	John Dunlop
1986	Lucky Ring	4	Willie Carson	Dick Hern
1987	Asteroid Field	4	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1:33.94
1988	Salse	3	Michael Roberts	Henry Cecil	1:27.04
1989	Distant Relative	3	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1:25.13
1990	Sally Rous	3	Gary Carter	Geoff Wragg	1:25.42
1991	Mystiko	3	Michael Roberts	Clive Brittain	1:22.77
1992	Selkirk	4	Ray Cochrane	Ian Balding	1:22.27
1993	Catrail	3	Michael Roberts	John Gosden	1:27.92
1994	Zieten	4	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	1:25.89
1995	Harayir	3	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	1:23.79
1996	Charnwood Forest	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	1:25.12
1997	Kahal	3	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	1:25.38
1998	Decorated Hero	6	Olivier Peslier	John Gosden	1:25.76
1999	Susu	6	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	1:24.20
2000	Last Resort	3	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1:26.34
2001	Munir	3	Darryll Holland	Barry Hills	1:27.50
2002	Nayyir	4	Eddie Ahern	Gerard Butler	1:22.69
2003	Just James	4	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Noseda	1:24.68
2004	Firebreak	5	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	1:27.22
2005	Le Vie dei Colori	5	Gérald Mossé	Luca Cumani	1:25.34
2006	Sleeping Indian	5	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	1:26.16
2007	Miss Lucifer	3	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1:25.56
2008	Stimulation	3	Darryll Holland	Hughie Morrison	1:22.48
2009	Arabian Gleam	5	Johnny Murtagh	Jeremy Noseda	1:23.81
2010	Red Jazz	3	Robert Winston	Barry Hills	1:26.04
2011	Strong Suit	3	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:22.74
2012	Fulbright	3	Joe Fanning	Mark Johnston	1:24.03
2013	Fiesolana	4	Billy Lee	Willie McCreery	1:24.24
2014	Here Comes When	4	Jim Crowley	Andrew Balding	1:26.53
2015	Cable Bay	4	Frankie Dettori	Charlie Hills	1:24.45
2016	Aclaim	3	Frankie Dettori	Martyn Meade	1:23.92
2017	Limato	5	Harry Bentley	Henry Candy	1:22.24
2018	Limato	6	Harry Bentley	Henry Candy	1:24.87
2019	Mustashry	6	Jim Crowley	Sir Michael Stoute	1:24.91
2020	Happy Power	4	Silvestre de Sousa	Andrew Balding	1:25.11
2021	Al Suhail	4	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	1:24.29
2022	Pogo	6	William Buick	Charles Hills	1:23.83

Challenge Stakes Previous Result

Fantastic horse 👏

Pogo is a credit to @cbhills and team and deservedly gets his Group 2 breakthrough in the Challenge Stakes at @NewmarketRace pic.twitter.com/4o3i8yxPcX

— Racing TV (@RacingTV) October 7, 2022