The Lester Piggott Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged four years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of 1 mile, 3 furlongs and 175 yards (2,373 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May or early June.
History The event was established in 2003, and it was initially classed at Listed level. The inaugural running was won by Albanova.
For several years the Pinnacle Stakes was run in memory of Lady Joan Westbrook, a successful owner and breeder of racehorses, who died in 2004.
The race was promoted to Group 3 status in 2012.
It was renamed from the Pinnacle Stakes to the Lester Piggott Stakes for the 2024 season.
Records Most successful horse (2 wins): Estrange - 2025, 2026
Leading jockey (3 wins): Daniel Tudhope - Klassique (2019), Estrange (2025, 2026)
Leading trainer (3 wins): John Gosden - Sultanina (2014), Journey (2016), Queen Of The Pride (2024)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 2003 Albanova 4 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott 2:43.01 2004 Pongee 4 Ted Durcan Luca Cumani 2:32.16 2005 Autumn Wealth 4 Shane Kelly Amanda Perrett 2:32.60 2006 Arbella 4 Jamie Spencer Walter Swinburn 2:37.86 2007 Trick or Treat 4 Jamie Mackay James Given 2:30.77 2008 Folk Opera 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:30.42 2009 Suzi's Decision 4 Pat Smullen Paul D'Arcy 2:32.57 2010 Les Fazzani 6 Paul Hanagan Kevin Ryan 2:36.99 2011 Ferdoos 4 Neil Callan Roger Varian 2:32.20 2012 Shimmering Surf 5 Neil Callan Roger Varian 2:31.91 2013 Moment in Time 4 Jim Crowley David Simcock 2:30.87 2014 Sultanina 4 William Buick John Gosden 2:34.39 2015 Miss Marjurie 5 Paul Hanagan Denis Coakley 2:33.34 2016 Journey 4 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 2:32.47 2017 Bateel 5 Richard Kingscote Francis-Henri Graffard 2:36.91 2018 God Given 4 Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani 2:31.75 2019 Klassique 4 Daniel Tudhope William Haggas 2:26.02 2020 Manuela de Vega 4 Rob Hornby Ralph Beckett 2:28.15 2021 La Lune 5 David Probert Henry Candy 2:40.51 2022 Sea La Rosa 4 Tom Marquand William Haggas 2:36.71 2023 Sea Silk Road 4 Tom Marquand William Haggas 2:29.88 2024 Queen Of The Pride 4 Oisin Murphy John & Thady Gosden 2:34.65 2025 Estrange 4 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara 2:31.55 2026 Estrange 5 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara 2:22.58
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
References
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galopp-sieger.de – Pinnacle Stakes. ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Pinnacle Stakes (2019). pedigreequery.com – Pinnacle Stakes – Haydock.