The Aphrodite Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to mares and fillies aged three years or older. It is run at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
The race was first run in 1994.
Records Leading jockey (3 wins): Richard Hills – Suhaad (1999), Ranin (2001), Eastern Aria (2010)
Leading trainer (5 wins): John Gosden – Shemozzle (1996), Anno Luce (1997), Marani (2002), Treble Heights (2003), Quenched (2006)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1994 Wandesta 3 Frankie Dettori Roger Charlton 2:31.09 1995 Hagwah 3 Michael Roberts Ben Hanbury 2:29.11 1996 Shemozzle 3 Michael Hills John Gosden 2:28.63 1997 Anno Luce 4 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 2:31.25 1998 Catchascatchcan 3 Willie Ryan Henry Cecil 2:27.09 1999 Suhaad 3 Richard Hills Alec Stewart 2:33.24 2000 Abitara 4 Jason Weaver Andreas Wohler 2:31.10 2001 Ranin 3 Richard Hills Ed Dunlop 2:30.12 2002 Frosty Welcome 3 John Egan Geoff Wragg 2:31.02 2002 Marani 4 Richard Hughes John Gosden 2:31.02 2003 Treble Heights 4 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden 2:29.90 2004 Beneventa 4 Seb Sanders John Dunlop 2:28.47 2005 Polar Jem 5 Adrian McCarthy George Margarson 2:27.87 2006 Quenched 3 Robert Havlin John Gosden 2:33.32 2007 Turbo Linn 4 Neil Callan Alan Swinbank 2:28.83 2008 Dar Re Mi 3 Richard Mullen John Gosden 2:27.52 2009 Barshiba 5 Jamie Spencer David Elsworth 2:28.05 2010 Eastern Aria 4 Richard Hills Mark Johnston 2:28.08 2011 Wild Coco 3 Eddie Ahern Henry Cecil 2:31.56 2012 Hazel Lavery 3 William Carson Charles Hills 2:33.48 2013 Waila 3 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:31.23 2014 Noble Protector 4 Shelley Birkett Stuart Kittow 2:29.40 2015 Jordan Princess 4 Adam Kirby Luca Cumani 2:34.64 2016 Forever Popular 4 Dane O'Neill William Haggas 2:39.92 2017 God Given 3 George Wood Luca Cumani 2:35.98 2018 Worth Waiting 3 Franny Norton David Lanigan 2:33.85 2019 Dame Malliot 3 Hollie Doyle Ed Vaughan 2:27.52 2020 Cabaletta 3 David Egan Roger Varian 2:32.10 2021 Golden Pass 4 James Doyle Hugo Palmer 2:31.62 2022 Eternal Pearl 3 William Buick Charlie Appleby 2:31.71 2023 Novakai 3 Sam James Karl Burke 2:33.40 2024 Mistral Star 4 Rhys Clutterbuck Hughie Morrison 2:29.64 2025 Spirited Style 3 Billy Loughnane Charlie Appleby 2:35.48 2026 Brielle 4 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara 2:32.01
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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