The Valiant Stakes is a Group flat horse race in Great Britain open to mares and fillies aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 7 furlongs and 213 yards (1,603 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
The race was first run 1998 as the Bonusprint Fillies' Conditions Stakes. It was given its current name and awarded Listed status in 2009. The race was moved from mid-August to late July as of 2002. It was upgraded to Group 3 from the 2020 running.
Records Most successful horse: no horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey (4 wins): Ryan Moore – Echelon (2005), Strawberrydaiquiri (2009), Sooraah (2011), Kon Tiki (2026)
Leading trainer (4 wins): Sir Michael Stoute – Coy (2004), Echelon (2005), Wasseema (2006), Strawberrydaiquiri (2009)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1998 Kismah 3 Richard Hills Alec Stewart 1:42.55 1999 Pink Cristal 3 Chris Rutter Henry Candy 1:43.47 2000 Papabile 3 Ray Cochrane William Jarvis 1:41.72 2001 Riberac 5 Kevin Darley Mark Johnston 1:42.37 2002 Fraulein 3 Frankie Dettori Ed Dunlop 1:43.00 2003 Soldera 3 Jamie Spencer James Fanshawe 1:45.13 2004 Coy 3 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute 1:40.92 2005 Echelon 3 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 1:38.39 2006 Wasseema 3 Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute 1:39.40 2007 Whazzis 3 Kerrin McEvoy William Haggas 1:42.31 2008 Baharah 4 Richard Hughes Gerard Butler 1:39.55 2009 Strawberrydaiquiri 3 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 1:42.57 2010 Field Day 3 Martin Dwyer Brian Meehan 1:41.07 2011 Sooraah 4 Ryan Moore William Haggas 1:41.69 2012 Thistle Bird 4 James Doyle Roger Charlton 1:38.65 2013 Zibelina 3 Ahmed Ajtebi Saeed bin Suroor 1:39.67 2014 Euro Charline 3 Andrea Atzeni Marco Botti 1:41.88 2015 Evita Peron 4 Richard Kingscote Ralph Beckett 1:43.60 2016 Red Box 3 Luke Morris Sir Mark Prescott 1:39.09 2017 On Her Toes 3 Joe Fanning William Haggas 1:43.87 2018 Clon Coulis 4 Ben Curtis David Barron 1:41.72 2019 Duneflower 3 Kieran O'Neill John Gosden 1:41.56 2020 Lady Bowthorpe 4 Kieran Shoemark William Jarvis 1:40.39 2021 Dreamloper 4 Oisin Murphy Ed Walker 1:38.34 2022 Jumbly 3 Hollie Doyle Harry & Roger Charlton 1:42.32 2023 Random Harvest 5 Saffie Osborne Ed Walker 1:43.71 2024 Friendly Soul 3 Kieran Shoemark John & Thady Gosden 1:40.21 2025 Cheshire Dancer 4 Billy Loughnane Hugo Palmer 1:39.30 2026 Kon Tiki 4 Ryan Moore Jane Chapple-Hyam 1:40.54
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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