The James Seymour Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run on the Rowley Mile course at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late October or early November.
The race is named in honour of the equine artist James Seymour (1702–1752).
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1986 Riyda 3 John Reid Fulke Johnson Houghton 2:10.34 1987 Media Starguest 3 Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani 2:11.58 1988 Petrullo 3 John Reid Richard Casey 2:07.46 1989 Icona 3 Greville Starkey Michael Stoute 2:04.19 1990 Stagecraft 3 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 2:05.55 1991 Mohican Girl 3 Michael Roberts James Fanshawe 2:11.61 1992 Lupescu 4 Frankie Dettori David Loder 2:11.85 1993 Meadow Pipit 4 Walter Swinburn John Gosden 2:07.12 1994 Velvet Moon 3 Willie Carson Paul Cole 2:07.04 1995 Quandary3 Willie Ryan Henry Cecil 2:03.53 1996 Proper Blue 3 Seb Sanders Terry Mills 2:04.17 1997 Saafeya 3 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 2:05.95 1998 Shfoug 3 Michael Hills Barry Hills 2:04.30 1999 Little Rock 3 Pat Eddery Sir Michael Stoute 2:09.50 2000 Island Sound 3 Richard Quinn David Elsworth 2:09.47 2001 Lagudin 3 Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani 2:07.90 2002 Island House 6 Darryll Holland Geoff Wragg 2:07.46 2003 Far Lane 4 Richard Hughes Barry Hills 2:04.43 2004 Spanish Don 6 Liam Keniry David Elsworth 2:12.05 2005 Tau Ceti 6 Seb Sanders Ralph Beckett 2:09.81 2006 Into The Dark 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:07.39 2007 Mashaahed 4 Richard Hills Barry Hills 2:07.16 2008 With Interest 5 Ted Durcan Saeed bin Suroor 2:07.00 2009 Laaheb 3 Richard Hills Michael Jarvis 2:07.61 2010 Timepiece 3 Ian Mongan Henry Cecil 2:11.02 2011 Slumber 3 Michael Hills Charles Hills 2:03.21 2012 Mull Of Killough 6 George Baker Jane Chapple-Hyam 2:07.65 2013 Nabucco 4 Robert Havlin John Gosden 2:08.88 2014 Air Pilot 5 Graham Lee Ralph Beckett 2:04.34 2015 Restorer 3 Andrea Atzeni William Muir 2:07.53 2016 Energia Davos 8 George Baker Jane Chapple-Hyam 2:04.72 2017 Permission 4 Daniel Muscutt James Fanshawe 2:03.99 2018 True Self 5 Colin Keane Willie Mullins 2:06.68 2019 Lord North 3 Robert Havlin John Gosden 2:11.11 2020 Freyja 3 Ben Curtis Mark Johnston 2:16.57 2021 Bay Bridge 3 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:03.23 2022 Ottoman Fleet 3 Ryan Moore Charlie Appleby 2:08.64 2023 Checkandchallenge 4 Callum Shepherd William Knight 2:12.52 2024 Bolster 4 Pierre-Louis Jamin Karl Burke 2:10.15 2025 Liberty Lane 5 Shane Grey Karl Burke 2:06.04
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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