Port Stakes

Port Stakes
LocationTwo Middle Miles of the Beacon Course
Newmarket, England
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
Race information
Distance1 mile 7 furlongs 127 yards (3134 metres)
SurfaceTurf
QualificationFour-year-olds

The Port Stakes was a flat horse race in Great Britain open to four-year-olds. It was run on the Two Middle Miles (T.M.M.) of the Beacon course at Newmarket over a distance of 2 miles, and was scheduled to take place each year in early or mid April at the Craven meeting. The Two Middle Miles course was relatively flat and was considered less testing then the "Ditch-In" course, over which the similar Claret Stakes was run.[1]

The race often attracted winners of the previous seasons British Classic Races: classic winners who went on to win the Port Stakes included Whisker, Prince Leopold, Mameluke, Green Mantle, Priam, Galata, Grey Momus, Ralph and Attila.

  1. ^ "Museum Treasure". www.nhrm.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013.