When it comes to horse races held in the UK, there are some that are very well known and do get a lot of attention from punters and fans of the sport alike, but one Group 1 race that you may have heard of before is the Lockinge Stakes which is held each May.
That is a race in which the horses must be four years of age and over, and as such the runners do have experience under their belt and therefore it is often the better fancied horses that tend to go on to win rather than a rank outsider.
Newbury is the racecourse that hosts the Lockinge Stakes each year and with a very stiff one mile course facing each of the runners and riders it really is a great race to watch and one that does offer plenty of betting opportunities of course.
Ante post betting opens well in advance of the race actually starting and those betting markets are often where punts will get a very good idea of where the smart money so to speak is going. Most betting sites and betting apps will also offer their customers best odds guarantees on this race on the morning on the race.
Past Winners of the Lockinge Stakes
The 2014 winner of the Lockinge Stakes was Olympic Glory which was ridden that day by Frankie Dettori then the following year in2015 it was Night of Thunder whose jockey that day was James Doyle that won the race.
In 2016 Belardo won ridden by Andrea Atzeni and trained by Roger Varian that horses was one that was also owned by Godolphin and then in 2017 it was Ribchester that won ridden by William Buick and then finally in 2018 it was Rhododendron ridden by Ryan Moore and trained by Aidan O’Brien that won with a time of1:35.07.
Lockinge Stakes Facts and Figures
There have been just three horses in the history of this race that have gone on to win it two times, and those horses were Pall Mall who won the race back to back in years 1958 and 1959, the next horses to win it twice was Welsh Pageant in 1970 and 1971 and then much more recently it was Soviet Line who won the Lockinge Stakes in the years 1995 and 1996.
One jockey who has featured in several of by Group One race guides is Lester Piggott and he is actually the jockey that still holds the record in this race for winning it the most times, and in total he was won it six times over the years.
You will no doubt have heard of Sir Michael Stoute, he is a very well known trainer of race horses and in total over the years horses that he has trained have gone on to win this race 7 times in total, and such he is the leading trainer at the course regarding this race.
One other fact that you may be interested in is the leading owner, that owner is Godolphin, and he has owned a grand total of eight horses that won the Lockinge Stakes over the years, which is some record!
