The Aston Park Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (). Up until 2014 it was run over a distance of 1 mile 5 furlongs and 61 yards (2,671 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May. The race was upgraded to Group 3 level from the 2016 running, having previously been a run as a Listed race. Since the 2016 running the race has been sponsored by Al Rayyan and run as the Al Rayyan Stakes.
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1966 Zend Avesta 4 Lester Piggott Bill Payne 2:57.20 1967 Black Prince 4 Taffy Thomas Geoffrey Barling 3:06.40 1968 Chicago 4 Ron Hutchinson Harry Wragg 2:52.40 1969 Rangong 4 Sandy Barclay Noel Murless 2:57.80 1970 High Line 4 Joe Mercer Derrick Candy 2:49.90 1971 Random Shot 4 Geoff Lewis Arthur Budgett 2:53.59 1972 Selhurst 4 Geoff Lewis Noel Murless 2:58.78 1973 Hakodate 4 Lester Piggott Fulke Johnson Houghton 3:01.38 1974 Ragstone 4 Ron Hutchinson John Dunlop 2:47.78 1975 Rouser 4 Geoff Lewis Bruce Hobbs 2:57.92 1976 Major Green 5 Brian Taylor John Winter 2:51.98 1977 Orange Bay 5 Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn 3:05.65 1978 Paico 4 Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn 2:56.68 1979 Vital Season 5 Pat Eddery Herbert Blagrave Not taken 1980 Balinger 4 Willie Carson Dick Hern 2:48.34 1981 Derring Rose 6 John Reid Fred Winter 3:08.77 1982 Easter Sun 5 Bruce Raymond Michael Jarvis 2:52.02 1983 Ore 5 Lester Piggott Willie Musson 3:09.09 1984 Jupiter Island 5 Lester Piggott Clive Brittain 2:52.27 1985 Gold And Ivory 4 Steve Cauthen Ian Balding 2:52.53 1986 Kaytu 5 Michael Roberts Clive Brittain 3:03.12 1987 Orban 4 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 2:47.44 1988 Merce Cunningham 4 Willie Carson Neil Graham 2:47.35 1989 Albadr 4 Michael Roberts Robert Armstrong 2:47.83 1990 Sesame 5 Walter Swinburn David Morley 2:48.87 1991 Snurge 4 Richard Quinn Paul Cole 2:54.15 1992 Endoli 5 Michael Roberts Clive Brittain 2:45.15 1993 Brier Creek 4 Ray Cochrane John Gosden 2:55.01 1994 Right Win 4 Pat Eddery Richard Hannon Sr. 2:53.19 1995 Escarpment 4 John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam 2:47.26 1996 Election Day 4 Willie Carson Michael Stoute 2:56.66 1997 Persian Punch 4 Ray Cochrane David Elsworth 2:58.07 1998 Yorkshire 4 Richard Quinn Paul Cole 2:48.52 1999 Dark Shell 4 Olivier Peslier Michael Stoute 2:56.05 2000 Sea Wave 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:50.23 2001 Water Jump 4 Pat Eddery John Dunlop 3:07.96 2002 High Pitched 4 Richard Quinn Henry Cecil 2:50.68 2003 Gamut 4 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute 2:48.64 2004 The Whistling Teal 8 Darryll Holland Geoff Wragg 2:48.97 2005 Wolfe Tone 4 Kieren Fallon Aidan O'Brien 2:48.96 2006 Distinction 7 Michael Kinane Sir Michael Stoute 3:03.45 2007 Peppertree Lane 4 Kevin Darley Mark Johnston 2:52.03 2008 Tranquil Tiger 4 Ted Durcan Henry Cecil 2:52.31 2009 Tastahil 5 Richard Hills Barry Hills 2:52.42 2010 Claremont 4 William Buick Mahmood Al Zarooni 2:50.90 2011 Drunken Sailor 6 Kieren Fallon Luca Cumani 2:47.91 2012 Hawaafez 4 K T O'Neill Marcus Tregoning 2:58.44 2013 Willing Foe 6 Silvestre De Sousa Saeed bin Suroor 2:50.15 2014 Mount Athos 7 Jamie Spencer Marco Botti 2:48.72 2015 Telescope 5 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:34.11 2016 Astronereus 5 Pat Dobbs Amanda Perrett 2:38.41 2017 Hawkbill 4 William Buick Charlie Appleby 2:42.75 2018 Crystal Ocean 4 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:35.69 2019 Crystal Ocean 5 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:33.78 no race 2020 2021 Al Aasy 4 Jim Crowley William Haggas 2:39.11 2022 Ilaraab 5 Tom Marquand William Haggas 2:30.55 2023 Haskoy 4 Frankie Dettori Ralph Beckett 2:32.33 2024 Middle Earth 4 Oisin Murphy John & Thady Gosden 2:33.43 2025 Eydon 6 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 2:31.27 2026 Kalpana 5 Colin Keane Andrew Balding 2:28.71
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Aston Park Stakes (2018).