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Eclipse Stakes Winners (1980–2025) - Who Will it be on Saturday?

Since its inauguration in 1886, the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park has established itself as one of Britain's most prestigious weight-for-age contests. The race has been won by some of the sport's greatest champions, from Sadler's Wells, Dancing Brave and Sea the Stars to Enable and City of Troy. Below is a complete list of Eclipse Stakes winners from 1980 onwards, highlighting the horses, jockeys and trainers who have shaped the modern history of this iconic Group 1 contest. The race will be contested on Saturday 4 July and consists of

Gethin - James Doyle
King's Gambit - Jamie Spencer
Saddadd - Ray Dawson
A Boy Named Susie - Oisin Murphy
Constitution River - tbc
Flushing Meadows - tbc
Hawk Mountain - tbc

 

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
1980 Ela-Mana-Mou 4 Willie Carson Dick Hern
1981 Master Willie 4 Philip Waldron Henry Candy
1982 Kalaglow 4 Greville Starkey Guy Harwood
1983 Solford 3 Pat Eddery Vincent O'Brien
1984 Sadler's Wells 3 Pat Eddery Vincent O'Brien
1985 Pebbles 4 Steve Cauthen Clive Brittain
1986 Dancing Brave 3 Greville Starkey Guy Harwood
1987 Mtoto 4 Michael Roberts Alec Stewart
1988 Mtoto 5 Michael Roberts Alec Stewart
1989 Nashwan 3 Willie Carson Dick Hern
1990 Elmaamul 3 Willie Carson Dick Hern
1991 Environment Friend 3 George Duffield James Fanshawe
1992 Kooyonga 4 Warren O'Connor Michael Kauntze
1993 Opera House 5 Michael Kinane Michael Stoute
1994 Ezzoud 5 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute
1995 Halling 4 Walter Swinburn Saeed bin Suroor
1996 Halling 5 John Reid Saeed bin Suroor
1997 Pilsudski 5 Michael Kinane Michael Stoute
1998 Daylami 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor
1999 Compton Admiral 3 Darryll Holland Gerard Butler
2000 Giant's Causeway 3 George Duffield Aidan O'Brien
2001 Medicean 4 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute
2002 Hawk Wing 3 Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien
2003 Falbrav 5 Darryll Holland Luca Cumani
2004 Refuse to Bend 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor
2005 Oratorio 3 Kieren Fallon Aidan O'Brien
2006 David Junior 4 Jamie Spencer Brian Meehan
2007 Notnowcato 5 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute
2008 Mount Nelson 4 Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien
2009 Sea the Stars 3 Michael Kinane John Oxx
2010 Twice Over 5 Tom Queally Henry Cecil
2011 So You Think 5 Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien
2012 Nathaniel 4 William Buick John Gosden
2013 Al Kazeem 5 James Doyle Roger Charlton
2014 Mukhadram 5 Paul Hanagan William Haggas
2015 Golden Horn 3 Frankie Dettori John Gosden
2016 Hawkbill 3 William Buick Charlie Appleby
2017 Ulysses 4 Jim Crowley Sir Michael Stoute
2018 Roaring Lion 3 Oisin Murphy John Gosden
2019 Enable 5 Frankie Dettori John Gosden
2020 Ghaiyyath 5 William Buick Charlie Appleby
2021 St Mark's Basilica 3 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien
2022 Vadeni 3 Christophe Soumillon Jean-Claude Rouget
2023 Paddington 3 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien
2024 City of Troy 3 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien
2025 Delacroix 3 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien
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