1972: Epsom Derby winner Roberto comfortably accounts for the great Brigadier Gerard in the inaugural International Stakes. The runner-up was bidding to equal Ribot’s feat of 16 consecutive wins (click image to enlarge).
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PA Images
1974: The first of two consecutive International Stakes victories for the American-owned, French-trained mare Dahlia. Champion jockey Lester Piggott overcame traffic in the home straight to eventually send the 8/15 favourite home a comfortable winner.
1983: After wins on Belldale Flutter and Assert, jockey Pat Eddery wins his third straight International Stakes with victory on the Sangster-owned colt Caerleon, a son of Nijinsky who himself would go on to become an influential stallion.
1991: An upset in the Juddmonte as 16/1 outsider Terimon scores a decisive front-running victory for South African jockey Michael Roberts. The grey was no stranger to running big races against market expectation, having placed second in the 1989 Epsom Derby at 500/1.
1996: Halling defends his International Stakes crown and lands the first of six victories in the race for Frankie Dettori. Godolphin’s chestnut also achieved the unique feat of going back-to-back in the G1 Eclipse Stakes in ’95-’96.
1997: Japan Cup and Dubai World Cup winner Singspiel comfortably accounts for a small but select field in what would ultimately be the globetrotting champion’s final race start. “This is the heavyweight champion of the world,” said winning jockey Frankie Dettori after the race.
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John Giles
1998: Heads up and down in a dramatic three-way finish as Luca Cumani’s mare One So Wonderful (Pat Eddery, white cap) defeats Faithful Son (blue cap) and Chester House (pink cap).
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Trevor Jones
1999: A clear career peak for Henry Cecil’s American-bred Royal Anthem, who surged to an eight-length victory for American jockey Gary Stephens. The manner of victory propelled Royal Anthem to favouritism in the subsequent Irish Champion Stakes, however grey superstar Daylami would prove far superior at Leopardstown.
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Julian Herbert
2000: Ridden by Mick Kinane, Aidan O’Brien’s ‘Iron Horse’ Giant’s Causeway – the dominant three-year-old of his generation – defeats the Aga Khan’s Kalinisi to keep his Group One winning streak alive.
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John Giles
2003: Another of the great globetrotters, Falbrav showcased his superior turn-of-foot in a dominant display at York. The physically imposing 2003 Juddmonte winner won G1 races in five countries, including the Japan Cup and Hong Kong Cup.
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Trevor Jones
2005: Legendary Japanese jockey Yutaka Take (L) in the York weighing room prior to his narrow runner-up defeat at the hands of Electrocutionist. Take’s mount Zenno Rob Roy – the previous year’s Japan Cup and Arima Kinen winner – finished a neck astern in a blanket finish.
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Julian Herbert
2009: Cape Cross colt Sea The Stars continued his rise to greatness, defeating four-time Group 1 winner Mastercraftsman and setting a new track record. John Oxx’s three-year-old would subsequently win the G1 Irish Champion Stakes and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe before retiring to stud with a 9:8-0-0 record.
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Anna Gowthorpe
2012: Henry Cecil’s unmatched champion Frankel is tested beyond a mile for the first time and produces a truly awesome performance, giving jockey Tom Queally an armchair ride to register an eighth consecutive Group 1 victory, winning eased down by seven lengths.
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John Walton
2017: Ulysses is hosed down following his two-length defeat of Churchill, handing trainer Michael Stoute a record sixth win in the International Stakes. Aidan O’Brien would draw level with Stoute two years later after Japan’s victory.
Photographer
Alan Crowhurst
2022: Daylight second? Baaeed obliterates his opposition in 2022 to make it ten wins from as many starts. Jockey Jim Crowley and the William Haggas-trained four-year-old finished a shock fourth at his subsequent and final race start in the Champion Stakes.
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Alan Crowhurst
2024: A turf great is born. City Of Troy smashes Sea The Stars’ record in producing a stunning gallop of 2:04:32s, just under one second faster than the previous mark.
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Mike Egerton
1972: Epsom Derby winner Roberto comfortably accounts for the great Brigadier Gerard in the inaugural International Stakes. The runner-up was bidding to equal Ribot’s feat of 16 consecutive wins (click image to enlarge).
1974: The first of two consecutive International Stakes victories for the American-owned, French-trained mare Dahlia. Champion jockey Lester Piggott overcame traffic in the home straight to eventually send the 8/15 favourite home a comfortable winner.
1983: After wins on Belldale Flutter and Assert, jockey Pat Eddery wins his third straight International Stakes with victory on the Sangster-owned colt Caerleon, a son of Nijinsky who himself would go on to become an influential stallion.
1991: An upset in the Juddmonte as 16/1 outsider Terimon scores a decisive front-running victory for South African jockey Michael Roberts. The grey was no stranger to running big races against market expectation, having placed second in the 1989 Epsom Derby at 500/1.
1996: Halling defends his International Stakes crown and lands the first of six victories in the race for Frankie Dettori. Godolphin’s chestnut also achieved the unique feat of going back-to-back in the G1 Eclipse Stakes in ’95-’96.
1997: Japan Cup and Dubai World Cup winner Singspiel comfortably accounts for a small but select field in what would ultimately be the globetrotting champion’s final race start. “This is the heavyweight champion of the world,” said winning jockey Frankie Dettori after the race.
1998: Heads up and down in a dramatic three-way finish as Luca Cumani’s mare One So Wonderful (Pat Eddery, white cap) defeats Faithful Son (blue cap) and Chester House (pink cap).
1999: A clear career peak for Henry Cecil’s American-bred Royal Anthem, who surged to an eight-length victory for American jockey Gary Stephens. The manner of victory propelled Royal Anthem to favouritism in the subsequent Irish Champion Stakes, however grey superstar Daylami would prove far superior at Leopardstown.
2000: Ridden by Mick Kinane, Aidan O’Brien’s ‘Iron Horse’ Giant’s Causeway – the dominant three-year-old of his generation – defeats the Aga Khan’s Kalinisi to keep his Group One winning streak alive.
2003: Another of the great globetrotters, Falbrav showcased his superior turn-of-foot in a dominant display at York. The physically imposing 2003 Juddmonte winner won G1 races in five countries, including the Japan Cup and Hong Kong Cup.
2005: Legendary Japanese jockey Yutaka Take (L) in the York weighing room prior to his narrow runner-up defeat at the hands of Electrocutionist. Take’s mount Zenno Rob Roy – the previous year’s Japan Cup and Arima Kinen winner – finished a neck astern in a blanket finish.
2009: Cape Cross colt Sea The Stars continued his rise to greatness, defeating four-time Group 1 winner Mastercraftsman and setting a new track record. John Oxx’s three-year-old would subsequently win the G1 Irish Champion Stakes and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe before retiring to stud with a 9:8-0-0 record.
2012: Henry Cecil’s unmatched champion Frankel is tested beyond a mile for the first time and produces a truly awesome performance, giving jockey Tom Queally an armchair ride to register an eighth consecutive Group 1 victory, winning eased down by seven lengths.
2017: Ulysses is hosed down following his two-length defeat of Churchill, handing trainer Michael Stoute a record sixth win in the International Stakes. Aidan O’Brien would draw level with Stoute two years later after Japan’s victory.
2022: Daylight second? Baaeed obliterates his opposition in 2022 to make it ten wins from as many starts. Jockey Jim Crowley and the William Haggas-trained four-year-old finished a shock fourth at his subsequent and final race start in the Champion Stakes.
2024: A turf great is born. City Of Troy smashes Sea The Stars’ record in producing a stunning gallop of 2:04:32s, just under one second faster than the previous mark.
