Ebor Handicap

Ebor Handicap
2025

Ethical Diamond	Ascending	Queenstown

Previous years
2024

Magical Zoe	Kihavah	Oneforthegutter
2023

Absurde	Sweet William	Live Your Dream
2022

Trawlerman	Alfred Boucher	Earl Of Tyrone
2021

Sonnyboyliston	Quickthorn	Alounak

2020-2011
2020

Fujaira Prince	Glencadam Glory	Verdana Blue
2019

Mustajeer	Red Galileo	Desert Skyline
2018

Muntahaa	Weekender	Sea The Lion
2017

Nakeeta	Flymetothestars	Natural Scenery
2016

Heartbreak City	Shrewd	Quick Jack
2015

Litigant	Wicklow Brave	Suegioo
2014

Mutual Regard	Van Percy	Elidor
2013

Tiger Cliff	Genzy	Number Theory
2012

Willing Foe	Royal Diamond	Number Theory
2011

Moyenne Corniche	Tactician	Investissement

2010-2001
2010

Dirar	Rosika	Bridge Of Gold
2009

Sesenta	Changingoftheguard	Hits Only Vic
2008

All The Good	Tropical Strait	Yellowstone
2007

Purple Moon	Honolulu	Scriptwriter
2006

Mudawin	Glistening	Young Mick
2005

Sergeant Cecil	Carte Diamond	Grampian
2004

Mephisto	Gold Ring	Mikado
2003

Saint Alebe	Sun Bird	Salsalino
2002

Hugs Dancer	Pole Star	Barathea Blazer
2001

Mediterranean	Foreign Affairs	Brother Joe

2000-1991
2000

Give The Slip	Boreas	Virgin Soldier
1999

Vicious Circle	Travelmate	Mowbray
1998

Tuning	Sheer Danzig	Yavana's Pace
1997

Far Ahead	Media Star	Puce
1996

Clerkenwell	Beauchamp Jade	Corradini
1995

Sanmartino	Midyan Blue	Foundry Lane
1994

Hasten To Add	Admiral's Well	Solartica
1993

Sarawat	Oh So Risky	Dreams End
1992

Quick Ransom	Brier Creek	Steerforth
1991

Deposki	Roll A Dollar	Tidemark

1990-1988
1990

Further Flight	Bean King	Holy Zeal
1989

Sapience	Bush Hill	Horn Dance
1988

Kneller	Raslaan	Tender Type

The Ebor Handicap is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile 5 furlongs and 188 yards (2,787 metres). It is scheduled to take place each year in August.

History

The event is named after the shortened form of Eboracum, the Roman name for York. It was first run in 1843, and it was originally known as the Great Ebor Handicap. The race was introduced by John Orton, a newly appointed Clerk of the Course at York. It was initially contested over 2 miles (3.2km), but its distance was later cut by 2 furlongs.

The planned running of the Ebor Handicap in 2008 was abandoned because of a waterlogged track. It was replaced by an event at Newbury called the Newburgh Handicap, a reference to the town's original Norman name.

The race is now held on the final day of York's four-day Ebor Festival meeting, and it is the most valuable flat handicap in Europe. The prize money was increased to £500,000 from the 2018 running and then to £1,000,000 from 2019, making it the first British handicap race worth £1,000,000. In connection with the prize money increase three-year-olds were excluded from the race from the 2019 running. The prize money for the 2020 running of the race was reduced, in line with similar reductions in prize money of all British horse racing, due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Flint Jack – 1922, 1923

Leading jockey (5 wins):

Lester Piggott – Gladness (1958), Primera (1959), Die Hard (1961), Tintagel II (1970), Jupiter Island (1983)

Leading trainer (5 wins):

Tom Dawson – Godfrey (1844), Mark Tapley (1850), Pax (1860), Makeshift (1862), Mandrake (1867)

Winners since 1900

Weights given in stones and pounds.

Year	Winner	Age	Weight	Jockey	Trainer	SP	Time
1900	Jiffy II	5	8-04	Johnny Reiff	John Huggins	10044/1	3:01.60
1901	Gyp	6	8-05	Otto Madden	Philip Peebles	10055/1	2:59.20
1902	Wargrave	4	8-02	James Hare	Harry Batho	102020/1	3:01.40
1903	McYardley	5			Gilbert
1904	Warwolf	5	7-09	Billy Higgs	Sullivan	Evens	3:03.00
1905	The Page	5	7-06	Billy Higgs	Sullivan	10055/1	3:03.20
1906	Golden Measure	4	8-05	Danny Maher	Major Edwards	1001.757/4 F
1907	Wuffy	4	7-12	Herbert Randall	Captain Robert Dewhurst	10044/1
1908	Rousay	4	8-12	William Halsey	Tom Jennings Jr.	1001.37511/8 F	3:05.60
1909	Dibs	4	8-00	Billy Higgs	Charles Nugent	1004.59/2	3:04.60
1910	Claretoi	6	6-10	Charles Ringstead	J D Edwards	104040/1	3:02.00
1911	Pillo	6	8-09	William Saxby	Jack Robinson	1008.3333333333100/12	2:58.00
1912	Election	5	7-04	William Huxley	J Dawson	101010/1	3:17.80
1913	Junior	4	9-00	William Huxley	Etienne de Mestre	10022/1 F	2:58.00
1914-18	no race
1919	Race Rock	7	7-07	Freddy Lane	Thomas Cannon Jr.	101414/1	3:03.80
1920	Iron Hand	4	6-12	Edgar Crickmere	Fergusson	1012.5100/8	3:01.00
1921	March Along	4	9-01	Bernard Carslake	George Lambton	1014.2857142857100/7	2:58.00
1922	Flint Jack	5	8-09	George Smith	Ossie Bell	10055/1	3:05.00
1923	Flint Jack	6	8-12	Hector Gray	Ossie Bell	101010/1	3:03.80
1924	Marvex	4	8-05	Ted Gardner	Tash	101010/1	3:08.40
1925	Chapeau	5	7-06	Gordon Richards	Otto Madden	10088/1	2:57.60
1926	Pons Asinorum	4	8-10	Harry Wragg	Walter Earl	1002.55/2 F	2:59.60
1927	Cap-a-Pie	3	6-07	William Freeman	Frank Butters	1014.2857142857100/7	3:07.80
1928	Cinq a Sept	4	8-04	Joe Childs	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	1007.515/2	3:01.60
1929	Bonny Boy II	5	8-01	Tommy Weston	Peter Gilpin	1012.5100/8	2:56.20
1930 (dh)	Coaster Gentlemen's Relish	4 4	8-00 7-05	Freddie Fox Johnny Dines	Fred Templeman Atty Persse	1012.5100/8 102020/1	3:01.40
1931	Brown Jack	7	9-05	Steve Donoghue	Ivor Anthony	101010/1	3:02.80
1932	Cat o'Nine Tails	5	7-08	Gordon Richards	Jack Colling	10099/1	2:56.20
1933	Dictum	5	7-04	Johnny Dines	Tom Rimell	10088/1	2:58.20
1934	Alcazar	3	8-05	Joe Childs	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	101010/1	2:59.20
1935	Museum	3	7-13	Steve Donoghue	Jack Rogers	1012.5100/8	2:58.60
1936	Penny Royal	3	7-09	Gordon Richards	Fred Templeman	1012.5100/8	2:58.60
1937	Weathervane	4	7-10	Tommy Weston	Joseph Lawson	1016.6666666667100/6	2:57.20
1938	Foxglove II	3	8-01	Gordon Richards	Fred Darling	10088/1	2:56.60
1939	Owenstown	5	8-08	Joseph Taylor	Matthew Peacock	1005.511/2 F	2:57.00
1940-42	no race
1943	Yorkshire Hussar	4	8-07	Geoff Littlewood	Charles Elsey	1016.6666666667100/6	2:41.00
1944	The Kernal	4	7-08	Percy Evans	G F Oxtoby	1012.5100/8	2:43.80
1945	Wayside Inn	3	8-06	Harry Wragg	Walter Earl	102020/1	2:56.60
1946	Foxtrot	3	7-13	Edgar Britt	Ted Lambton	10033/1 F	3:04.80
1947	Procne	4	8-04	Joe Sime	Charles Elsey	10088/1	2:55.40
1948	Donino	4	8-12	Joe Sime	A Cooper	1014.2857142857100/7	2:58.60
1949	Miraculous Atom	5	8-11	Billy Nevett	Sam Hall	1014.2857142857100/7	2:55.60
1950	Cadzow Oak	4	7-12	Jimmy Thompson	Joe Thwaites	1012.5100/8	2:58.80
1951	Bob	4	6-12	Ted Carter	Charles Elsey	10088/1	2:57.60
1952	Signification	3	7-12	Herbert Jones	Jack Pearce	101010/1	2:56.40
1953	Norooz	4	8-04	Snowy Fawdon	Marcus Marsh	1011.1111111111100/9	2:55.80
1954	By Thunder!	3	6-12	Wally Swinburn	Sam Armstrong	10077/1	3:24.60
1955	Hyperion Kid	3	7-02	Peter Robinson	Harry Wragg	1012.5100/8	2:57.40
1956	Donald	3	7-10	Doug Smith	Jack Jarvis	10055/1 F	3:09.00
1957	Morecambe	4	7-09	Joe Sime	Sam Hall	1012.5100/8	3:05.00
1958	Gladness	5	9-07	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	10055/1 F	3:02.40
1959	Primera	5	9-00	Lester Piggott	Noel Murless	10066/1	2:57.80
1960	Persian Road	5	8-04	George Moore	Jeremy Tree	101818/1	3:01.40
1961	Die Hard	4	8-09	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	1005.511/2 F	2:58.80
1962	Sostenuto	4	8-10	Donald Morris	Bill Elsey	10099/1	3:02.80
1963	Partholon	3	7-08	Joe Sime	Tim Shaw	1016.6666666667100/6	3:06.80
1964	Proper Pride	5	7-11	Doug Smith	Walter Wharton	102828/1	3:08.20
1965	Twelfth Man	4	7-05	Paul Cook	Harry Wragg	10066/1 F	2:55.80
1966	Lomond	6	9-02	Eric Eldin	Ryan Jarvis	1012.5100/8	3:00.20
1967	Ovaltine	3	7-00	Ernie Johnson	Jack Watts	1012.5100/8	3:09.40
1968	Alignment	3	7-08	Ernie Johnson	Bill Elsey	10099/1	3:04.00
1969	Big Hat	4	7-03	Ray Still	Dave Hanley	104040/1	3:15.60
1970	Tintagel II	5	8-05	Lester Piggott	Richmond Sturdy	10066/1 F	2:59.40
1971	Knotty Pine	5	8-07	Frankie Durr	Michael Jarvis	1004.59/2 F	3:04.20
1972	Crazy Rhythm	4	8-06	Frankie Durr	Staff Ingham	1009.519/2	2:54.50
1973	Bonne Noel	4	9-02	Christy Roche	Paddy Prendergast	10044/1 F	3:05.35
1974	Anji	5	7-08	Terry McKeown	John Sutcliffe	102020/1	2:58.06
1975	Dakota	4	9-04	Sandy Barclay	Sam Hall	10077/1	3:02.81
1976	Sir Montagu	3	8-00	Willie Carson	Ryan Price	1002.7511/4 F	2:57.33
1977	Move Off	4	8-01	Jimmy Bleasdale	Jack Calvert	10099/1	2:59.39
1978	Totowah	4	8-01	Paul Cook	Michael Jarvis	102020/1	2:58.27
1979	Sea Pigeon	9	9-14 10-00	Jonjo O'Neill	Peter Easterby	101818/1	3:05.25
1980	Shaftesbury	4	8-05	Greville Starkey	Michael Stoute	101212/1	3:01.25
1981	Protection Racket	3	8-01	Mark Birch	Jeremy Hindley	1007.515/2	3:02.76
1982	Another Sam	5	9-02	Brian Rouse	Richard Hannon Sr.	101616/1	3:02.64
1983	Jupiter Island	4	9-00	Lester Piggott	Clive Brittain	10099/1	3:01.30
1984	Crazy	3	8-13	Walter Swinburn	Guy Harwood	101010/1	2:58.17
1985	Western Dancer	4	8-06	Paul Cook	Con Horgan	102020/1	3:03.39
1986	Primary	3	8-07	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	10066/1	2:55.34
1987	Daarkom	4	9-03	Michael Roberts	Alec Stewart	1006.513/2	3:05.08
1988	Kneller	3	8-01	Paul Eddery	Henry Cecil	10099/1	2:53.67
1989	Sapience	3	8-04	Pat Eddery	Jimmy FitzGerald	1007.515/2	2:57.03
1990	Further Flight	4	8-08	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	10077/1 JF	2:55.04
1991	Deposki	3	7-03	Franny Norton	Michael Stoute	101212/1	3:03.48
1992	Quick Ransom	4	8-03	Dean McKeown	Mark Johnston	101616/1	2:55.48
1993	Sarawat	5	8-02	Richard Quinn	Reg Akehurst	101414/1	2:59.20
1994	Hasten to Add	4	9-03	George Duffield	Sir Mark Prescott	1006.513/2 F	2:56.56
1995	Sanmartino	3	7-11	Willie Carson	Barry Hills	10088/1	2:53.62
1996	Clerkenwell	3	7-11	Fergal Lynch	Michael Stoute	1008.517/2	2:53.47
1997	Far Ahead	5	8-00	Tyrone Williams	Les Eyre	103333/1	2:58.21
1998	Tuning	3	8-07	Kieren Fallon	Henry Cecil	1004.59/2 F	2:51.89
1999	Vicious Circle	5	8-04	Kevin Darley	Luca Cumani	101111/1	2:54.48
2000	Give the Slip	3	8-08	Pat Eddery	Amanda Perrett	10088/1	2:55.62
2001	Mediterranean	3	8-04	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	101616/1	2:55.85
2002	Hugs Dancer	5	8-05	Dean McKeown	James Given	102525/1	2:55.12
2003	Saint Alebe	4	8-08	Richard Quinn	David Elsworth	102020/1	2:54.96
2004	Mephisto	5	9-04	Darryll Holland	Luca Cumani	10066/1	3:06.10
2005	Sergeant Cecil	6	8-12	Alan Munro	Rod Millman	101111/1	2:54.56
2006	Mudawin	5	8-04	John Egan	Jane Chapple-Hyam	1100100/1	2:57.78
2007	Purple Moon	4	9-04	Jamie Spencer	Luca Cumani	1003.57/2 F	2:59.26
2008	All the Good	5	9-00	Dane O'Neill	Saeed bin Suroor	102525/1	2:52.05
2009	Sesenta	5	8-08	Gary Carroll	Willie Mullins	102525/1	2:57.52
2010	Dirar	5	9-01	Jamie Spencer	Gordon Elliott	101414/1	2:57.13
2011	Moyenne Corniche	6	8-10	Dale Swift	Brian Ellison	102525/1	3:01.60
2012	Willing Foe	5	9-02	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	101212/1	3:00.75
2013	Tiger Cliff	4	9-00	Tom Queally	Lady Cecil	10055/1	3:03.36
2014	Mutual Regard	5	9-04	Louis Steward	Johnny Murtagh	102020/1	2:56.48
2015	Litigant	7	9-01	Oisin Murphy	Joseph Tuite	103333/1	3:00.16
2016	Heartbreak City	6	9-01	Adam McNamara	Tony Martin	1007.515/2	2:56.13
2017	Nakeeta	6	9-00	Callum Rodriguez	Iain Jardine	101212/1	2:56.54
2018	Muntahaa	5	9-09	Jim Crowley	John Gosden	101111/1	2:53.48
2019	Mustajeer	6	9-05	Colin Keane	Ger Lyons	101616/1	2:52.97
2020	Fujaira Prince	6	9-08	Andrea Atzeni	Roger Varian	1005.511/2	3:04.22
2021	Sonnyboyliston	4	9-08	Ben Coen	Johnny Murtagh	101010/1	2:56.10
2022	Trawlerman	4	9-03	Frankie Dettori	John & Thady Gosden	10099/1	2:58.03
2023	Absurde	5	9-07	Frankie Dettori	Willie Mullins	10077/1	2:56.41
2024	Magical Zoe	6	9-06	Billy Lee	Henry De Bromhead	1005.511/2 F	2:58.21
2025	Ethical Diamond	5	9-08	William Buick	Willie Mullins	10055/1 F	2:59.16

Earlier winners

1843: Pagan
1844: Godfrey
1845: Coheiress
1846: Arthur
1847: Mathematician
1848: Meaux
1849: The Hero
1850: Mark Tapley
1851: Nancy
1852: Adine
1853: Pantomime
1854: The Grand Inquisitor
1855: Vandal
1856: Warlock
1857: El Hakim
1858: Vedette
1859: Underhand
1860: Pax
1861: Rising Sun
1862: Makeshift
1863: Golden Pledge
1864: Raglan
1865: Verdant
1866: Westwick
1867: Mandrake
1868: Fair Wind
1869: Fortunio
1870: Paganini
1871: Not Out
1872: Albert Victor
1873: Louise Victoria
1874: Chivalrous
1875: Lily Agnes
1876: Lilian
1877: Il Gladiatore
1878: Caerau
1879: Isonomy
1880: Novice
1881: Mother Shipton
1882: Victor Emanuel
1883: Corrie Roy
1884: Ben Alder
1885: Mate
1886: Le Caissier
1887: Silence
1888: Nappa
1889: King Monmouth
1890: Silver Spur
1891: Buccaneer
1892: Alice
1893: Senaputty
1894: Quilon
1895: Llanthony
1896: Dingle Bay
1897: Harvest Money
1898: Invincible II
1899: Cassock's Pride

External links

Race Recordings (1975-2003)
– Ebor Handicap.
– Ebor Handicap – York.
Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp.153–155. ISBN1-873626-15-0.