British racehorse trainer
Sir Michael Stoute Occupation
Trainer Born (1945-10-22 ) 22 October 1945 (age 78)
Barbados
British Classic Race wins:
2,000 Guineas (5)
1,000 Guineas (2)
Epsom Oaks (2)
Epsom Derby (6)
St. Leger Stakes (1)
Champion Trainer (1981, 1986, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009)
Shergar ,
Marwell ,
Royal Heroine ,
Shareef Dancer ,
Shahrastani ,
Shadeed ,
Green Desert ,
Kribensis ,
Zilzal ,
Ezzoud ,
Gay Gallanta ,
Opera House ,
Singspiel ,
Pilsudski ,
Petrushka ,
Kalanisi ,
Daliapour ,
Golan ,
Russian Rhythm ,
Kris Kin ,
North Light ,
Notnowcato ,
Islington ,
Conduit ,
Harbinger ,
Workforce ,
Estimate ,
Ulysses ,
Desert Crown
Sir Michael Ronald Stoute (born 22 October 1945) is a
Barbadian British
Thoroughbred horse
trainer in flat racing.
Career
Stoute, whose father was the
Chief of Police for
Barbados , left the island in 1964 at the age of 19 to become an assistant to trainer
Pat Rohan and began training horses on his own in 1972. His first win as a trainer came on 28 April 1972 when Sandal, a horse owned by Stoute's father, won at
Newmarket Racecourse in England.
[1] Since then, he has gone on to win races all over the globe, including victories in the
Dubai World Cup , the
Breeders Cup , the
Japan Cup and the
Hong Kong Vase .
[2]
He was
knighted in the
1998 Birthday Honours for promotion of sports tourism in
Barbados .
[3]
[1] He was the only trainer in the 20th century to win an English
Classic in five successive seasons
[4] and has been
Champion Trainer ten times (1981, 1986, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2009).
[1]
[5] He was the trainer for
Kribensis , who won the
Triple Crown of Hurdling , in the 1989/90 racing season. Stoute also trained
Shergar , arguably his most famous horse, who won the 1981
Epsom Derby and was later stolen, presumably by the
IRA .
[6]
In 2009, three horses trained by Stoute—
Conduit ,
Tartan Bearer and
Ask —pulled off a rare feat when the trio made a clean sweep of the placings at the
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes . In all, the horses took home $1,787,000 of the $2,008,945 prizemoney in Britain's richest horserace.
[7] Those wins helped him regain his Champion Trainer title in 2009, winning a total of £3,372,287 in prize money.
[8]
In 2013, he trained the Queen's horse
Estimate to Gold Cup victory at
Royal Ascot . He was invited to ride in the King's procession at Royal Ascot 2023.
[9]
Stoute currently trains horses at
Freemason Lodge Stables on the
Bury Road in
Newmarket .
[1]
Major wins
Great Britain
1,000 Guineas – (2) –
Musical Bliss (1989),
Russian Rhythm (2003)
2,000 Guineas – (5) –
Shadeed (1985),
Doyoun (1988),
Entrepreneur (1997),
King's Best (2000),
Golan (2001)
Ascot Gold Cup – (2) –
Shangamuzo (1978),
Estimate (2013)
Champion Hurdle – (1) –
Kribensis (1990)
Champion Stakes – (3) –
Pilsudski (1997),
Kalanisi (2000),
Bay Bridge (2022)
Cheveley Park Stakes – (3) –
Marwell (1980),
Gay Gallanta (1994),
Regal Rose (2000)
Commonwealth Cup - (1) -
Eqtidaar (2018)
Coronation Cup – (5) –
Saddlers' Hall (1992),
Opera House (1993),
Singspiel (1997),
Daliapour (2000),
Ask (2009)
Coronation Stakes – (4) –
Sonic Lady (1986),
Milligram (1987),
Exclusive (1998), Russian Rhythm (2003)
Christmas Hurdle - (2) - Kribensis (1988, 1989)
Derby – (6) –
Shergar (1981),
Shahrastani (1986),
Kris Kin (2003),
North Light (2004),
Workforce (2010),
Desert Crown (2022)
Dewhurst Stakes – (1) –
Ajdal (1986)
Diamond Jubilee Stakes - (1) -
Dream of Dreams (2021)
Eclipse Stakes – (6) – Opera House (1993),
Ezzoud (1994), Pilsudski (1997), Medicean (2001),
Notnowcato (2007), Ulysses (2017)
Falmouth Stakes – (6) –
Royal Heroine (1983), Sonic Lady (1986, 1987), Lovers Knot (1998),
Integral (2014), Veracious (2019)
Fighting Fifth Hurdle - (1) - Kribensis (1989)
Fillies' Mile – (2) – Untold (1985), Red Bloom (2003)
Diamond Jubilee Stakes – (1) – Dafayna (1985)
Haydock Sprint Cup – (3) –
Green Desert (1986), Ajdal (1987), Dream of Dreams (2020)
International Stakes – (6) – Shardari (1986), Ezzoud (1993, 1994), Singspiel (1997), Notnowcato (2006), Ulysses (2017)
July Cup – (3) – Marwell (1981), Green Desert (1986), Ajdal (1987)
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes – (6) – Shergar (1981), Opera House (1993), Golan (2002),
Conduit (2009), Harbinger (2010),
Poet's Word (2018)
King's Stand Stakes – (1) – Marwell (1981)
Lockinge Stakes – (8) – Scottish Reel (1986), Safawan (1990),
Soviet Line (1995, 1996), Medicean (2001), Russian Rhythm (2004),
Peeress (2006), Mustashry (2019)
Nassau Stakes – (7) – Triple First (1977), Optimistic Lass (1984), Kartajana (1990), Hawajiss (1994),
Islington (2002), Russian Rhythm (2003),
Favourable Terms (2004)
Nunthorpe Stakes – (2) – Blue Cashmere (1974), Ajdal (1987)
Oaks – (2) –
Fair Salinia (1978),
Unite (1987)
Prince of Wales's Stakes – (4) – Hard Fought (1981), Stagecraft (1991), Poet's Word (2018),
Crystal Ocean (2019)
Queen Anne Stakes – (3) – Kalanisi (2000), Medicean (2001), No Excuse Needed (2002)
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes – (3) – Shadeed (1985), Milligram (1987),
Zilzal (1989)
Racing Post Trophy – (1) – Dilshaan (2000)
St. James's Palace Stakes – (1) – Shaadi (1989)
St. Leger Stakes – (1) – Conduit (2008)
Sun Chariot Stakes – (4) – Triple First (1977), Kartajana (1990), Peeress (2005), Integral (2014)
Sussex Stakes – (3) – Sonic Lady (1986), Zilzal (1989), Among Men (1998)
Triumph Hurdle - (1) - Kribensis (1988)
Yorkshire Oaks – (9) – Fair Salinia (1978), Sally Brown (1985), Untold (1986), Hellenic (1990), Pure Grain (1995),
Petrushka (2000), Islington (2002, 2003), Quiff (2004)
Canada
France
Germany
Hong Kong
Ireland
Irish 1,000 Guineas – (1) – Sonic Lady (1986)
Irish 2,000 Guineas – (1) – Shaadi (1989)
Irish Champion Stakes – (2) – Cézanne (1994), Pilsudski (1997)
Irish Derby – (3) – Shergar (1981),
Shareef Dancer (1983), Shahrastani (1986)
Irish Oaks – (6) – Fair Salinia (1978),
Colorspin (1986), Unite (1987),
Melodist (1988, dead heat),
Pure Grain (1995), Petrushka (2000)
Matron Stakes – (2) – Favourable Terms (2003), Echelon (2007)
Pretty Polly Stakes – (1) – Promising Lead (2008)
Tattersalls Gold Cup – (2) – Opera House (1992), Notnowcato (2007)
Italy
Japan
Japan Cup – (2) – Singspiel (1996), Pilsudski (1997)
United Arab Emirates
United States
References
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Sir Michael Stoute: NTRA Profile
Archived 11 October 2007 at the
Wayback Machine , ntra.com, retrieved 20 February 2010.
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Sir Michael Stoute: Profile
Archived 25 July 2011 at the
Wayback Machine , epsom-derby.net, retrieved 20 February 2010.
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"1998 Birthday Honours List (Barbados)" .
The London Gazette . Retrieved 28 August 2022 .
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BBC website article about Sir Michael Stoute
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Sporting Chronicle list of British Champion Trainers
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The truth about Shergar racehorse kidnapping , telegraph.co.uk, 27 January 2008, retrieved 20 February 2010.
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Michael Stoute makes clean sweep in King George Stakes , theaustralian.news.com.au, 27 July 2009, retrieved 6 August 2009.
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Sir Michael Stoute: Go Racing Profile
Archived 8 June 2011 at the
Wayback Machine , britishhorseracing.com, retrieved 20 February 2010.
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"Ascot Racecourse on Twitter" . Twitter . Retrieved 29 June 2023 .
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