• Source: Geoffrey Freer Stakes

The Geoffrey Freer Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of 1 mile, 5 furlongs and 61 yards (2,671 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.




History


The event was established in 1949, and it was originally called the Oxfordshire Stakes. It was founded by Geoffrey Freer, a Jockey Club handicapper who served as the manager of Newbury Racecourse. The venue had been used as an American military supply depot during World War II, and Freer restored the course in the post-war period. The race was renamed in his honour in 1969, the year after his death.
For a period the Geoffrey Freer Stakes was classed at Group 2 level. It was relegated to its current status, Group 3, in 2006.
The leading three-year-olds from the race sometimes go on to compete in the following month's St. Leger Stakes.




Records






Winners since 1979






Earlier winners






See also


Horse racing in Great Britain
List of British flat horse races
Recurring sporting events established in 1949 – this race is included under its original title, Oxfordshire Stakes.




References


Racing Post:
1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

galopp-sieger.de – Geoffrey Freer Stakes (ex Oxfordshire Stakes).
horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Geoffrey Freer Stakes (2018).
pedigreequery.com – Geoffrey Freer Stakes – Newbury.
Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 147–148. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.

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