FIVE FAMOUS WINNERS OF THE AL SHAQAB LOCKINGE STAKES

PALL MALL (1958)

The winner of the first running of the Lockinge Stakes cemented an enduring association between his owner Queen Elizabeth II and Newbury Racecourse, which she continued to visit annually. Pall Mall won the race just weeks after springing an upset to land the 2,000 Guineas. He became the first of only three dual winners when gaining a second Lockinge victory in 1959.

BRIGADIER GERARD (1972)

One of the greatest racehorses ever to compete in Britain graced Newbury in 1972 when he began his four-year-old campaign with a comfortable defeat of Grey Mirage in the Lockinge. He remained unbeaten until August that year when he suffered the one and only defeat of a brilliant 18 race career at the hands of Roberto in the International Stakes at York.

HAWK WING (2003)

Often hailed by Aidan O’Brien as being capable of great things, this was the day when the colt finally delivered. He had recorded a string of second places in 2002 in the 2,000 Guineas, Derby, Irish Champion Stakes and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. But on his first start of the year at Newbury in 2003 he made all the running to charge clear of his opponents and win by a record margin of 11 lengths.

FRANKEL (2012)

The world’s highest rated racehorse paid his second visit to Newbury, where he had won the Greenham Stakes the previous year, and triumphed in the fashion to which the public had become accustomed, winning by a five length margin. This was achieved despite being the subject of an injury scare a few weeks earlier which had threatened to put his career in the balance. It was the first of five Group 1 successes in 2012 which ended at Ascot in the Champion Stakes before he was retired to stud with a perfect record of 14 victories.

BAAEED (2022)

Last year’s winner of the Lockinge Stakes, Baaeed arrived at Newbury as the one to beat and won with ease, going clear by over three lengths. He had a number of wins coming into the Lockinge - including the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes - and following his triumph at Newbury he secured more like the Juddmonte International Stakes at York. He only suffered one defeat in eleven runs.