The Wild Flower Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Kempton Park over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 219 yards (2,413 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late November or early December.
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| Location | Kempton Park, Sunbury, England |
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| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Unibet |
| Website | Kempton Park |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 3f 219y (2,413 metres) |
| Surface | Polytrack |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
| Weight | 9 st 2 lb (3yo); 9 st 6 lb (4yo+) Allowances 5 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 7 lb for Group 1 or Group 2 winners * 5 lb for Group 3 winners * 3 lb for Listed winners* * after 31 March 2019 |
| Purse | £51,150 (2021) 1st: £29,500 |
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| Rebel's Romance | Elegant Man | Base Note |
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| Belloccio | Purple Ribbon | Siskany |
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| Garden Paradise | Siskany | Tartlette |
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| Johnny Drama | Sinjaari | Sextant |
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| Pablo Escobarr | Loxley | Hameem |
| 2018 | ||
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| Spark Plug | Verdana Blue | Time Shanakill |
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| Red Verdon | Master The World | Daphne |
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| Crimean Tatar | Chemical Charge | Curbyourenthusiasm |
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| Fire Fighting | Hamelin | Headline News |
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| Livia's Dream | Grendisar | Billabong |
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| Aussie Reigns | Dick Doughtywylie | Banoffee |
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| Media Hype | Roxy Flyer | Harris Tweed |
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| Barbican | Ceilidh House | Bolivia |
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| Cheetah | Nideeb | Status Symbol |
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| Les Fazzani | Mooakada | Saphira's Fire |
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| Dansant | Les Fazzani | Tropical Strait |
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| Dansant | Pivotal Answer | Invasian |
The race was first run in 2007.
Records
editMost successful horse (2 wins):
- Dansant – 2007, 2008
Leading jockey (2 wins):
- Eddie Ahern – Dansant (2007, 2008)
- Tom Marquand - Spark Plug (2018), Pablo Escobarr (2019)
- Jamie Spencer - Les Fazzani (2009), Belloccio (2022)
- William Buick - Rebel's Romance (2023), Champagne Prince (2024)
Leading trainer (2 wins):
- Gerard Butler - Dansant (2007, 2008)
Winners
edit| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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| 2007 | Dansant | 3 | Eddie Ahern | Gerard Butler | 2:31.03 |
| 2008 | Dansant | 4 | Eddie Ahern | Gerard Butler | 2:32.95 |
| 2009 | Les Fazzani | 5 | Jamie Spencer | Kevin Ryan | 2:30.72 |
| 2010 | Cheetah | 3 | Kirsty Milczarek | Luca Cumani | 2:29.93 |
| 2011 | Barbican | 3 | Ryan Moore | Alan Bailey | 2:30.00 |
| 2012 | Media Hype | 5 | Martin Harley | Elaine Burke | 2:32.02 |
| 2013 | Aussie Reigns | 3 | Andrea Atzeni | William Knight | 2:32.79 |
| 2014 | Livia's Dream | 5 | Luke Morris | Ed Walker | 2:34.43 |
| 2015 | Fire Fighting | 4 | Adam Kirby | Mark Johnston | 2:33.01 |
| 2016 | Crimean Tatar | 3 | Jack Mitchell | Hugo Palmer | 2:32.57 |
| 2017 | Red Verdon | 4 | P. J. McDonald | Ed Dunlop | 2:29.67 |
| 2018 | Spark Plug | 7 | Tom Marquand | Brian Meehan | 2:32.07 |
| 2019 | Pablo Escobarr | 3 | Tom Marquand | William Haggas | 2:29.99 |
| 2020 | Johnny Drama | 5 | Silvestre de Sousa | Andrew Balding | 2:32.50 |
| 2021 | Garden Paradise | 4 | Rossa Ryan | James Tate | 2:33.39 |
| 2022 | Belloccio | 4 | Jamie Spencer | David Menuisier | 2:30.83 |
| 2023 | Rebel's Romance | 5 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | 2:31.99 |
| 2024 | Champagne Prince | 3 | William Buick | Jane Chapple-Hyam | 2:32.43 |