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| Class 2 race | |
| Location | York Racecourse York, England |
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| Inaugurated | 1843 |
| Race type | Flat |
| Sponsor | Sky Bet |
| Website | York |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 5f 188yd (2,787 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | £500,000 (2023) 1st: £300,000 |
| 2023 | ||
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| Absurde | Sweet William | Live Your Dream |
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| 2022 | ||
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| Trawlerman | Alfred Boucher | Earl Of Tyrone |
| 2021 | ||
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| Sonnyboyliston | Quickthorn | Alounak |
| 2020-2011 | ||
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| 2020 | ||
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| Fujaira Prince | Glencadam Glory | Verdana Blue |
| 2019 | ||
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| Mustajeer | Red Galileo | Desert Skyline |
| 2018 | ||
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| Muntahaa | Weekender | Sea The Lion |
| 2017 | ||
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| Nakeeta | Flymetothestars | Natural Scenery |
| 2016 | ||
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| Heartbreak City | Shrewd | Quick Jack |
| 2015 | ||
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| Litigant | Wicklow Brave | Suegioo |
| 2014 | ||
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| Mutual Regard | Van Percy | Elidor |
| 2013 | ||
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| Tiger Cliff | Genzy | Number Theory |
| 2012 | ||
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| Willing Foe | Royal Diamond | Number Theory |
| 2011 | ||
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| Moyenne Corniche | Tactician | Investissement |
| 2010-2001 | ||
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| 2010 | ||
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| Dirar | Rosika | Bridge Of Gold |
| 2009 | ||
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| Sesenta | Changingoftheguard | Hits Only Vic |
| 2008 | ||
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| All The Good | Tropical Strait | Yellowstone |
| 2007 | ||
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| Purple Moon | Honolulu | Scriptwriter |
| 2006 | ||
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| Mudawin | Glistening | Young Mick |
| 2005 | ||
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| Sergeant Cecil | Carte Diamond | Grampian |
| 2004 | ||
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| Mephisto | Gold Ring | Mikado |
| 2003 | ||
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| Saint Alebe | Sun Bird | Salsalino |
| 2002 | ||
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| Hugs Dancer | Pole Star | Barathea Blazer |
| 2001 | ||
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| Mediterranean | Foreign Affairs | Brother Joe |
| 2000-1991 | ||
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| 2000 | ||
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| Give The Slip | Boreas | Virgin Soldier |
| 1999 | ||
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| Vicious Circle | Travelmate | Mowbray |
| 1998 | ||
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| Tuning | Sheer Danzig | Yavana's Pace |
| 1997 | ||
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| Far Ahead | Media Star | Puce |
| 1996 | ||
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| Clerkenwell | Beauchamp Jade | Corradini |
| 1995 | ||
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| Sanmartino | Midyan Blue | Foundry Lane |
| 1994 | ||
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| Hasten To Add | Admiral's Well | Solartica |
| 1993 | ||
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| Sarawat | Oh So Risky | Dreams End |
| 1992 | ||
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| Quick Ransom | Brier Creek | Steerforth |
| 1991 | ||
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| Deposki | Roll A Dollar | Tidemark |
| 1990-1988 | ||
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| 1990 | ||
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| Further Flight | Bean King | Holy Zeal |
| 1989 | ||
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| Sapience | Bush Hill | Horn Dance |
| 1988 | ||
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| 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 (3.2 km), 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.[1] 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.[2]
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)