The Solario Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 7 furlongs and 16 yards (1,423 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late August or early September.

History [link]

The event is named after Solario, a successful racehorse in the 1920s and subsequently a leading sire. It was established in 1947, and the inaugural running was won by Panair.

For a period the Solario Stakes was classed at Listed level. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 1986.

The race is held during Sandown Park's Variety Club Day, an annual fundraising event for the Variety Club. The 2011 running promoted the charity's Sunshine Coaches.

Records [link]

Leading jockey (6 wins):

• Lester Piggott – March Past (1952), Pindari (1958), Speed of Sound (1966), Remand (1967), The Fort (1982), Oh So Sharp (1984)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

• Henry Cecil – Lyphard's Wish (1978), The Fort (1982), Oh So Sharp (1984), Sanquirico (1987), High Estate (1988), Be My Chief (1989)

Winners since 1978 [link]

Earlier winners [link]

See also [link]

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References [link]

• 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

• galopp-sieger.de – Solario Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Solario Stakes (2011).
• pedigreequery.com – Solario Stakes – Sandown Park.
• Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 148–149. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.