Juddmonte International Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Ebor Festival)

If you are a fan of horse racing trends then this preview of the Juddmonte International Stakes will be perfect for you! Not only do we look at the trends but we look at past winners as well as trainer and jockey records for the Juddmonte International Stakes, a race run over 1m2½f at York during the Ebor Festival.
Juddmonte International Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Ebor Festival)
Andy Powell
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Horse Racing stats man, Andy has contributed to OLBG for 18 years - An Ipswich fan and F1 fanatic, he also contributes EFL football and Motor Sport opinion.

2025 Juddmonte International Stakes Preview

The richest race which is run at York, the International Stakes, otherwise known as the Juddmonte International is a Group 1 race open to runners who are aged three or older and is run over a distance of one mile, two furlongs and fifty-six yards.

The race takes place in August of each year and is run on the opening day of York's four-day Ebor Festival. Three-year-old runners receive a seven-pound allowance from the older runners and any fillies or mares in the race receive a three-pound allowance.

Juddmonte International Stakes Information:

Our dedicated York tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Juddmonte International Stakes but will also have predictions for each meeting at York throughout the season so be sure to head over there. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races at York Racecourse section for links to these.

How competitive is the Juddmonte International Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2023 when the race had an over-round of 107%. The race in 2012 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 137%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Juddmonte International Stakes, the over-round has been 114%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £114 which is bet.

Juddmonte International Stakes Trends:

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Juddmonte International Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 3 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -14.42. Ahead of the 2025 Juddmonte International Stakes why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?

Over the last 20 renewals, it was Duke Of Marmalade, trained by A P O'Brien and ridden by Johnny Murtagh who set the fastest winning time in the Juddmonte International Stakes, the runner won the race in a time of 2:01.53 when winning the race in 2008. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Sir Henry Cecil and jockey Ian Mongan with Twice Over who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 2:14.70 in the 2011 renewal.

These are the top three quickest-run Juddmonte International Stakes over the last 20 renewals:

  1. Duke Of Marmalade (2:01.53) in 2008
  2. City Of Troy (2:04.32) in 2024
  3. Sea The Stars (2:05.29) in 2009

Juddmonte International Stakes Past Winners

Here are the past winners of the Juddmonte International Stakes for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Juddmonte International Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

YearHorse (Drawn)Info
2024
2:04.32
City Of Troy (USA)
3yo 9-1 (5 of 13) 5/4F
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien (IRE)
2023
2:06.40
Mostahdaf (IRE)
5yo 9-8 (3 of 4) 3/1
Frankie Dettori
John & Thady Gosden (GB)
2022
2:09.30
Baaeed (GB)
4yo 9-8 (6 of 6) 2/5F
Jim Crowley
William Haggas (GB)
2021
2:05.92
Mishriff (IRE)
4yo 9-6 (6 of 7) 9/4F
David Egan
John & Thady Gosden (GB)
2020
2:07.38
Ghaiyyath (IRE)
5yo 9-6 (2 of 5) 11/8F
William Buick
Charlie Appleby (GB)
2019
2:07.77
Japan (GB)
3yo 8-13 (7 of 9) 5/1
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien (IRE)
2018
2:07.70
Roaring Lion (USA)
3yo 8-13 (4 of 8) 3/1
Oisin Murphy
John Gosden (GB)
2017
2:12.11
Ulysses (IRE)
4yo 9-6 (3 of 7) 4/1
Jim Crowley
Sir Michael Stoute (GB)
2016
2:06.58
Postponed (IRE)
5yo 9-6 (6 of 12) 15/8F
Andrea Atzeni
Roger Varian (GB)
2015
2:09.92
Arabian Queen (IRE)
3yo 8-9 (5 of 7) 50/1
Silvestre De Sousa
David Elsworth (GB)

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Juddmonte International Stakes have been based:

  • GB: 12 winners with an additional 15 placings from 96 runners
  • IRE: 7 winners with an additional 7 placings from 38 runners
  • ITY: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
  • FR: 0 winners with an additional 2 placings from 6 runners
  • JPN: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 3 runners
  • SAF: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
  • HK: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

Juddmonte International Stakes Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Juddmonte International Stakes over the last 20 renewals is A P O'Brien who has won the race six times with those six winners coming from Duke Of Marmalade (2008), Rip Van Winkle (2010), Declaration Of War (2013), Australia (2014), Japan (2019) and City Of Troy (2024). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Juddmonte International Stakes are Sir Michael Stoute (2 wins) and John & Thady Gosden (2 wins).

Here are some of the top Juddmonte International Stakes trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

TrainerR-W-PWinEW
A P O'Brien33-6-11-10.71-8.59
Sir Michael Stoute13-2-5+1.00-0.60
John & Thady Gosden5-2-3+2.25+0.41
John Gosden9-1-2-5.00-5.65
William Haggas7-1-3-5.60-3.00
David Elsworth3-1-1+48.00+29.25
Roger Varian3-1-1-0.12-0.87
Charlie Appleby3-1-1-0.62-1.14
Peter Chapple-Hyam2-1-1+0.50-0.06
Saeed bin Suroor7-0-1-7.00-5.50

Juddmonte International Stakes Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Juddmonte International Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Ryan Moore who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Notnowcato (2006), Japan (2019) and City Of Troy (2024). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Juddmonte International Stakes are Frankie Dettori (2 wins) and Jim Crowley (2 wins).

Here are some of the top Juddmonte International Stakes jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

JockeyR-W-PWinEW
Ryan Moore13-3-5+4.25+1.34
Frankie Dettori10-2-4-3.50-5.01
Jim Crowley6-2-3+0.40+0.05
William Buick7-1-1-4.62-5.14
Oisin Murphy5-1-1-1.00-1.20
Tom Queally4-1-3-2.90-1.03
Andrea Atzeni3-1-1-0.12-0.87
Silvestre De Sousa1-1-1+50.00+31.25
David Egan1-1-1+2.25+1.41
Seamie Heffernan7-0-1-7.00-4.90

Juddmonte International Stakes Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +36.00 is when runners had 2 places in the past 90 days. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 career places in the class, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-39.

Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:

  • 2024: Winner in 5 (7,13) [13 Runners]
  • 2023: Winner in 3 [4 Runners]
  • 2022: Winner in 6 (5) [6 Runners]
  • 2021: Winner in 6 (7) [7 Runners]
  • 2020: Winner in 2 (1) [5 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Juddmonte International Stakes is Sandown, there has been a total number of 6 winners of this race who ran at Sandown last time out. The next best courses which have produced the second most winners are Ascot and Goodwood, there has been a total number of 4 winners from each of those courses.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 137 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 10 runners.

Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Juddmonte International Stakes:

  • Galileo (5 Wins)
  • Dubawi (3 Wins)

Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have been disappointed with multiple attempts but no wins in the Juddmonte International Stakes, that stallion is Danehill Dancer who has failed to produce a winner from 7 runners.

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Arabian Queen in 2015, winning for David Elsworth at odds of 50/1 under the guidance of Silvestre De Sousa. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 11 winning favourites in the race. Remember to bookmark the best racing tipsters page so you can get easy access to the best OLBG racing tipsters.

Other Principal races during the York Ebor Festival

Remember to head over to the York predictions page to see which runner the racing tipsters support in the Juddmonte International Stakes. Below are the other principal races that we cover during the Ebor Festival with links to each race blog and information for last year's winners.

Wednesday at the Ebor Festival

The highlight on the opening day of the Ebor Festival is the Juddmonte International, a Group 1 race with a purse of £1.25m which is part of the British Champion Series.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
13:50 York
Symphony Group Handicap
Jm Jungle (IRE)
4yo - 10/1
John & Sean Quinn
Jason Hart
14:25 York
Acomb Stakes
The Lion In Winter (IRE)
2yo - 2/1
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
15:00 York
Great Voltigeur Stakes
Los Angeles (IRE)
3yo - 5/4
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
15:35 York
Juddmonte International Stakes
City Of Troy (USA)
3yo - 5/4
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
16:10 York
York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap
Extensio (IRE)
7yo - 14/1
P F O'Donnell
J M Sheridan

Thursday at the Ebor Festival

The fillies and mares take centre stage on Thursday at the festival in the Yorkshire Oaks, another Group 1 which is part of the British Champion Series.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
13:50 York
Lowther Stakes
Celandine (GB)
2yo - 13/2
Ed Walker
Tom Marquand
14:25 York
Premier Yearling Stakes
Diligently (GB)
2yo - 22/1
Clive Cox
Rossa Ryan
15:00 York
Clipper Handicap
Thunder Run (IRE)
3yo - 6/1
K R Burke
David Egan
15:35 York
Yorkshire Oaks
Content (IRE)
3yo - 3/1
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
16:10 York
Galtres Stakes
Scenic (FR)
4yo - 8/1
Ed Walker
Oisin Murphy

Friday at the Ebor Festival

The British Champion Series race for Friday at the Ebor Festival is the 500k Nunthrope over the sprint distance of five furlongs. The Lonsdale Cup is also part of the British Champion Series on Friday.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
13:50 York
York Ebor Festival Sky Bet Handicap
Shadow Dance (GB)
4yo - 6/1
Roger Varian
James Doyle
14:25 York
Lonsdale Cup
Vauban (FR)
6yo - 11/2
W P Mullins
William Buick
15:00 York
Gimcrack Stakes
Cool Hoof Luke (GB)
2yo - 8/1
Andrew Balding
Oisin Murphy
15:35 York
Nunthorpe Stakes
Bradsell (GB)
4yo - 3/1
Archie Watson
Hollie Doyle

Saturday at the Ebor Festival

The highlight on the final day of the Ebor Festival is the Ebor Handicap itself, a stamina testing class two handicap which carries a purse of 500k.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
13:50 York
Strensall Stakes
See The Fire (GB)
3yo - 3/1
Andrew Balding
Oisin Murphy
14:25 York
Melrose Heritage Handicap
Tabletalk (IRE)
3yo - 12/1
Tom Clover
Rossa Ryan
15:00 York
City of York Stakes
Breege (GB)
4yo - 33/1
John & Sean Quinn
Colin Keane
15:35 York
Ebor Handicap
Magical Zoe (IRE)
6yo - 11/2
Henry De Bromhead
W J Lee
16:45 York
Roses Stakes
Tropical Storm (GB)
2yo - 5/2
Andrew Balding
Oisin Murphy

Article Contributor Information

We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Juddmonte International Stakes Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for Flat Racing.

Darren Brett

Darren Brett

Tipster Competition Manager

Darren has worked in the horse racing industry for decades bringing to OLBG for the last 20 years a wealth of knowledge, creating much of our content on these sports. Darren also manages our Grand National Guide and is the go-to font of knowledge for the world's greatest steeplechase.
Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Content Editor

Andy, a seasoned horse racing expert with over 15 years of experience, possesses a comprehensive understanding of the sport, from delving into complex statistical data for flat racing in the UK and Ireland to crafting insightful flat racing blogs for OLBG.

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