Middle Park Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Cambridgeshire Meeting)

2025 Middle Park Stakes Preview

Established in 1866, the Group 1 Middle Park Stakes is scheduled to take place in late September or early October of each year at the Newmarket racecourse, the race takes place on the final day of the Cambridgeshire meeting, the race before the big race itself. The race is open to two-year-old colts and is run over a straight six furlongs where all runners carry the same weight of 9-0.

Use your notebook to any smart performers in the race for future reference for the following years 2,000 Guineas as some leading contenders from this race have gone on to perform in the Guineas.

Middle Park Stakes Information:

• Middle Park Stakes Past Winners
• Middle Park Stakes Trainer Statistics
• Middle Park Stakes Jockey Statistics

Our dedicated Newmarket tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Middle Park Stakes but will also have predictions for each meeting at Newmarket 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 during the Cambridgeshire Meeting section for links to these.

How competitive is the Middle Park Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2006 when the race had an over-round of 108%. The race in 2018 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 124%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Middle Park Stakes, the over-round has been 115%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £115 which is bet.

Middle Park Stakes Trends:

• 2025 Middle Park Stakes Trends
• Middle Park Stakes Trend Analysis

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 Middle Park Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 4 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -5.35. Ahead of the 2025 Middle Park Stakes why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?

Over the last 20 renewals, it was Earthlight, trained by A Fabre and ridden by Mickael Barzalona who set the fastest winning time in the Middle Park Stakes, the runner won the race in a time of 1:09.31 when winning the race in 2019. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer David Simcock and jockey William Buick with Dream Ahead who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 1:14.28 in the 2010 renewal.

These are the top three quickest-run Middle Park Stakes over the last 20 renewals:

1. Earthlight (1:09.31) in 2019
2. Bushranger (1:09.56) in 2008
3. Supremacy (1:09.73) in 2020

Middle Park Stakes Past Winners

Here are the Middle Park Stakes' past winners 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 Middle Park Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Middle Park Stakes have been based:

• GB: 14 winners with an additional 26 placings from 123 runners
• IRE: 5 winners with an additional 8 placings from 45 runners
• FR: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners

Middle Park Stakes Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Middle Park Stakes over the last 20 renewals is A P O'Brien who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Crusade (2011), U S Navy Flag (2017), Ten Sovereigns (2018) and Blackbeard (2022). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Middle Park Stakes are Kevin Ryan (2 wins), Charlie Appleby (2 wins) and Clive Cox (2 wins).

Here are some of the top Middle Park 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):

Middle Park Stakes Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Middle Park Stakes over the last 20 renewals is William Buick who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Dream Ahead (2010), Charming Thought (2014) and Shadow Of Light (2024). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Middle Park Stakes are Frankie Dettori (2 wins), Seamie Heffernan (2 wins) and Neil Callan (2 wins).

Here are some of the top Middle Park 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):

Middle Park Stakes Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +51.58 is when runners had 2 wins in the past 90 days. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 wins in the past 90 days, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-44.

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

• 2024: Winner in 7 (5) [6 Runners]
• 2023: Winner in 3 (9,8) [9 Runners]
• 2022: Winner in 2 (5,7) [8 Runners]
• 2021: Winner in 1 (2,8) [10 Runners]
• 2020: Winner in 3 (4,8) [8 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Middle Park Stakes is Deauville, there has been a total number of 9 winners of this race who ran at Deauville last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is York, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at York last time out.

Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Middle Park Stakes, that stallion No Nay Never has produced 2 winners (2022,2018).

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Middle Park Stakes despite multiple attempts:

• Dark Angel (0 Wins from 7 runners)
• Exceed And Excel (0 Wins from 6 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Crusade in 2011, winning for A P O'Brien at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Seamie Heffernan. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 9 winning favourites in the race. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find you a bet on the 2025 Middle Park Stakes.

Other Principal races during the Cambridgeshire Meeting

Remember to head to the Newmarket predictions page to see which runner the racing tipsters support in the Middle Park Stakes. Below are the other principal races that we cover during the Cambridgeshire Meeting with links to each race blog as well as information for last year's winners.

Thursday at the Cambridgeshire Meeting

The highlight on the opening day of the three-day Cambridgeshire meeting is the Group 3 Tattersalls Stakes, a seven-furlong race for two-year-old runners.

Friday at the Cambridgeshire Meeting

Day two of the Cambridgeshire is a step up from the opening day with five class one races, the highlight being the £125k Group 2 Joel Stakes contested over a mile, we also have the two-year-old race, the Rockfel Stakes which carries a purse of £100k.

Saturday at the Cambridgeshire Meeting

The Cambridgeshire Handicap is the highlight on the third and final day, carrying a purse of £175k its a race which spans two counties! It starts in Cambridgeshire and ends in Suffolk! There are also a couple of valuable Group 1's on the final day with the Cheverley Park Stakes and the Middle Park Stakes which both carry a purse of £275k.

Other Principal Races at Newmarket Racecourse

Here are some other notable races at the Newmarket racecourse throughout the racing season that you may be interested in.

Races in April (Craven Meeting)

• Abernant Stakes
• Craven Stakes
• Earl Of Sefton Stakes
• Nell Gwyn Stakes

Races in May (Guineas Festival)

• Jockey Club Stakes
• King Charles II Stakes
• Newmarket Stakes
• Palace House Stakes
• Qipco 2000 Guineas
• Rowley Handicap Stakes
• Suffolk Stakes
• Dahlia Stakes
• Pretty Polly Stakes
• Qipco 1000 Guineas

Races in July (July Festival)

• Bahrain Trophy Stakes
• bet365 Sprint Handicap
• July Stakes
• Princess of Wales's Stakes
• bet365 Handicap
• Duchess of Cambridge Stakes
• Falmouth Stakes
• bet365 Mile Handicap
• Bunbury Cup
• July Cup
• Superlative Stakes

Races in October

• Sun Chariot Stakes

Races in October (Future Champions Festival)

• bet365 Fillies Mile
• Challenge Stakes
• Old Rowley Cup
• Cesarewitch
• Dewhurst Stakes