261:
Confidential Lady and Wake Up Maggie, whilst Donna Blini led the centre group before being overtaken by
Nasheej after three furlongs. Speciosa, Confidential Lady and Nasheej held the first three places for the rest of the race, with none of the fillies held up towards the rear making any impact. In the closing stages Speciosa steadily increased her advantage and won by two and a half lengths from Confidential Lady, with Nasheej a length away in third. Silca's Sister took fourth ahead of the outsiders Wake Up Maggie and
260:
Shortly after the start, the fillies split into two groups across the wide
Newmarket straight, with the larger group racing up the stands side (the left of the course from the jockeys' viewpoint), with the smaller group running down the centre of the course. Speciosa headed the stands side group from
272:. Pam Sly described the win as being "for all the little people" and the success of a small stable was contrasted with those achieved by the major international racing organisations such as
1176:
927:
148:
in
Cambridgeshire and ridden by Micky Fenton. Speciosa's victory was the first in the race for her owner, trainer and jockey. The race was run on soft ground.
884:
169:
156:
The race attracted a field of thirteen runners, ten trained in the United
Kingdom and three in Ireland: there were no challengers from
920:
1140:
1171:
1161:
233:
1166:
913:
1181:
408:
268:
Speciosa's victory was enthusiastically received by the
Newmarket crowd, who gave the filly and her connections
180:
in France. The other Irish challengers were the favourite's stable companion Race for the Stars (winner of the
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165:
145:
708:
530:
1032:
1027:
1022:
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982:
977:
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962:
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947:
1135:
245:
241:
173:
123:
37:
861:
936:
501:
448:
443:
229:
221:
177:
27:
189:
181:
157:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
197:
103:
98:
596:
567:
477:
277:
237:
217:
209:
817:
620:
472:
249:
225:
205:
591:
524:
262:
201:
1155:
676:
625:
562:
419:
273:
77:
192:
in
October. The best of the British-trained runners appeared to be, Silca's Sister (
681:
269:
127:
119:
825:
740:
734:
713:
652:
535:
414:
213:
185:
138:
292:
193:
161:
381:
134:
58:
702:
905:
252:
ahead of Silca's Sister (13/2) with Flashy Wings and
Nannina on 7/1.
67:
338:
141:
909:
188:-trained Alexander Alliance, who had won a Listed race at the
126:
on Sunday 7 May 2006. It was the 193rd running of the
133:
The winner was Pam Sly, Michael Sly and Tom Davies's
86:
76:
66:
51:
43:
33:
885:"Speciosa strikes major blow for 'little people'"
248:). Rumplestiltskin headed the betting at odds of
856:
854:
921:
8:
1177:May 2006 sports events in the United Kingdom
21:
928:
914:
906:
20:
798:Further details of the winner, Speciosa
850:
7:
170:European Champion Two-year old Filly
834:Pam Sly, Michael Sly and Tom Davies
265:, with Rumplestiltskin in seventh.
90:Pam Sly, Michael Sly and Tom Davies
14:
1141:List of British flat horse races
1:
172:in 2005 when she had won the
1198:
220:winner Speciosa, Nasheej (
1131:
943:
864:. Racing Post. 7 May 2006
646:Alexander Alliance (IRE)
588:Race for the Stars (USA)
94:
26:
22:193rd 1000 Guineas Stakes
160:. The favourite was the
116:2006 1000 Guineas Stakes
793:
236:), Confidential Lady (
144:trained by Pam Sly at
1172:2006 in British sport
862:"1000 Guineas result"
498:Wake Up Maggie (IRE)
216:winners included the
1162:2006 in horse racing
1136:Newmarket Racecourse
469:Silca's Sister (GB)
246:Cheveley Park Stakes
242:Cherry Hinton Stakes
174:Moyglare Stud Stakes
124:Newmarket Racecourse
38:Newmarket Racecourse
1167:1000 Guineas Stakes
937:1000 Guineas Stakes
889:The Daily Telegraph
449:Richard Hannon, Sr.
240:) and Donna Blini (
230:Fred Darling Stakes
222:Sweet Solera Stakes
178:Prix Marcel Boussac
176:in Ireland and the
168:who had been named
23:
780:= unseated rider;
745:Brian Meehan (GB)
673:Flashy Wings (GB)
322:Number of runners:
190:Curragh Racecourse
182:Oh So Sharp Stakes
158:continental Europe
1149:
1148:
752:
751:
409:Confidential Lady
363:Trainer (Country)
198:Queen Mary Stakes
196:), Flashy Wings (
112:
111:
1189:
1182:2000s in Suffolk
930:
923:
916:
907:
900:
899:
897:
895:
880:
874:
873:
871:
869:
858:
840:K and Mrs Cullen
805:28 February 2003
794:Winner's details
784:= disqualified;
617:La Chunga (USA)
506:Chris Wall (GB)
478:Saeed bin Suroor
339:
238:Prix du Calvados
218:Nell Gwyn Stakes
137:, an Irish-bred
54:
24:
1197:
1196:
1192:
1191:
1190:
1188:
1187:
1186:
1152:
1151:
1150:
1145:
1127:
939:
934:
904:
903:
893:
891:
882:
881:
877:
867:
865:
860:
859:
852:
847:
818:Danehill Dancer
796:
791:
756:Abbreviations:
621:Darryll Holland
557:Rumplestiltskin
473:Frankie Dettori
337:
286:
258:
226:May Hill Stakes
206:Prestige Stakes
204:) and Nannina (
166:Rumplestiltskin
154:
108:
107:
101:
52:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1195:
1193:
1185:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1154:
1153:
1147:
1146:
1144:
1143:
1138:
1132:
1129:
1128:
1126:
1125:
1120:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1075:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
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1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
990:
985:
980:
975:
970:
965:
960:
955:
950:
944:
941:
940:
935:
933:
932:
925:
918:
910:
902:
901:
883:Horse Racing.
875:
849:
848:
846:
843:
842:
841:
835:
829:
824:Specifically (
812:
806:
795:
792:
790:
789:
753:
750:
749:
746:
743:
738:
732:
727:
721:
720:
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629:
623:
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600:
594:
592:Johnny Murtagh
589:
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581:
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571:
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560:
554:
549:
543:
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539:
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525:Spinning Queen
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440:Nasheej (USA)
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371:
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365:
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328:Winner's time:
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319:
313:
307:
301:
295:
285:
282:
263:Spinning Queen
257:
254:
232:), La Chunga (
202:Lowther Stakes
153:
152:The contenders
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13:
10:
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1142:
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819:
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800:
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787:
783:
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775:
771:
767:
763:
759:
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747:
744:
742:
739:
736:
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
722:
718:
715:
712:
710:
709:Jimmy Fortune
707:
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696:
694:
691:
690:
686:
683:
680:
678:
677:Jamie Spencer
675:
672:
670:
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665:
662:
661:
657:
654:
651:
649:Wayne Lordan
648:
645:
643:
640:
638:
635:
634:
630:
627:
626:Jeremy Noseda
624:
622:
619:
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
605:
601:
598:
597:Aidan O'Brien
595:
593:
590:
587:
585:
582:
580:
577:
576:
572:
569:
568:Aidan O'Brien
566:
564:
563:Kieren Fallon
561:
558:
555:
553:
550:
548:
545:
544:
540:
537:
534:
532:
531:Michael Hills
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429:
428:
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420:Mark Prescott
418:
416:
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407:
405:
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397:
396:
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390:Pam Sly (GB)
389:
387:Micky Fenton
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283:
281:
279:
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255:
253:
251:
247:
243:
239:
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234:Albany Stakes
231:
227:
223:
219:
215:
211:
210:Fillies' Mile
207:
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187:
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179:
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151:
149:
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106: →
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97:←
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53:Winning horse
50:
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32:
29:
25:
16:
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892:. Retrieved
888:
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866:. Retrieved
837:
831:
821:
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797:
785:
781:
777:
776:= distance;
773:
769:
765:
761:
757:
729:
724:
697:
692:
682:Mick Channon
668:
663:
641:
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612:
607:
583:
578:
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353:Horse (bred)
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298:First prize:
297:
289:
284:Race details
270:three cheers
267:
259:
155:
132:
128:1000 Guineas
115:
113:
82:Pam Sly (GB)
72:Micky Fenton
57:
28:1000 Guineas
15:
826:Sky Classic
788:= pulled up
741:Mick Kinane
735:Donna Blini
714:John Gosden
653:Tommy Stack
536:Barry Hills
415:Seb Sanders
335:Full result
186:Tommy Stack
184:), and the
1156:Categories
845:References
502:Alan Munro
444:Ryan Moore
318:8 furlongs
293:Stan James
214:Group race
194:Prix Morny
162:Ballydoyle
120:horse race
47:7 May 2006
18:Horse race
316:Distance:
278:Godolphin
212:). Other
164:-trained
894:5 August
868:26 April
838:Breeder:
809:Country:
772:= head;
768:= head;
764:= neck;
760:= nose;
573:3/1 fav
382:Speciosa
304:Surface:
300:£187,374
290:Sponsor:
274:Coolmore
256:The race
135:Speciosa
122:held at
59:Speciosa
34:Location
811:Ireland
803:Foaled:
703:Nannina
330:1:40.53
146:Thorney
78:Trainer
832:Owner:
655:(IRE)
599:(IRE)
570:(IRE)
559:(IRE)
384:(IRE)
358:Jockey
310:Going:
118:was a
68:Jockey
815:Sire:
748:16/1
737:(GB)
716:(GB)
705:(GB)
684:(GB)
631:33/1
628:(GB)
602:12/1
541:50/1
538:(GB)
527:(GB)
509:25/1
483:13/2
480:(GB)
454:16/1
451:(GB)
425:12/1
422:(GB)
411:(GB)
393:10/1
348:Marg.
142:filly
87:Owner
62:(IRE)
1123:2016
1118:2015
1113:2014
1108:2013
1103:2012
1098:2011
1093:2010
1088:2009
1083:2008
1078:2007
1073:2006
1068:2005
1063:2004
1058:2003
1053:2002
1048:2001
1043:2000
1038:1999
1033:1998
1028:1997
1023:1996
1018:1995
1013:1994
1008:1993
1003:1992
998:1991
993:1990
988:1989
983:1988
978:1987
973:1986
968:1985
963:1984
958:1983
953:1982
948:1981
896:2012
870:2014
822:Dam:
774:dist
719:7/1
687:7/1
658:9/1
368:Odds
343:Pos.
312:Soft
306:Turf
276:and
114:The
104:2007
99:2005
44:Date
782:DSQ
766:shd
758:nse
669:shd
250:3/1
139:bay
1158::
887:.
853:^
820:;
786:PU
778:UR
770:hd
762:nk
730:10
725:13
693:12
664:11
637:10
613:3½
584:1½
552:2½
494:1½
465:1½
404:2½
324:13
280:.
244:,
228:,
224:,
208:,
200:,
130:.
929:e
922:t
915:v
898:.
872:.
828:)
698:3
642:5
608:9
579:8
547:7
520:2
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489:5
460:4
436:1
431:3
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375:1
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