The Craven Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in mid April.
The event serves as a trial for the first colts' Classics of the European flat season. The last winner to achieve victory in the 2,000 Guineas was Haafhd in 2004.
At present, the race is held on the second day of Newmarket's two-day Craven Meeting.
Read more about Craven Stakes: Records, Winners Since 1980, Earlier Winners
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