The Feilden Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile and 1 furlong (1,811 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in mid April.
The race used to be called the Gerry Feilden Stakes, but it has been known by its present shortened title since 1987. It sometimes serves as a Classic trial, and the last participant to achieve victory in the Epsom Derby was Erhaab, the runner-up in 1994.
At present, the Feilden Stakes is held on the opening day of Newmarket's two-day Craven Meeting, one day before the Craven Stakes.
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