History
The event was founded by Tom Gee, and it is named after his Dewhurst Stud at Wadhurst. It was established in 1875, and was originally titled the Dewhurst Plate. The first four winners all went on to win one or more of the next year's Classics.
The race was formerly staged during Newmarket's Champions' Day meeting in mid-October. It became part of a new fixture called Future Champions' Day in 2011.
The Dewhurst Stakes was added to the Breeders' Cup Challenge series in 2011. The winner was given an automatic invitation to compete in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. It was removed from the series in 2012.
The most recent winner of the Dewhurst Stakes to achieve a Classic victory is Frankel. He won the 2,000 Guineas in 2011.
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