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The Craven Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse is a Group 3 race for three year old foals and geldings.
It is traveled a mile on the Rowley Mile course in Newmarket.
The race is held in mid-April on the second day of the meeting.
It is often considered as a test for the 2,000 Guineas on the same course and the same distance.
The race is named after William Craven, a member of the Jockey Club in the 18th century.
Craven's love and support for the race led to the introduction of the three-day Craven Meeting in 1771.
Craven Stakes have existed in different forms since its first race, but the first horse to win the modern version and the 2,000 Guineas was Scot Free in 1884.
The most recent horse to complete the double was Haafhd in 2004, although the race often produces talented horses.
Since 1878, the most successful jockey of the race was Morny Cannon. He won the race six times.
His winners are: Harbinger (1893), Sempronius (1894), Guernsey (1897), Solennis (1899), Port Blair (1902), His Eminence (1906).
The main coach of the race is Sir Michael Stoute, who has won the race eight times. These victories came from Shadeed (1985), Ajdal (1987), Doyoun (1988), Shaadi (1989), Alnasr Alwasheek (1992), Desert Story (1997), King of Happiness (2002) and Adagio (2007).
Epsom Derby hero Masar and three-year-old Roaring Lion took part in the race in 2018.
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