# Michael Stoute

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{{short description|British racehorse trainer (born 1945)}}
{{for|the Barbadian cyclist|Michael Stoute (cyclist)}}
{{distinguish|Michael Stout}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2012}}
{{Infobox horseracing personality
|honorific_prefix = [Sir](/source/Knight_Bachelor)
|name  = Michael Stoute
|image = Sir Michael Stoute in 2022.jpg
|caption  = Sir Michael Stoute in 2022
|occupation  = [Trainer](/source/Horse_trainer)
|birth_place = [Barbados](/source/Barbados)
|birth_date  = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1945|10|22}}
|death_date  = 
|career wins  = 
|race  = '''[British Classic Race](/source/British_Classic_Races) wins:'''<br>[2,000 Guineas](/source/2%2C000_Guineas_Stakes) (5)<br>[1,000 Guineas](/source/1%2C000_Guineas_Stakes) (2)<br>[Epsom Oaks](/source/Epsom_Oaks) (2)<br>[Epsom Derby](/source/Epsom_Derby) (6)<br>[St. Leger Stakes](/source/St._Leger_Stakes) (1)
|awards  = 
|honours  = [Champion Trainer](/source/British_flat_racing_Champion_Trainer) (1981, 1986, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009)<br>[British Champions Series Hall of Fame](/source/British_Champions_Series_Hall_of_Fame) (2023)
|horses  = [Shergar](/source/Shergar), [Marwell](/source/Marwell_(horse)), [Royal Heroine](/source/Royal_Heroine), [Shareef Dancer](/source/Shareef_Dancer), [Shahrastani](/source/Shahrastani_(horse)), [Shadeed](/source/Shadeed), [Green Desert](/source/Green_Desert_(horse)), [Kribensis](/source/Kribensis_(horse)), [Zilzal](/source/Zilzal_(horse)), [Ezzoud](/source/Ezzoud), [Gay Gallanta](/source/Gay_Gallanta), [Opera House](/source/Opera_House_(horse)), [Singspiel](/source/Singspiel_(horse)), [Pilsudski](/source/Pilsudski_(horse)), [Petrushka](/source/Petrushka_(horse)), [Kalanisi](/source/Kalanisi), [Daliapour](/source/Daliapour), [Golan](/source/Golan_(horse)), [Russian Rhythm](/source/Russian_Rhythm), [Kris Kin](/source/Kris_Kin), [North Light](/source/North_Light), [Notnowcato](/source/Notnowcato), [Islington](/source/Islington_(horse)), [Conduit](/source/Conduit_(horse)), [Harbinger](/source/Harbinger_(horse)), [Workforce](/source/Workforce_(horse)), [Estimate](/source/Estimate_(horse)), [Ulysses](/source/Ulysses_(horse)), [Desert Crown](/source/Desert_Crown)}}

'''Sir Michael Ronald Stoute''' (born 22 October 1945) is a [Barbadian British](/source/Barbadian_British) [Thoroughbred](/source/Thoroughbred) horse [trainer](/source/Horse_training) in flat racing.

==Career==
Stoute, whose father was the [Chief of Police](/source/Chief_of_Police) for [Barbados](/source/Barbados), left the island in 1964 at the age of 19 to become an assistant to trainer [Pat Rohan](/source/Pat_Rohan) and began training horses on his own in 1972. His first win as a trainer came on 28 April 1972 when Sandal, a horse owned by Stoute's father, won at [Newmarket Racecourse](/source/Newmarket_Racecourse) in England.<ref name=ntra>[http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=2341 Sir Michael Stoute: NTRA Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011205816/http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=2341 |date=11 October 2007 }}, ntra.com, retrieved 20 February 2010.</ref> Since then, he has gone on to win races all over the globe, including victories in the [Dubai World Cup](/source/Dubai_World_Cup), the [Breeders Cup](/source/Breeders_Cup), the [Japan Cup](/source/Japan_Cup) and the [Hong Kong Vase](/source/Hong_Kong_Vase).<ref>[http://www.epsom-derby.net/michael-stoute.html Sir Michael Stoute: Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725013908/http://www.epsom-derby.net/michael-stoute.html |date=25 July 2011 }}, epsom-derby.net, retrieved 20 February 2010.</ref>

He was [knighted](/source/Knight_Bachelor) in the [1998 Birthday Honours](/source/1998_Birthday_Honours) for promotion of sports tourism in [Barbados](/source/Barbados).<ref>{{cite web |title=1998 Birthday Honours List (Barbados) |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/55157/supplement/1 |website=[The London Gazette](/source/The_London_Gazette) |access-date=28 August 2022}}</ref><ref name=ntra/> He was the only trainer in the 20th century to win an English [Classic](/source/British_Classic_Races) in five successive seasons<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/2952229.stm BBC website article about Sir Michael Stoute]</ref> and has been [Champion Trainer](/source/British_flat_racing_Champion_Trainer) ten times (1981, 1986, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2009).<ref name=ntra/><ref>[http://www.sportingchronicle.com/trainers.html Sporting Chronicle list of British Champion Trainers]</ref> He was the trainer for [Kribensis](/source/Kribensis_(horse)), who won the [Triple Crown of Hurdling](/source/Triple_Crown_of_Hurdling), in the 1989/90 racing season.  Stoute also trained [Shergar](/source/Shergar), arguably his most famous horse, who won the 1981 [Epsom Derby](/source/Epsom_Derby) and was later stolen, presumably by the [IRA](/source/Irish_Republican_Army).<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1576718/The-truth-about-Shergar-racehorse-kidnapping.html The truth about Shergar racehorse kidnapping], telegraph.co.uk, 27 January 2008, retrieved 20 February 2010.</ref>

In 2009, three horses trained by Stoute{{mdash}}[Conduit](/source/Conduit_(horse)), [Tartan Bearer](/source/Tartan_Bearer) and [Ask](/source/Ask_(horse)){{mdash}}pulled off a rare feat when the trio made a clean sweep of the placings at the [King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes](/source/King_George_VI_and_Queen_Elizabeth_Stakes). In all, the horses took home $1,787,000 of the $2,008,945 prizemoney in Britain's richest horserace.<ref>[https://archive.today/20121215194310/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25837804-5013405,00.html Michael Stoute makes clean sweep in King George Stakes], theaustralian.news.com.au, 27 July 2009, retrieved 6 August 2009.</ref> Those wins helped him regain his Champion Trainer title in 2009, winning a total of £3,372,287 in prize money.<ref>[http://www.britishhorseracing.com/goracing/racing/peopleinracing/trainers/view.asp?item=001774 Sir Michael Stoute: Go Racing Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608082610/http://www.britishhorseracing.com/goracing/racing/peopleinracing/trainers/view.asp?item=001774 |date=8 June 2011 }}, britishhorseracing.com, retrieved 20 February 2010.</ref>

In 2013, he trained the Queen's horse [Estimate](/source/Estimate_(horse)) to Gold Cup victory at [Royal Ascot](/source/Royal_Ascot). He was invited to ride in the King's procession at Royal Ascot 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ascot Racecourse on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/Ascot/status/1671473619824721921?s=20 |website=Twitter |access-date=29 June 2023}}</ref>

Stoute trained horses at [Freemason Lodge Stables](/source/Freemason_Lodge_Stables) on the [Bury Road](/source/Bury_Road) in [Newmarket](/source/Newmarket%2C_Suffolk).<ref name=ntra/>

On 10 September 2024, Stoute announced his intention to retire at the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-10 |title=Sir Michael Stoute: Legendary trainer to retire |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/articles/czjyr71mlyko |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Major wins==

{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain)'''
* [1,000 Guineas](/source/1%2C000_Guineas_Stakes) – (2) – ''[Musical Bliss](/source/Musical_Bliss) (1989), [Russian Rhythm](/source/Russian_Rhythm) (2003)''
* [2,000 Guineas](/source/2%2C000_Guineas_Stakes) – (5) – ''[Shadeed](/source/Shadeed) (1985), [Doyoun](/source/Doyoun) (1988), [Entrepreneur](/source/Entrepreneur_(horse)) (1997), [King's Best](/source/King's_Best) (2000), [Golan](/source/Golan_(horse)) (2001)''
* [Ascot Gold Cup](/source/Ascot_Gold_Cup) – (2) – ''[Shangamuzo](/source/Shangamuzo) (1978), [Estimate](/source/Estimate_(horse)) (2013)''
* [Champion Hurdle](/source/Champion_Hurdle) – (1) – ''[Kribensis](/source/Kribensis_(horse)) (1990)''
* [Champion Stakes](/source/Champion_Stakes) – (3) – ''[Pilsudski](/source/Pilsudski_(horse)) (1997), [Kalanisi](/source/Kalanisi) (2000), [Bay Bridge](/source/Bay_Bridge_(horse)) (2022)''
* [Cheveley Park Stakes](/source/Cheveley_Park_Stakes) – (3) – ''[Marwell](/source/Marwell_(horse)) (1980), [Gay Gallanta](/source/Gay_Gallanta) (1994), [Regal Rose](/source/Regal_Rose) (2000)''
* [Commonwealth Cup](/source/Commonwealth_Cup_(horse_race)) - (1) - ''[Eqtidaar](/source/Eqtidaar) (2018)''
* [Coronation Cup](/source/Coronation_Cup) – (5) – ''[Saddlers' Hall](/source/Saddlers'_Hall) (1992), [Opera House](/source/Opera_House_(horse)) (1993), [Singspiel](/source/Singspiel_(horse)) (1997), [Daliapour](/source/Daliapour) (2000), [Ask](/source/Ask_(horse)) (2009)''
* [Coronation Stakes](/source/Coronation_Stakes) – (4) – ''[Sonic Lady](/source/Sonic_Lady) (1986), [Milligram](/source/Milligram_(horse)) (1987), [Exclusive](/source/Exclusive_(horse)) (1998), Russian Rhythm (2003)''
* [Christmas Hurdle](/source/Christmas_Hurdle) - (2) - ''Kribensis (1988, 1989)''
* [Derby](/source/Epsom_Derby) – (6) – ''[Shergar](/source/Shergar) (1981), [Shahrastani](/source/Shahrastani_(horse)) (1986), [Kris Kin](/source/Kris_Kin) (2003), [North Light](/source/North_Light) (2004), [Workforce](/source/Workforce_(horse)) (2010), [Desert Crown](/source/Desert_Crown) (2022)''
* [Dewhurst Stakes](/source/Dewhurst_Stakes) – (1) – ''[Ajdal](/source/Ajdal) (1986)''
* [Diamond Jubilee Stakes](/source/Diamond_Jubilee_Stakes) - (1) - '' [Dream of Dreams](/source/Dream_of_Dreams) (2021) ''
* [Eclipse Stakes](/source/Eclipse_Stakes) – (6) – ''Opera House (1993), [Ezzoud](/source/Ezzoud) (1994), Pilsudski (1997), Medicean (2001), [Notnowcato](/source/Notnowcato) (2007), Ulysses (2017)''
* [Falmouth Stakes](/source/Falmouth_Stakes) – (6) – ''[Royal Heroine](/source/Royal_Heroine) (1983), Sonic Lady (1986, 1987), Lovers Knot (1998), [Integral](/source/Integral_(horse)) (2014), Veracious (2019)''
* [Fighting Fifth Hurdle](/source/Fighting_Fifth_Hurdle) - (1) - '' Kribensis (1989) ''
* [Fillies' Mile](/source/Fillies'_Mile) – (2) – ''Untold (1985), Red Bloom (2003)''
* [Diamond Jubilee Stakes](/source/Diamond_Jubilee_Stakes) – (1) – ''Dafayna (1985)''
* [Haydock Sprint Cup](/source/Haydock_Sprint_Cup) – (3) – ''[Green Desert](/source/Green_Desert_(horse)) (1986), Ajdal (1987), Dream of Dreams (2020)''
* [International Stakes](/source/International_Stakes) – (6) – ''Shardari (1986), Ezzoud (1993, 1994), Singspiel (1997), Notnowcato (2006), Ulysses (2017)''
* [July Cup](/source/July_Cup) – (3) – ''Marwell (1981), Green Desert (1986), Ajdal (1987)''
* [King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes](/source/King_George_VI_and_Queen_Elizabeth_Stakes) – (6) – ''Shergar (1981), Opera House (1993), Golan (2002), [Conduit](/source/Conduit_(horse)) (2009), Harbinger (2010), [Poet's Word](/source/Poet's_Word) (2018)''
* [King's Stand Stakes](/source/King's_Stand_Stakes) – (1) – ''Marwell (1981)''
* [Lockinge Stakes](/source/Lockinge_Stakes) – (8) – ''Scottish Reel (1986), Safawan (1990), [Soviet Line](/source/Soviet_Line) (1995, 1996), Medicean (2001), Russian Rhythm (2004), [Peeress](/source/Peeress_(horse)) (2006), Mustashry (2019)''
* [Nassau Stakes](/source/Nassau_Stakes) – (7) – ''Triple First (1977), Optimistic Lass (1984), Kartajana (1990), Hawajiss (1994), [Islington](/source/Islington_(horse)) (2002), Russian Rhythm (2003), [Favourable Terms](/source/Favourable_Terms) (2004)''
* [Nunthorpe Stakes](/source/Nunthorpe_Stakes) – (2) – ''Blue Cashmere (1974), Ajdal (1987)''
* [Oaks](/source/Epsom_Oaks) – (2) – ''[Fair Salinia](/source/Fair_Salinia) (1978), [Unite](/source/Unite_(horse)) (1987)''
* [Prince of Wales's Stakes](/source/Prince_of_Wales's_Stakes) – (4) – ''Hard Fought (1981), Stagecraft (1991), Poet's Word (2018), [Crystal Ocean](/source/Crystal_Ocean) (2019)''
* [Queen Anne Stakes](/source/Queen_Anne_Stakes) – (3) – ''Kalanisi (2000), Medicean (2001), No Excuse Needed (2002)''
* [Queen Elizabeth II Stakes](/source/Queen_Elizabeth_II_Stakes) – (3) – ''Shadeed (1985), Milligram (1987), [Zilzal](/source/Zilzal_(horse)) (1989)''
* [Racing Post Trophy](/source/Racing_Post_Trophy) – (1) – ''Dilshaan (2000)''
* [St. James's Palace Stakes](/source/St._James's_Palace_Stakes) – (1) – ''Shaadi (1989)''
* [St. Leger Stakes](/source/St._Leger_Stakes) – (1) – ''Conduit (2008)''
* [Sun Chariot Stakes](/source/Sun_Chariot_Stakes) – (4) – ''Triple First (1977), Kartajana (1990), Peeress (2005), Integral (2014)''
* [Sussex Stakes](/source/Sussex_Stakes) – (3) – ''Sonic Lady (1986), Zilzal (1989), Among Men (1998)''
* [Triumph Hurdle](/source/Triumph_Hurdle) - (1) - '' Kribensis (1988)''
* [Yorkshire Oaks](/source/Yorkshire_Oaks) – (9) – ''Fair Salinia (1978), Sally Brown (1985), Untold (1986), Hellenic (1990), Pure Grain (1995), [Petrushka](/source/Petrushka_(horse)) (2000), Islington (2002, 2003), Quiff (2004)''
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{{flagicon|Canada}} '''[Canada](/source/Canada)'''
* [Canadian International Stakes](/source/Canadian_International_Stakes) – (3) – ''Singspiel (1996), Hillstar (2014), Cannock Chase (2015)''
* [E.P. Taylor Stakes](/source/E.P._Taylor_Stakes) – (1) – ''Ivor's Image (1986)''
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{{flagicon|France}} '''[France](/source/France)'''
* [Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud](/source/Grand_Prix_de_Saint-Cloud) – (3) – ''Gamut (2004), Mountain High (2007), Spanish Moon (2009)''
* [Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe](/source/Prix_de_l'Arc_de_Triomphe) – (1) – ''Workforce (2010)''
* [Prix du Moulin de Longchamp](/source/Prix_du_Moulin_de_Longchamp) – (1) – ''Sonic Lady (1986)''
* [Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp](/source/Prix_de_l'Abbaye_de_Longchamp) – (1) – ''Marwell (1981)''
* [Prix de l'Opéra](/source/Prix_de_l'Op%C3%A9ra) – (4) – ''Royal Heroine (1983), Bella Colora (1985), Petrushka (2000), Zee Zee Top (2003)''
* [Prix Royal-Oak](/source/Prix_Royal-Oak) – (2) – ''Allegretto (2007), Ask (2009)''
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{{flagicon|Germany}} '''[Germany](/source/Germany)'''
* [Bayerisches Zuchtrennen](/source/Bayerisches_Zuchtrennen) – (2) – ''Greek Dance (2000), Linngari (2008)''
* [Grosser Preis von Baden](/source/Grosser_Preis_von_Baden) – (1) – ''Pilsudski (1996)''
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{{flagicon|Hong Kong}} '''[Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong)'''
* [Hong Kong Bowl](/source/Hong_Kong_Mile) – (1) – ''Soviet Line (1994)''
* [Hong Kong Vase](/source/Hong_Kong_Vase) – (1) – ''Daliapour (2000)''
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{{flagicon|Ireland}} '''[Ireland](/source/Ireland)'''
* [Irish 1,000 Guineas](/source/Irish_1%2C000_Guineas) – (1) – ''Sonic Lady (1986)''
* [Irish 2,000 Guineas](/source/Irish_2%2C000_Guineas) – (1) – ''Shaadi (1989)''
* [Irish Champion Stakes](/source/Irish_Champion_Stakes) – (2) – ''Cézanne (1994), Pilsudski (1997)''
* [Irish Derby](/source/Irish_Derby) – (3) – ''Shergar (1981), [Shareef Dancer](/source/Shareef_Dancer) (1983), Shahrastani (1986)''
* [Irish Oaks](/source/Irish_Oaks) – (6) – ''Fair Salinia (1978), [Colorspin](/source/Colorspin) (1986), Unite (1987), [Melodist](/source/Melodist_(horse)) (1988, dead heat), [Pure Grain](/source/Pure_Grain) (1995), Petrushka (2000)''
* [Matron Stakes](/source/Matron_Stakes_(Ireland)) – (2) – ''Favourable Terms (2003), Echelon (2007)''
* [Pretty Polly Stakes](/source/Pretty_Polly_Stakes_(Ireland)) – (1) – ''Promising Lead (2008)''
* [Tattersalls Gold Cup](/source/Tattersalls_Gold_Cup) – (2) – ''Opera House (1992), Notnowcato (2007)''
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{{flagicon|Italy}} '''[Italy](/source/Italy)'''
* [Gran Criterium](/source/Gran_Criterium) - (1) - ''Northern Tempest (1983)''
* [Oaks d'Italia](/source/Oaks_d'Italia) – (2) – ''Ivor's Image (1986), Melodist (1988)''
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{{flagicon|Japan}} '''[Japan](/source/Japan)'''
* [Japan Cup](/source/Japan_Cup) – (2) – ''Singspiel (1996), Pilsudski (1997)''
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{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} '''[United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates)'''
* [Dubai Sheema Classic](/source/Dubai_Sheema_Classic) – (1) – ''[Fantastic Light](/source/Fantastic_Light) (2000)''
* [Dubai World Cup](/source/Dubai_World_Cup) – (1) – ''Singspiel (1997)''
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{{flagicon|United States}} '''[United States](/source/United_States)'''
* [Beverly D. Stakes](/source/Beverly_D._Stakes) - (1) - ''[Dank](/source/Dank_(horse)) (2013)''
* [Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf](/source/Breeders'_Cup_Filly_%26_Mare_Turf) – (3) – ''Islington (2003), Dank (2013), Queen's Trust (2016)''
* [Breeders' Cup Mile](/source/Breeders'_Cup_Mile) - (1) - ''[Expert Eye](/source/Expert_Eye) (2018)''
* [Breeders' Cup Turf](/source/Breeders'_Cup_Turf) – (4) – ''Pilsudski (1996), Kalanisi (2000), Conduit (2008, 2009)''

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080517003522/http://www.totallybarbados.com/barbados/About_Barbados/Local_Information/People/Meet_a_Bajan/Sir_Michael_Stoute/ Sir Michael Stoute]

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