A different event called the Lowther Stakes, a middle-distance race open to horses aged three or older, used to be contested at
Newmarket. Its winners included
Bay Ronald (1896),
Bayardo (1909) and
Gay Crusader (1917). The present version is named in memory of
Hugh Lowther (1857–1944), the
5th Earl of Lonsdale. It was established in 1946, and the inaugural running was won by Southernwood. The Lowther Stakes is currently held on the second day of York's four-day
Ebor Festival meeting. The leading horses from the race sometimes go on to compete in the
Cheveley Park Stakes and the most recent filly to win both races was
Fairyland in 2018. ==Records==