The Joel Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older.
The event was established in 1987, and it was originally called the Main Reef Stakes.
It was named after Main Reef, a successful horse owned and bred by Jim Joel.
It was initially restricted to three-year-olds and contested over 1 mile and 2 furlongs.
The race was opened to older horses and cut to a mile in 1989.