Ribblesdale Stakes

Ribblesdale Stakes

Group 2 race
Location	Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England
Inaugurated	1919
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	Ascot
Race information
Distance	1m 4f (2,414 metres)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Three-year-old fillies
Weight	9 st 0 lb Penalties 3 lb for G1 / G2 winners at 1¼ miles or over
Purse	£200,000 (2016) 1st: £113,420

Ribblesdale Stakes

2016
Even Song	Ajman Princess	The Black Princess

Previous years
2015
Curvy	Pleascach	Pamona
2014
Bracelet	Lustrous	Criteria
2013
Riposte	Just Pretending	Elik
2012
Princess Highway	The Fugue	Shirocco Star
2011
Banimpire	Field Of Miracles	Dorcas Lane
2010
Hibaayeb	Eldalil	Gallic Star
2009
Flying Cloud	Flame Of Gibraltar	Uvinza
2008
Michita	Arthur's Girl	Hobby
2007
Silkwood	All My Loving	Dalvina
2006
Mont Etoile	Scottish Stage	Maroussies Wings
2005
Thakafaat	Twyla Tharp	Asawer
2004
Punctilious	Sahool	Quiff
2003
Spanish Sun	Ocean Silk	Mezzo Soprano

The Ribblesdale Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

History

The event is named in honour of the 4th Baron Ribblesdale, who served as the Master of the Buckhounds from 1892 to 1895. It was established in 1919, and it was originally a 1-mile race open to three and four-year-olds of either gender.

The race was abandoned throughout World War II, and after it returned its distance was extended to 1½ miles. It was restricted to three-year-old fillies in 1950.

The Ribblesdale Stakes sometimes features fillies which ran previously in the Epsom Oaks. The leading participants often go on to compete in the following month's Irish Oaks, and the last to win both was Bracelet in 2014.

The Ribblesdale Stakes is now held on day three of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):

• Frankie Dettori – Phantom Gold (1995), Bahr (1998), Fairy Queen (1999), Punctilious (2004), Flying Cloud (2009), Hibaayeb (2010)

Leading trainer (5 wins):

• Henry Cecil – Catalpa (1976), Strigida (1981), Queen Midas (1987), Alydaress (1989), Yashmak (1997)
• John Dunlop – High Hawk (1983), Gull Nook (1986), Third Watch (1991), Thawakib (1993), Thakafaat (2005)
• Saeed bin Suroor – Bahr (1998), Fairy Queen (1999), Punctilious (2004), Flying Cloud (2009), Hibaayeb (2010)

Winners since 1980

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1980	Shoot A Line	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	2:29.30
1981	Strigida	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil	2:33.70
1982	Dish Dash	Bruce Raymond	Robert Armstrong	2:33.40
1983	High Hawk	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	2:32.90
1984	Ballinderry	Tony Ives	Jeremy Tree	2:29.92
1985	Sally Brown	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	2:31.40
1986	Gull Nook	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	2:30.08
1987	Queen Midas	Willie Ryan	Henry Cecil	2:39.09
1988	Miss Boniface	Cash Asmussen	Paul Kelleway	2:29.92
1989	Alydaress	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	2:31.95
1990	Hellenic	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	2:35.79
1991	Third Watch	John Reid	John Dunlop	2:32.45
1992	Armarama	Michael Roberts	Clive Brittain	2:29.87
1993	Thawakib	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	2:38.53
1994	Bolas	Pat Eddery	Barry Hills	2:28.62
1995	Phantom Gold	Frankie Dettori	Lord Huntingdon	2:32.15
1996	Tulipa	Sylvain Guillot	André Fabre	2:31.41
1997	Yashmak	Kieren Fallon	Henry Cecil	2:33.21
1998	Bahr	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	2:38.33
1999	Fairy Queen	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	2:29.87
2000	Miletrian	Michael Roberts	Mick Channon	2:33.35
2001	Sahara Slew	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	2:29.57
2002	Irresistible Jewel	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	2:31.35
2003	Spanish Sun	Richard Hughes	Sir Michael Stoute	2:31.07
2004	Punctilious	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	2:30.12
2005	Thakafaat ^[a]	Willie Supple	John Dunlop	2:31.18
2006	Mont Etoile	Michael Hills	William Haggas	2:30.23
2007	Silkwood	Philip Robinson	Michael Jarvis	2:30.23
2008	Michita	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	2:31.87
2009	Flying Cloud	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	2:30.67
2010	Hibaayeb	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	2:31.18
2011	Banimpire	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	2:37.06
2012	Princess Highway	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	2:33.67
2013	Riposte	Tom Queally	Lady Cecil	2:29.41
2014	Bracelet	Joseph O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	2:30.92
2015	Curvy	Ryan Moore	David Wachman	2:30.04
2016	Even Song	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	2:39.74

^a The 2005 running took place at York.

Earlier winners

• 1919: Milton
• 1920: Perion
• 1921: The Yellow Dwarf
• 1922: Dry Toast
• 1923: Leighon Tor
• 1924: Live Wire
• 1925: Glommen
• 1926: Artist Glow
• 1927: Foliation
• 1928: O'Curry
• 1929: Sir Cosmo
• 1930: Flying Argosy
• 1931: Doctor Dolittle
• 1932: Rose en Soleil
• 1933: Versicle
• 1934: The Blue Boy
• 1935: Easton
• 1936: Can-Can
• 1937: Rhodes Scholar
• 1938: River Prince
• 1939: Ombro
• 1940–47: no race
• 1948: Sandastre
• 1949: Colonist II
• 1950: La Baille
• 1951: Chinese Cracker
• 1952: Esquilla
• 1953: Skye
• 1954: Sweet One
• 1955: Ark Royal
• 1956: Milady
• 1957: Almeria
• 1958: None Nicer
• 1959: Cantelo
• 1960: French Fern
• 1961: Futurama
• 1962: Tender Annie
• 1963: Ostrya
• 1964: Windmill Girl
• 1965: Bracey Bridge
• 1966: Parthian Glance
• 1967: Park Top
• 1968: Pandora Bay
• 1969: Sleeping Partner
• 1970: Parmelia
• 1971: Fleet Wahine
• 1972: Star Ship
• 1973: Miss Petard
• 1974: Northern Princess
• 1975: Gallina
• 1976: Catalpa
• 1977: Nanticious
• 1978: Relfo
• 1979: Expansive

See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

• Paris-Turf:
  • "1981"., "1983"., "1984"., "1985"., "1986"., "1987".
• Racing Post:
  • "1988"., "1989"., "1990"., "1991"., "1992"., "1993"., "1994"., "1995"., "1996"., "1997".
  • "1998"., "1999"., "2000"., "2001"., "2002"., "2003"., "2004"., "2005"., "2006"., "2007".
  • "2008"., "2009"., "2010"., "2011"., "2012"., "2013"., "2014"., "2015"., "2016".
• galopp-sieger.de – Ribblesdale Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Ribblesdale Stakes (2016).
• pedigreequery.com – Ribblesdale Stakes – Ascot.
• Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 96–97. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.