The Ribblesdale Stakes is a

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in Great Britain open to three-year-old

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. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 211 yards (2,406 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

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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

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. The leading participants often go on to compete in the following month's

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, and the last to win both was Bracelet in 2014. The Ribblesdale Stakes is now held on the third day of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting.

Records

Leading jockey (8 wins): *

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– ''Phantom Gold (1995), Bahr (1998), Fairy Queen (1999), Punctilious (2004), Flying Cloud (2009), Hibaayeb (2010), Star Catcher (2019), Frankly Darling (2020)'' Leading trainer (5 wins): (includes jointly-trained winners) *

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– ''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)'' *

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– ''Bahr (1998), Fairy Queen (1999), Punctilious (2004), Flying Cloud (2009), Hibaayeb (2010)'' *

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Winners since 1965

The 2005 running took place at

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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:

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* 1960: French Fern * 1961: Futurama * 1962: Tender Annie * 1963: Ostrya * 1964: Windmill Girl

References

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History

Records

Winners since 1965

Earlier winners

See also

References