Flying Fillies' Stakes

The Flying Fillies' Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Pontefract over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,027 metres).

Flying Fillies' Stakes
Listed race
LocationPontefract Racecourse
Pontefract, England
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorHighfield Farm
WebsitePontefract
Race information
Distance6f (1,207 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
fillies & mares
Weight8 st 13 lb (3yo);
9 st 2 lb (4yo+)
Penalties
3 lb for Group 3 winners*
5 lb for Group 2 winners*
7 lb for Group 1 winners*
* after 2018
Purse£40,000 (2020)
1st: £22,408
Flying Fillies' Stakes
2020
Stormy Girl Jouska Magical Journey

The race was first run in 1998, and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

Records

Most successful horse:

  • no horse has won this race more than once

Leading jockey (2 wins):

  • Tony Culhane - Cotton House (2002), Goldeva (2004)
  • Graham Lee - Artistic Jewel (2013), Castle Hill Cassie (2018)
  • Silvestre de Sousa - Divine (2015), Perfection (2019)

Leading trainer (2 wins):

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
1998 Zelanda 3 Tony Garth John Gosden 1:15.00
1999 Wannabe Grand 3 Pat Eddery Jeremy Noseda 1:15.00
2000 Arabesque 3 Richard Quinn Henry Cecil 1:13.90
2001 Monnavanna 3 Darryll Holland Geoff Wragg 1:18.03
2002 Cotton House 5 Tony Culhane Mick Channon 1:16.20
2003 Lochridge 4 Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding 1:14.77
2004 Goldeva 5 Tony Culhane Reg Hollinshead 1:17.20
2005 Fruit of Glory 6 Micky Fenton John Jenkins 1:15.42
2006 Indian Maiden 6 Ted Durcan Malcolm Saunders 1:17.13
2007 Ripples Maid 4 Royston Ffrench Tony Geake 1:16.00
2008 no race 2008 [lower-alpha 1]
2009 Mullein 4 Seb Sanders Ralph Beckett 1:14.44
2010 Bounty Box 4 George Baker Chris Wall 1:14.92
2011 Rose Blossom 4 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 1:14.78
2012 Mince 3 Frankie Dettori Roger Charlton 1:14.20
2013 Artistic Jewel 4 Graham Lee Ed McMahon 1:15.66
2014 Valonia 3 Harry Bentley Henry Candy 1:14.39
2015 Divine 4 Silvestre de Sousa Mick Channon 1:16.89
2016 Mehronissa 4 Frederik Tylicki Ed Vaughan 1:14.04
2017 Queen Kindly 3 Tom Eaves Richard Fahey 1:15.31
2018 Castle Hill Cassie 4 Graham Lee Ben Haslam 1:15.59
2019 Perfection 4 Silvestre de Sousa David O'Meara 1:15.55
2020 Stormy Girl 3 Cam Hardie Rebecca Menzies 1:13.87
  1. The 2008 running was abandoned because of a waterlogged course

See also

References

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