Dick Poole Fillies' Stakes

The Dick Poole Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old fillies. It is run at Salisbury over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September. It was formerly contested at Listed level and was raised to Group 3 status in 2014.[1][2]

Dick Poole Fillies' Stakes
Group 3 race
LocationSalisbury Racecourse
Salisbury, England
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorShadwell Racing
WebsiteSalisbury
Race information
Distance6f (1,207 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationTwo-year-old fillies
Weight9 st 0 lb
Penalties
5 lb for G1 / G2 winners
3 lb for G3 winners
Purse£31,500 (2020)
1st: £17,864
Dick Poole Fillies' Stakes
2020
Happy Romance Alcohol Free Scarlet Bear

The race is named in honour of Colonel Dick Poole, a racehorse trainer, breeder and owner, and was the brainchild of Peter Walwyn and his one-time assistant Mark Smyly.[3]

Records

Leading jockey since 1988 (3 wins):

  • Richard Hughes - Dancing Drop (1996), Imperial Beauty (1998), Winning Express (2012)

Leading trainer since 1988 (3 wins):

  • John Dunlop – May Hinton (1989), Najiya (1995), Tashawak (2001)
  • Richard Hannon Jr. - Anna Nerium (2017), Dark Lady (2019), Happy Romance (2020)

Winners since 1988
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time
1988 Dancing Tribute Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:13.37
1989 May Hinton Willie Carson John Dunlop 1:13.50
1990 Lee Artiste Richard Quinn Paul Cole 1:15.83
1991 Basma Lester Piggott Dick Hern 1:12.41
1992 Catherineofaragon John Williams Bill Wightman 1:20.41
1993 Prophecy Pat Eddery John Gosden 1:13.73
1994 Bajan Rose Stephen Davies Michael Blanshard 1:16.18
1995 Najiya Willie Carson John Dunlop 1:13.28
1996 Dancing Drop Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:13.48
1997 Regal Revolution John Lowe Peter Walwyn 1:16.79
1998 Imperial Beauty Richard Hughes Peter Makin 1:16.90
1999 Crimplene Philip Robinson Clive Brittain
2000 Tempting Fate Michael Hills John Hills 1:14.26
2001 Tashawak Willie Supple John Dunlop 1:14.41
2002 Wimple Frankie Dettori Clive Brittain 1:15.32
2003 Nyramba Frankie Dettori John Gosden 1:13.64
2004 Suez Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis 1:13.46
2005 Nidhaal Richard Hills Ed Dunlop 1:14.15
2006 Vital Statistics John Egan David Elsworth 1:13.92
2007 Fashion Rocks Jimmy Fortune Brian Meehan 1:15.00
2008 Serious Attitude Jimmy Fortune Rae Guest 1:14.62
2009 Shamandar Michael Hills William Haggas 1:18.65
2010 Brevity Martin Dwyer Brian Meehan 1:13.37
2011 Sajwah Richard Hills Charles Hills 1:14.54
2012 Winning Express Richard Hughes Ed McMahon 1:13.34
2013 Joyeuse Tom Queally Lady Cecil 1:14.75
2014 New Providence Jim Crowley Hugo Palmer 1:13.43
2015 La Rioja Andrea Atzeni Henry Candy 1:17.14
2016 Madam Dancealot Tom Queally Joseph Tuite 1:14.49
2017 Anna Nerium Tom Marquand Richard Hannon Jr. 1:15.30
2018 Yourtimeisnow Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian 1:15.01
2019 Dark Lady Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon Jr. 1:14.84
2020 Happy Romance Sean Levey Richard Hannon Jr. 1:15.11

See also

References
  1. "British Flat Pattern and Listed Races 2019" (pdf). britishhorseracing.com. p. 137. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  2. "EUROPEAN PATTERN COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO THE 2014 EUROPEAN BLACK TYPE PROGRAMME". britishhorseracing.com. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  3. Handy All The Way - A Trainer's Life. Metro Books. 2000. p. 225.
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