Flying Fillies' Stakes Explained

Class:Listed
Horse Race:Flying Fillies' Stakes
Location:Pontefract Racecourse
Pontefract, England
Race Type:Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor:Highfield Farm
Website:Pontefract
Distance:6f (1,207 metres)
Surface:Turf
Track:Left-handed
Qualification:Three-years-old and up
fillies & mares
Weight:8 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:£60,000 (2022)
1st: £33,612

|}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).

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

Records

Most successful horse:

Leading jockey (2 wins):

Leading trainer (3 wins):

Winners

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YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerTime
1998Zelanda3Tony GarthJohn Gosden1:15.00
1999Wannabe Grand3Pat EdderyJeremy Noseda1:15.00
2000Arabesque3Richard QuinnHenry Cecil1:13.90
2001Monnavanna3Darryll HollandGeoff Wragg1:18.03
2002Cotton House5Tony CulhaneMick Channon1:16.20
2003Lochridge4Martin DwyerAndrew Balding1:14.77
2004Goldeva5Tony CulhaneReg Hollinshead1:17.20
2005Fruit of Glory6Micky FentonJohn Jenkins1:15.42
2006Indian Maiden6Ted DurcanMalcolm Saunders1:17.13
2007Ripples Maid4Royston FfrenchTony Geake1:16.00
2008no race 2008
2009Mullein4Seb SandersRalph Beckett1:14.44
2010Bounty Box4George BakerChris Wall1:14.92
2011Rose Blossom4Paul HanaganRichard Fahey1:14.78
2012Mince3Frankie DettoriRoger Charlton1:14.20
2013Artistic Jewel4Graham LeeEd McMahon1:15.66
2014Valonia3Harry BentleyHenry Candy1:14.39
2015Divine4Silvestre de SousaMick Channon1:16.89
2016Mehronissa4Frederik TylickiEd Vaughan1:14.04
2017Queen Kindly3Tom EavesRichard Fahey1:15.31
2018Castle Hill Cassie4Graham LeeBen Haslam1:15.59
2019Perfection4Silvestre de SousaDavid O'Meara1:15.55
2020Stormy Girl3Cam HardieRebecca Menzies1:13.87
2021Double or Bubble 4Jack MitchellChris Wall1:15.37
2022Princess Shabnam3Nicola CurrieSean Woods1:15.62
2023Believing 3Daniel TudhopeGeorge Boughey 1:14.47
2024Marine Wave4Oisin Orr1:14.95

See also

References