Ribblesdale Stakes
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The Ribblesdale Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 1 mile 4 furlongs (2,414 metres) at Ascot Racecourse during the Royal Ascot meeting in June.
It was first run in 1919 and originally the race was contested by three and four-year-old fillies over a distance of 1 mile. It was named after Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale, who was Master of the Buckhounds between 1892 and 1895.
The race is often contested by fillies which ran in the Epsom Oaks two weeks earlier, and some runners will often be seen next in the Irish Oaks in July.
[edit] Winners since 1988
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
| 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 * | Willie Supple | John Dunlop | 2:31.18 |
| 2006 | Mont Etoile | Michael Hills | William Haggas | 2:30.23 |
* The 2005 race took place at York Racecourse.
