- Racing Post Trophy
__NOTOC__The Racing Post Trophy is a Group 1 flat horse race in the
United Kingdom open to two-year-oldthoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) atDoncaster Racecourse , and it takes place annually in late October.First run in 1961, the race was originally sponsored by
Timeform and titled the Timeform Gold Cup. It was subsequently known as the Observer Gold Cup (1965–75, sponsored byThe Observer ) and the Futurity Stakes (1976–88, sponsored by William Hill), before taking its present name when theRacing Post took sponsorship in 1989.Four winners of the race have gone on to win the
Epsom Derby the following year – Reference Point,High Chaparral ,Motivator and Authorized.Winners since 1986
note label|1989|1|1 The 1989 race was run at Newcastle.
note label|2006|2|2 The 2006 race was run at Newbury.Earlier winners
* 1961 - Miralgo
* 1962 - Noblesse
* 1963 - Pushful
* 1964 - Hardicanute
* 1965 -Pretendre
* 1966 - Ribocco
* 1967 -Vaguely Noble
* 1968 - The Elk
* 1969 - Approval
* 1970 - Linden Tree
* 1971 - High Top
* 1972 - Noble Decree
* 1973 - Apalachee
* 1974 -Green Dancer
* 1975 - Take Your Place
* 1976 - Sporting Yankee
* 1977 - Dactylographer
* 1978 - Sandy Creek
* 1979 - Hello Gorgeous
* 1980 - Beldale Flutter
* 1981 - Count Pahlen
* 1982 - Dunbeath
* 1983 - Alphabatim
* 1984 - Lanfranco
* 1985 - BakharoffReferences
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=387 PedigreeQuery.com] "(Racing Post Trophy)"
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=636 PedigreeQuery.com] "(Futurity Stakes)"
*Racing Post :
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=93967&r_date=1988-10-22 1988] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=98106&r_date=1989-10-28 1989] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=102834&r_date=1990-10-27 1990] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=107643&r_date=1991-10-26 1991] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=112522&r_date=1992-10-24 1992] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=117489&r_date=1993-10-23 1993] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=122713&r_date=1994-10-22 1994] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=128168&r_date=1995-10-21 1995] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=205315&r_date=1996-10-26 1996] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=240724&r_date=1997-10-25 1997]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=254556&r_date=1998-10-24 1998] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=269597&r_date=1999-10-23 1999] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=283928&r_date=2000-10-21 2000] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=303645&r_date=2001-10-27 2001] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=319449&r_date=2002-10-26 2002] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=337630&r_date=2003-10-25 2003] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=356808&r_date=2004-10-23 2004] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=389908&r_date=2005-10-22 2005] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=414466&r_date=2006-10-21 2006] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=438106&r_date=2007-10-27 2007]ee also
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Horseracing in Great Britain
*List of British flat horse races
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