Famous Horse Races
Racing Post Trophy
 A Brief History Of Racing Post Trophy The Racing Post Trophy is a Group 1 flat horse race for two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 1 mile at Doncaster Racecourse in late October. It was first run in 1961 as the Timeform Gold Cup, sponsored by Timeform, and was subsequently known as the Observer Gold Cup (1965-75, sponsored by The Observer) and the Futurity Stakes (1976-88, sponsored by William Hill plc), before taking its present name in 1989 when the Racing Post took sponsorship. Year 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 Winner Ibn Khaldun Authorized Palace Episode Motivator American Post Brian Boru High Chaparral Dilshaan Aristotle Commander Collins Saratoga Springs Medaaly Beauchamp King Celtic Swing King's Theatre Armiger Seattle Rhyme Peter Davies Be My Chief Al Hareb Emmson Reference Point Bakharoff Lanfranco Alphabatim Dunbeath Count Pahlen Beldale Flutter Hello Gorgeous Sandy Creek Dactylographer Sporting Yankee Take Your Place Green Dancer Apalachee Noble Decree High Top Linden Tree Approval The Elk Vaguely Noble Ribocco Pretendre Hardicanute Pushful Noblesse Miralgo Age Jockey Kerrin McEvoy Frankie Dettori Neil Callan Kieren Fallon Christophe Soumillon Kevin Darley Kevin Darley Johnny Murtagh George Duffield Jimmy Fortune Michael Kinane Gary Hind John Reid Kevin Darley Willie Ryan Pat Eddery Cash Asmussen Steve Cauthen Steve Cauthen Willie Carson Trainer Saeed bin Suroor Peter Chapple-Hyam Kevin Ryan Michael Bell Criquette Head Aidan O'Brien Aidan O'Brien Sir Michael Stoute Aidan O'Brien Peter Chapple-Hyam Aidan O'Brien Saeed bin Suroor John Dunlop Lady Herries Henry Cecil Henry Cecil David Elsworth Henry Cecil Henry Cecil Dick Hern Owner Godolphin Saleh Al Homaizi Mrs T Marnane Ascot Racing Club Khalid Abdulla Sue Magnier Michael Tabor Saeed Suhail Sue Magnier Robert Sangster Michael Tabor Godolphin Stables Erik Penser Peter Savill Michael Poland Khalid Abdulla H J Senn Charles St George Peter Burrell Hamdan Al Maktoum Time 1:37.62 1:43.74 1:45.10 1:41.62 1:39.57 1:46.01 1:45.39 1:45.87 1:45.00 1:47.80 1:40.36 1:41.12 1:38.89 1:40.04 1:41.04 1:39.70 1:39.58 1:46.00 1:42.99 1:40.73 |
