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: no horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey (2 wins): Tony Culhane - Cotton House (2002), Goldeva (2004) Graham Lee - Artistic Jewel (2013), Castle Hill Cassie (2018) Silvestre de Sousa - Divine (2015), Perfection (2019) Daniel Tudhope - Believing (2023), America Queen (2026)
Leading trainer (3 wins): Richard Fahey – Rose Blossom (2011), Queen Kindly (2017), Marine Wave (2024)
Winners YearWinner AgeJockeyTrainer Time 1998 Zelanda 3 Tony Garth John Gosden 1:15.00 1999 Wannabe Grand 3 Pat Eddery Jeremy Noseda 1:15.00 2000 Arabesque 3 Richard Quinn Henry Cecil 1:13.90 2001 Monnavanna 3 Darryll Holland Geoff Wragg 1:18.03 2002 Cotton House 5 Tony Culhane Mick Channon 1:16.20 2003 Lochridge 4 Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding 1:14.77 2004 Goldeva 5 Tony Culhane Reg Hollinshead 1:17.20 2005 Fruit of Glory 6 Micky Fenton John Jenkins 1:15.42 2006 Indian Maiden 6 Ted Durcan Malcolm Saunders 1:17.13 2007 Ripples Maid 4 Royston Ffrench Jonathan Geake 1:16.00 2008Abandoned due to waterlogging 2009 Mullein 4 Seb Sanders Ralph Beckett 1:14.44 2010 Bounty Box 4 George Baker Chris Wall 1:14.92 2011 Rose Blossom 4 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 1:14.78 2012 Mince 3 Frankie Dettori Roger Charlton 1:14.20 2013 Artistic Jewel 4 Graham Lee Ed McMahon 1:15.66 2014 Valonia 3 Harry Bentley Henry Candy 1:14.39 2015 Divine 4 Silvestre de Sousa Mick Channon 1:16.89 2016 Mehronissa 4 Frederik Tylicki Ed Vaughan 1:14.04 2017 Queen Kindly 3 Tom Eaves Richard Fahey 1:15.31 2018 Castle Hill Cassie 4 Graham Lee Ben Haslam 1:15.59 2019 Perfection 4 Silvestre de Sousa David O'Meara 1:15.55 2020 Stormy Girl 3 Cam Hardie Rebecca Menzies 1:13.87 2021 Double or Bubble 4 Jack Mitchell Chris Wall 1:15.37 2022 Princess Shabnam 3 Nicola Currie Sean Woods 1:15.62 2023 Believing 3 Daniel Tudhope George Boughey 1:14.47 2024 Marine Wave 4 Oisin Orr Richard Fahey 1:14.95 2025 Rosy Affair 4 Billy Loughnane George Boughey 1:15.92 2026 America Queen 3 Danny Tudhope Richard Hughes 1:14.11
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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