The Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged two years. It is run at Ripon over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.
History
The inaugural running took place in October 1960 over a distance of 1 mile. The race was reduced to its present distance in 1965.
Winners YearWinnerJockeyTrainer Time 1960 Vinnie Norman McIntosh Sam Hall 1:48.80 1961 Lucky Brief Brian Connorton Snowy Gray 1:52.60 1962 Zaleucus Doug Smith Geoffrey Brooke 1:45.40 1963 Con Brio Michael Hayes Frank Armstrong 1:42.20 1964 Never A Fear Albert Robson Walter Wharton 1:46.80 1965 Audrey Joan George Cadwaladr Eric Cousins 1:15.60 1966 Horned Moon Joe Sime Reg Day 1:13.40 1967 Cheb's Lad Brian Connorton Snowy Gray 1:15.60 1968 Meldrum Peter Hetherington Ernie Weymes 1:15.60 1969 Sweet Revenge Brian Connorton Atty Corbett 1:15.40 1970 Madame's Share Joe Mercer Dick Hern 1:12.20 1971 High Top Lester Piggott Bernard van Cutsem 1:12.60 1972 Prince Chad Eddie Hide Herbert Jones 1:13.00 1973 Burwell Johnny Seagrave Mick Easterby 1:13.80 1974 Cry Of Truth John Gorton Bruce Hobbs 1:11.70 1975 Outer Circle Geoff Lewis Ian Balding 1:12.50 1976 Anax Geoff Baxter Bruce Hobbs 1:15.00 1977 Fast Colour Jimmy Bleasdale Harry Thomson Jones 1:13.00 1978 Alert Eddie Hide Clive Brittain 1:17.70 1979 Lingdale Graham Sexton Bill Elsey 1:17.00 1980 Noalto Philip Robinson Frankie Durr 1:11.60 1981 Glancing Dean McKeown William Hastings-Bass 1:12.70 1982 Top O' The North John Murray Mick Easterby 1:16.10 1983 Idolized Paul Eddery Ernie Weymes 1:11.80 1984 Provideo Tony Ives Bill O'Gorman 1:15.20 1988 Wonder Dancer Kevin Darley Alan Bailey 1:15.20 1989 Green's Belle Michael Hills William Jarvis 1:13.50 1990 Anjiz Pat Eddery Alex Scott 1:12.50 1991 Colway Bold Dean McKeown Bill Watts 1:11.00 1992 Star Family Friend Philip Robinson Mark Tompkins 1:15.30 1993 Ehtfaal Richard Hills Harry Thomson Jones 1:12.60 1994 Limerick Belle John Carroll Jack Berry 1:11.20 1995 Kahir Almaydan Willie Carson John Dunlop 1:10.90 1996 Indian Rocket Willie Carson John Dunlop 1:15.30 1997 Arkadian Hero Pat Eddery Luca Cumani 1:11.80 1998 Boldly Goes Dean McKeown Chris Fairhurst 1:12.40 1999 Invincible Spirit Michael Kinane John Dunlop 1:11.40 2000 Baaridd Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis 1:13.40 2001 Resplendent Cee Johnny Murtagh Peter Harris 1:12.00 2002 Cool Question George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt 1:15.70 2003 Auditorium Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute 1:15.62 2004 Space Shuttle David Allan Tim Easterby 1:14.63 2005 Sir Xaar Philip Robinson Bryan Smart 1:12.06 2006 Stevie Gee Robert Winston Alan Swinbank 1:15.82 2007 Fat Boy Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:12.56 2008 Desert Phantom Richard Mullen David Simcock 1:15.03 2009 Hold Your Colour Eddie Ahern Brian Meehan 1:12.46 2010 Bathwick Bear Richard Evans David Evans 1:13.65 2011 Gerfalcon Martin Dwyer Brian Meehan 1:13.89 2012 Deauville Prince Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe 1:14.43 2013 Supplicant Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey 1:12.49 2014 Izzthatright Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey 1:12.57 2015 Whitman Andrew Elliott Mark Johnston 1:13.70 2016 Alicante Dawn Connor Beasley Bryan Smart 1:12.81 2017 Enjaazat Jim Crowley Owen Burrows 1:11.79 2018 Sporting Chance Silvestre de Sousa Simon Crisford 1:12.48 2019 Platinum Star Callum Shepherd Saeed bin Suroor 1:10.42 2020 Bahrain Pride James Doyle Simon & Ed Crisford 1:13.48 2021 Flotus Silvestre de Sousa Simon & Ed Crisford 1:11.78 2022 Shouldvebeenaring Sean Levey Richard Hannon Jr. 1:11.70 2023 Task Force Rossa Ryan Ralph Beckett 1:12.53 2024 Soldier's Heart Harry Davies Simon & Ed Crisford 1:10.51 2025 Anaisa David Allan Tim Easterby 1:10.69 2026 Silent Beauty David Egan Kevin Philipart De Foy 1:13.56
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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