The Dick Poole Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old fillies. It is run at Salisbury over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September. It was formerly contested at Listed level and was raised to Group 3 status in 2014.
The race is named in honour of Colonel Dick Poole, a racehorse trainer, breeder and owner, and was the brainchild of Peter Walwyn and his one-time assistant Mark Smyly. It was first run in 1979, initially over a distance of 5 furlongs.
Records Leading jockey (3 wins): Richard Hughes - Dancing Drop (1996), Imperial Beauty (1998), Winning Express (2012)
Leading trainer (3 wins): John Dunlop – May Hinton (1989), Najiya (1995), Tashawak (2001) Richard Hannon Jr. - Anna Nerium (2017), Dark Lady (2019), Happy Romance (2020)
Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time 1979 La Legende Taffy Thomas Henry Cecil 1:01.47 1980 Queen Of Prussia Dean McKeown William Hastings-Bass 1:02.23 1981 Fairy Tern John Matthias Ian Balding 1:00.96 1982 Miss Anagram Billy Newnes Henry Candy 1:00.38 1983 Boezinge Frank Morby Captain Mark Smyly 1:14.99 1984 All For London Alain Lequeux Olivier Douieb 1:15.45 1985 Ala Mahlik Greville Starkey Frankie Durr 1:13.77 1986 Tahilla Pat Eddery Jeremy Tree 1:13.43 1987 Practice Tony Ives Jeremy Tree 1:15.65 1988 Dancing Tribute Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:13.37 1989 May Hinton Willie Carson John Dunlop 1:13.50 1990 Lee Artiste Richard Quinn Paul Cole 1:15.83 1991 Basma Lester Piggott Dick Hern 1:12.41 1992 Catherineofaragon John Williams Bill Wightman 1:20.41 1993 Prophecy Pat Eddery John Gosden 1:13.73 1994 Bajan Rose Stephen Davies Michael Blanshard 1:16.18 1995 Najiya Willie Carson John Dunlop 1:13.28 1996 Dancing Drop Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:13.48 1997 Regal Revolution John Lowe Peter Walwyn 1:16.79 1998 Imperial Beauty Richard Hughes Peter Makin 1:16.90 1999 Crimplene Philip Robinson Clive Brittain 1:13.28 2000 Tempting Fate Michael Hills John Hills 1:14.26 2001 Tashawak Willie Supple John Dunlop 1:14.41 2002 Wimple Frankie Dettori Clive Brittain 1:15.32 2003 Nyramba Frankie Dettori John Gosden 1:13.64 2004 Suez Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis 1:13.46 2005 Nidhaal Richard Hills Ed Dunlop 1:14.15 2006 Vital Statistics John Egan David Elsworth 1:13.92 2007 Fashion Rocks Jimmy Fortune Brian Meehan 1:15.00 2008 Serious Attitude Jimmy Fortune Rae Guest 1:14.62 2009 Shamandar Michael Hills William Haggas 1:18.65 2010 Brevity Martin Dwyer Brian Meehan 1:13.37 2011 Sajwah Richard Hills Charles Hills 1:14.54 2012 Winning Express Richard Hughes Ed McMahon 1:13.34 2013 Joyeuse Tom Queally Lady Cecil 1:14.75 2014 New Providence Jim Crowley Hugo Palmer 1:13.43 2015 La Rioja Andrea Atzeni Henry Candy 1:17.14 2016 Madam Dancealot Tom Queally Joseph Tuite 1:14.49 2017 Anna Nerium Tom Marquand Richard Hannon Jr. 1:15.30 2018 Yourtimeisnow Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian 1:15.01 2019 Dark Lady Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon Jr. 1:14.84 2020 Happy Romance Sean LeveyRichard Hannon Jr. 1:15.11 2021 Romantic Time Hollie Doyle William Stone 1:13.55 2022 Juliet Sierra Rob Hornby Ralph Beckett 1:12.93 2023 Juniper Berries Charles Bishop Eve Johnson Houghton 1:12.94 2024 Tabiti Rossa Ryan Ralph Beckett 1:15.16 2025 Anthelia Lewis Edmunds Rod Millman 1:16.52 2026 Acclamation Star Kieran Shoemark James Owen 1:15.00
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
References
External links Racing Post: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Dick Poole Fillies' Stakes (2019).