Yellow Ribbon Stakes
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The Yellow Ribbon Stakes is a Grade I race for thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three-years-old and upwards. It is raced during the Oak Tree Racing Association meeting at Santa Anita Park in late September / early October. It is a major prep race for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf and is contested over a distance of 1¼ miles (2,000 metres) on the turf. The current purse is $500,000.
The name of the race is taken from the song: "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree".
[edit] Winners since 1990
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
| 1990 | Plenty of Grace | 3 | Herb McCauley | John M. Veitch | Darby Dan Farm | 1:58.40 |
| 1991 | Kostroma | 5 | Kent Desormeaux | Gary Jones | Robert Sangster et al | 2:01.00 |
| 1992 | Super Staff | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | Ron McAnally | Juddmonte Farms | 1:59.20 |
| 1993 | Possibly Perfect | 3 | Corey Nakatani | Robert J. Frankel | Blue Vista Inc | 2:02.91 |
| 1994 | Aube Indienne | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | Charlie Whittingham | Frankfurt Stables | 2:02.32 |
| 1995 | Alpride | 4 | Chris McCarron | Ron McAnally | Sid & Jenny Craig | 2:01.68 |
| 1996 | Donna Viola | 4 | Gary Stevens | Chris Wall | Kieran D. Scott | 2:00.62 |
| 1997 | Ryafan | 3 | Alex Solis | John Gosden | Juddmonte Farms | 2:03.60 |
| 1998 | Fiji | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | Neil Drysdale | Prince Fahd bin Salman | 2:05.23 |
| 1999 | Spanish Fern | 4 | Chris McCarron | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1:59.52 |
| 2000 | Tranquility Lake | 5 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Julio Canani | Martin & Pam Wygod | 2:02.98 |
| 2001 | Janet | 4 | David R. Flores | Darrell Vienna | Stonerside Stable | 1:58.64 |
| 2002 | Golden Apples | 4 | Pat Valenzuela | Ben Cecil | Gary Tanaka | 1:59.72 |
| 2003 | Tates Creek | 5 | Pat Valenzuela | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 2:00.77 |
| 2004 | Light Jig | 4 | Rene R. Douglas | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1:59.28 |
| 2005 | Megahertz | 6 | Alex Solis | Robert J. Frankel | Michael Bello | 2:00.50 |
| 2006 | Wait a While | 3 | Garrett Gomez | Todd Pletcher | Arindel Farm | 1:59.25 |
