Acomb Stakes
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The Acomb Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for two-year-old thoroughbreds run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) at York Racecourse during the Ebor Festival meeting in August.
It became a Listed race in 1998 and was upgraded to Group 3 status in 2006.
The 1999 winner, King's Best, won the following season's Two Thousand Guineas. Other future stars to have run in the Acomb Stakes include Grand Lodge (third in 1993), Pentire (third in 1994) and Araafa (second in 2005).
[edit] Winners since 1988
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
| 1988 | Thorn Dance | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 1:25.89 |
| 1989 | Aquatic | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 1:24.13 |
| 1990 | Sedair | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 1:26.03 |
| 1991 | Torrey Canyon | Pat Eddery | Roger Charlton | 1:27.16 |
| 1992 | Woodchat | Alan Munro | Paul Cole | 1:23.65 |
| 1993 | Concordial | Pat Eddery | Roger Charlton | 1:25.91 |
| 1994 | Options Open | Pat Eddery | Richard Hannon | 1:22.98 |
| 1995 | Bijou d'Inde | Darryll Holland | Mark Johnston | 1:23.53 |
| 1996 | Revoque | John Reid | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 1:24.05 |
| 1997 | Saratoga Springs | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | 1:26.08 |
| 1998 | Auction House | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 1:23.30 |
| 1999 | King's Best | Gary Stevens | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:23.03 |
| 2000 | Hemingway | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | 1:25.12 |
| 2001 | Comfy | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:23.09 |
| 2002 | Bourbonnais | Kevin Darley | Mark Johnston | 1:25.71 |
| 2003 | Rule of Law | Jamie Spencer | David Loder | 1:23.42 |
| 2004 | Elliots World | Joe Fanning | Mark Johnston | 1:25.06 |
| 2005 | Palace Episode | Kieren Fallon | Kevin Ryan | 1:24.27 |
| 2006 | Big Timer | Tom Eaves | Ian Semple | 1:27.28 |
