Fred Darling Stakes

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The Fred Darling Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over a straight distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) at Newbury in mid April.

The race is one of the main trials for the One Thousand Guineas run at the beginning of May. It was first run in 1949 and is named after Fred Darling, an English racehorse trainer who trained a joint-record seven English Derby winners.

Four winners of the race since 1988 have gone on to win the One Thousand Guineas - Salsabil, Shadayid, Bosra Sham and Wince. Two more Guineas winners, Sleepytime and Lahan, had both finished fourth in the Fred Darling Stakes.

Prior to 1999 the race was run over the slightly longer distance of 7 furlongs 64 yards (1,467 metres), which included one left-hand bend.

[edit] Winners since 1988

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1988	Bluebook	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:29.94
1989	Pass the Peace	Richard Quinn	Michael Bell	1:35.76
1990	Salsabil	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	1:31.63
1991	Shadayid	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	1:32.18
1992	Musicale	Pat Eddery	Henry Cecil	1:35.22
1993	Sueboog	Walter Swinburn	Clive Brittain	1:35.22
1994	Bulaxie	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	1:36.40
1995	Aqaarid	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	1:28.37
1996	Bosra Sham	Pat Eddery	Henry Cecil	1:33.46
1997	Dance Parade	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	1:31.99
1998	Daunting Lady	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon	1:36.95
1999	Wince	Kieren Fallon	Henry Cecil	1:24.20
2000	Iftiraas	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	1:33.24
2001	Rolly Polly	Richard Quinn	Henry Cecil	1:31.00
2002	Queen's Logic	Steven Drowne	Mick Channon	1:24.74
2003	Tante Rose	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1:23.92
2004	Majestic Desert	Kieren Fallon	Mick Channon	1:29.51
2005	Penkenna Princess	Seb Sanders	Ralph Beckett	1:30.32
2006	Nasheej	Ryan Moore	Richard Hannon	1:24.61

[edit] See also

• Horseracing in the United Kingdom
• List of British flat horse races