Lowther Stakes

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The Lowther Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for two-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 6 furlongs and 3 yards (1,210 metres) at York Racecourse during the Ebor Festival meeting in August.

It was first run in 1946 and named in honour of Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale.

[edit] Winners since 1988

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1988	Miss Demure	Michael Roberts	Robert Armstrong	1:12.84
1989	Dead Certain	Steve Cauthen	David Elsworth	1:11.54
1990	Only Yours	Bruce Raymond	Richard Hannon	1:10.68
1991	Culture Vulture	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	1:12.44
1992	Niche	Lester Piggott	Richard Hannon	1:11.61
1993	Velvet Moon	Alan Munro	Paul Cole	1:11.82
1994	Harayir	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	1:11.14
1995	Dance Sequence	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	1:11.59
1996	Bianca Nera	Kevin Darley	David Loder	1:10.54
1997	Cape Verdi	John Reid	Peter Chapple-Hyam	1:12.48
1998	Bint Allayl	Michael Kinane	Mick Channon	1:10.92
1999	Jemima	Lindsay Charnock	Tim Easterby	1:14.83
2000	Enthused	Johnny Murtagh	Sir Michael Stoute	1:12.72
2001	Queen's Logic	Steven Drowne	Mick Channon	1:11.01
2002	Russian Rhythm	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	1:11.05
2003	Carry on Katie	Frankie Dettori	Jeremy Noseda	1:10.67
2004	Soar	Johnny Murtagh	James Fanshawe	1:15.90
2005	Flashy Wings	Ted Durcan	Mick Channon	1:10.14
2006	Silk Blossom	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1:14.82

[edit] See also

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