Racing Post Trophy
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The Racing Post Trophy is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 1 mile at Doncaster Racecourse in late October.
It was first run in 1961 as the Timeform Gold Cup, sponsored by Timeform, and was subsequently known as the Observer Gold Cup (1965-75, sponsored by The Observer) and the Futurity Stakes (1976-88, sponsored by William Hill plc), before taking its present name in 1989 when the Racing Post took sponsorship.
Three winners of the race have gone on to win the Epsom Derby the following year. These are Reference Point, High Chaparral and Motivator.
[edit] Winners since 1988
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
| 1988 | Al Hareb | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:40.73 |
| 1989 | Be My Chief | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | Peter Burrell | 1:42.99 |
| 1990 | Peter Davies | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | Charles St George | 1:46.00 |
| 1991 | Seattle Rhyme | Cash Asmussen | David Elsworth | H J Senn | 1:39.58 |
| 1992 | Armiger | Pat Eddery | Henry Cecil | Khalid Abdulla | 1:39.70 |
| 1993 | King's Theatre | Willie Ryan | Henry Cecil | Michael Poland | 1:41.04 |
| 1994 | Celtic Swing | Kevin Darley | Lady Herries | Peter Savill | 1:40.04 |
| 1995 | Beauchamp King | John Reid | John Dunlop | Erik Penser | 1:38.89 |
| 1996 | Medaaly | Gary Hind | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Stables | 1:41.12 |
| 1997 | Saratoga Springs | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | Michael Tabor | 1:40.36 |
| 1998 | Commander Collins | Jimmy Fortune | Peter Chapple-Hyam | Robert Sangster | 1:47.80 |
| 1999 | Aristotle | George Duffield | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier | 1:45.00 |
| 2000 | Dilshaan | Johnny Murtagh | Sir Michael Stoute | Saeed Suhail | 1:45.87 |
| 2001 | High Chaparral | Kevin Darley | Aidan O'Brien | Michael Tabor | 1:45.39 |
| 2002 | Brian Boru | Kevin Darley | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier | 1:46.01 |
| 2003 | American Post | Christophe Soumillon | Criquette Head-Maarek | Khalid Abdulla | 1:39.57 |
| 2004 | Motivator | Kieren Fallon | Michael Bell | Royal Ascot Racing Club | 1:41.62 |
| 2005 | Palace Episode | Neil Callan | Kevin Ryan | Mrs T Marnane | 1:45.10 |
| 2006 | Authorized * | Frankie Dettori | Peter Chapple-Hyam | Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar | 1:43.74 |
* The 2006 race took place at Newbury Racecourse.
