Group 2 race | |
Location | York Racecourse York, England |
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Inaugurated | 1946 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Sky Bet |
Website | York |
Race information | |
Distance | 6f (1,207 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Straight |
Qualification | Two-year-old fillies |
Weight | 9 st 0 lb Penalties 3 lb for G1 / G2 winners |
Purse | £264,000 (2022) 1st: £151,700 |
2023 | ||
Relief Rally | Cherry Blossom | Symbology |
Previous years | ||
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2022 | ||
Swingalong | Queen Me | Matilda Picotte |
2021 | ||
Zain Claudette | Sandrine | Desert Dreamer |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
Only Yours | Dangora | Cloche D'Or |
1989 | ||
Dead Certain | Routilante | Princess Taufan |
1988 | ||
Miss Demure | Muhbubh | Always On A Sunday |
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