Dante Stakes
Group 2 race | |
Location | Flat / Thoroughbred |
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Sponsor | Al Basti Equiworld |
Website | York |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 2f 56y (2,063m) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds |
Weight | 9 st 0 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies Penalties 3 lb for G1 win this year |
Purse | £175,000 (2022) 1st: £100,000 |
2023 | ||
The Foxes | White Birch | Continuous |
Previous years | ||
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2022 | ||
Desert Crown | Royal Patronage | Bluegrass |
2021 | ||
Hurricane Lane | Megallan | High Definition |
The Dante Stakes is a
flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 56 yards (2,063 metres) at York
in May.
History
The event is named after Dante, the Yorkshire-trained winner of the Derby substitute at Newmarket in 1945. Established in 1958, it serves as a major trial for the Derby.[1] The first running was won by Bald Eagle.
The present race grading system was introduced in 1971, and the Dante Stakes initially held Group 3 status.[2] It was promoted to Group 2 level in 1980.
In total, eleven winners of the race have achieved victory in the Derby. The first was
Prix du Jockey-Club while the 2015 runner-up, Jack Hobbs, and 2021 winner Hurricane Lane, both won the Irish Derby
.
The Dante Stakes is currently staged on the second day of York's three-day Dante Festival meeting.
Records
Leading jockey (6 wins):
- Pat Eddery – Beldale Flutter (1981), Hot Touch (1983), Damister (1985), Red Glow (1988), Sanglamore (1990), Tenby (1993)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- Henry Cecil – Approval (1970), Lyphard's Wish (1979), Hello Gorgeous (1980), Simply Great (1982), Claude Monet (1984), Reference Point (1987), Tenby (1993)
- Sir Michael Stoute - Shahrastani (1986), Alnasr Alwasheek (1992), Dilshaan (2001), North Light (2004), Tartan Bearer (2008), Carlton House (2011), Desert Crown (2022)
Winners
- ^ The 2020 race was run in July due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
See also
References
- ^ "Bald Eagle Can Return to Favour for Derby". Glasgow Herald. 21 May 1958. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "1979 Dante Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 16 May 1979. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Dante Stakes.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Dante Stakes (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Dante Stakes – York.
- Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. p. 43. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
- Race Recordings [1]