Dante Stakes
Group 2 race | |
Location | York Racecourse York,England |
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Inaugurated | 1958 |
Race type | Flat/Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Al Basti Equiworld |
Website | York |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 2f 56y (2,063m) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds |
Weight | 9st0lb Allowances 3 lb forfillies Penalties 3 lb for G1 win this year |
Purse | £175,000(2022) 1st:£100,000 |
2024 | ||
Economics | Ancient Wisdom | War Rooms |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
The Foxes | White Birch | Continuous |
2022 | ||
Desert Crown | Royal Patronage | Bluegrass |
2021 | ||
Hurricane Lane | Megallan | High Definition |
TheDante Stakesis aGroup 2flathorse racein 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) atYorkin May.
History
[edit]The event is named afterDante,the Yorkshire-trained winner of theDerbysubstitute atNewmarketin 1945. Established in 1958, it serves as a majortrialfor the Derby.[1]The first running was won byBald 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 wasSt Paddyin 1960, and the most recent wasDesert Crownin 2022. The 2014 Dante Stakes winner,The Grey Gatsby,subsequently won France's equivalent of the Derby, thePrix du Jockey-Clubwhile the 2015 runner-up,Jack Hobbs,and 2021 winnerHurricane Lane,both won theIrish Derby.
The Dante Stakes is currently staged on the second day of York's three-day Dante Festival meeting.
Records
[edit]Leading jockey (6 wins):
- Pat Eddery–Beldale Flutter (1981), Hot Touch (1983), Damister (1985), Red Glow (1988), Sanglamore (1990), Tenby (1993)
Leadingtrainer(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
[edit]- ^The 2020 race was run in July due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Bald Eagle Can Return to Favour for Derby".Glasgow Herald.21 May 1958.Retrieved28 April2013.
- ^"1979 Dante Stakes".Glasgow Herald.16 May 1979.Retrieved28 April2013.
- 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.ISBN1-873626-15-0.
- Race Recordings[1]