- Dante Stakes
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Group 2 race
Dante StakesLocation York Racecourse
York, EnglandInaugurated 1958 Race type Flat / Thoroughbred Sponsor Totesport Website York Race information Distance 1m 2f 88y (2,092 m) Track Turf, left-handed Qualification Three-year-olds Weight 9 st 0 lb
Allowances
3 lb for fillies
Penalties
3 lb for G1 win this yearPurse £150,000 (2011)
1st: £85,155The Dante Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 88 yards (2,092 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.
The event is named in honour of Dante, the Yorkshire-trained winner of a wartime substitute Derby at Newmarket in 1945. It was established in 1958, and the inaugural running was won by Bald Eagle.
The Dante Stakes serves as a trial for the Derby, and nine horses have won both races. The first was St Paddy in 1960, and the most recent was Authorized in 2007. The last participant to subsequently win the Derby was Workforce, the runner-up in 2010.
At present, the Dante Stakes is held on the second day of York's three-day Dante Festival meeting.
Contents
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)
Winners since 1976
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time 1976 Trasi's Son Edward Hide Martin Tate 2:18.10 1977 Lucky Sovereign Taffy Thomas Harry Wragg 2:16.70 1978 Shirley Heights Greville Starkey John Dunlop 2:10.84 1979 Lyphard's Wish Joe Mercer Henry Cecil 1980 Hello Gorgeous Joe Mercer Henry Cecil 2:10.10 1981 Beldale Flutter Pat Eddery Michael Jarvis 2:19.10 1982 Simply Great Lester Piggott Henry Cecil 1983 Hot Touch Pat Eddery Geoff Wragg 2:18.10 1984 Claude Monet Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 2:08.55 1985 Damister Pat Eddery Jeremy Tree 2:17.23 1986 Shahrastani Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 2:11.72 1987 Reference Point Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 2:08.25 1988 Red Glow Pat Eddery Geoff Wragg 2:11.95 1989 Torjoun Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani 2:06.98 1990 Sanglamore Pat Eddery Roger Charlton 2:09.18 1991 Environment Friend George Duffield James Fanshawe 2:12.42 1992 Alnasr Alwasheek Steve Cauthen Michael Stoute 2:08.71 1993 Tenby Pat Eddery Henry Cecil 2:12.36 1994 Erhaab Willie Carson John Dunlop 2:06.18 1995 Classic Cliche Walter Swinburn Saeed bin Suroor 2:10.63 1996 Glory of Dancer Olivier Peslier Paul Kelleway 2:12.40 1997 Benny the Dip Olivier Peslier John Gosden 2:11.97 1998 Saratoga Springs Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien 2:11.57 1999 Salford Express Richard Quinn David Elsworth 2:16.36 2000 Sakhee Richard Hills John Dunlop 2:07.81 2001 Dilshaan Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute 2:10.69 2002 Moon Ballad Jamie Spencer Saeed bin Suroor 2:07.06 2003 Magistretti Kevin Darley Neville Callaghan 2:09.48 2004 North Light Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute 2:15.69 2005 Motivator Johnny Murtagh Michael Bell 2:16.17 2006 Septimus Kieren Fallon Aidan O'Brien 2:17.55 2007 Authorized Frankie Dettori Peter Chapple-Hyam 2:11.54 2008 Tartan Bearer Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:09.50 2009 Black Bear Island Colm O'Donoghue Aidan O'Brien 2:11.64 2010 Cape Blanco Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien 2:06.70 2011 Carlton House Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:13.49 Earlier winners
- 1958: Bald Eagle
- 1959: Dickens
- 1960: St Paddy
- 1961: Gallant Knight
- 1962: Lucky Brief
- 1963: Merchant Venturer
- 1964: Sweet Moss
- 1965: Ballymarais
- 1966: Hermes
- 1967: Gay Garland
- 1968: Lucky Finish
- 1969: Activator
- 1970: Approval
- 1971: Fair World
- 1972: Rheingold
- 1973: Owen Dudley
- 1974: Honoured Guest
- 1975: Hobnob
See also
References
- galopp-sieger.de – Dante Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Dante Stakes (2011).
- pedigreequery.com – Dante Stakes – York.
- Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. p. 43. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
Categories:- Flat races in Great Britain
- York Racecourse
- Flat horse races for three-year-olds
- Recurring sporting events established in 1958
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