- Musidora Stakes
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Group 3 race
Musidora StakesLocation York Racecourse
York, EnglandInaugurated 1961 Race type Flat / Thoroughbred Sponsor Tattersalls Website York Race information Distance 1m 2f 88y (2,092 m) Track Turf, left-handed Qualification Three-year-old fillies Weight 8 st 12 lb
Penalties
4 lb for G1 / G2 winners *
* at 7 furlongs or overPurse £65,000 (2011)
1st: £36,901The Musidora Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. 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 after Musidora, a Yorkshire-trained winner of the 1,000 Guineas and the Oaks in 1949. It was established in 1961, and the inaugural running was won by Ambergris.
The race serves as a trial for the Oaks, and six fillies have won both events. The first was Noblesse in 1963, and the most recent was Sariska in 2009.
The Musidora Stakes is usually held on the opening day of York's three-day Dante Festival meeting, the day before the Dante Stakes.
Contents
Records
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- Steve Cauthen – Last Feather (1982), Fatah Flare (1985), Indian Skimmer (1987), Diminuendo (1988), Snow Bride (1989)
Leading trainer (9 wins):
- Henry Cecil – Fatah Flare (1985), Indian Skimmer (1987), Diminuendo (1988), Snow Bride (1989), All at Sea (1992), Magnificient Style (1996), Reams of Verse (1997), Passage of Time (2007), Aviate (2010)
Winners since 1979
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time 1979 Rimosa's Pet Greville Starkey Michael Stoute 1980 Bireme Willie Carson Dick Hern 1981 Condessa Declan Gillespie Jim Bolger 1982 Last Feather Steve Cauthen Barry Hills 1983 Give Thanks Declan Gillespie Jim Bolger 1984 Optimistic Lass Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1985 Fatah Flare Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1986 Rejuvenate Brent Thomson Barry Hills 2:13.29 1987 Indian Skimmer Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 2:12.57 1988 Diminuendo Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 2:11.46 1989 Snow Bride Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 2:08.25 1990 In the Groove Ray Cochrane David Elsworth 2:09.80 1991 Gussy Marlowe Michael Roberts Clive Brittain 2:12.23 1992 All at Sea Pat Eddery Henry Cecil 2:18.78 1993 Marillette Pat Eddery John Gosden 2:15.69 1994 Hawajiss Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 2:10.79 1995 Pure Grain John Reid Michael Stoute 2:11.59 1996 Magnificient Style Michael Kinane Henry Cecil 2:11.45 1997 Reams of Verse Kieren Fallon Henry Cecil 2:11.81 1998 Bahr Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:16.22 1999 Zahrat Dubai Michael Kinane Saeed bin Suroor 2:15.34 2000 Kalypso Katie Michael Kinane Jeremy Noseda 2:12.32 2001 Time Away Pat Eddery John Dunlop 2:09.71 2002 Islington Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute 2:09.11 2003 Cassis Pat Eddery Jeremy Noseda 2:09.08 2004 Punctilious Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:22.33 2005 Secret History Joe Fanning Mark Johnston 2:19.43 2006 Short Skirt Michael Kinane Sir Michael Stoute 2:15.63 2007 Passage of Time Richard Hughes Henry Cecil 2:11.78 2008 Lush Lashes Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 2:09.78 2009 Sariska Jamie Spencer Michael Bell 2:11.41 2010 Aviate Eddie Ahern Henry Cecil 2:09.14 2011 Joviality William Buick John Gosden 2:10.60 Earlier winners
- 1961: Ambergris
- 1962: Fool's Gold
- 1963: Noblesse
- 1964: Ela Marita
- 1965: Arctic Melody
- 1966: Orabella II
- 1967: Palatch
- 1968: Exchange
- 1969: Lovers Lane
- 1970: Whitefoot
- 1971: Catherine Wheel
- 1972: Jakomima
- 1973: Where You Lead
- 1974: Escorial
- 1975: Moonlight Night
- 1976: Everything Nice
- 1977: Triple First
- 1978: Princess of Man
See also
References
- galopp-sieger.de – Musidora Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Musidora Stakes (2011).
- pedigreequery.com – Musidora Stakes – York.
- Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 41–42. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
Categories:- Flat races in Great Britain
- York Racecourse
- Flat horse races for three-year-old fillies
- Recurring sporting events established in 1961
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