The Dante Stakes is a Group 2 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.
| 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 | 9 st 0 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies Penalties 3 lb for G1 win this year |
| Purse | £175,000 (2022) 1st: £100,000 |
| 2024 | ||
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| Economics | Ancient Wisdom | War Rooms |
| Previous years | ||
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| 2023 | ||
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| The Foxes | White Birch | Continuous |
| 2022 | ||
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| Desert Crown | Royal Patronage | Bluegrass |
| 2021 | ||
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| Hurricane Lane | Megallan | High Definition |
| 2020-2011 | ||
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| 2020 | ||
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| Thunderous | Highest Ground | Juan Elcano |
| 2019 | ||
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| Telecaster | Too Darn Hot | Surfman |
| 2018 | ||
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| Roaring Lion | Mildenberger | Zabriskie |
| 2017 | ||
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| Permian | Benbatl | Crystal Ocean |
| 2016 | ||
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| Wings of Desire | Deauville | Foundation |
| 2015 | ||
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| Golden Horn | Jack Hobbs | Elm Park |
| 2014 | ||
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| The Grey Gatsby | Arod | True Story |
| 2013 | ||
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| Libertarian | Trading Leather | Indian Chief |
| 2012 | ||
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| Bonfire | Ektihaam | Fencing |
| 2011 | ||
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| Carlton House | Seville | Pisco Sour |
| 2010-2001 | ||
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| 2010 | ||
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| Cape Blanco | Workforce | Coordinated Cut |
| 2009 | ||
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| Black Bear Island | Freemantle | Sans Frontieres |
| 2008 | ||
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| Tartan Bearer | Frozen Fire | Twice Over |
| 2007 | ||
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| Authorized | Raincoat | Al Shemali |
| 2006 | ||
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| Septimus | Best Alibi | Snoqualmie Boy |
| 2005 | ||
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| Motivator | The Geezer | Falstaff |
| 2004 | ||
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| North Light | Rule of Law | Let The Lion Roar |
| 2003 | ||
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| Magistretti | Tuning Fork | Dunhill Star |
| 2002 | ||
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| Moon Ballad | Bollin Eric | Balakheri |
| 2001 | ||
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| Dilshaan | Celtic Silence | Storming Home |
| 2000-1991 | ||
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| 2000 | ||
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| Sakhee | Pawn Broker | Best of the Bests |
| 1999 | ||
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| Salford Express | Golden Snake | Slip Stream |
| 1998 | ||
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| Saratoga Springs | City Honours | Border Arrow |
| 1997 | ||
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| Benny The Dip | Desert Story | Musalsal |
| 1996 | ||
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| Glory of Dancer | Dushyantor | Jack Jennings |
| 1995 | ||
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| Classic Cliche | Annus Mirabilis | Presenting |
| 1994 | ||
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| Erhaab | Weigh Anchor | Mister Baileys |
| 1993 | ||
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| Tenby | Planetary Aspect | Shaiba |
| 1992 | ||
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| Alnasr Alwasheek | Great Palm | Aljadeer |
| 1991 | ||
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| Environment Friend | Hailsham | Perpendicular |
| 1990-1981 | ||
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| 1990 | ||
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| Sanglamore | Karinga Bay | Anshan |
| 1989 | ||
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| Torjoun | Observation Post | Zalazl |
| 1988 | ||
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| Red Glow | Kefaah | Glacial Storm |
| 1987 | ||
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| Reference Point | Ascot Knight | Persifleur |
| 1986 | ||
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| Shahrastani | Nomrood | Sirk |
| 1985 | ||
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| Damister | Vin de France | Reach |
| 1984 | ||
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| Claud Monet | Hatim | Head for Heights |
| 1983 | ||
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| Hot Touch | Guns of Navarone | Dunbeath |
| 1982 | ||
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| Simply Great | Palace Gold | Be My Native |
| 1981 | ||
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| Beldale Flutter | Shotgun | Scintillating Air |
| 1980-1976 | ||
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| 1980 | ||
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| Hello Gorgeous | Master Willie | Water Mill |
| 1979 | ||
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| Lyphard's Wish | Hardgreen | Lake City |
| 1978 | ||
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| Shirley Heights | Julio Mariner | Sexton Blake |
| 1977 | ||
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| Lucky Sovereign | Baudelaire | Milverton |
| 1976 | ||
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| Trasi's Son | Gunner B | Dutch Treat |
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 St Paddy in 1960, and the most recent was Desert Crown in 2022. The 2014 Dante Stakes winner, The Grey Gatsby, subsequently won France's equivalent of the Derby, the 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
See also
References
- 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]