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Middleton Stakes
The Middleton Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged four years or older. 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 |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1981 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Al Basti Equiworld |
| Website | York |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 2f 56y (2,063m) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up fillies and mares |
| Weight | 9 st 0 lb Penalties 3 lb for Group 1 winners* since 2019 |
| Purse | £140,000 (2022) 1st: £79,394 |
| 2024 | ||
| Bluestocking | Free Wind | Infinite Cosmos |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ||
| Free Wind | Rogue Millennium | Poptronic |
| 2022 | ||
| Lilac Road | Aristia | Thunder Kiss |
| 2021 | ||
| Queen Power | Chamade | Cabaletta |
| 2020-2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ||
| Lah Ti Dar | Rawdaa | Sun Maiden |
| 2018 | ||
| Coronet | Horseplay | Smart Call |
| 2017 | ||
| Blond Me | The Black Princess | Smart Call |
| 2016 | ||
| Beautiful Romance | Koora | Journey |
| 2015 | ||
| Secret Gesture | Talmada | Ribbons |
| 2014 | ||
| Ambivalent | Secret Gesture | Odeliz |
| 2013 | ||
| Dalkala | Ambivalent | Ladys First |
| 2012 | ||
| Izzi Top | Sajjhaa | I'm A Dreamer |
| 2011 | ||
| Midday | Sajjhaa | Timepiece |
| 2010-2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ||
| Sariska | Midday | Flying Cloud |
| 2009 | ||
| Crystal Capella | Dar Re Mi | Princess Taylor |
| 2008 | ||
| Promising Lead | Under The Rainbow | Flying Clarets |
| 2007 | ||
| Topatoo | Anna Pavlova | Portal |
| 2006 | ||
| Strawberry Dale | Mango Mischief | Portrayal |
| 2005 | ||
| All Too Beautiful | La Persiana | Saintly Rachel |
| 2004 | ||
| Crimson Palace | Beneventa | Summitville |
| 2003 | ||
| Zee Zee Top | Chorist | Aldora |
| 2002 | ||
| Jalousie | Salim Toto | Corsican Sunset |
| 2001 | ||
| Moselle | Valentine Band | Everlasting Love |
| 2000-1991 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ||
| Lafite | Fantazia | Boismorand |
| 1999 | ||
| Lady In Waiting | Primary Colours | Diamond White |
| 1998 | ||
| Arriving | Star Precision | Tempting Prospect |
| 1997 | ||
| Papering | Charlotte Corday | Ball Gown |
| 1996 | ||
| Bathilde | Kinlochewe | Rouge Rancon |
| 1995 | ||
| Ludgate | Watch The Clock | Dawlah |
| 1994 | ||
| Wijdan | From Beyond | Little Sister |
| 1993 | ||
| Dayflower | Helvellyn | Chain Dance |
| 1992 | ||
| Skimble | Resounding Success | Nina's Chocolates |
| 1991 | ||
| Clare Heights | Shoka | Fly To The Moon |
| 1990-1988 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ||
| Hellenic | Ballet Classique | Valira |
| 1989 | ||
| Nearctic Flame | Shayraz | Krisalya |
| 1988 | ||
| Catawba | Bourbon Topsy | Karaferya |
History edit
The event was established in 1981, and it was originally restricted to three-year-old fillies.[1] The first running was won by Pipina.
The present version for older fillies was introduced in 1997. It initially held Listed status. It was promoted to Group 3 level in 2004, and to Group 2 in 2010.[2]
The Middleton Stakes is currently staged on the second day of York's three-day Dante Festival meeting. It is run on the same day as the Dante Stakes.
Records edit
Most successful horse:
- no horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- Frankie Dettori - Papering (1997), Crimson Palace (2004), Coronet (2018), Lah Ti Dar (2019), Free Wind (2023)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- Sir Michael Stoute – Nearctic Flame (1989), Hellenic (1990), Bathilde (1996), Zee Zee Top (2003), Promising Lead (2008), Crystal Capella (2009), Queen Power (2021)
Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Pipina | 3 | Pat Eddery | Harry Wragg | |
| 1982 | Cut Loose | 3 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | |
| 1983 | Malvern Beauty | 3 | Lester Piggott | Henry Cecil | |
| 1984 | Glowing with Pride | 3 | Pat Eddery | Geoff Wragg | |
| 1985 | Rye Tops | 3 | Brian Rouse | Geoff Wragg | |
| 1986 | Gull Nook | 3 | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | |
| 1987 | Nom de Plume | 3 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | |
| 1988 | Catawba | 3 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 2:14.36 |
| 1989 | Nearctic Flame | 3 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 2:08.15 |
| 1990 | Hellenic | 3 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 2:12.22 |
| 1991 | Clare Heights | 3 | Walter Swinburn | James Fanshawe | 2:14.06 |
| 1992 | Skimble | 3 | Pat Eddery | Henry Cecil | 2:11.48 |
| 1993 | Dayflower | 3 | Walter Swinburn | Satish Seemar | 2:14.10 |
| 1994 | Wijdan | 3 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | 2:10.39 |
| 1995 | Ludgate | 3 | George Duffield | Robert Williams | 2:13.74 |
| 1996 | Bathilde | 3 | Michael Kinane | Michael Stoute | 2:10.01 |
| 1997 | Papering | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Luca Cumani | 2:11.77 |
| 1998 | Arriving | 4 | Michael Hills | John Hills | 2:12.17 |
| 1999 | Lady in Waiting | 4 | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | 2:16.20 |
| 2000 | Lafite | 4 | Richard Hills | John Hills | 2:08.79 |
| 2001 | Moselle | 4 | Richard Quinn | William Haggas | 2:11.12 |
| 2002 | Jalousie | 4 | George Duffield | Chris Wall | 2:10.04 |
| 2003 | Zee Zee Top | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:11.03 |
| 2004 | Crimson Palace | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:15.68 |
| 2005 | All Too Beautiful | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Aidan O'Brien | 2:15.88 |
| 2006 | Strawberry Dale | 4 | Jamie Spencer | James Bethell | 2:19.41 |
| 2007 | Topatoo | 5 | Michael Hills | Mark Tompkins | 2:13.83 |
| 2008 | Promising Lead | 4 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:08.20 |
| 2009 | Crystal Capella | 4 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:15.03 |
| 2010 | Sariska | 4 | Jamie Spencer | Michael Bell | 2:06.20 |
| 2011 | Midday | 5 | Tom Queally | Henry Cecil | 2:10.05 |
| 2012 | Izzi Top | 4 | William Buick | John Gosden | 2:11.62 |
| 2013 | Dalkala | 4 | Christophe Lemaire | Alain de Royer-Dupré | 2:12.43 |
| 2014 | Ambivalent | 5 | Andrea Atzeni | Roger Varian | 2:10.21 |
| 2015 | Secret Gesture | 5 | Andrea Atzeni | Ralph Beckett | 2:10.48 |
| 2016 | Beautiful Romance | 4 | James Doyle | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:08.85 |
| 2017 | Blond Me | 5 | Oisin Murphy | Andrew Balding | 2:09.76 |
| 2018 | Coronet | 4 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | 2:08.01 |
| 2019 | Lah Ti Dar | 4 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | 2:10.38 |
| no race 2020 [a] | |||||
| 2021 | Queen Power | 5 | Silvestre de Sousa | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:09.89 |
| 2022 | Lilac Road | 4 | Tom Marquand | William Haggas | 2:11.50 |
| 2023 | Free Wind | 5 | Frankie Dettori | John and Thady Gosden | 2:10.06 |
| 2024 | Bluestocking | 4 | Rossa Ryan | Ralph Beckett | 2:09.80 |
- ^ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "1981 Middleton Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 12 May 1981. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "Middleton Stakes given Group 2 status". BBC Sport. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspension extended". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020.
- Paris-Turf:
- "1985"., "1986"., "1987".
- Racing Post:
- 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- galopp-sieger.de – Middleton Stakes.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Middleton Stakes (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Middleton Stakes – York.