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.

Middleton Stakes
Group 2 race
LocationYork Racecourse
York, England
Inaugurated1981
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorAl Basti Equiworld
WebsiteYork
Race information
Distance1m 2f 56y (2,063m)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFour-years-old and up
fillies and mares
Weight9 st 0 lb
Penalties
3 lb for Group 1 winners*
since 2017
Purse£125,000 (2019)
1st: £70,888
Middleton Stakes
2019
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History

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

Most successful horse:

  • no horse has won this race more than once

Leading jockey (4 wins):

  • Pat Eddery – Pipina (1981), Glowing with Pride (1984), Gull Nook (1986), Skimble (1992)
  • Walter Swinburn – Nearctic Flame (1989), Hellenic (1990), Clare Heights (1991), Dayflower (1993)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

  • Sir Michael Stoute – Nearctic Flame (1989), Hellenic (1990), Bathilde (1996), Zee Zee Top (2003), Promising Lead (2008), Crystal Capella (2009)

Winners
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-Dupre 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
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  1. The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[3]
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See also

References
  1. "1981 Middleton Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 12 May 1981. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  2. "Middleton Stakes given Group 2 status". BBC Sport. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  3. "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspension extended". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020.
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