Dante Stakes

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The Dante Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs and 88 yards (2,092 m) at York Racecourse in May.

It was first run in 1958 and is named after Dante, the Yorkshire-trained winner of the Epsom Derby in 1945. The race is now a leading Derby Trial, with winners often becoming favourite for the big race. The most recent Dante Stakes winner to be victorious at Epsom was Authorized in 2007.

[edit] Winners since 1984

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
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

[edit] Earlier winners

[edit] References

• PedigreeQuery.com
• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008

[edit] See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races