The Dahlia Stakes is a Group 2

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s aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 1 furlong (1,811 metres) on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket in late April or early May.

History

The event is named after

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, a successful filly in the 1970s. It was established in 1997, and initially held Listed status. It was promoted to Group 3 level in 2004 and upgraded to Group 2 level in 2015. The Dahlia Stakes is currently staged on the second day of the two-day Guineas Festival meeting. It is run on the same day as the 1000 Guineas.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins): * Heaven Sent – ''2008, 2009'' Leading jockey (6 wins): * Ryan Moore – ''Heaven Sent (2008, 2009), Strawberrydaiquiri (2010), Dank (2013), Bragging (2015), Somehow (2017)'' Leading trainer (6 wins): *

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– ''Echelon (2007), Heaven Sent (2008, 2009), Strawberrydaiquiri (2010), Dank (2013), Bragging (2015)'' Leading owner (3 wins): *

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- ''Echelon (2007), Heaven Sent (2008, 2009) * Godolphin - ''Usherette (2016), Wuheida (2018), Terebellum (2020)''

Winners

References

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History

Records

Winners

See also

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