The Dante Stakes is a Group 2

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in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 56 yards () at

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in May.

History

The event is named after

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, the Yorkshire-trained winner of the

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substitute at Newmarket in 1945. Established in 1958, it serves as a major

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for the Derby. The first running was won by

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. The present race grading system was introduced in 1971, and the Dante Stakes initially held Group 3 status. 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,

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, subsequently won France's equivalent of the Derby, the

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while the 2015 runner-up,

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, and 2021 winner

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, both won the

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. The Dante Stakes is currently staged on the second day of York's three-day Dante Festival meeting.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins): *

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– ''Beldale Flutter (1981), Hot Touch (1983), Damister (1985), Red Glow (1988), Sanglamore (1990), Tenby (1993)'' Leading trainer (7 wins): *

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– ''Approval (1970), Lyphard's Wish (1979), Hello Gorgeous (1980), Simply Great (1982), Claude Monet (1984), Reference Point (1987), Tenby (1993)'' *

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- ''Shahrastani (1986), Alnasr Alwasheek (1992), Dilshaan (2001), North Light (2004), Tartan Bearer (2008), Carlton House (2011), Desert Crown (2022)''

Winners

References

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History

Records

Winners

See also

References