The Middleton Stakes is a Group 2

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horse race in Great Britain open to

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s aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 56 yards () at

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History

The event was established in 1981, and it was originally restricted to three-year-old fillies. 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. 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 The Dante Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 56 yards () at ...

Records

Most successful horse: * ''no horse has won this race more than once'' Leading jockey (4 wins): *

Pat Eddery Patrick James John Eddery (18 March 1952 – 10 November 2015) was an Irish flat racing jockey and trainer. He rode three winners of the Derby and was Champion Jockey on eleven occasions. He rode the winners of 4,632 British flat races, a f ...

– ''Pipina (1981), Glowing with Pride (1984), Gull Nook (1986), Skimble (1992)'' *

Walter Swinburn Walter Robert John Swinburn (7 August 1961 – 12 December 2016) was a flat racing jockey and trainer who competed in Great Britain and internationally. Biography Swinburn was born in Oxford. He was the son of Wally Swinburn, who won ...

– ''Nearctic Flame (1989), Hellenic (1990), Clare Heights (1991), Dayflower (1993)'' Leading trainer (7 wins): *

Sir Michael Stoute Sir Michael Ronald Stoute (born 22 October 1945) is a Barbadian British Thoroughbred horse trainer in flat racing. Career Stoute, whose father was the Chief of Police for Barbados, left the island in 1964 at the age of 19 to become an assis ...

– ''Nearctic Flame (1989), Hellenic (1990), Bathilde (1996), Zee Zee Top (2003), Promising Lead (2008), Crystal Capella (2009), Queen Power (2021)''

Winners

References

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– ''Middleton Stakes – York.'' {{Race Meeting, Dante Festival, Turf Middle distance horse races for fillies and mares York Racecourse Flat races in Great Britain 1981 establishments in England Recurring sporting events established in 1981

History

Records

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See also

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