The Musidora Stakes is a Group 3

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horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old

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. 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 1,000 Guineas and

Epsom Oaks The Oaks Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 6 yards ...

in 1949. Established in 1961, it serves as a leading

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for the Oaks. The first running was won by Ambergris. The present race grading system was introduced in 1971, and the Musidora Stakes was given Group 3 status. In total, seven winners of the race have achieved victory in the Oaks. The first was

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in 1963, and the most recent was Snowfall in 2021. The 2015 winner, Star of Seville, won the

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, the French equivalent of the Oaks. The Musidora Stakes is currently held on the opening day of York's three-day Dante Festival meeting. It is run the day before 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

Leading jockey (6 wins): *

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– ''Bahr (1998), Punctilious (2004), Star of Seville (2015), So Mi Dar (2016), Shutter Speed (2017), Emily Upjohn (2022)'' Leading trainer (9 wins): *

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– ''Fatah Flare (1985), Indian Skimmer (1987), Diminuendo (1988), Snow Bride (1989), All at Sea (1992), Style (1996), Reams of Verse (1997), Passage of Time (2007), Aviate (2010)''

Winners

References

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History

Records

Winners

See also

References