Musidora Stakes
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| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | York Racecourse York, England |
| Inaugurated | 1961 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Tattersalls |
| Website | York |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 2f 56y (2,063m) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
| Weight | 9 st 2 lb Penalties 4 lb for G1 / G2 winners * * since 31 August 2024 |
| Purse | £130,000 (2025) 1st: £73,723 |
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| 2026 | ||
| Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves | White, royal blue chevron, orange sleeves and cap | Light blue and white (quartered), hooped sleeves, light blue cap |
| Legacy Link | Felicitas | K Sarra |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ||
| Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap | Maroon, royal blue hoop, sleeves and cap | Orange and yellow check, diabolo on sleeves, yellow and orange hooped cap |
| Whirl | Serenity Prayer | Go Go Boots |
| 2024 | ||
| Mauve, purple epaulets and sleeves, striped cap | White, emerald green hoops, white sleeves and cap | Black, white disc, striped sleeves and cap |
| Secret Satire | Francophone | Classical Song |
| 2023 | ||
| Maroon | Yellow, large black spots and spots on cap | Dark blue, yellow cap |
| Soul Sister | Novakai | Infinite Cosmos |
| 2022 | ||
| Red, black sash | Royal blue | White, emerald green hoops, white sleeves and cap |
| Emily Upjohn | Life Of Dreams | Ching Shih |
| 2021 | ||
| Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap | Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves | Grey, maroon triple diamond, white sleeves, grey cap, maroon diamonds |
| Snowfall | Noon Star | Teona |
| 1980-1978 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | ||
| Crimson, silver braid | Light green, pink sash, quartered cap | Black, white sash and sleeves, gold cap |
| Bireme | Gift Wrapped | Our Home |
| 1979 | ||
| Royal blue, pink collar, cuffs and quartered cap, white sleeves | Dark blue, white spots on body, yellow cap, red star | Black, white spots, black sleeves, white cap |
| Rimosa's Pet | Lightning Record | Odeon |
| 1978 | ||
| Emerald green, royal blue sleeves, white cap, emerald green spots | Dark blue, white stars on body, white cap | Black, pink sleeves, striped cap |
| Princess of Man | Sofala | Varishkina |
The Musidora Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 56 yards (2,063 metres) at York in May.
History
The event is named after Musidora, the Yorkshire-trained winner of the 1,000 Guineas and Epsom Oaks in 1949. Established in 1961, it serves as a leading trial for the Oaks, which is run in late May or early June.[1] The first running was won by Ambergris.[2]
The present race grading system was introduced in 1971, and the Musidora Stakes was given Group 3 status.
In total, eight winners of the race have achieved victory in the Oaks. The first was Noblesse in 1963, and the most recent was Soul Sister in 2023. The 2015 winner, Star of Seville, won the Prix de Diane, 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.
Records
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Leading jockey (7 wins):
- Frankie Dettori – Bahr (1998), Punctilious (2004), Star of Seville (2015), So Mi Dar (2016), Shutter Speed (2017), Emily Upjohn (2022), Soul Sister (2023)
Leading trainers (9 wins):
- Sir Henry Cecil – Fatah Flare (1985), Indian Skimmer (1987), Diminuendo (1988), Snow Bride (1989), All at Sea (1992), Magnificient Style (1996), Reams of Verse (1997), Passage of Time (2007), Aviate (2010)
- John Gosden – Marillette (1993), Joviality (2011), The Fugue (2012), Star of Seville (2015), So Mi Dar (2016), Shutter Speed (2017), Emily Upjohn (2022), Soul Sister (2023), Legacy Link (2026)
Winners
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- ^ The 2020 race was run in July due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."First Running of the Musidora Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 17 May 1961. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Yesterday's Meetings". Glasgow Herald. 18 May 1961. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
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External links
- Race Recordings (1974, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987–2003) youtube.com
- galopp-sieger.de – Musidora Stakes.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Musidora Stakes (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Musidora Stakes – York.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 41–42. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
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