Dahlia Stakes
Appearance
Group 2 race | |
Location | Rowley Mile Newmarket, England |
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Inaugurated | 1997 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Betfair |
Website | Newmarket |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 1f (1,811 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Straight |
Qualification | Four-years-old and up fillies and mares |
Weight | 9 st 0 lb Penalties 5 lb for Group 1 winners * 3 lb for Group 2 winners * * since 31 August last year |
Purse | £115,000 (2022) 1st: £65,216 |
2024 | ||
Stay Alert | Running Lion | Caernarfon |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Via Sistina | Al Husn | Astral Beau |
2022 | ||
Dreamloper | Ville De Grace | Ebaiyra |
2021 | ||
Lady Bowthorpe | Queen Power | Lavender's Blue |
2000-1997 | ||
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2000 | ||
Cape Grace | Annapurna | Diamond White |
1999 | ||
Putuna | Maria Isabella | Keld |
1998 | ||
Yabint El Sultan | Supercal | Star Precision |
1997 | ||
Balalaika | Tsarnista | Medieval Lady |
The Dahlia Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares 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
[edit]The event is named after Dahlia, 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.[1]
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
[edit]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):
- Sir Michael Stoute – Echelon (2007), Heaven Sent (2008, 2009), Strawberrydaiquiri (2010), Dank (2013), Bragging (2015)
Leading owner (3 wins):
- Cheveley Park Stud - Echelon (2007), Heaven Sent (2008, 2009)
- Godolphin - Usherette (2016), Wuheida (2018), Terebellum (2020)
Winners
[edit]Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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1997 | Balalaika | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Luca Cumani | Helena Springfield Ltd | 1:51.81 |
1998 | Yabint El Sultan | 4 | Ray Cochrane | Bryan McMahon | G S D Imports Ltd | 1:56.46 |
1999 | Putuna [a] | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Ian Balding | Robert Hitchins | 1:46.10 |
2000 | Cape Grace | 4 | Dane O'Neill | Richard Hannon Sr. | George W. Strawbridge Jr. | 1:53.29 |
2001 | Cayman Sunset | 4 | Jimmy Fortune | Ed Dunlop | M P Burke | 1:53.28 |
2002 | Tarfshi | 4 | Philip Robinson | Michael Jarvis | Ahmed Al Maktoum | 1:51.49 |
2003 | Aldora | 4 | Martin Dwyer | Mick Ryan | Aldora Partnership | 1:53.81 |
2004 | Beneventa | 4 | Seb Sanders | John Dunlop | R N Khan | 1:50.65 |
2005 | Tarfah | 4 | Seb Sanders | Gerard Butler | Abdulla Al Khalifa | 1:48.78 |
2006 | Violet Park | 5 | Richard Hughes | Brian Meehan | Mrs J Cash | 1:54.24 |
2007 | Echelon | 5 | Kerrin McEvoy | Sir Michael Stoute | Cheveley Park Stud | 1:49.98 |
2008 | Heaven Sent | 5 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | Cheveley Park Stud | 1:55.00 |
2009 | Heaven Sent | 6 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | Cheveley Park Stud | 1:47.98 |
2010 | Strawberrydaiquiri | 4 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | Renata Jacobs | 1:54.03 |
2011 | I'm a Dreamer | 4 | William Buick | David Simcock | St Albans Bloodstock | 1:52.78 |
2012 | Izzi Top | 4 | William Buick | John Gosden | Helena Springfield Ltd | 1:56.38 |
2013 | Dank | 4 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | James Wigan | 1:49.69 |
2014 | Esoterique | 4 | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | Édouard de Rothschild | 1:50.41 |
2015 | Bragging | 4 | Ryan Moore | Michael Stoute | Khalid Abdullah | 1:48.33 |
2016 | Usherette | 4 | Mickael Barzalona | André Fabre | Godolphin | 1:51.06 |
2017 | Somehow | 4 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor / Smith / Magnier | 1:49.19 |
2018 | Wuheida | 4 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 1:50.43 |
2019 | Worth Waiting | 4 | James Doyle | David Lanigan | Saif Ali | 1:51.27 |
2020 | Terebellum[b] | 4 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | Godolphin | 2:03.28 |
2021 | Lady Bowthorpe | 5 | Kieran Shoemark | William Jarvis | Emma Banks | 1:51.98 |
2022 | Dreamloper | 5 | Kieran Shoemark | Ed Walker | J Fill | 1:49.74 |
2023 | Via Sistina | 5 | Jamie Spencer | George Boughey | Mrs R G Hillen | 1:51.49 |
2024 | Stay Alert | 5 | David Egan | Hughie Morrison | Ben & Sir Martyn Arbib | 1:50.23 |
- ^ The 1999 edition was run on Newmarket's July Course over 1 mile and 110 yards
- ^ The 2020 race was run over ten furlongs in June, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2015 European Programme". britishhorseracing.com. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- galopp-sieger.de – Dahlia Stakes.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Dahlia Stakes (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Dahlia Stakes – Newmarket.