Middleton Stakes

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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.

Records

Most successful horse:

• no horse has won this race more than once

Leading jockey (5 wins):

• Frankie Dettori - Papering (1997), Crimson Palace (2004), Coronet (2018), Lah Ti Dar (2019), Free Wind (2023)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

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

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1981	Pipina	3	Pat Eddery	Harry Wragg	2:23.32
1982	Cut Loose	3	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	2:14.34
1983	Malvern Beauty	3	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil	2:21.50
1984	Glowing With Pride	3	Pat Eddery	Geoff Wragg	2:11.89
1985	Rye Tops	3	Brian Rouse	Geoff Wragg	2:18.47
1986	Gull Nook	3	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	2:18.00
1987	Nom de Plume	3	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	2:12.02
1988	Catawba	3	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	2:14.36
1989	Nearctic Flame	3	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	2:08.15
1990	Hellenic	3	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	2:12.22
1991	Clare Heights	3	Walter Swinburn	James Fanshawe	2:14.06
1992	Skimble	3	Pat Eddery	Henry Cecil	2:11.48
1993	Dayflower	3	Walter Swinburn	Satish Seemar	2:14.10
1994	Wijdan	3	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	2:10.39
1995	Ludgate	3	George Duffield	Robert Williams	2:13.74
1996	Bathilde	3	Michael Kinane	Michael Stoute	2:10.01
1997	Papering	4	Frankie Dettori	Luca Cumani	2:11.77
1998	Arriving	4	Michael Hills	John Hills	2:12.17
1999	Lady in Waiting	4	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	2:16.20
2000	Lafite	4	Richard Hills	John Hills	2:08.79
2001	Moselle	4	Richard Quinn	William Haggas	2:11.12
2002	Jalousie	4	George Duffield	Chris Wall	2:10.04
2003	Zee Zee Top	4	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	2:11.03
2004	Crimson Palace	5	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	2:15.68
2005	All Too Beautiful	4	Kieren Fallon	Aidan O'Brien	2:15.88
2006	Strawberry Dale	4	Jamie Spencer	James Bethell	2:19.41
2007	Topatoo	5	Michael Hills	Mark Tompkins	2:13.83
2008	Promising Lead	4	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:08.20
2009	Crystal Capella	4	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:15.03
2010	Sariska	4	Jamie Spencer	Michael Bell	2:06.20
2011	Midday	5	Tom Queally	Henry Cecil	2:10.05
2012	Izzi Top	4	William Buick	John Gosden	2:11.62
2013	Dalkala	4	Christophe Lemaire	Alain de Royer-Dupré	2:12.43
2014	Ambivalent	5	Andrea Atzeni	Roger Varian	2:10.21
2015	Secret Gesture	5	Andrea Atzeni	Ralph Beckett	2:10.48
2016	Beautiful Romance	4	James Doyle	Saeed bin Suroor	2:08.85
2017	Blond Me	5	Oisin Murphy	Andrew Balding	2:09.76
2018	Coronet	4	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	2:08.01
2019	Lah Ti Dar	4	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	2:10.38
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2021	Queen Power	5	Silvestre de Sousa	Sir Michael Stoute	2:09.89
2022	Lilac Road	4	Tom Marquand	William Haggas	2:11.50
2023	Free Wind	5	Frankie Dettori	John & Thady Gosden	2:10.06
2024	Bluestocking	4	Rossa Ryan	Ralph Beckett	2:09.80
2025	See The Fire	4	Oisin Murphy	Andrew Balding	2:09.44

See also

• Horse racing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

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• galopp-sieger.de – Middleton Stakes.
• ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Middleton Stakes (2019).
• pedigreequery.com – Middleton Stakes – York.