Musidora Stakes

The Musidora Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 88 yards (2,092 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.

The event is named after Musidora, a Yorkshire-trained winner of the 1,000 Guineas and the Oaks in 1949. It was established in 1961, and the inaugural running was won by Ambergris.

The race serves as a trial for the Oaks, and six fillies have won both events. The first was Noblesse in 1963, and the most recent was Sariska in 2009.

The Musidora Stakes is usually held on the opening day of York's three-day Dante Festival meeting, the day before the Dante Stakes.

Records

Leading jockey (5 wins):

• Steve Cauthen – Last Feather (1982), Fatah Flare (1985), Indian Skimmer (1987), Diminuendo (1988), Snow Bride (1989)

Leading trainer (9 wins):

• 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)

Winners since 1979

Earlier winners

See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

• galopp-sieger.de – Musidora Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Musidora Stakes (2011).
• pedigreequery.com – Musidora Stakes – York.
• Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 41–42. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.