Dante Stakes

The Dante Stakes is a Group 2 race for three-year-olds over a mile and a quarter at York in May.

The Dante Stakes is run on Thursday 18th May 2023.

It is the feature race of the three-day Dante meeting and one of the most important trials for the Epsom Derby.

Eleven horses have gone on to win the Derby including Benny The Dip (1997), Authorized (2007), Golden Horn (2015) and Desert Crown (2022).

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Contents

1 Race Overview – The Dante Stakes
2 Dante Stakes 2023 Odds
3 Dante Stakes 2023 Tips
4 Dante Stakes Previous Winners
5 Dante Stakes Previous Result
6 Famous Dante Stakes Winners
7 Key Dante Stakes Trials
8 Dante Stakes Betting Trends
9 Dante Stakes – Top Trainers and Jockeys
10 Betting on the Dante Stakes
11 Popular Questions
12 Summary of Dante Stakes
13 Related York Dante Festival Posts

Race Overview – The Dante Stakes

The Dante Stakes is a three-year-old flat horse race held in the United Kingdom.

The race takes place in York in May and is 1 mile, 2 furlongs, and 56 yards long.

The Dante Stakes is named in remembrance of Dante, the final horse trained in Yorkshire to win the Derby. It normally occurs on Thursday, the middle day of the three-day festival of the same name that takes place at York Racecourse.

Since the turn of the century, North Light, Motivator, Authorised, and Golden Horn have all gone on to win the June Classic, making this race one of the key qualifiers for the Epsom Derby the following month.

Dante Stakes 2023 Odds

Here are the latest odds for the Dante Stakes in May 2023:

Dante Stakes Date: Thursday 18th of May 2023 Time: 15:35 Details: 7 Runners York.
Flying Honours	7/2
Passenger	5/1
Continuous	6/1
White Birch	8/1
Dear My Friend	16/1
Liberty Lane	20/1
Killybegs Warrior	33/1

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Dante Stakes 2023 Tips

Here are some tips for Dante Stakes in May 2023:

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Dante Stakes Previous Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1958	Bald Eagle	Harry Carr	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	2:23.80
1959	Dickens	Harry Carr	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	2:12.60
1960	St Paddy	Lester Piggott	Noel Murless	2:14.80
1961	Gallant Knight	Eph Smith	Ted Leader	2:24.20
1962	Lucky Brief	Brian Connorton	Snowy Gray
1963	Merchant Venturer	Greville Starkey	John Oxley	2:18.40
1964	Sweet Moss	Lester Piggott	Noel Murless
1965	Ballymarais	Bill Pyers	Snowy Gray	2:23.60
1966	Hermes	Greville Starkey	John Oxley
1967	Gay Garland	Ron Hutchinson	Harry Wragg	2:25.60
1968	Lucky Finish	Brian Taylor	Harvey Leader
1969	Activator	Taffy Thomas	Geoffrey Barling
1970	Approval	Greville Starkey	Henry Cecil	2:11.40
1971	Fair World	Jimmy Lindley	George Todd	2:11.00
1972	Rheingold	Ernie Johnson	Barry Hills
1973	Owen Dudley	Geoff Lewis	Noel Murless
1974	Honoured Guest	Geoff Lewis	Noel Murless
1975	Hobnob	Willie Carson	Harry Wragg
1976	Trasi's Son	Edward Hide	Martin Tate	2:18.10
1977	Lucky Sovereign	Taffy Thomas	Harry Wragg	2:16.70
1978	Shirley Heights	Greville Starkey	John Dunlop	2:10.84
1979	Lyphard's Wish	Joe Mercer	Henry Cecil
1980	Hello Gorgeous	Joe Mercer	Henry Cecil	2:10.10
1981	Beldale Flutter	Pat Eddery	Michael Jarvis	2:19.10
1982	Simply Great	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil
1983	Hot Touch	Pat Eddery	Geoff Wragg	2:18.10
1984	Claude Monet	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	2:08.55
1985	Damister	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Tree	2:17.23
1986	Shahrastani	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	2:11.72
1987	Reference Point	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	2:08.25
1988	Red Glow	Pat Eddery	Geoff Wragg	2:11.95
1989	Torjoun	Ray Cochrane	Luca Cumani	2:06.98
1990	Sanglamore	Pat Eddery	Roger Charlton	2:09.18
1991	Environment Friend	George Duffield	James Fanshawe	2:12.42
1992	Alnasr Alwasheek	Steve Cauthen	Michael Stoute	2:08.71
1993	Tenby	Pat Eddery	Henry Cecil	2:12.36
1994	Erhaab	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	2:06.18
1995	Classic Cliche	Walter Swinburn	Saeed bin Suroor	2:10.63
1996	Glory of Dancer	Olivier Peslier	Paul Kelleway	2:12.40
1997	Benny the Dip	Olivier Peslier	John Gosden	2:11.97
1998	Saratoga Springs	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	2:11.57
1999	Salford Express	Richard Quinn	David Elsworth	2:16.36
2000	Sakhee	Richard Hills	John Dunlop	2:07.81
2001	Dilshaan	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	2:10.69
2002	Moon Ballad	Jamie Spencer	Saeed bin Suroor	2:07.06
2003	Magistretti	Kevin Darley	Neville Callaghan	2:09.48
2004	North Light	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	2:15.69
2005	Motivator	Johnny Murtagh	Michael Bell	2:16.17
2006	Septimus	Kieren Fallon	Aidan O'Brien	2:17.55
2007	Authorized	Frankie Dettori	Peter Chapple-Hyam	2:11.54
2008	Tartan Bearer	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:09.50
2009	Black Bear Island	Colm O'Donoghue	Aidan O'Brien	2:11.64
2010	Cape Blanco	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	2:06.70
2011	Carlton House	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:13.49
2012	Bonfire	Jimmy Fortune	Andrew Balding	2:10.52
2013	Libertarian	William Buick	Elaine Burke	2:10.59
2014	The Grey Gatsby	Ryan Moore	Kevin Ryan	2:08.99
2015	Golden Horn	William Buick	John Gosden	2:08.74
2016	Wings of Desire	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	2:07.37
2017	Permian	Franny Norton	Mark Johnston	2:08.40
2018	Roaring Lion	Oisin Murphy	John Gosden	2:09.79
2019	Telecaster	Oisin Murphy	Hughie Morrison	2:10.24
2020	Thunderous[a]	Franny Norton	Mark Johnston	2:08.62
2021	Hurricane Lane	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	2:10.06
2022	Desert Crown	Richard Kingscote	Sir Michael Stoute	2:09.46
2023	The Foxes	Oisin Murphy	Andrew Balding	2:05.84

Dante Stakes Previous Result

Check out the 2022 result of the Dante Stakes taking place on the York Racing Track:

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Famous Dante Stakes Winners

The race is named after the Yorkshire-trained winner of the 1945 Derby. It was first run in 1958 with victory going to Bald Eagle. He went on to make his name in the United States where he became Champion Older Male Horse in 1960. The Dante was run as a Group 3 from 1971 until being upgraded to Group 2 level in 1980.

1960 winner St Paddy was trained by Noel Murless and ridden by Lester Piggott. The son of Aureole won the Epsom Derby and the St Leger at Doncaster. The following season he added the Jockey Club Stakes, Eclipse Stakes and Hardwicke Stakes.

In 1972 the race was won by Rheingold who was beaten a short-head by Roberto at Epsom. In 1973 he won the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp, a first victory in the race for Piggott.

Shirley Heights (1978) also went on to win the Epsom Derby for John Dunlop and Greville Starkey. His Highness The Aga Khan won it with Shahrastani in 1986 who famously won the Derby at the expense of the luckless Dancing Brave.

Reference Point (1987) and Erhaab (1994) were others to complete the Dante-Derby double.

1997 winner Benny The Dip won at 11-1 at Epsom for John Gosden and Willie Ryan. After going clear early in the straight, he gamely held off the challenge of Silver Patriarch by a short-head in a thrilling finish. The high quality of winners has been maintained in more recent times with North Light (2004), Motivator (2005) and Authorized (2007) underlining the significance of this race as a Derby trial.

Golden Horn (2015) won the Derby, Eclipse, Irish Champion Stakes and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe to be crowned European Horse of the Year. His Arc victory required a 120,000 Euro supplementary fee and he then had to overcome a wide draw. Frankie Dettori kept him wide of his rivals early on before tucking in behind the pace-setter, eventually winning by two lengths from Flintshire and New Bay.

Desert Crown (2022) is the latest horse to add his name to those successful at Epsom, scoring decisively for Sir Michael Stoute and Richard Kingscote.

Key Dante Stakes Trials

Winners of the Dante come from a wide variety of races.

Only one of the last twelve winners had previously been successful at Group 1 level.

Seven of the twelve had won last time out and this is often where promising colts put their Classic credentials to the test.

The fact that ten of the last twelve winners went straight for the Epsom Derby speaks for itself. Of those, Golden Horn (2015) and Desert Crown (2022) were successful while four others were placed.

Her Majesty The Queen’s Carlton House finished third in the 2011 Derby, Libertarian (2013) finished runner-up at Epsom and both Roaring Lion (2018) and Hurricane Lane (2021) finished third in the Classic.

2014 winner The Grey Gatsby won the Prix Du Jockey Club (French Derby) at Chantilly on his next start.

Dante Stakes Betting Trends

Favourites have a very poor recent record in the Dante. Only Roaring Lion (3-1) won as clear favourite in the last twelve renewals.

2022 winner Desert Crown started 7-2 joint-favourite. The biggest shock in the Dante in recent years was the 33-1 success of Karl Burke’s Libertarian in 2013.

Permian (2017) won at 10-1 for Mark Johnston and Franny Norton while Wings Of Desire (2016) was only one point shorter for John Gosden and Frankie Dettori.

Dante Stakes – Top Trainers and Jockeys

Sir Michael Stoute’s victory with Desert Crown in 2022 brought him level with Henry Cecil on seven Dante winners. His other winners were Shahrastani (1986), Alnasr Alwasheek (1992), Dilshaan (2001), North Light (2004), Tartan Bearer (2008) and Carlton House (2011).

Cecil’s seven Dante winners came courtesy of Approval (1970), Lyphard’s Wish (1979), Hello Gorgeous (1980), Simply Great (1982), Claude Monet (1984), Reference Point (1987) and Tenby (1993). Aidan O’Brien has won it four times, his most recent success coming with Cape Blanco in 2010.

Pat Eddery is the leading rider in the history of the Dante Stakes with six victories; Beldale Flutter (1981), Hot Touch (1983), Damister (1985), Red Glow (1988), Sanglamore (1990) and Tenby (1993).

Betting on the Dante Stakes

The Dante Stakes is arguably the most significant Derby trial in Great Britain, boasting an impressive eleven subsequent Epsom winners.

Plenty of big reputations have been blown away in a race where favourites have struggled in recent times.

It is certain to have an impact on the ante-post Derby market and is a worthy feature race at the York May meeting.

Summary of Dante Stakes

The Dante Stakes takes place as part of the Dante Festival in May along with other races such as the Musidora Stakes, Hambleton Stakes and the Yorkshire Cup.

It is one of the key trails for the Epsom classic and has thrown up many high-class winners over the years.

If you are looking to place a bet on any of the races above then we advise you to check out our list of York Dante Festival Betting Offers for the Dante Festival 2023.

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