Middleton Stakes
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The Middleton Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above thoroughbred fillies and mares run over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs and 88 yards (2,092 metres) at York Racecourse in May.
It was first run as a Group 3 race in 2004, after having been run as a Listed race since 1997.
Prior to 1997 the Middleton Stakes was a conditions race restricted to three-year-old fillies, with the notable victory in 1993 of Dayflower, whose trainer Satish Seemar became the first Dubai based trainer to win a race in Europe.
[edit] Winners since 1997
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
| 1998 | 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 |
