Musidora Stakes

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The Musidora Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs and 88 yards (2,092 metres) at York Racecourse in May.

It is a recognised trial race for the Epsom Oaks. It was first run in 1961 and is named in honour of Musidora winner of the One Thousand Guineas and Oaks in 1949. Five winners of the race have gone on to win the Oaks - Noblesse (1963), Bireme (1980), Diminuendo, Snow Bride and Reams Of Verse. The 2006 Oaks winner, Alexandrova was second in the Musidora Stakes.

[edit] Winners since 1988

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1988	Diminuendo	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	2:11.46
1989	Snow Bride	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	2:08.25
1990	In the Groove	Ray Cochrane	David Elsworth	2:09.80
1991	Gussy Marlowe	Michael Roberts	Clive Brittain	2:12.23
1992	All at Sea	Pat Eddery	Henry Cecil	2:18.78
1993	Marillette	Pat Eddery	John Gosden	2:15.69
1994	Hawajiss	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	2:10.79
1995	Pure Grain	John Reid	Michael Stoute	2:11.59
1996	Magnificent Style	Michael Kinane	Henry Cecil	2:11.45
1997	Reams of Verse	Kieren Fallon	Henry Cecil	2:11.81
1998	Bahr	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	2:16.22
1999	Zahrat Dubai	Michael Kinane	Saeed bin Suroor	2:15.34
2000	Kalypso Katie	Michael Kinane	Jeremy Noseda	2:12.32
2001	Time Away	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	2:09.71
2002	Islington	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	2:09.11
2003	Cassis	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Noseda	2:09.08
2004	Punctilious	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	2:22.33
2005	Secret History	Joe Fanning	Mark Johnston	2:19.43
2006	Short Skirt	Michael Kinane	Sir Michael Stoute	2:15.63

[edit] See also

• Horseracing in the United Kingdom
• List of British flat horse races