9 st 0 lb Penalties 4 lb for G1 / G2 winners * * since 31 August 2021
Purse
£125,000 (2022) 1st: £70,888
Musidora Stakes
2024
Secret Satire
Francophone
Classical Song
Previous years
2023
Soul Sister
Novakai
Infinite Cosmos
2022
Emily Upjohn
Life Of Dreams
Ching Shih
2021
Snowfall
Noon Star
Teona
2020-2011
2020
Rose Of Kildare
Albaflora
Ricetta
2019
Nausha
Frankellina
Entitle
2018
Give And Take
Dancing Brave Bear
Ejtyah
2017
Shutter Speed
Vintage Folly
Serenada
2016
So Mi Dar
Fireglow
Promising Run
2015
Star of Seville
Together Forever
Pandora
2014
Madame Chiang
Lily Rules
Regardez
2013
Liber Nauticus
Romantic Settings
Woodland Aria
2012
The Fugue
Twirl
Esentepe
2011
Joviality
Barefoot Lady
Whey Sauce
2010-2001
2010
Aviate
Gold Bubbles
Eleanora Duse
2009
Sariska
Star Ruby
Enticement
2008
Lush Lashes
Cape Amber
Dar Re Mi
2007
Passage of Time
Sweet Lilly
Sues Surprise
2006
Short Skirt
Alexandrova
Maroussies Wings
2005
Secret History
Quickfire
Play Me
2004
Punctilious
Glen Innes
Bay Tree
2003
Cassis
Geminiani
Irtahal
2002
Islington
Spinnette
Alexander Three
2001
Time Away
Relish The Thought
Heavenly Whisper
2000-1991
2000
Kalypso Katie
Lady Upstage
High Walden
1999
Zahrat Dubai
Mother of Pearl
Barafamy
1998
Bahr
Midnight Line
Anna
1997
Reams of Verse
Vagabond Chanteuse
Etoile
1996
Magnificient Style
Sil Sila
Obsessive
1995
Pure Grain
Caramba
Musetta
1994
Hawajiss
Spot Prize
Dance to the Top
1993
Marillette
Iviza
Sueboog
1992
All at Sea
Perfect Circle
Armarama
1991
Gussy Marlowe
Dartrey
Shamshir
1990-1981
1990
In The Groove
Sardegna
Ivrea
1989
Snow Bride
Pilot
Mysteries
1988
Diminuendo
Asl
Princess Genista
1987
Indian Skimmer
Bourbon Girl
Mountain Memory
1986
Rejuvenate
Ala Mahlik
Colorspin
1985
Fatah Flare
Dubian
Ever Genial
1984
Optimistic Lass
Poquito Queen
Sandy Island
1983
Give Thanks
So True
New Coins
1982
Last Feather
Ash Ridge
Cadi Ha
1981
Condessa
Madam Gay
Fairy Footsteps
1980-1978
1980
Bireme
Gift Wrapped
Our Home
1979
Rimosa's Pet
Lightning Record
Odeon
1978
Princess of Man
Sofala
Varishkina
The Musidora Stakes is a Group 3flathorse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 56 yards (2,063 metres) at York in May.
History
The event is named after Musidora, the Yorkshire-trained winner of the 1,000 Guineas and Epsom Oaks in 1949. Established in 1961, it serves as a leading trial for the Oaks.[1] The first running was won by Ambergris.[2]
The present race grading system was introduced in 1971, and the Musidora Stakes was given Group 3 status.
In total, eight winners of the race have achieved victory in the Oaks. The first was Noblesse in 1963, and the most recent was Soul Sister in 2023. The 2015 winner, Star of Seville, won the Prix de Diane, the French equivalent of the Oaks.
The Musidora Stakes is currently held on the opening day of York's three-day Dante Festival meeting. It is run the day before the Dante Stakes.
Records
Leading jockey (7 wins):
Frankie Dettori – Bahr (1998), Punctilious (2004), Star of Seville (2015), So Mi Dar (2016), Shutter Speed (2017), Emily Upjohn (2022), Soul Sister (2023)
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)