The Dahlia Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 1 furlong (1,811 metres) on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket in late April or early May.
History The event is named after Dahlia, a successful filly in the 1970s. It was established in 1997, and initially held Listed status. It was promoted to Group 3 level in 2004 and upgraded to Group 2 level in 2015.
The Dahlia Stakes is currently staged on the third day of the three-day Guineas Festival meeting. It is run on the same day as the 1000 Guineas.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins): Heaven Sent – 2008, 2009
Leading jockey (6 wins): Ryan Moore – Heaven Sent (2008, 2009), Strawberrydaiquiri (2010), Dank (2013), Bragging (2015), Somehow (2017)
Leading trainer (6 wins): Sir Michael Stoute – Echelon (2007), Heaven Sent (2008, 2009), Strawberrydaiquiri (2010), Dank (2013), Bragging (2015)
Leading owner (4 wins): Godolphin - Usherette (2016), Wuheida (2018), Terebellum (2020), Cinderella's Dream (2025)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time 1997 Balalaika 4 Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani Helena Springfield Ltd 1:51.81 1998 Yabint El Sultan 4 Ray Cochrane Bryan McMahon G S D Imports Ltd 1:56.46 1999 Putuna 4 Kieren Fallon Ian Balding Robert Hitchins 1:46.10 2000 Cape Grace 4 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Sr. George W. Strawbridge Jr. 1:53.29 2001 Cayman Sunset 4 Jimmy Fortune Ed Dunlop M P Burke 1:53.28 2002 Tarfshi 4 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis Ahmed Al Maktoum 1:51.49 2003 Aldora 4 Martin Dwyer Mick Ryan Aldora Partnership 1:53.81 2004 Beneventa 4 Seb Sanders John Dunlop R N Khan 1:50.65 2005 Tarfah 4 Seb Sanders Gerard Butler Abdulla Al Khalifa 1:48.78 2006 Violet Park 5 Richard Hughes Brian Meehan Mrs J Cash 1:54.24 2007 Echelon 5 Kerrin McEvoy Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud 1:49.98 2008 Heaven Sent 5 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud 1:55.00 2009 Heaven Sent 6 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud 1:47.98 2010 Strawberrydaiquiri 4 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute Renata Jacobs 1:54.03 2011 I'm a Dreamer 4 William Buick David Simcock St Albans Bloodstock 1:52.78 2012 Izzi Top 4 William Buick John Gosden Helena Springfield Ltd 1:56.38 2013 Dank 4 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute James Wigan 1:49.69 2014 Esoterique 4 Maxime Guyon André Fabre Édouard de Rothschild 1:50.41 2015 Bragging 4 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute Khalid Abdullah 1:48.33 2016 Usherette 4 Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 1:51.06 2017 Somehow 4 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Smith / Magnier 1:49.19 2018 Wuheida 4 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:50.43 2019 Worth Waiting 4 James Doyle David Lanigan Saif Ali 1:51.27 2020 Terebellum 4 Frankie Dettori John Gosden Godolphin 2:03.28 2021 Lady Bowthorpe 5 Kieran Shoemark William Jarvis Emma Banks 1:51.98 2022 Dreamloper 5 Kieran Shoemark Ed Walker J Fill 1:49.74 2023 Via Sistina 5 Jamie Spencer George Boughey Mrs R G Hillen 1:51.49 2024 Stay Alert 5 David Egan Hughie Morrison Ben & Sir Martyn Arbib 1:50.23 2025 Cinderella's Dream 4 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:50.29 2026 Jancis 5 Sean Levey Willie McCreery Arturo Cousino 1:47.41
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
References
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galopp-sieger.de – Dahlia Stakes. ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Dahlia Stakes (2019). pedigreequery.com – Dahlia Stakes – Newmarket.