The Middleton 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, 2 furlongs and 56 yards () at York in May.

History The event was established in 1981, and it was originally restricted to three-year-old fillies. The first running was won by Pipina.

The present version for older fillies was introduced in 1997. It initially held Listed status. It was promoted to Group 3 level in 2004, and to Group 2 in 2010.

The Middleton Stakes is currently staged on the second day of York's three-day Dante Festival meeting. It is run on the same day as the Dante Stakes.

Records Most successful horse (2 wins): See The Fire - 2025, 2026

Leading jockey (5 wins): Frankie Dettori - Papering (1997), Crimson Palace (2004), Coronet (2018), Lah Ti Dar (2019), Free Wind (2023)

Leading trainer (7 wins): Sir Michael Stoute – Nearctic Flame (1989), Hellenic (1990), Bathilde (1996), Zee Zee Top (2003), Promising Lead (2008), Crystal Capella (2009), Queen Power (2021)

Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1981 Pipina 3 Pat Eddery Harry Wragg 2:23.32 1982 Cut Loose 3 Willie Carson Dick Hern 2:14.34 1983 Malvern Beauty 3 Lester Piggott Henry Cecil 2:21.50 1984 Glowing With Pride 3 Pat Eddery Geoff Wragg 2:11.89 1985 Rye Tops 3 Brian Rouse Geoff Wragg 2:18.47 1986 Gull Nook 3 Pat Eddery John Dunlop 2:18.00 1987 Nom de Plume 3 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 2:12.02 1988 Catawba 3 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 2:14.36 1989 Nearctic Flame 3 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 2:08.15 1990 Hellenic 3 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 2:12.22 1991 Clare Heights 3 Walter Swinburn James Fanshawe 2:14.06 1992 Skimble 3 Pat Eddery Henry Cecil 2:11.48 1993 Dayflower 3 Walter Swinburn Satish Seemar 2:14.10 1994 Wijdan 3 Willie Carson Dick Hern 2:10.39 1995 Ludgate 3 George Duffield Robert Williams 2:13.74 1996 Bathilde 3 Michael Kinane Michael Stoute 2:10.01 1997 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 2007 Topatoo 5 Michael Hills Mark Tompkins 2:13.83 2008 Promising Lead 4 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:08.20 2009 Crystal Capella 4 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:15.03 2010 Sariska 4 Jamie Spencer Michael Bell 2:06.20 2011 Midday 5 Tom Queally Henry Cecil 2:10.05 2012 Izzi Top 4 William Buick John Gosden 2:11.62 2013 Dalkala 4 Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré 2:12.43 2014 Ambivalent 5 Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian 2:10.21 2015 Secret Gesture 5 Andrea Atzeni Ralph Beckett 2:10.48 2016 Beautiful Romance 4 James Doyle Saeed bin Suroor 2:08.85 2017 Blond Me 5 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 2:09.76 2018 Coronet 4 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 2:08.01 2019 Lah Ti Dar 4 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 2:10.38 no race 2020 2021 Queen Power 5 Silvestre de Sousa Sir Michael Stoute 2:09.89 2022 Lilac Road 4 Tom Marquand William Haggas 2:11.50 2023 Free Wind 5 Frankie Dettori John & Thady Gosden 2:10.06 2024 Bluestocking 4 Rossa Ryan Ralph Beckett 2:09.80 2025 See The Fire 4 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 2:09.44 2026 See The Fire 5 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 2:17.82

See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races

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galopp-sieger.de – Middleton Stakes. ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Middleton Stakes (2019). pedigreequery.com – Middleton Stakes – York.