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Wikipedia / Dee Stakes

|} The Dee Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts and geldings. It is run over a distance of 1mile, 2furlongs and 70yards () at Chester in May.

History

The event is named after the River Dee, which runs alongside the racecourse. It was established in 1813, and was originally open to both colts and fillies.

In the late 19thcentury, the distance of the Dee Stakes was about 1½miles. The race was won by Voluptuary, a subsequent Grand National winner, in 1881.

From 1937, the official distance was 1mile, 4furlongs and 53yards. It was cut to 1mile, 2furlongs and 10yards in 1958, and extended by 14yards in 1970.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Dee Stakes was given Group3 status. It was increased to 1mile, 2furlongs and 85yards in 1973.

The race was downgraded to Listed level in 1988. Its distance was cut by 10yards in 1992. It regained Group3 status in 2003 and was again downgraded to Listed status in 2014.

The Dee Stakes can serve as a trial for the Epsom Derby. The last horse to win both races was Kris Kin in 2003. The 2026 winner, Constitution River, won the Prix du Jockey Club, France's equivalent of the Derby.

Records

Leading jockey since 1900 (9 wins):

Leading trainer since 1900 (13 wins):

  • Aidan O'Brien - Gypsy King (2005), Admiralofthefleet (2007), Astrology (2012), Magician (2013), Kingfisher (2014), Cliffs of Moher (2017), Rostropovich (2018), Circus Maximus (2019), Star of India (2022), San Antonio (2023), Capulet (2024), Mount Kilimanjaro (2025), Constitution River (2026)

Winners since 1900

Earlier winners

  • 1813: Bravo

  • 1814: Prince of Orange

  • 1815: Rosabella

  • 1816: Bustard

  • 1817: Wirral

  • 1818: sister to William

  • 1819: Comet

  • 1820: Claudius

  • 1821: Stingo

  • 1822: colt by Orville

  • 1823: General Mina

  • 1824: Portrait

  • 1825: Autocrat

  • 1826: Leviathan

  • 1827: Joceline

  • 1828: Terror

  • 1829: Butterfly

  • 1830: Moss Rose

  • 1831: Tilcher

  • 1832: Birdcatcher

  • 1833: Jack Faucet

  • 1834: Touchstone

  • 1835: Peter Simple

  • 1836: Trap-Ball

  • 1837: Pammon

  • 1838: Sir Ralph

  • 1839: Apothecary

  • 1840: The Shah

  • 1841: Satirist

  • 1842: Combermere

  • 1843: General Pollock

  • 1844: The Cure

  • 1845:

  • 1846: Fancy Boy

  • 1847: The Swallow

  • 1848: Flatcatcher

  • 1849: Elthiron

  • 1850: The Bee-Hunter

  • 1851: Hippolytus

  • 1852: Attack

  • 1853: Orinoco

  • 1854: Scythian

  • 1855: Noisy

  • 1856: Bird in Hand

  • 1857: Strathnaver

  • 1858: East Langton

  • 1859: Actaeon

  • 1860: Northern Light

  • 1861: Starlight

  • 1862: Costa

  • 1863: Borealis

  • 1864: Greville

  • 1865: Broomielaw

  • 1866: Bertie

  • 1867: Van Amburgh

  • 1868: Uncas

  • 1869: Whinyard

  • 1870: Bonny Swell

  • 1871: The Knight

  • 1872: Malahide

  • 1873: Master John

  • 1874: De Cambis

  • 1875: Perkin Warbeck

  • 1876: Advance

  • 1877: Bonnie Robin

  • 1878: Red Archer

  • 1879: Sunburn

  • 1880: Toastmaster

  • 1881: Voluptuary

  • 1882: Whipper-In

  • 1883: John Jones

  • 1884: Newton

  • 1885: Metal

  • 1886: Coracle

  • 1887: Savile

  • 1888: Toscano

  • 1889: Davenport

  • 1890: Sainfoin

  • 1891: Sarawak

  • 1892: Haymaker

  • 1893: Ali

  • 1894: Alfragan

  • 1895: Oleander

  • 1896: Nouveau Riche

  • 1897: Prime Minister / Silver Fox

  • 1898: Schonberg

  • 1899: Trident

See also

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