Dee Stakes
| Class | Listed |
|---|---|
| Location | Chester Racecourse Chester, England |
| Inaugurated | 1813 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Boodles |
| Website | Chester |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 2f 70y (2,076m) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old colts and geldings |
| Weight | 9 st 2 lb Penalties 5 lb for Group race winners* 3 lb for Listed race winners * * since 31 August 2024 |
| Purse | £100,000 (2025) 1st: £56,710 |
| 2025 | ||
 |  |  |
| Mount Kilimanjaro | High Stock | Great David |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||
|  |  |
| Capulet | Bracken's Laugh | Jayarebe |
| 2023 | ||
 |  |  |
| San Antonio | Alder | Local Dynasty |
| 2022 | ||
|  |  |
| Star Of India | Cresta | Sonny Liston |
| 2021 | ||
 |  |  |
| El Drama | Maximal | Earlswood |
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| 1990-1988 | ||
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| 1990 | ||
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| Blue Stag | Saumarez | Bridal Toast |
| 1989 | ||
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| Free Sweater | Marine Diver | Road To Reason |
| 1988 | ||
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| Clifton Chapel | Nickle Plated | Red Pencil |
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 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 70 yards (2,076 metres) at Chester in May.
History
The event is named after the River Dee, which runs alongside the racecourse. It was established in 1813,[1] and was originally open to both colts and fillies.[2]
In the late 19th century, the distance of the Dee Stakes was about 1½ miles. The race was won by Voluptuary, a subsequent Grand National winner, in 1881.[3]
From 1937, the official distance was 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 53 yards.[4] It was cut to 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 10 yards in 1958,[5] and extended by 14 yards in 1970.[6]
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Dee Stakes was given Group 3 status. It was increased to 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 85 yards in 1973.[7]
The race was downgraded to Listed level in 1988. Its distance was cut by 10 yards in 1992. It regained Group 3 status in 2003 and was again downgraded to Listed status in 2014.[8]
The Dee Stakes can serve as a trial for the Epsom Derby. The last horse to win both races was Kris Kin in 2003.
Records
Leading jockey since 1960 (8 wins):
- Ryan Moore - Magician (2013), Cliffs of Moher (2017), Rostropovich (2018), Circus Maximus (2019), Star of India (2022), San Antonio (2023), Capulet (2024), Mount Kilimanjaro (2025)
Leading trainer since 1960 (12 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)
Winners since 1960
- ^ The 1983 running was abandoned because of a waterlogged course
- ^ The 2000 winner Merry Merlin was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Trillion Delight
- ^ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[9]
- ^ The 2024 winner Capulet was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Romantic Thor
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 [a]
- 1888: Toscano
- 1889: Davenport
- 1890: Sainfoin
- 1891: Sarawak
- 1892: Haymaker
- 1893: Ali
- 1894: Alfragan
- 1895: Oleander
- 1896: Nouveau Riche
- 1897: Prime Minister / Silver Fox [b]
- 1898: Schonberg
- 1899: Trident
- 1900: Lumley Moor
- 1901: Sir Edgar
- 1902: Throwaway
- 1903: Gilbert Orme
- 1904: Islesman
- 1905: Chuckaway
- 1906: Troutbeck
- 1907: Wool Winder
- 1908: Abbot's Abode
- 1909: Great Peter
- 1910: Glazebrook
- 1911: St Girons
- 1912: Maritza
- 1913: The Curragh
- 1914: Conqueror
- 1915: Achtoi
- 1916–18: no race
- 1919: Silonyx
- 1920: Paladin
- 1921: no race
- 1922: Fred Power
- 1923: Roger de Busli
- 1924: Battleship
- 1925: Runnymede
- 1926: no race
- 1927: Royal Pom
- 1928: Ranjit Singh
- 1929: Free Forester
- 1930: Master Mint
- 1931: Mangosteen
- 1932: Yellowstone
- 1933: Highlander
- 1934: Alishah
- 1935: Pry II
- 1936: Noble King
- 1937: Sunbather
- 1938: Pactolus
- 1939: Triguero
- 1940–45: no race
- 1946: Neapolitan
- 1947: Maray
- 1948: King's Acre
- 1949: Father Thames
- 1950: Khorassan
- 1951: Sybil's Nephew
- 1952: Torcross
- 1953: Victory Roll
- 1954: Cloonroughan
- 1955: Tippecanoe
- 1956: Atlas
- 1957: Palor
- 1958: Pandour
- 1959: Parthia
- ^ The 1887 race finished as a dead-heat between Savile and The Rector, but it was decided by a run-off
- ^ The 1897 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners
See also
References
- ^ Pigott, I. M. B. (1815). History of the City of Chester. Chester: T. Poole. p. 330.
- ^ Weatherby, Edward; Weatherby, James (1814). Racing Calendar for the Year 1813. London: C. H. Reynell. pp. 16–17.
- ^ "1881 Dee Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 13 May 1881. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "1937 Dee Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 6 May 1937. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "1958 Dee Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 8 May 1958. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "1970 Dee Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 7 May 1970. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "1973 Dee Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 10 May 1973. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2014 European Black Type Programme". britishorseracingauthority.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspension extended". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020.
- Paris-Turf:
- "1979"., "1981"., "1984"., "1985"., "1986"., "1987".
- Racing Post:
- 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- galopp-sieger.de – Dee Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Dee Stakes (2012).
- pedigreequery.com – Dee Stakes – Chester.
