Three days at York including the Dante Stakes — the most important Derby trial of the season — plus the Musidora (Oaks trial), the Yorkshire Cup (Gold Cup pipeline) and the rebranded Minster Stakes (formerly Duke of York Stakes).
Dante Festival at a glance
234 days awayDatesWed 12 - Fri 14 May 2027
Duration3 days
CodeFlat
Feature raceDante Stakes (Thu, G2) — Derby trial
Course established1731
Capacity40,000
Direction—
Nearest stationYork
Where it is
CourseYork RacecourseYork, North Yorkshire
Nearest stationYork
Headline races
Musidora Stakes (Wed, G3) — Oaks trial
Minster Stakes (Wed, G2) — sprint headliner
Dante Stakes (Thu, G2) — Derby trial
Middleton Stakes (Thu, G2)
Yorkshire Cup (Fri, G2) — Gold Cup pipeline
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£20.00
If wins
£120.00
If places only
£30.00
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