John Musker Fillies' Stakes
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| Class | Listed |
|---|---|
| Location | Great Yarmouth Racecourse Great Yarmouth, England, United Kingdom |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | EBF Stallions |
| Website | Great Yarmouth |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 2f 23y (2,030 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up fillies & mares exc. Group 1 and Group 2 winners after 31 March. |
| Weight | 8 st 13 lb (3yo); 9 st 4 lb (4yo+) Penalties 3 lb for Listed winners* 5 lb for Group 3 winners* * after 31 March |
| Purse | £55,000 (2025) 1st: £30,921 |
| 2025 | ||
| Running Lion | Anna Swan | Rainbows Edge |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ||
| Shaara | Mise En Scene | Ville De Grace |
| 2021 | ||
| Ville De Grace | Freyja | Sweet Believer |
The John Musker Fillies' Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Great Yarmouth, over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 23 yards (2,033 metres) and it is scheduled to take place each year in September. It was first run in 1993. The race is named after John Musker (died 1926), a racehorse breeder from Norfolk.[1]
Leading jockey (2 wins):
- Frankie Dettori - Echoes In Eternity (2003), So Mi Dar (2016)
- Darryll Holland – Entice (1997), Miss Corniche (2002)
- Ryan Moore - Nouriya (2010), Ville De Grace (2021)
- Philip Robinson - Gino's Spirits (1999), Dance Partner (2006)
- Seb Sanders - Courting (2000), Samira Gold (2007)
- William Buick - Talmada (2015), Sapphire Seas (2023)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- John Gosden – Saafeya (1998), Dance Partner (2006), So Mi Dar (2016), Fanny Logan (2019), Majestic Noor (2020), Shaara (2022), Running Lion (2025)