Maggie Dickson Stakes
The Maggie Dickson Stakes, currently known for sponsorship purposes as the Stobo Castle Ladies' Day Gold Cup Fillies' Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to mares and fillies aged three years or older. It is run at Musselburgh over a distance of 7 furlongs and 33 yards (1,438 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June. The race was introduced as a new Listed race in 2017[1] and the inaugural running was sponsored by Edinburgh Gin. Since 2019 it has been sponsored by Stobo Castle.
| 2020 | ||
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| Mubtasimah | Miss Celestial | Sunday Star |
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| Indian Blessing | Wisdom Mind | Red Starlight |
| 2018 | ||
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| Pepita | Maggies Angel | Paco's Angel |
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| Unforgetable Filly | Pirouette | Glitter Girl |
The race is named in honour of Maggie Dickson (aka Half-Hangit Maggie), who was born in Musselburgh around 1702 and who became a local celebrity for surviving her execution.[2]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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| 2017 | Unforgetable Filly | 3 | Josephine Gordon | Hugo Palmer | 1:26.93 |
| 2018 | Pepita | 4 | Phillip Makin | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:29.83 |
| 2019 | Indian Blessing | 5 | Gerald Mosse | Ed Walker | 1:30.61 |
| 2020 | Mubtasimah[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | James Doyle | William Haggas | 1:22.55 |
- The 2020 race was run at Newbury due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
References
- "European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2017 European Programme". British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- "Maggie Dickson". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
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