The Lyric Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to mares and fillies aged three years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs and 56 yards (2,063 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
The race was first run in 2008.
Records Most successful horse: no horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey (2 wins): Frankie Dettori – Sajjhaa (2011), Franconia (2020) Kieren Fallon – Hippy Hippy Shake (2013), Tasaday (2014) Oisin Murphy - Desert Diamond (2018), Sand Gazelle (2025)
Leading trainer (4 wins): John Gosden – French Dressing (2015), Fanny Logan (2019), Franconia (2020), Sand Gazelle (2025)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 2008 Sweet Lilly 4 Eddie Creighton Mick Channon 2:12.58 2009 High Heeled 3 Michael Hills Barry Hills 2:12.83 2010 Nouriya 3 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:11.94 2011 Sajjhaa 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:11.30 2012 Barefoot Lady 4 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey 2:07.86 2013 Hippy Hippy Shake 4 Kieren Fallon Luca Cumani 2:08.23 2014 Tasaday 4 Kieren Fallon Saeed bin Suroor 2:09.07 2015 French Dressing 3 Robert Havlin John Gosden 2:06.77 2016 Diploma 3 Ted Durcan Sir Michael Stoute 2:07.52 2017 Entsar 4 Paul Hanagan William Haggas 2:11.20 2018 Desert Diamond 3 Oisin Murphy Sir Michael Stoute 2:18.33 2019 Fanny Logan 3 P. J. McDonald John Gosden 2:09.75 2020 Franconia 3 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 2:08.32 2021 Aristia 3 Hayley Turner Richard Hannon Jr. 2:12.01 2022 Achelois 4 David Probert Andrew Balding 2:10.98 2023 Midnight Mile 3 Oisin Orr Richard Fahey 2:08.66 2024 Verbier 4 Rossa Ryan Ralph Beckett 2:08.37 2025 Sand Gazelle 3 Oisin Murphy John & Thady Gosden 2:09.12 2026 Diamond Rain 5 William Buick Charlie Appleby 2:12.79
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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