It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 56 yards (2,063 metres) at York in May.
The event is named after Dante, the Yorkshire-trained winner of the Derby substitute at Newmarket in 1945.
The present race grading system was introduced in 1971, and the Dante Stakes initially held Group 3 status.
In total, eleven winners of the race have achieved victory in the Derby.
The 2014 Dante Stakes winner, The Grey Gatsby, subsequently won France's equivalent of the Derby, the Prix du Jockey-Club while the 2015 runner-up, Jack Hobbs, and 2021 winner Hurricane Lane, both won the Irish Derby.