Ballyroan Stakes
Appearance
Group 3 race | |
Location | Leopardstown County Dublin, Ireland |
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Inaugurated | 1991 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Bahrain International |
Website | Leopardstown |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 4f (2,414 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
Weight | 8 st 12 lb (3yo); 9 st 8 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 5 lb for G1 / G2 winners * 3 lb for G3 winners * * since 1 January |
Purse | €50,000 (2020) 1st: €29,500 |
2023 | ||
Vauban | Valiant King | Peking Opera |
Previous years | ||
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2022 | ||
Gear Up | Cleveland | Beamish |
2021 | ||
Tarnawa | Silence Please | Hector De Maris |
The Ballyroan Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.
The event was established in 1991, and it was originally classed at Listed level. It was initially contested over 1 mile and 2 furlongs, and it was extended to its present length in 1995. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 2007.
Records
[edit]Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Vinnie Roe – 2002, 2003
- Mores Wells – 2007, 2008
- Profound Beauty – 2009, 2010
Leading jockey (7 wins):
- Pat Smullen – Grand Finale (2000), Vinnie Roe (2002, 2003), Profound Beauty (2009, 2010), Sense of Purpose (2011), Galileo's Choice (2012)
Leading trainer (10 wins):
- Dermot Weld – Gordi (1997), Grand Finale (2000), Vinnie Roe (2002, 2003), Profound Beauty (2009, 2010), Sense of Purpose (2011), Galileo's Choice (2012), Eziyra (2018), Tarnawa(2021)
Winners
[edit]Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
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1991 | George Augustus | 3 | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx | 2:04.90 |
1992 | Dabtiya | 3 | Walter Swinburn | John Oxx | 2:06.70 |
1993 | Approach the Bench | 5 | John Reid | John Mulhern | 2:10.80 |
1994 | Karikata | 3 | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx | 2:09.00 |
1995 | Golden Orb | 3 | Christy Roche | Charles O'Brien | 2:31.00 |
1996 | Zafzala | 3 | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx | 2:32.90 |
1997 | Gordi | 4 | Michael Kinane | Dermot Weld | 2:34.90 |
1998 | Sunshine Street | 3 | Johnny Murtagh | Noel Meade | 2:35.80 |
1999 | Peach Out of Reach | 3 | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | 2:48.60 |
2000 | Grand Finale | 3 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 2:33.40 |
2001 | Sadlers Wings | 3 | Pat Shanahan | Willie Mullins | 2:35.70 |
2002 | Vinnie Roe | 4 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 2:31.60 |
2003 | Vinnie Roe | 5 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 2:34.80 |
2004 | Foreign Affairs | 6 | Jimmy Quinn | Sir Mark Prescott | 2:34.30 |
2005 | Chelsea Rose | 3 | Pat Shanahan | Con Collins | 2:31.90 |
2006 | Kastoria | 5 | Michael Kinane | John Oxx | 2:33.10 |
2007 | Mores Wells | 3 | Declan McDonogh | Kevin Prendergast | 2:36.58 |
2008 | Mores Wells | 4 | Declan McDonogh | Kevin Prendergast | 2:40.24 |
2009 | Profound Beauty | 5 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 2:30.48 |
2010 | Profound Beauty | 6 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 2:30.70 |
2011 | Sense of Purpose | 4 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 2:36.39 |
2012 | Galileo's Choice | 6 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 2:34.82 |
2013 | Ernest Hemingway | 4 | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | 2:32.04 |
2014 | Eye of the Storm | 4 | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | 2:31.94 |
2015 | Fields Of Athenry | 3 | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 2:31.68 |
2016 | Stellar Mass | 3 | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | 2:36.90 |
2017 | Spanish Steps | 3 | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 2:37.87 |
2018 | Eziyra | 4 | Declan McDonogh | Dermot Weld | 2:37.18 |
2019 | Latrobe | 4 | Donnacha O'Brien | Joseph O'Brien | 2:35.53 |
2020 | Nickajack Cave | 4 | Gary Carroll | Ger Lyons | 2:36.37 |
2021 | Tarnawa | 5 | Colin Keane | Dermot Weld | 2:36.45 |
2022 | Gear Up | 4 | Dylan Browne McMonagle | Joseph O'Brien | 2:39.07 |
2023 | Vauban[a] | 5 | Colin Keane | Willie Mullins | 2:35.41 |
2024 | Crystal Black | 6 | Colin Keane | Gerard Keane | 2:31.82 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Ballyroan Stakes.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Ballyroan Stakes (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Ballyroan Stakes – Leopardstown.