Ballyroan Stakes

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.

Ballyroan Stakes
Group 3 race
LocationLeopardstown
Co. Dublin, Ireland
Inaugurated1991
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorGRENKE Finance
WebsiteLeopardstown
Race information
Distance1m 4f (2,414 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight8 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€63,000 (2019)
1st: €37,170
Ballyroan Stakes
2019
Latrobe Guaranteed Broad Street

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

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 (9 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)

Winners
Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Time
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

See also

References
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