Martin Molony Stakes
The Martin Molony Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbred horses aged four years or older. It is run at Limerick over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 110 yards (2,515 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.
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| Dadoozdart | Riven Light | Nickajack Cave |
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| Sir Erec | The King | Twilight Payment |
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| Detailed | Cannonball | Red Stars |
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| Bondi Beach | Altesse | Toe The Line |
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| Answered | Waltzing Matilda | Highly Toxic |
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| Tarana | El Salvador | Inis Meain |
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| Inis Meain | Missunited | Euphrasia |
| 2012 | ||
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| Tannery | Backbench Blues | Defining Year |
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| Bob Le Beau | Unity | Zerashan |
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| Precious Gem | Choose Me | Indiana Gal |
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| Ard Na Greine | Dance Pass | Aliyfa |
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| Dress Rehearsal | Red Moloney | Simawa |
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| Honolulu | Athenian Way | Arch Rebel |
| 2006 | ||
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| Foreign Affairs | Ask Carol | Helena Molony |
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| Behkiyra | Unique Pose | In The Ribbons |
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| Mkuzi | Ivowen | Tarakala |
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| Maharib | Mkuzi | Holy Orders |
The race was first run in 2003. The race is named in honour of the locally born jockey Martin Molony who won six consecutive Irish jump racing Champion Jockey titles between 1946 and 1951. Prior to 2017 it was run in late April or early May.
Records
Leading jockey (3 wins):
- Wayne Lordan – Dress Rehearsal (2008), Tannery (2012), Detailed (2017)
Leading trainer (3 wins):
- Aidan O'Brien – Honolulu (2007), Bondi Beach (2016), Sir Erec (2018)
- John Oxx – Mkuzi (2004), ‘’Behkiyra (2005), Tarana (2014)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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| 2003 | Maharib | 3 | Pat Shanahan | Dermot Weld | 2:40.60 |
| 2004 | Mkuzi | 5 | Michael Kinane | John Oxx | 2:35.50 |
| 2005 | Behkiyra | 3 | Fran Berry | John Oxx | 2:24.60 |
| 2006 | Foreign Affairs | 8 | Declan McDonogh | Sir Mark Prescott | 2:34.00 |
| 2007 | Honolulu | 3 | Kieren Fallon | Aidan O'Brien | 2:33.89 |
| 2008 | Dress Rehearsal | 3 | Wayne Lordan | David Wachman | 2:29.20 |
| 2009 | Ard Na Greine | 3 | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | 2:25.59 |
| 2010 | Precious Gem | 4 | Pat Shanahan | Dermot Weld | 2:26.85 |
| 2011 | Bob Le Beau | 4 | Fran Berry | Jessica Harrington | 2:36.29 |
| 2012 | Tannery | 3 | Wayne Lordan | David Wachman | 2:37.48 |
| 2013 | Inis Meain | 6 | D E Mullins | Denis Gerard Hogan | 2:58.06 |
| 2014 | Tarana | 4 | Declan McDonogh | John Oxx | 2:52.47 |
| 2015 | Answered | 4 | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | 2:42.16 |
| 2016 | Bondi Beach | 4 | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 2:48.59 |
| 2017 | Detailed | 3 | Wayne Lordan | Joseph O'Brien | 3:02.28 |
| 2018 | Sir Erec | 3 | Michael Hussey | Aidan O'Brien | 2:56.44 |
| 2019 | Dadoozdart | 3 | Chris Hayes | Noel Meade | 3:03.05 |
| 2020 | Oriental Eagle[lower-alpha 1] | 6 | Rachael Blackmore | Emmet Mullins | 2:48.91 |
- The 2020 race was run in June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
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