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Flat horse race in Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Challenge Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of 1 mile and 6 furlongs (2,816 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
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Grateful | Dancing Tango | Magical Zoe |
The race was first run in 1991 and was restricted to fillies and mares from 2016.[1] Since 2016 the race has been run as the Stanerra Stakes. In 2018 it was upgraded from Listed to Group 3 status as part of changes to enhance the European programme of stayer's races.[2]
Most successful horse (3 wins):
Leading jockey (8 wins):
Leading trainer (9 wins):
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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2000 | Pairumani Star | 5 | Pat Shanahan | John Dunlop | 3:0.60 |
2001 | Vinnie Roe | 3 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 3:2.20 |
2002 | Queens Wharf | 4 | Jerry O'Dwyer | Michael Halford | 3:43.90 |
2003 | Blue Corrig | 3 | Declan McDonogh | Joseph Crowley | 3:00.70 |
2004 | Barolo | 5 | Johnny Murtagh | Peter Harris | 3:03.70 |
2005 | Orpington | 4 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 2:56.20 |
2006 | Foreign Affairs | 8 | Declan McDonogh | Sir Mark Prescott | 2:57.60 |
2007 | Galistic | 4 | Danny Grant | Patrick J. Flynn | 3:09.01 |
2008 | Profound Beauty | 4 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 2:55.00 |
2009 | Profound Beauty | 5 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 2:59.30 |
2010 | Profound Beauty | 6 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 3:04.82 |
2011 | Sense Of Purpose | 4 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 3:01.82 |
2012 | Galileo's Choice | 6 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 3:09.13 |
2013 | Royal Diamond | 7 | Johnny Murtagh | Johnny Murtagh | 2:59.65 |
2014 | Pale Mimosa | 5 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 2:59.63 |
2015 | Fields Of Athenry | 3 | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 3:09.77 |
2016 | Arya Tara | 3 | Anastasia O'Brien | Joseph O'Brien | 3:09.35 |
2017 | Wild Irish Rose | 3 | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 3:03.65 |
2018 | Cimeara | 3 | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | 3:08.44 |
2019 | Peach Tree | 3 | Wayne Lordan | Aidan O'Brien | 3:02.08 |
2020 | Passion[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 3:18.85 |
2021 | Believe In Love | 4 | Ronan Whelan | Roger Varian | 3:03.52 |
2022 | Rosscarbery | 4 | Billy Lee | Paddy Twomey | 3:01.94 |
2023 | Shamida | 3 | Chris Hayes | Dermot Weld | 3:00.98 |
2024 | Grateful[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | Ronan Whelan | Aidan O'Brien | 3:01.29 |
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