Ballyroan Stakes

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Ballyroan Stakes
Group 3 race
Location Leopardstown
Co. Dublin, Ireland
Inaugurated 1991
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
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 9 lb (4yo+)
Allowances
3 lb for fillies and mares
Penalties
5 lb for G1 / G2 winners *
3 lb for G3 winners *
* since January 1
Purse €60,000 (2016)
1st: €37,200
Ballyroan Stakes
2016
Stellar Mass Almela Bondi Beach

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

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Leading jockey (7 wins):

Leading trainer (8 wins):

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

See also

References

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