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Fillies' Sprint Stakes

Flat horse race in Ireland

Summary

Flat horse race in Ireland

Field	Value
class	Group 3
horse race	Fillies' Sprint Stakes
location	Naas Racecourse
County Kildare, Ireland
inaugurated	2002
race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
sponsor	Coolmore Stud
website
distance	6f (1,207 metres)
surface	Turf
track	Straight
qualification	Two-year-old fillies
weight	9 st 2 lb
Penalties
3 lb for Listed winners
purse	€68,000 (2021)
1st: €40,120

County Kildare, Ireland Penalties 3 lb for Listed winners 1st: €40,120 |} The Fillies' Sprint Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Naas over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May or June.

History

The event was established in 2002, and it was originally sponsored by Swordlestown Stud. It initially held Listed status, and was promoted to Group 3 level in 2006.

The 2008 edition was run in memory of Cathal Ryan, the former owner of Swordlestown Stud. The sponsorship was taken over by Coolmore Stud in 2009.

The Fillies' Sprint Stakes was relegated back to Listed level in 2011 but regained Group 3 status in 2019.

Records

Leading jockey (4 wins):

Seamie Heffernan - Miss Childrey (2003), You'resothrilling (2007), Servalan (2018), Etoile (2019)

Leading trainer (8 wins):

Aidan O'Brien – Rumplestiltskin (2005), You'resothrilling (2007), Lillie Langtry (2009), Cuff (2016), Etoile (2019), Mother Earth (2020), Meditate (2022), Fairy Godmother (2024)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
2002	Rag Top	Dane O'Neill	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:18.80
2003	Miss Childrey	Seamie Heffernan	Francis Ennis	1:13.90
2004	Damson	Jamie Spencer	David Wachman	1:10.80
2005	Rumplestiltskin	Kieren Fallon	Aidan O'Brien	1:10.20
2006	Brazilian Bride	Declan McDonogh	Kevin Prendergast	1:09.80
2007	You'resothrilling	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	1:10.40
2008	Cuis Ghaire	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	1:09.32
2009	Lillie Langtry	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	1:10.34
2010	Radharcnafarraige	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	1:10.43
2011	Teolane	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	1:11.56
2012	Sky Lantern	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:11.56
2013	Sandiva	Pat Smullen	Richard Fahey	1:10.26
2014	Beach Belle	Chris Hayes	Kevin Prendergast	1:12.37
2015	Great Page	Sean Levey	Richard Hannon Jr.	1:17.63
2016	Cuff	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	1:11.33
2017	Alpha Centauri	Colm O'Donoghue	Jessica Harrington	1:13.53
2018	Servalan	Seamie Heffernan	Jessica Harrington	1:13.17
2019	Etoile	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	1:12.00
2020	Mother Earth	Wayne Lordan	Aidan O'Brien	1:13.38
2021	Hermana Estrella	Chris Hayes	Fozzy Stack	1:13.73
2022	Meditate	Wayne Lordan	Aidan O'Brien	1:11.41
2023	Porta Fortuna	Gavin Ryan	Donnacha O'Brien	1:09.99
2024	Fairy Godmother	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	1:09.92
2025	Lady Iman	Colin Keane	Ger Lyons	1:10.19

References

Sources

Racing Post:
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galopp-sieger.de – Cathal Ryan Memorial Sprint Stakes.
horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Fillies' Sprint Stakes (2010).
pedigreequery.com – Swordlestown Stud Sprint Stakes – Naas.

References

(2019-02-06). "Changes to the European Programme". Irish Field.

Wikipedia Source

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