Fillies' Sprint Stakes

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.

Fillies' Sprint Stakes
Group 3 race
LocationNaas Racecourse
Co. Kildare, Ireland
Inaugurated2002
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorCoolmore Stud
WebsiteNaas
Race information
Distance6f (1,207 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationTwo-year-old fillies
Weight9 st 0 lb
Penalties
3 lb for Listed winners
Purse€65,000 (2018)
1st: €38,350
Fillies' Sprint Stakes
2020
Mother Earth Sussex Garden Give Her A Squeeze

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.[1]

Records

Leading jockey (4 wins):

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

Leading trainer (6 wins):

  • Aidan O'Brien – Rumplestiltskin (2005), You'resothrilling (2007), Lillie Langtry (2009), Cuff (2016), Etoile (2019), Mother Earth (2020)

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[lower-alpha 1] Wayne Lordan Aidan O'Brien 1:13.38
  1. The 2020 race was run in July due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland

See also

References
  1. "Changes to the European Programme". Irish Field. 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
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