- Meld Stakes
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Group 3 race
Meld StakesLocation Leopardstown
Co. Dublin, IrelandRace type Flat / Thoroughbred Sponsor Jockey Club of Turkey Website Leopardstown Race information Distance 1m 1f (1,811 metres) Track Turf, left-handed Qualification Three-years-old and up Weight 9 st 0 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 July 1 last yearPurse €57,500 (2011)
1st: €37,375The Meld Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of 1 mile and 1 furlong (1,811 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
The event was formerly contested over 1 mile and 4 furlongs, and it used to be held at the Curragh in late August or early September. It was previously known as the Brownstown Stakes, and for a period it was restricted to fillies and mares. It was renamed in honour of the successful filly Meld in the 1980s.
The race was reopened to male horses and cut to 1 mile and 2 furlongs in 1993. It was switched to July in 1994. It was transferred to Leopardstown in 2003, and it was shortened to 1 mile and 1 furlong in 2010.
Contents
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Famous Name – 2010, 2011
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- Michael Kinane – Slender Style (1989), Sardaniya (1991), Market Booster (1992), Needle Gun (1995), Mingun (2003)
- Pat Smullen – Caiseal Ros (1997), Make No Mistake (1999), Muakaad (2001), Famous Name (2010, 2011)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- Dermot Weld – Nanticious (1977), Slender Style (1989), Market Booster (1992), Make No Mistake (1999), Muakaad (2001), Famous Name (2010, 2011)
Winners since 1982
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1982 Miraflora 3 Pat Eddery Vincent O'Brien 1983 Bay Empress 3 Pat Gilson Tommy Burns, Sr. 1984 Opale 4 Pat Eddery Alec Stewart 1985 Ulterior Motive 3 Pat Eddery John Dunlop 1986 I Want to Be 4 Pat Eddery John Dunlop 1987 Three Tails 3 John Reid John Dunlop 1988 Sailor's Mate 3 Willie Carson Dick Hern 2:46.70 1989 Slender Style 3 Michael Kinane Dermot Weld 2:38.20 1990 Khalafiya 3 Ron Quinton John Oxx 2:36.90 1991 Sardaniya 3 Michael Kinane John Oxx 2:38.10 1992 Market Booster 3 Michael Kinane Dermot Weld 2:39.90 1993 Lord of the Field 6 Billy Newnes James Toller 2:08.30 1994 Cajarian 3 Johnny Murtagh John Oxx 2:03.80 1995 Needle Gun 5 Michael Kinane Clive Brittain 2:01.60 1996 Idris 6 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 2:02.60 1997 Caiseal Ros 3 Pat Smullen Jim Bolger 2:06.20 1998 Takarian 3 Johnny Murtagh John Oxx 2:07.90 1999 Make No Mistake 4 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 2:02.20 2000 Takali 3 Niall McCullagh John Oxx 2:04.10 2001 Muakaad 4 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 2:01.60 2002 Imperial Dancer 4 Chris Catlin Mick Channon 2:02.20 2003 Mingun 3 Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien 2:06.90 2004 Latino Magic 4 Robert Burke Robbie Osborne 2:05.70 2005 Tropical Lady 5 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 2:06.30 2006 Heliostatic 3 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 2:06.50 2007 Fracas 5 Wayne Lordan David Wachman 2:10.38 2008 King of Rome 3 Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien 2:04.05 2009 She's Our Mark 5 Danny Grant Pat Flynn 2:08.74 2010 Famous Name 5 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 1:54.62 2011 Famous Name 6 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 1:56.71 Earlier winners
- 1961: Foot Note
- 1962: Le Prince
- 1963: Intaglio
- 1964: Horse Power
- 1965: Bowzen
- 1966: Albinella
- 1967: Tartan Slipper
- 1968: Wild Goose
- 1969: Let's
- 1970: Bigaroon
- 1971: Ridotto
- 1972: Royal Willya
- 1973: Belted Earl
- 1974: Blood Royal
- 1975: Karelina
- 1976: Slap Up
- 1977: Nanticious
- 1978: Relfo
- 1979: Red Chip
- 1980: My Hollow
- 1981: Gilded Vanity
See also
References
- galopp-sieger.de – Meld Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Meld Stakes (2011).
- irishracinggreats.com – Meld Stakes (Group 3).
- pedigreequery.com – Meld Stakes.
Categories:- Flat races in Ireland
- Open middle distance horse races
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