Mooresbridge Stakes

Group 3 race
Mooresbridge Stakes

Location	Curragh Racecourse Co. Kildare, Ireland
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Coolmore Stud
Website	Curragh
Race information
Distance	1m 2f (2,012 metres)
Track	Turf, right-handed
Qualification	Four-years-old and up
Weight	9 st 1 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 5 lb for G1 / G2 winners * 3 lb for G3 winners * * since May 1 last year
Purse	€72,500 (2011) 1st: €47,125

The Mooresbridge Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early May.

The event was promoted to Group 3 status in 2003, having been classed previously at Listed level. It is now sponsored by Coolmore Stud, and its full title includes the name of High Chaparral, a Coolmore stallion.

Records

Most successful horse since 1986 (2 wins):

• Nysaean – 2003, 2004

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Leading jockey since 1986 (5 wins):

• Michael Kinane – Executive Perk (1989), Definite Article (1996), Urban Ocean (2000), Nysaean (2004), Alayan (2006)

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Leading trainer since 1986 (6 wins):

• Dermot Weld – Executive Perk (1989), Definite Article (1996), Dance Design (1997), Stage Affair (1998), Muakaad (2001), Cairdeas (2005)

Winners since 1986

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1986	Rising	4	Gabriel Curran	Kevin Prendergast	2:17.80
1987	Nashamaa	4	Christy Roche	Jim Bolger	2:09.20
1988	Hazy Bird	5	Stephen Craine	Paddy Mullins	2:16.30
1989	Executive Perk	4	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	2:17.30
1990	Kostroma	4	Stephen Craine	Tommy Stack	2:09.50
1991	Topanoora	4	Christy Roche	Jim Bolger	2:11.00
1992	Dowland	4	Warren O'Connor	Michael Kauntze	2:21.00
1993	Salmon Eile	5	Johnny Murtagh	Pat Flynn	2:18.00
1994	Cheviot Amble	6	John Egan	Pat Flynn	2:26.80
1995	Dancing Sunset	4	Christy Roche	Aidan O'Brien	2:10.10
1996	Definite Article	4	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	2:13.30
1997	Dance Design	4	Pat Shanahan	Dermot Weld	2:05.70
1998	Stage Affair	4	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	2:20.00
1999	Campo Catino	4	Johnny Murtagh	Charles O'Brien	2:23.20
2000	Urban Ocean	4	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	2:19.70
2001	Muakaad	4	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	2:09.00
2002	Rebelline	4	Declan McDonogh	Kevin Prendergast	2:14.60
2003	Nysaean	4	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon	2:06.60
2004	Nysaean	5	Michael Kinane	Richard Hannon	2:09.30
2005	Cairdeas	4	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	2:13.60
2006	Alayan	4	Michael Kinane	John Oxx	2:13.00
2007	Septimus	4	Seamus Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	2:10.70
2008	Regime	4	Pat Smullen	Michael Bell	2:17.46
2009	Curtain Call	4	Fran Berry	Luca Cumani	2:24.79
2010	Fame and Glory	4	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	2:13.92
2011	So You Think	5	Seamus Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	2:12.84

See also

• List of Irish flat horse races

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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• galopp-sieger.de – Mooresbridge Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Mooresbridge Stakes (2011).
• pedigreequery.com – Mooresbridge Stakes – Curragh.