Desmond Stakes
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Desmond Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in the Republic of Ireland for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) at Leopardstown Racecourse in August.
Prior to 2002 the race took place at the Curragh.
[edit] Winners since 1986
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
| 1986 | Wise Counsellor | 3 | Pat Eddery | Vincent O'Brien | 1:40.7 |
| 1987 | Entitled | 3 | Cash Asmussen | Vincent O'Brien | 1:37.3 |
| 1988 | Totem | 3 | Christy Roche | David O'Brien | 1:49.0 |
| 1989 | Llyn Gwynant | 4 | Declan Gillespie | John Dunlop | 1:34.3 |
| 1990 | Kostroma | 4 | Stephen Craine | Tommy Stack | 1:37.3 |
| 1991 | Star of Gdansk | 3 | Christy Roche | Jim Bolger | 1:36.3 |
| 1992 | Via Borghese | 3 | Willie Carson | Vincent O'Brien | 1:41.0 |
| 1993 | Asema | 3 | Michael Kinane | Dermot Weld | 1:46.2 |
| 1994 | Bin Ajwaad * | 4 | Lester Piggott | Ben Hanbury | 1:36.4 |
| 1995 | Mr Martini * | 5 | Brett Doyle | Clive Brittain | 1:37.1 |
| 1996 | Idris | 6 | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | 1:38.4 |
| 1997 | Swift Gulliver | 3 | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | 1:38.8 |
| 1998 | Second Empire | 3 | Christy Roche | Aidan O'Brien | 1:35.6 |
| 1999 | Haami | 4 | John Reid | John Dunlop | 1:40.4 |
| 2000 | Golden Silca | 4 | Johnny Murtagh | Mick Channon | 1:41.7 |
| 2001 | Hawkeye | 3 | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | 1:45.2 |
| 2002 | Dress to Thrill | 3 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 1:38.8 |
| 2003 | Refuse to Bend | 3 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 1:37.3 |
| 2004 | Ace | 3 | Jamie Spencer | Aidan O'Brien | 1:37.3 |
| 2005 | Caradak | 4 | Michael Kinane | John Oxx | 1:38.3 |
| 2006 | King Jock | 5 | Pat Shanahan | Robbie Osborne | 1:40.8 |
| 2007 | She's Our Mark | 3 | Danny Grant | Pat Flynn | 1:42.6 |
* Heart Lake finished first in 1994 but was relegated to last place following a Stewards' Inquiry.
* Ivory Frontier and Timarida finished first and second in 1995 but were relegated to second and third following a Stewards' Inquiry.
