Renaissance Stakes
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The Renaissance 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 6 furlongs (1,207 metres) at the Curragh in September.
Until 2002 the race was run as the MacDonagh Boland Stakes, changing to the Ridgewood Pearl Stakes in 2003. This was in honour of Ridgewood Pearl, the Irish trained winner of the 1995 Breeders' Cup Mile. The present name was adopted in 2004, after a new Ridgewood Pearl Stakes for fillies and mares was introduced at the Curragh in May.
The race was promoted to Group 3 status in 1998, having earlier been classed as a Listed race. Between 1988 and 2001 it was run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres).
[edit] Winners since 1987
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
| 1987 | King's College | 3 | Cash Asmussen | Vincent O'Brien | 1:19.60 |
| 1988 | Lady Eileen | 3 | D. Parnell | Kevin Prendergast | 1:31.10 |
| 1989 | Pirouette | 3 | Stephen Craine | Tommy Stack | 1:26.70 |
| 1990 | Daarik | 3 | W. F. Harris | Harry Thomson Jones | 1:25.80 |
| 1991 | Ballyloop | 3 | Christy Roche | Jim Bolger | 1:22.80 |
| 1992 | Norwich | 5 | Steve Cauthen | Barry Hills | 1:29.20 |
| 1993 | Millie's Choice | 4 | Willie Supple | Kevin Prendergast | 1:36.40 |
| 1994 | Mysterious Ways | 4 | Christy Roche | Vincent O'Brien | 1:28.60 |
| 1995 | Wizard King | 4 | Richard Quinn | Sir Mark Prescott | 1:23.10 |
| 1996 | Wandering Thoughts | 7 | Niall McCullagh | Pat Flynn | 1:26.50 |
| 1997 | Wizard King | 6 | Pat Shanahan | Sir Mark Prescott | 1:30.10 |
| 1998 | Ramooz | 5 | John Reid | Ben Hanbury | 1:28.20 |
| 1999 | Major Force | 3 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 1:33.40 |
| 2000 | Social Harmony | 6 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 1:28.90 |
| 2001 | Invincible Spirit | 4 | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | 1:08.10 |
| 2002 | Polar Way | 3 | Johnny Murtagh | Amanda Perrett | 1:11.70 |
| 2003 | Fayr Jag | 4 | Kevin Darley | Tim Easterby | 1:12.30 |
| 2004 | Royal Millennium | 6 | Ted Durcan | Mick Channon | 1:13.10 |
| 2005 | Noelani | 3 | Christophe Soumillon | John Oxx | 1:11.70 |
| 2006 | Beauty Bright | 3 | Seamus Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 1:14.20 |
| 2007 | Benbaun | 6 | Pat Smullen | Mark Wallace | 1:09.97 |
