Ballyroan Stakes

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The event was established in 1991, and it was originally classed at Listed level. It was initially contested over 1 mile and 2 furlongs, and it was extended to its present length in 1995. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 2007.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

• Vinnie Roe – 2002, 2003
• Mores Wells – 2007, 2008
• Profound Beauty – 2009, 2010

Leading jockey (7 wins):

• Pat Smullen – Grand Finale (2000), Vinnie Roe (2002, 2003), Profound Beauty (2009, 2010), Sense of Purpose (2011), Galileo's Choice (2012)

Leading trainer (10 wins):

• Dermot Weld – Gordi (1997), Grand Finale (2000), Vinnie Roe (2002, 2003), Profound Beauty (2009, 2010), Sense of Purpose (2011), Galileo's Choice (2012), Eziyra (2018), Tarnawa(2021)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1991	George Augustus	3	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	2:04.90
1992	Dabtiya	3	Walter Swinburn	John Oxx	2:06.70
1993	Approach the Bench	5	John Reid	John Mulhern	2:10.80
1994	Karikata	3	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	2:09.00
1995	Golden Orb	3	Christy Roche	Charles O'Brien	2:31.00
1996	Zafzala	3	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	2:32.90
1997	Gordi	4	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	2:34.90
1998	Sunshine Street	3	Johnny Murtagh	Noel Meade	2:35.80
1999	Peach Out of Reach	3	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	2:48.60
2000	Grand Finale	3	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	2:33.40
2001	Sadlers Wings	3	Pat Shanahan	Willie Mullins	2:35.70
2002	Vinnie Roe	4	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	2:31.60
2003	Vinnie Roe	5	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	2:34.80
2004	Foreign Affairs	6	Jimmy Quinn	Sir Mark Prescott	2:34.30
2005	Chelsea Rose	3	Pat Shanahan	Con Collins	2:31.90
2006	Kastoria	5	Michael Kinane	John Oxx	2:33.10
2007	Mores Wells	3	Declan McDonogh	Kevin Prendergast	2:36.58
2008	Mores Wells	4	Declan McDonogh	Kevin Prendergast	2:40.24
2009	Profound Beauty	5	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	2:30.48
2010	Profound Beauty	6	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	2:30.70
2011	Sense of Purpose	4	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	2:36.39
2012	Galileo's Choice	6	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	2:34.82
2013	Ernest Hemingway	4	Joseph O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	2:32.04
2014	Eye of the Storm	4	Joseph O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	2:31.94
2015	Fields Of Athenry	3	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	2:31.68
2016	Stellar Mass	3	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	2:36.90
2017	Spanish Steps	3	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	2:37.87
2018	Eziyra	4	Declan McDonogh	Dermot Weld	2:37.18
2019	Latrobe	4	Donnacha O'Brien	Joseph O'Brien	2:35.53
2020	Nickajack Cave	4	Gary Carroll	Ger Lyons	2:36.37
2021	Tarnawa	5	Colin Keane	Dermot Weld	2:36.45
2022	Gear Up	4	Dylan Browne McMonagle	Joseph O'Brien	2:39.07
2023	VaubanTemplate:Efn	5	Colin Keane	Willie Mullins	2:35.41
2024	Crystal Black	6	Colin Keane	Gerard Keane	2:31.82

See also

• Horse racing in Ireland
• List of Irish flat horse races

References

• Racing Post:
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• galopp-sieger.de – Ballyroan Stakes.
• ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Ballyroan Stakes (2019).
• pedigreequery.com – Ballyroan Stakes – Leopardstown.