Flying Five Stakes

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History

The event was formerly held at Phoenix Park, and it used to be classed at Listed level. For a period it was open to horses aged two or older. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 1988, and transferred to Leopardstown in 1991.Template:Fact

The race was moved to the Curragh and upgraded to Group 2 level in 2002. The minimum age of participating horses was raised to three in 2003, and the event reverted to Group 3 status in 2004. It was previously run in late August or early September but from 2014 it was moved to mid-September and became part of the Irish Champions Weekend fixture, switching places in the calendar with the Renaissance Stakes. It was reinstated as a Group 2 race in 2015 and upgraded to Group 1 status in 2018, when it became the first Group 1 sprint in Ireland open to horses aged three years and older.

The Flying Five Stakes was sponsored by bettor.com prior to 2013. It was previously sponsored by Moyglare Stud, and its full title included the name of Market Slide, a successful Moyglare broodmare. It was unsponsored in 2013, and Derrinstown Stud took over the sponsorship in 2014.Template:Fact

Records

Most successful horse since 1985 (3 wins):

• Benbaun – 2005, 2006, 2007

Leading jockey since 1985 (6 wins):

• Michael Kinane – Committed (1985), Flowing (1991), Tropical (1993, 1994), Ishiguru (2001), Ringmoor Down (2004)

Leading trainer since 1985 (5 wins):

• Dermot Weld – Committed (1985), Flowing (1991, 1992), Tropical (1993, 1994)

Winners since 1985

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1985	Committed	5	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	1:00.20
1986	Acushla	3	Pat Eddery	Vincent O'Brien	0:56.80
1987	Polonia	3	Stephen Craine	Jim Bolger	0:57.20
1988	Heather Seeker	2	Declan Gillespie	Liam Browne	0:59.20
1989	Handsome Sailor	6	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	0:57.70
1990	Boozy	3	Richard Fox	Jack Berry	0:56.40
1991	Flowing	3	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	1:00.20
1992	Flowing	4	Pat Shanahan	Dermot Weld	1:00.40
1993	Tropical	3	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	0:59.40
1994	Tropical	4	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	1:00.20
1995	Bunty Boo	6	Michael Hills	Richard Hannon Sr.	0:58.70
1996	Eveningperformance	5	Chris Rutter	Henry Candy	0:57.80
1997	Midnight Escape	4	Kevin Darley	Chris Wall	0:59.90
1998	Tedburrow	6	Willie Supple	Eric Alston	1:02.50
1999	Tedburrow	7	Willie Supple	Eric Alston	1:02.10
2000	Namid	4	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	0:58.60
2001	Ishiguru	3	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	0:59.50
2002	Danehurst	4	George Duffield	Sir Mark Prescott	0:58.30
2003	Deportivo	3	Richard Hughes	Roger Charlton	0:57.70
2004	Ringmoor Down	5	Michael Kinane	David Arbuthnot	0:58.60
2005	Benbaun	4	Jamie Spencer	Mark Wallace	0:59.20
2006	Benbaun	5	Pat Smullen	Mark Wallace	0:57.50
2007	Benbaun	6	Pat Smullen	Mark Wallace	0:58.79
2008	Look Busy	3	Slade O'Hara	Alan Berry	1:00.75
2009	Reverence	8	Willie Supple	Eric Alston	1:05.44
2010	Astrophysical Jet	3	Graham Gibbons	Ed McMahon	0:58.56
2011	Amour Propre	5	Dane O'Neill	Henry Candy	0:58.34
2012	My Girl Anna	5	Rory Cleary	Muredach Kelly	1:04.62
2013	Dutch Masterpiece	3	Joseph O'Brien	Gary Moore	0:58.00
2014	Stepper Point	5	Martin Dwyer	William Muir	0:59.04
2015	Sole Power	8	Chris Hayes	Edward Lynam	1:01.29
2016	Ardhoomey	4	Colin Keane	Ger Lyons	1:01.54
2017	Caravaggio	3	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	1:00.54
2018	Havana Grey	3	Richard Kingscote	Karl Burke	0:59.59
2019	Fairyland	3	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	0:57.88
2020	Glass Slippers	4	Tom Eaves	Kevin Ryan	1:00.58
2021	Romantic Proposal	5	Chris Hayes	Edward Lynam	0:59.77
2022	Highfield Princess	5	Jason Hart	John Quinn	1:02.51
2023	Moss Tucker	5	Billy Lee	Ken Condon	1:00.89
2024	Bradsell	4	Hollie Doyle	Archie Watson	0:57.25

See also

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

References

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• galopp-sieger.de – Flying Five Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Flying Five Stakes (2018).
• irishracinggreats.com – Flying Five (Group 3).
• pedigreequery.com – Flying Five Stakes.