Minstrel Stakes

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The event is named after The Minstrel, a successful Irish-trained racehorse in the 1970s. It was formerly held at Phoenix Park in late April or early May, and it used to be contested by three-year-olds over a mile. For a period it was classed at Listed level.Template:Fact

The race was transferred to the Curragh and switched to July in 1991, and at this point it was opened to older horses. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 1996, and cut to 7 furlongs in 2001. The minimum age of participating horses was raised to four in 2002, and three-year-olds were re-admitted in 2007. It was upgraded to Group 2 level from the 2016 running.

Records

Most successful horse since 1988 (2 wins):

• Ramooz – 1997, 1999
• Gordon Lord Byron - 2015, 2016
• Romanised - 2019, 2020
• Order of Australia - 2021, 2022

Leading jockey since 1988 (6 wins):

• Michael Kinane – Executive Perk (1988), Twilight Agenda (1989), Go and Go (1990), Asema (1993), King Charlemagne (2001), Caradak (2005)

Leading trainer since 1988 (7 wins):

• Aidan O'Brien - Wandering Thoughts (1994), King Charlemagne (2001), Air Chief Marshal (2010), Darwin (2013), Spirit Of Valor (2017), Order of Australia (2021,2022)

Winners since 1988

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1988	Executive Perk	3	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	1:43.20
1989	Twilight Agenda	3	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	1:49.50
1990	Go and Go	3	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	1:38.00
1991	Rimpa	3	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	1:35.60
1992	Via Borghese	3	Walter Swinburn	Vincent O'Brien	1:40.20
1993	Asema	3	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	1:41.00
1994	Wandering Thoughts	5	Christy Roche	Aidan O'Brien	1:43.30
1995	Hushang	5	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	1:39.50
1996	Restructure	4	Paul Eddery	Julie Cecil	1:37.60
1997	Ramooz	4	Kieren Fallon	Ben Hanbury	1:38.80
1998	Burden of Proof	6	Johnny Murtagh	Charles O'Brien	1:42.70
1999	Ramooz	6	Jimmy Fortune	Ben Hanbury	1:39.10
2000	Shibl	3	Stephen Craine	Kevin Prendergast	1:36.90
2001	King Charlemagne	3	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	1:23.80
2002	Gateman	5	Keith Dalgleish	Mark Johnston	1:26.40
2003	Avorado	5	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	1:24.80
2004	Trade Fair	4	Richard Hughes	Roger Charlton	1:21.50
2005	Caradak	4	Michael Kinane	John Oxx	1:21.20
2006	Jedburgh	5	Seb Sanders	John Dunlop	1:28.60
2007	Redstone Dancer	5	Pat Shanahan	Sheena Collins	1:32.79
2008	Jumbajukiba	5	Fran Berry	Jessica Harrington	1:26.26
2009	Three Rocks	4	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	1:28.61
2010	Air Chief Marshal	3	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	1:23.92
2011	Across the Rhine	5	Pat Shanahan	Tracey Collins	1:27.60
2012	Takar	3	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	1:33.08
2013	Darwin	3	Joseph O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	1:24.08
2014	Ansgar	4	Pat Smullen	Sabrina Harty	1:23.11
2015	Gordon Lord ByronTemplate:Efn	7	Wayne Lordan	Tom Hogan	1:25.11
2016	Gordon Lord Byron	8	Billy Lee	Tom Hogan	1:23.30
2017	Spirit Of Valor	3	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	1:24.56
2018	Larchmont Lad	4	James Doyle	David O'Meara	1:23.63
2019	Romanised	4	Billy Lee	Ken Condon	1:22.07
2020	Romanised	5	Billy Lee	Ken Condon	1:25.88
2021	Order of Australia	4	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	1:27.28
2022	Order of Australia	5	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	1:25.24
2023	Zarinksk Template:Efn	3	Colin Keane	Ger Lyons	1:30.45
2024	Poet Master	4	Sam James	Karl Burke	1:23.74

See also

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

References

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• galopp-sieger.de – Minstrel Stakes.
• ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Minstrel Stakes (2019).
• irishracinggreats.com – Minstrel Stakes (Group 3).
• pedigreequery.com – Minstrel Stakes – Curragh.