Blue Wind Stakes

The Blue Wind Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres) at Naas in May.

Blue Wind Stakes
Group 3 race
LocationNaas Racecourse
Co. Kildare, Ireland
Inaugurated2001
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorIrish National Stud Racing
WebsiteNaas
Race information
Distance1m 2f (2,012 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
fillies and mares
Weight8 st 9 lb (3yo);
9 st 9 lb (4yo+)
Penalties
5 lb for G1 / G2 winners *
3 lb for G3 winners *
* since June 1 last year
Purse€61,100 (2020)
1st: €38,350
Blue Wind Stakes
2020
One Voice Snow Yaxeni

History

The event is named after Blue Wind, the Irish-trained winner of the Epsom Oaks and Irish Oaks in 1981. It was established in 2001, and was initially staged at Cork.

The race originally held Listed status, and was promoted to Group 3 level in 2004. It was transferred to Naas in 2005.

The Blue Wind Stakes can sometimes serve as a trial for the Epsom Oaks. The last participant to win the Oaks was Was, the third-placed horse in 2012.

Records

Most successful horse:

  • no horse has won this race more than once

Leading jockey (6 wins):

  • Kevin Manning – Villa Carlotta (2002), Galatee (2006), Akdarena (2010), Banimpire (2011), Pleascach (2015), Turret Rocks (2017)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

  • Jim Bolger – Villa Carlotta (2002), Galatee (2006), Akdarena (2010), Banimpire (2011), Pleascach (2015), Turret Rocks (2017)

Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
2001 Adonesque 3 Niall McCullagh John Oxx 2:04.70
2002 Villa Carlotta 4 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 2:14.70
2003 Humilis 3 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 2:20.10
2004 Hazarista 3 Fran Berry John Oxx 2:09.80
2005 Right Key 3 Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast 2:11.80
2006 Galatee 3 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 2:18.20
2007 Four Sins 3 Michael Kinane John Oxx 2:11.60
2008 Adored 3 Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien 2:09.24
2009 Beauty O' Gwaun 3 Michael Kinane John Oxx 2:14.97
2010 Akdarena 3 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 2:11.21
2011 Banimpire 3 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 2:13.18
2012 Princess Highway 3 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 2:17.64
2013 Euphrasia 4 Gary Carroll Joseph G Murphy 2:21.19
2014 Tarfasha 3 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 2:14.34
2015 Pleascach 3 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 2:15.04
2016 Zhukova 4 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 2:16.62
2017 Turret Rocks[lower-alpha 1] 4 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 2:08.58
2018 Bye Bye Baby[lower-alpha 1] 3 Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 2:14.09
2019 Tarnawa 3 Chris Hayes Dermot Weld 2:14.70
2020 One Voice[lower-alpha 2] 3 Shane Foley Jessica Harrington 2:08.99
  1. The 2017 and 2018 races took place at The Curragh as part of fixture changes due to redevelopment work at The Curragh.[1]
  2. The 2020 race took place at Leopardstown in June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland

See also

References
  1. "2017 Fixture List Announced". Horse Racing Ireland. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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