Solonaway Stakes

The Solonaway Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.

Solonaway Stakes
(Clipper Logistics Boomerang Mile)
Group 2 race
LocationLeopardstown Racecourse
Co. Dublin, Ireland
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorClipper Logistics
WebsiteLeopardstown
Race information
Distance1 mile (1,609 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight9 st 3 lb (3yo);
9 st 8 lb (4yo+)
Allowances
3 lb for fillies and mares
Penalties
3 lb for Group 1 winners*
* since 1 January
Purse€200,000 (2018)
1st: €118,000
Solonaway Stakes
2020
Safe Voyage Sinawann Vatican City

The event is named after Solonaway, the winner of the Irish 2,000 Guineas in 1949, and was previously run at The Curragh. It was contested over a mile during the late 1980s and early 1990s, and for a period it was classed at Listed level. It was extended by a furlong in 1993.

The Solonaway Stakes reverted to a mile in 2001, and was given Group 3 status in 2007. It was upgraded to Group 2 status from 2014,[1] and in the same year it was transferred to Leopardstown and became part of the Irish Champions Weekend fixture. The race is currently sponsored by Clipper Logistics, and run as the Clipper Logistics Boomerang Mile.

Records

Most successful horse since 1987 (2 wins):

  • Jumbajukiba – 2007, 2008

Leading jockey since 1987 (4 wins):

  • Johnny Murtagh – Julie la Rousse (1991), Ger's Royal (1996), Scottish Memories (1999), Steinbeck (2010)

Leading trainer since 1987 (6 wins):

  • Aidan O'Brien – Risk Material (1998), Shoal Creek (2000), Troubadour (2004), Ivan Denisovich (2006), Steinbeck (2010), I Can Fly (2018)

Winners since 1987
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
1987 Patriach 5 Declan Gillespie John Dunlop
1988 Lady Eileen 3 David Parnell Kevin Prendergast 1:54.30
1989 Milieu 4 Michael Kinane Dermot Weld 1:40.80
1990 Lepoushka 4 John Reid Peter Hill 1:39.90
1991 Julie la Rousse 3 Johnny Murtagh John Oxx 1:46.90
1992 Equal Eloquence 3 Richard Hughes John Oxx 1:44.10
1993 Idris 3 Michael Kinane John Oxx 2:02.60
1994 Memories 3 Willie Carson James Burns 2:04.90
1995 Royal Ballerina 5 Warren O'Connor Michael Kauntze 1:55.70
1996 Ger's Royal 5 Johnny Murtagh Pat Flynn 1:56.80
1997 Quws 3 Stephen Craine Kevin Prendergast 1:55.00
1998 Risk Material 3 Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 1:57.20
1999 Scottish Memories 3 Johnny Murtagh John Mulhern 1:58.40
2000 Shoal Creek 3 Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien 1:54.90
2001 Magic Cove 3 Pat Shanahan Con Collins 1:49.20
2002 Umistim 5 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Sr. 1:37.90
2003 Hymn of Love 3 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 1:38.40
2004 Troubadour 3 Jamie Spencer Aidan O'Brien 1:40.20
2005 Kings Point 4 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 1:38.20
2006 Ivan Denisovich 3 Kieren Fallon Aidan O'Brien 1:36.20
2007 Jumbajukiba 4 Fran Berry Jessica Harrington 1:36.26
2008 Jumbajukiba 5 Fran Berry Jessica Harrington 1:49.61
2009 Border Patrol 3 Kevin Manning Roger Charlton 1:48.08
2010 Steinbeck [lower-alpha 1] 3 Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien 1:40.83
2011 Cityscape 5 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton 1:43.70
2012 Famous Name 7 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 1:38.09
2013 Brendan Brackan 4 Colin Keane Ger Lyons 1:37.77
2014 Bow Creek 3 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston 1:37.63
2015 Custom Cut 6 Danny Tudhope David O'Meara 1:40.90
2016 Awtaad 3 Chris Hayes Kevin Prendergast 1:43.86
2017 Suedois 6 Danny Tudhope David O'Meara 1:42.39
2018 I Can Fly 3 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 1:38.70
2019 Space Traveller 3 Billy Lee Richard Fahey 1:39.31
2020 Safe Voyage 7 Colin Keane John Quinn 1:39.44
  1. The 2010 winner Steinbeck was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Pure Champion

See also

References
  1. "European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2014 European Black Type Programme". britishhorseracing.presscentre.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
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