Juvenile Stakes

Juvenile Stakes
(ex Golden Fleece Stakes)
Group 3 race
Location Leopardstown
Co. Dublin, Ireland
Inaugurated 2007
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor Willis Towers Watson
Website Leopardstown
Race information
Distance 1 mile (1,609 metres)
Surface Turf
Track Left-handed
Qualification Two-year-olds
excluding G1 / G2 winners
Weight 9 st 3 lb
Allowances
3 lb for fillies
Penalties
3 lb for Group 3 winners
Purse €100,000 (2016)
1st: €60,000
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Trial
2016
Landfall Firey Speech Douglas Macarthur

The Juvenile Stakes (formerly the Golden Fleece Stakes) is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) at Leopardstown in September.

History

The event was first named the Golden Fleece Stakes after Golden Fleece, the Irish-trained winner of the Epsom Derby in 1982. It was established in 2007, and was originally contested over 7 furlongs. It initially held Listed status, and took place in late June or early July.

The race was switched to September and extended to a mile in 2012. From this point it was billed as a trial for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, and known as the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Trial Stakes. It was promoted to Group 3 level in 2013.[1] In 2014 it was renamed the Juvenile Turf Stakes and became part of the Irish Champions Weekend fixture. The word "Turf" was dropped from the title in 2015.

Records

Leading jockey (5 wins):

  • Joseph O'Brien – Tenth Star (2011), Battle of Marengo (2012), Australia (2013), John F Kennedy (2014), Johannes Vermeer (2015)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

  • Aidan O'Brien – Zoffany (2010), Tenth Star (2011), Battle of Marengo (2012), Australia (2013), John F Kennedy (2014), Johannes Vermeer (2015)

Winners

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time
2007 Bruges Niall McCullagh David Myerscough 1:34.60
2008 Ryehill Dreamer Wayne Lordan Tommy Stack 1:31.22
2009 Perfect Symmetry [a] Keagan Latham Ger Lyons 1:28.39
2010 Zoffany Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 1:27.89
2011 Tenth Star Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 1:27.96
2012 Battle of Marengo Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 1:38.68
2013 Australia Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 1:40.30
2014 John F Kennedy Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 1:38.44
2015 Johannes Vermeer Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 1:43.99
2016 Landfall Shane Foley Ken Condon 1:43.49

a The 2009 running took place at Fairyhouse.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Eight races upgraded by European Pattern Committee". the-racehorse.com. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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