Fillies' Sprint Stakes

The Fillies' Sprint Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Naas over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May or June.

Fillies' Sprint Stakes
Group 3 race
LocationNaas Racecourse
County Kildare, Ireland
Inaugurated2002
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorCoolmore Stud
WebsiteNaas
Race information
Distance6f (1,207 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationTwo-year-old fillies
Weight9 st 2 lb
Penalties
3 lb for Listed winners
Purse€68,000 (2021)
1st: €40,120
Fillies' Sprint Stakes
2023
Royal blue, white cross of lorraine, white diamonds on sleeves, royal blue cap, white diamonds Dark blue, red epaulettes, red cap, dark blue star Purple, white hoop, hooped sleeves, purple cap
Porta Fortuna Navassa Island Launch
Previous years
2022
Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap White, purple panel, check cap White, red disc and seams, red cap, white stars
Meditate Comhra It's Showtime Baby
2021
Grey, pink star and sleeves, pink star on cap Black, light blue sash, white sleeves, light blue dots, black cap, light blue stripe grey,purple panel, check cap
Hermana Estrella Quick Suzy Missing Matron
2020-2011
2020
Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap Dark green, white hoop, white armlet, white cap, dark green star Dark blue, red cross sashes,white cap
Mother Earth Sussex Garden Give Her A Squeeze
2019
Dark blue Emerald green, pink sash, white sleeves, pink cap Purple, pink spots, pink sleeves, pink spots on cap
Etoile Peace Charter Celtic Beauty
2018
Grey, dark blue panel, dark blue sleeves, yellow armlet, dark blue and yellow check cap Lime green, striped sleeves, purple cap Red, purple cap
Servalan Chicas Amigas Skitter Scatter
2017
Dark blue, light blue cross sashes, striped sleeves, white cap Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap Emerald green, orange seams, emerald green sleeves and cap
Alpha Centauri Actress Shapes
2016
Dark blue Emerald green, emerald green and white check sleeves, white cap White, red sash, striped cap
Cuff Yulong Baobei Seafront
2015
Light blue, orange epaulettes, light blue cap grey,purple panel, check cap Light blue, dark blue sleeves, white cap, dark blue star
Great Page Special Focus Promised Money
2014
Black and white hoops, royal blue cap, white star Light blue, orange epaulettes, light blue cap Purple, yellow seams, quartered cap
Beach Belle Realtra Stormfly
2013
Light blue, orange epaulettes, light blue cap White, purple panel, check cap Dark blue, emerald green and white hooped sleeves, white cap
Sandiva Heart Focus Fig Roll
2012
White, dark blue cross sashes and sleeves, dark blue cap Red, white seams, red sleeves, white cap, red stars Dark blue, yellow seams, yellow cap, dark blue spots
Sky Lantern True Verdict Liberating
2011
White, purple panel, check cap Emerald green, light blue seams, emGreen sleeves, emGreen cap,light blue star Dark blue, dark blue and white striped sleeves, white cap, dark blue star
Teolane Princess Sinead Naseem Sea
2010-2002
2010
Pink, maroon diamond, quartered cap pink Dark blue
Radharcnafarraige Emerald Ring Juliet Capulet
2009
Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap Purple and yellow halved, sleeves reversed, quartered cap Dark blue, white seams, striped sleeves, white cap
Lillie Langtry Kitty Kiernan A Mind Of Her Own
2008
WHITE, purple panel, check cap DARK BLUE PINK, DarkBlue diamonds, Pink sleeves and DarkBlue diamonds, White cap
Cuis Ghaire Marquesa Undaunted Affair
2007
Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap PURPLE and YELLOW HALVED, sleeves reversed, quartered cap Red, White cross belts, Red sleeves, White stars, Red cap, White star
You'resothrilling Saoirse Abu May Day Queen
2006
Black and white hoops, royal blue cap, white star Royal blue, tartan sash and sleeves, royal blue cap White, dark blue epaulets, dark blue and white halved sleeves, quartered cap
Brazilian Bride Gee Kel Amber Valley
2005
Dark blue RED and BLACK STRIPES, red sleeves, black seams, striped cap BROWN and YELLOW QUARTERED, yellow sleeves, check cap
Rumplestiltskin Waterways Sandie
2004
Dark blue Royal blue, white chevron, light blue cap Blue, white diabolo on sleeves and car on cap
Damson Pictavia Umniya
2003
RED, black star, white sleeves, red armlet, red cap, black star Dark blue, red panel, dark blue and yellow check sleeves, dark blue and yellow check cap ROYAL BLUE, yellow chevron and sleeves, red cap
Miss Childrey Little Whisper Letsimpress
2002
Maroon and White stripes BROWN and YELLOW QUARTERED, yellow sleeves, check cap BROWN and YELLOW QUARTERED, yellow sleeves, check cap
Rag Top Luminata Tus Maith
 

History

The event was established in 2002, and it was originally sponsored by Swordlestown Stud. It initially held Listed status, and was promoted to Group 3 level in 2006.

The 2008 edition was run in memory of Cathal Ryan, the former owner of Swordlestown Stud. The sponsorship was taken over by Coolmore Stud in 2009.

The Fillies' Sprint Stakes was relegated back to Listed level in 2011 but regained Group 3 status in 2019.[1]

Records

Leading jockey (4 wins):

  • Seamie Heffernan - Miss Childrey (2003), You'resothrilling (2007), Servalan (2018), Etoile (2019)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

  • Aidan O'Brien – Rumplestiltskin (2005), You'resothrilling (2007), Lillie Langtry (2009), Cuff (2016), Etoile (2019), Mother Earth (2020), Meditate (2022)

Winners
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time
2002 Rag Top Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Sr. 1:18.80
2003 Miss Childrey Seamie Heffernan Francis Ennis 1:13.90
2004 Damson Jamie Spencer David Wachman 1:10.80
2005 Rumplestiltskin Kieren Fallon Aidan O'Brien 1:10.20
2006 Brazilian Bride Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast 1:09.80
2007 You'resothrilling Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 1:10.40
2008 Cuis Ghaire Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 1:09.32
2009 Lillie Langtry Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien 1:10.34
2010 Radharcnafarraige Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 1:10.43
2011 Teolane Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 1:11.56
2012 Sky Lantern Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:11.56
2013 Sandiva Pat Smullen Richard Fahey 1:10.26
2014 Beach Belle Chris Hayes Kevin Prendergast 1:12.37
2015 Great Page Sean Levey Richard Hannon Jr. 1:17.63
2016 Cuff Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 1:11.33
2017 Alpha Centauri Colm O'Donoghue Jessica Harrington 1:13.53
2018 Servalan Seamie Heffernan Jessica Harrington 1:13.17
2019 Etoile Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 1:12.00
2020 Mother Earth[lower-alpha 1] Wayne Lordan Aidan O'Brien 1:13.38
2021 Hermana Estrella Chris Hayes Fozzy Stack 1:13.73
2022 Meditate Wayne Lordan Aidan O'Brien 1:11.41
2023 Porta Fortuna Gavin Ryan Donnacha O'Brien 1:09.99
  1. The 2020 race was run in July due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland

See also

References
  1. "Changes to the European Programme". Irish Field. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2020.

Sources
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