Vincent_O'Brien_National_Stakes

Vincent O'Brien National Stakes

Horse race

"National Stakes" redirects here. For other uses, see National Stakes (disambiguation).

The Vincent O'Brien National Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.

Quick Facts Location, Inaugurated ...

Vincent O'Brien National Stakes
Race information
Group 1 race
Location	Curragh Racecourse County Kildare, Ireland
Inaugurated	1849
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Goffs
Website	Curragh
Distance	7f (1,408 metres)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-hand elbow
Qualification	Two-year-olds excluding geldings
Weight	9 st 3 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies
Purse	€376,000 (2022) 1st: €236,000

National Stakes
2023

Henry Longfellow	Islandsinthestream	Bucanero Fuerte

More information Previous years ...

Previous years
2022

Al Riffa	Proud And Regal	Shartash
2021

Native Trail	Point Lonsdale	Ebro River

More information 2020-2011 ...

2020-2011
2020

Thunder Moon	Wembley	St Mark's Basilica
2019

Pinatubo	Armory	Arizona
2018

Quorto	Anthony Van Dyck	Christmas
2017

Verbal Dexterity	Beckford	Rostropovich
2016

Churchill	Mehmas	Lockheed
2015

Air Force Blue	Herald The Dawn	Birchwood
2014

Gleneagles	Toscanini	Dutch Connection
2013

Toormore	Sudirman	Giovanni Boldini
2012

Dawn Approach	Designs On Rome	Leitir Mor
2011

Power	Dragon Pulse	David Livingston

More information 2010-2001 ...

2010-2001
2010

Pathfork	Casamento	Zoffany
2009

Kingsfort	Chabal	Beethoven
2008

Mastercraftsman	Shaweel	Arazan
2007

New Approach	Rio De La Plata	Myboycharlie
2006

Teofilo	Holy Roman Emperor	Eyshal
2005

George Washington	Golden Arrow	Heatseeker
2004

Dubawi	Berenson	Russian Blue
2003

One Cool Cat	Wathab	Pearl of Love
2002

Refuse To Bend	Van Nistelrooy	Dublin
2001

Hawk Wing	Naheef	Sholokhov

More information 2000-1991 ...

2000-1991
2000

Beckett	King's County	March King
1999

Sinndar	Murawwi	Jammaal
1998

Mus-If	Coliseum	Festival Hall
1997

King Of Kings	Celtic Cavalier	Mountain Song
1996

Desert King	Referendum	Azra
1995

Danehill Dancer	Polaris Flight	Force Of Will
1994

Definite Article	Manashar	Desert Style
1993

Manntari	City Nights	State Performer
1992

Fatherland	Maroof	Khoraz
1991

El Prado	Nordic Brief	Mekong

More information 1990-1988 ...

1990-1988
1990

Heart Of Darkness	Malvernico	Prodigal Blues
1989

Dashing Blade	Wedding Bouquet	Book The Band
1988

Classic Fame	Always Valiant	Stone Flake

History

The event was established in 1849, and it was originally called the National Produce Stakes and then the National Stakes. The inaugural running was won by Chatterbox.^{[citation needed]}

For a period the National Stakes was classed at Group 2 level, and it was promoted to Group 1 in 1985. It was extended from 7 furlongs to a mile in 1997, but its former distance was restored in 2000.^{[citation needed]}

The race became known as the Vincent O'Brien National Stakes in 2009, in memory of the successful trainer Vincent O'Brien (1917–2009).^[1] It reverted to its previous title in 2011 but was renamed the Vincent O'Brien Stakes in 2012. In 2014 the title reverted to the Vincent O'Brien National Stakes and it became part of the Irish Champions Weekend fixture.^{[citation needed]}

The National Stakes was formerly part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, with the winner earning an automatic invitation to compete in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. It was removed from the series in 2012.^{[citation needed]}

Records

Leading jockey since 1947 (4 wins):

Lester Piggott – Cellini (1973), Sir Wimborne (1975), El Prado (1991), Fatherland (1992)
Michael Kinane – Definite Article (1994), Mus-If (1998), Hawk Wing (2001), One Cool Cat (2003)

Leading trainer since 1947 (15 wins):

Vincent O'Brien – Sir Ivor (1967), Roberto (1971), Chamozzle (1972), Cellini (1973), Sir Wimborne (1975), Monteverdi (1979), Storm Bird (1980), Glenstal (1982), El Gran Senor (1983), Law Society (1984), Tate Gallery (1985), Caerwent (1987), Classic Fame (1988), El Prado (1991), Fatherland (1992)

Leading owner since 1976 (12 wins): (includes part ownership)

Michael Tabor – Danehill Dancer (1995), Desert King (1996), King of Kings (1997), Beckett (2000), One Cool Cat (2003), George Washington (2005), Mastercraftsman (2008), Power (2011), Gleneagles (2014), Air Force Blue (2015), Churchill (2016), Henry Longfellow (2023)

Winners since 1976

More information Year, Winner ...

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1976	Pampapaul	John Corr	Stuart Murless	Hans Paul	1:26.00
1977	Diamonds Are Trump	Wally Swinburn	Dermot Weld	Bertram Firestone	1:26.30
1978	Tap On Wood	Ernie Johnson	Barry Hills	Tony Shead	1:28.00
1979	Monteverdi	Raymond Carroll	Vincent O'Brien	Robert Sangster	1:30.50
1980	Storm Bird	Tommy Murphy	Vincent O'Brien	Robert Sangster	1:28.10
1981	Day Is Done	Wally Swinburn	Dermot Weld	Bertram Firestone	1:28.20
1982	Glenstal	Vincent Rossiter	Vincent O'Brien	Robert Sangster	1:29.00
1983	El Gran Senor	Pat Eddery	Vincent O'Brien	Robert Sangster	1:28.10
1984	Law Society	Pat Eddery	Vincent O'Brien	Stavros Niarchos	1:26.30
1985	Tate Gallery	Cash Asmussen	Vincent O'Brien	Stavros Niarchos	1:28.80
1986	Lockton	Michael Hills	Jeremy Hindley	Alan Gibson	1:25.70
1987	Caerwent	Cash Asmussen	Vincent O'Brien	Sir Edmund Loder	1:32.20
1988	Classic Fame	John Reid	Vincent O'Brien	Classic Thoroughbred plc	1:28.00
1989	Dashing Blade	John Matthias	Ian Balding	Jeff Smith	1:25.20
1990	Heart of Darkness	Pat Shanahan	Ian Balding	Paul Mellon	1:23.10
1991	El Prado	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	Robert Sangster	1:24.40
1992	Fatherland	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	Jacqueline O'Brien	1:33.70
1993	Manntari	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	HH Aga Khan IV	1:29.70
1994	Definite Article	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	Moyglare Stud Farm	1:31.10
1995	Danehill Dancer	Pat Eddery	Neville Callaghan	Michael Tabor	1:24.10
1996	Desert King	Walter Swinburn	Aidan O'Brien	Michael Tabor	1:25.70
1997	King of Kings	Christy Roche	Aidan O'Brien	Magnier / Tabor	1:43.30
1998	Mus-If	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	Hamdan Al Maktoum	1:41.50
1999	Sinndar	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	HH Aga Khan IV	1:46.20
2000	Beckett	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	Magnier / Tabor	1:29.80
2001	Hawk Wing	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Sue Magnier	1:20.90
2002	Refuse to Bend	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	Moyglare Stud Farm	1:26.00
2003	One Cool Cat	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Magnier / Tabor	1:23.10
2004	Dubawi	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:24.80
2005	George Washington	Kieren Fallon	Aidan O'Brien	Magnier / Tabor / Smith	1:23.70
2006	Teofilo	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	Jackie Bolger	1:26.40
2007	New Approach	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	Bolger / Sheikh Moh'd	1:23.51
2008	Mastercraftsman	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	Smith / Magnier / Tabor	1:37.59
2009	Kingsfort	Declan McDonogh	Kevin Prendergast	Norman Ormiston	1:33.63
2010	Pathfork	Fran Berry	Jessica Harrington	Silverton Hill Partnership	1:27.95
2011	Power	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	Tabor / Smith / Magnier	1:27.74
2012	Dawn Approach	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	Godolphin	1:25.50
2013	Toormore	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Sr.	Middleham Park Racing IX & James Pak	1:22.67
2014	Gleneagles	Joseph O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	Tabor / Smith / Magnier	1:25.29
2015	Air Force Blue	Joseph O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	Tabor / Smith / Magnier	1:29.89
2016	Churchill	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	Tabor / Smith / Magnier	1:28.28
2017	Verbal Dexterity	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	Jackie Bolger	1:27.32
2018	Quorto	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	Godolphin	1:24.81
2019	Pinatubo	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	Godolphin	1:21.82
2020	Thunder Moon	Declan McDonogh	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Chantal Regalado-Gonzalez	1:28.53
2021	Native Trail	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	Godolphin	1:26.27
2022	Al Riffa	Dylan Browne McMonagle	Joseph O'Brien	Jassim Bin Ali Al Attiyah	1:29.31
2023	Henry Longfellow	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	Tabor / Smith / Magnier	1:27.54

Earlier winners

1849: Chatterbox
1850: Third of May
1851: Barbarian
1852: The Deformed
1853: Knight of St George
1855: Citron
1857: Barbary
1858: Mount Zion
1859: Good Boy
1869: The Tyrconnell
1870: Maid of Athens
1871: Prodigal
1872: Queen of the Bees
1877: Inamorata
1880: Barcaldine
1886: Gallinule
1891: Red Prince
1895: Chit Chat
1897: Sirenia
1900: St Helena
1901: Bachelor's Button
1906: Silver Fowl
1907: Americus Girl
1909: Kilbroney
1912: Royal Weaver
1914: Offaly
1915: Ayn Hali
1918: Grand Parade
1920: Soldennis
1923: Vesington Star
1927: Athford
1928: Soloptic
1929: Ballyferis
1933: Cariff
1944: Solid Pact
1947: Morning Wings
1948: Tribal Song
1949: First View
1950: Star Wire
1951: Blue Butterfly
1952: Sea Charger
1953: Calvero
1954: Panaslipper
1955: Black Patch
1956: El Minzah
1957: Talmud
1958: Babu
1959: His Story
1960: Paris Princess
1961: Mystery
1962: Partholon
1963: Santa Claus
1964: Prominer
1965: Reubens
1966: House Proud
1967: Sir Ivor
1968: Thataboy
1969: Decies
1970: King's Company
1971: Roberto
1972: Chamozzle
1973: Cellini
1974: Reap the Wind
1975: Sir Wimborne

References

[1]
"Curragh to honour O'Brien". RTÉ Sport. 23 July 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2009.

Paris-Turf:
- "1978"., "1982"., "1983"., "1984"., "1985"., "1986"., "1987".
Racing Post:
- 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

galopp-sieger.de – Irish National Stakes.
horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – National Stakes (2018).
irishracinggreats.com – National Stakes (Group 1).
pedigreequery.com – National Stakes – Curragh.

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