Class: | Group 3 |
Horse Race: | Blue Wind Stakes |
Location: | Naas Racecourse County Kildare, Ireland |
Race Type: | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor: | Al Shira'aa Racing |
Website: | Naas |
Distance: | 1m 2f 84y (2,284 metres) |
Surface: | Turf |
Track: | Left-handed |
Qualification: | Three-years-old Fillies |
Weight: | 9 st 2 lb (3yo); Penalties 5 lb for G1 / G2 winners * 3 lb for G3 winners * * since 1 June last year |
Purse: | €65,000 (2024) 1st: €38,350 |
|}The Blue Wind Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years. It is run over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs and 84 yards (2,284 metres) at Naas in May.
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. Prior to 2020 it was also open to horses older than three years.
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.
Most successful horse:
Leading jockey (6 wins):
Leading trainer (6 wins):
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Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time | |||
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2001 | width=150px | Adonesque | 3 | width=160px | Niall McCullagh | width=170px | 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 | 4 | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | 2:08.58 | |||
2018 | Bye Bye Baby | 3 | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 2:14.09 | |||
2019 | Tarnawa | 3 | Chris Hayes | Dermot Weld | 2:14.70 | |||
2020 | One Voice | 3 | Shane Foley | Jessica Harrington | 2:08.99 | |||
2021 | Insinuendo | 4 | Willie McCreery | 2:13.39 | ||||
2022 | Tranquil Lady | 3 | Dylan Browne McMonagle | Joseph O'Brien | 2:14.75 | |||
2023 | Caroline Street | 3 | Dylan Browne McMonagl | Joseph O'Brien | 2:09.44 | |||
2023 | Sea The Boss | 3 | Shane Foley | Jessica Harrington | 2:14.70 |
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