| Class: | Group 3 |
| Horse Race: | Eyrefield Stakes |
| Location: | Leopardstown County Dublin, Ireland |
| Race Type: | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website: | Leopardstown |
| Distance: | 1m 1f (1,811 metres) |
| Surface: | Turf |
| Track: | Left-handed |
| Qualification: | Two-year-olds |
| Weight: | 9 st 3 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies Penalties 7 lb for Group 1 winners 5 lb for Group 2 win or 2 Group 3 wins 3 lb for Group 3 winners |
| Purse: | €50,000 (2020) 1st: €29,500 |
|}The Eyrefield Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of 1 mile and 1 furlong (1,811 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October or November.
The event was formerly titled the Old Connell Race, and it used to be held at the Curragh. It became known as the Eyrefield Race in 1990. It was transferred to Leopardstown in 1995, and from this point it was called the Eyrefield Stakes. It was upgraded from Listed to Group 3 status in 2017.[1]
Leading jockey since 1988 (6 wins):
Leading trainer since 1988 (12 wins):
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| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | width=160px | Beyond the Lake | width=170px | Michael Kinane | width=180px | Dermot Weld | 2:10.80 |
| 1989 | Catch Twenty Two | Pat Shanahan | Michael Kauntze | 2:08.40 | |||
| 1990 | Enzo | Christy Roche | Jim Bolger | 1:56.40 | |||
| 1991 | Fawaayid | Christy Roche | Jim Bolger | 1:58.00 | |||
| 1992 | Sinissipi | Michael Kinane | John Oxx | 1:59.50 | |||
| 1993 | City Nights | Pat Shanahan | Dermot Weld | 2:00.70 | |||
| 1994 | Humbel | Pat Shanahan | Dermot Weld | 2:05.30 | |||
| 1995 | Deynawari | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx | 2:00.20 | |||
| 1996 | Strawberry Roan | Christy Roche | Aidan O'Brien | 1:58.20 | |||
| 1997 | Andy Dufresne | Kevin Darley | Ted Walsh | 2:06.90 | |||
| 1998 | Wild Heaven | Micky Fenton | Charles O'Brien | 2:08.70 | |||
| 1999 | Chiang Mai | Jamie Spencer | Aidan O'Brien | 2:05.80 | |||
| 2000 | Vinnie Roe | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 2:02.10 | |||
| 2001 | On the Nile | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | 2:02.60 | |||
| 2002 | Yesterday | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | 2:01.20 | |||
| 2003 | Mikado | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | ||||
| 2004 | Yehudi | Jamie Spencer | Aidan O'Brien | 2:02.20 | |||
| 2005 | Wovoka | Tony Culhane | Mick Channon | 2:04.10 | |||
| 2006 | Anton Chekhov | Colm O'Donoghue | Aidan O'Brien | 1:59.00 | |||
| 2007 | Alessandro Volta | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 1:54.91 | |||
| 2008 | Mourayan | Michael Kinane | John Oxx | 2:02.86 | |||
| 2009 | Mikhail Glinka | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 2:01.49 | |||
| 2010 | Tiz the Shot | Declan McDonogh | Kevin Prendergast | 2:02.93 | |||
| 2011 | Call to Battle | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx | 1:58.38 | |||
| 2012 | Sugar Boy | Chris Hayes | Patrick Prendergast | 2:02.21 | |||
| 2013 | Mekong River | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 1:54.43 | |||
| 2014 | Parish Boy | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | 1:54.38 | |||
| 2015 | Moonlight Magic | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | 2:01.05 | |||
| 2016 | Dubai Sand | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | 1:56.81 | |||
| 2017 | Flag Of Honour | Padraig Beggy | Aidan O'Brien | 2:04.79 | |||
| 2018 | Guaranteed | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | 1:54.94 | |||
| 2019 | Degraves | Shane Crosse | Joseph O'Brien | 2:09.32 | |||
| 2020 | Flying Visit | Luke McAteer | Jim Bolger | 2:03.64 | |||
| 2021 | Duke De Sessa | Colin Keane | Dermot Weld | 1:56.74 | |||
| 2022 | Speirling Beag | Rory Cleary | Jim Bolger | 2:03.05 | |||
| 2023 | Grosvenor Square | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 2:07.50 | |||
| 2024 | Sigh No More | Mikey Sheehy | Joseph O'Brien | 1:59.17 |