Mooresbridge Stakes Explained

Class:	Group 2
Horse Race:	Mooresbridge Stakes
Location:	Curragh Racecourse County Kildare, Ireland
Race Type:	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor:	Coolmore Stud
Website:	Curragh
Distance:	1m 2f (2,012 metres)
Surface:	Turf
Track:	Right-handed
Qualification:	Four-years-old and up
Weight:	9 st 5 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 3 lb for G1 winners * * since 1 September last year
Purse:	€120,000 (2024) 1st: €70,800

|}The Mooresbridge Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres) at the Curragh in early May.

History

The event is named after Mooresbridge (or "Moore's Bridge"), a bridge close to the racecourse on the Curragh plain.^[1]

For a period the race held Listed status. It was promoted to Group 3 level in 2003 and upgraded to Group 2 status in 2017.^[2]

The Mooresbridge Stakes is currently sponsored by Coolmore Stud. Its sponsored title includes the name of Sottsass, a Coolmore stallion.

Records

Most successful horse since 1986 (2 wins):

• Nysaean – 2003, 2004

Leading jockey since 1986 (5 wins):

• Michael Kinane – Executive Perk (1989), Definite Article (1996), Urban Ocean (2000), Nysaean (2004), Alayan (2006)
• Pat Smullen - Stage Affair (1998), Muakaad (2001), Cairdeas (2005), Regime (2008), Fascinating Rock (2015)
• Ryan Moore - Found (2016), Minding (2017), Cliffs of Moher (2018), Magical (2019), Broome (2021)

Leading trainer since 1986 (13 wins):

• Aidan O'Brien – Dancing Sunset (1995), Urban Ocean (2000), Septimus (2007), Fame and Glory (2010), So You Think (2011), Windsor Palace (2012), Camelot (2013), Magician (2014), Found (2016), Minding (2017), Cliffs of Moher (2018), Magical (2019), Broome (2021)

Winners since 1986

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Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1986	width=150px	Rising	4	width=160px	Gabriel Curran	width=170px	Kevin Prendergast	2:17.80
1987	Nashamaa	4	Christy Roche	Jim Bolger	2:09.20
1988	Hazy Bird	5	Stephen Craine	Paddy Mullins	2:16.30
1989	Executive Perk	4	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	2:17.30
1990	Kostroma	4	Stephen Craine	Tommy Stack	2:09.50
1991	Topanoora	4	Christy Roche	Jim Bolger	2:11.00
1992	Dowland	4	Warren O'Connor	Michael Kauntze	2:21.00
1993	Salmon Eile	5	Johnny Murtagh	Pat Flynn	2:18.00
1994	Cheviot Amble	6	John Egan	Pat Flynn	2:26.80
1995	Dancing Sunset	4	Christy Roche	Aidan O'Brien	2:10.10
1996	Definite Article	4	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	2:13.30
1997	Dance Design	4	Pat Shanahan	Dermot Weld	2:05.70
1998	Stage Affair	4	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	2:20.00
1999	Campo Catino	4	Johnny Murtagh	Charles O'Brien	2:23.20
2000	Urban Ocean	4	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	2:19.70
2001	Muakaad	4	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	2:09.00
2002	Rebelline	4	Declan McDonogh	Kevin Prendergast	2:14.60
2003	Nysaean	4	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Sr.	2:06.60
2004	Nysaean	5	Michael Kinane	Richard Hannon Sr.	2:09.30
2005	Cairdeas	4	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	2:13.60
2006	Alayan	4	Michael Kinane	John Oxx	2:13.00
2007	Septimus	4	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	2:10.70
2008	Regime	4	Pat Smullen	Michael Bell	2:17.46
2009	Curtain Call	4	Fran Berry	Luca Cumani	2:24.79
2010	Fame and Glory	4	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	2:13.92
2011	So You Think	5	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	2:12.83
2012	Windsor Palace	7	Colm O'Donoghue	Aidan O'Brien	2:19.41
2013	Camelot	4	Joseph O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	2:16.27
2014	Magician	4	Joseph O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	2:08.91
2015	Fascinating Rock	4	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	2:18.42
2016	Found	4	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	2:11.17
2017	Minding	4	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	2:12.80
2018	Cliffs of Moher	4		Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	2:12.54
2019	Magical	4	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	2:12.19
2020	Leo De Fury	4	Shane Foley	Jessica Harrington	2:14.01
2021		5	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	2:10.85
2022	Layfayette	5	Chris Hayes	Noel Meade	2:12.89
2023	Visualisation	5	Declan McDonogh	Joseph O'Brien	2:18.95
2024	White Birch	5	Colin Keane	John Murphy	2:21.10

See also

• Horse racing in Ireland
• List of Irish flat horse races

References

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• galopp-sieger.de – Mooresbridge Stakes.
• ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Mooresbridge Stakes (2019).
• pedigreequery.com – Mooresbridge Stakes – Curragh.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Moore's Bridge . . 1 April 2013.
2. Web site: European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2017 European Programme / 01 Feb 17. British Horseracing Authority. 1 February 2017.