Salsabil Stakes Explained

|}The Salsabil Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Navan over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in April.

The race was first run in 2003. It is named in honor of Salsabil who won the 1000 Guineas, Oaks and Irish Derby in 1990. It was originally classed at Listed level and was upgraded to Group 3 level in 2024.^[1]

Records

Leading jockey (5 wins):

• Fran Berry – Allexina (2005), Indiana Girl (2009), Siren's Song (2011), Alive Alive Oh (2013), Bocca Baciata (2015)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

• Aidan O'Brien - All Too Beautiful (2004), Kissed (2012), Dazzling (2014), Pretty Perfect (2016), Pink Dogwood (2019), Concert Hall (2022)

Winners

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Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
2003	Crimphill	Niall McCullagh	Michael Grassick	2:19.70
2004	All Too Beautiful	Jamie Spencer	Aidan O'Brien	2:16.50
2005	Allexina	Fran Berry	John Oxx	2:24.10
2006	Perfect Hedge	Michael Kinane	John Oxx	2:13.90
2007	Anna Pavlova	Paul Hanagan	Richard Fahey	2:26.50
2008	Truly Mine	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	2:14.52
2009	Indiana Gal	Fran Berry	Patrick Martin	2:13.30
2010	Akdarena	D J Moran	Jim Bolger	2:05.61
2011	Siren's Song	Fran Berry	Jessica Harrington	2:09.44
2012	Kissed	Joseph O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	2:17.78
2013	Alive Alive Oh	Fran Berry	Tommy Stack	2:13.40
2014	Dazzling	Joseph O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	2:16.75
2015	Bocca Baciata	Fran Berry	Jessica Harrington	2:08.92
2016	Pretty Perfect	Colm O'Donoghue	Aidan O'Brien	2:20.47
2017	Vociferous Marina	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	2:05.30
2018	Mary Tudor	Billy Lee	Willie McCreery	2:18.50
2019	Pink Dogwood	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	2:15.31
2020	Silence Please	Tom Madden	Jessica Harrington	2:07.65
2021	Rocky Sky	Gary Halpin	Ross O'Sullivan	2:07.46
2022	Concert Hall	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	2:07.22
2023	Village Voice	Ronan Whelan	Jessica Harrington	2:23.89
2024	Ezeliya	Chris Hayes	Dermot Weld	2:12.27

See also

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

References

• Racing Post

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Notes and References

1. Web site: European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2024 European programme of Flat black type races . British Horseracing Authority . https://web.archive.org/web/20240225145147/https://www.britishhorseracing.com/press_releases/european-pattern-committee-announces-changes-to-the-2024-european-programme-of-flat-black-type-races/ . 25 February 2024 . live.