Yeats Stakes Explained

|}The Yeats Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged three years only. It is run at Navan over a distance of 1 mile and 5 furlongs (2,616 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.^[1]

The race was run for the first time in 2017.^[2]

Records

Leading jockey (2 wins):

• Donnacha O'Brien – Southern France (2018), Western Australia (2019)

Leading trainer (4 wins):

• Aidan O'Brien – Southern France (2018), Western Australia (2019), Sir Lucan (2021), Peking Opera (2023)

Winners

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Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
2017	Naughty Or Nice	Declan McDonogh	John Oxx	2:54.02
2018	Southern France	Donnacha O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	2:51.00
2019	Western Australia	Donnacha O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	2:49.97
2020	Galileo Chrome	Shane Crosse	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	2:58.11
2021	Sir Lucan	Wayne Lordan	Aidan O'Brien	2:55.16
2022	Cairde Go Deo	Colin Keane	Ger Lyons	2:53.81
2023	Peking Opera	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	3:06.85
2024	Birdman	Shane Foley	Jessica Harrington	3:00.28

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: Irish Pattern Races. Horse Racing Ireland. 15 May 2017. 15. pdf.
2. Web site: Irish EBF Announce New Initiatives. Irish European Breeders Fund. 2017-05-05. 14 Nov 2017.