Beresford Stakes

The Beresford Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Ireland which is open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September or October.

The event held Group 2 status at the beginning of the 1990s, but it was relegated to Group 3 level in 1992. Its former status was restored in 2003. The race is sponsored by Juddmonte Farms.

Winners since 1983

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1983	Sadler's Wells	Pat Eddery	Vincent O'Brien	1:44.50
1984	Gold Crest	Pat Eddery	Vincent O'Brien	1:40.70
1985	Flash of Steel	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	1:46.80
1986	Gulf King	Steve Cauthen	Paul Kelleway	1:39.30
1987	Insan	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	1:47.20
1988	Classic Fame	John Reid	Vincent O'Brien	1:46.50
1989	Victory Piper	John Reid	Michael Jarvis	1:43.00
1990	Approach the Bench	Billy Newnes	John Mulhern	1:44.10
1991	El Prado	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	1:43.80
1992	Frenchpark	Pat Shanahan	Con Collins	1:44.30
1993	Sheridan	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	1:47.30
1994	Burden of Proof	Christy Roche	Charles O'Brien	1:48.60
1995	Ahkaam	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	1:46.10
1996	Johan Cruyff	Christy Roche	Aidan O'Brien	1:44.30
1997	Saratoga Springs	Christy Roche	Aidan O'Brien	1:47.70
1998	Festival Hall	Jamie Spencer	Aidan O'Brien	1:47.20
1999	Lermontov	Paul Scallan	Aidan O'Brien	1:47.30
2000	Turnberry Isle	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	1:46.40
2001	Castle Gandolfo	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	1:44.70
2002	Alamshar	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	1:44.90
2003	Azamour	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	1:42.00
2004	Albert Hall	Jamie Spencer	Aidan O'Brien	1:43.80
2005	Septimus	Seamus Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	1:43.10
2006	Eagle Mountain	Kieren Fallon	Aidan O'Brien	1:43.40
2007	Curtain Call	Fran Berry	Jessica Harrington	1:46.74
2008	Sea the Stars	Michael Kinane	John Oxx	1:42.36
2009	St Nicholas Abbey	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	1:41.60
2010	Casamento	Pat Smullen	Michael Halford	1:43.52
2011	David Livingston	Seamus Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	1:46.20

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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• galopp-sieger.de – Beresford Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Beresford Stakes (2009).
• pedigreequery.com – Beresford Stakes – Curragh.

See also

• List of Irish flat horse races