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Flying Five Stakes
Group 2 race
LocationCurragh Racecourse
Co. Kildare, Ireland
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorDerrinstown Stud
WebsiteCurragh
Race information
Distance5f (1,006 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight9 st 3 lb (3yo);
9 st 4 lb (4yo+)
Allowances
3 lb for fillies and mares
Penalties
3 lb for Group 1 winners *
* since January 1
Purse100,000 (2014)
1st: €65,000
Flying Five Stakes
2015
White, red striped sleeves, check cap Red, white spots, white cap Red, royal blue epaulettes, red cap
Sole Power Maarek Take Cover
Previous years
2014
Dark blue, yellow epaulettes, yellow spots on sleeves, dark blue cap Red, white spots, white sleeves, red spots, red cap Dark blue, pink triple diamond, pink sleeves, dark blue cap, pink diamond
Stepper Point Sir Maximilian Russian Soul
2013
White, dark blue cap, white spots Emerald green, orange hoop and sleeves Dark blue, pink triple diamond, pink sleeves, dark blue cap, pink diamond
Dutch Masterpiece Hamza Russian Soul
2012
White, red seams, white sleeves and cap Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap Red, white panel, white diamonds on sleeves, black cap
My Girl Anna Fire Lily Inxile
2011
Yellow, black cross of lorraine, red sleeves, yellow cap, black star White, red striped sleeves, check cap White, brown sash, emerald green cap
Amour Propre Sole Power Roicead
2010
Grey, dark blue braces Black, yellow cross of lorraine, black sleeves, black cap Red and royal blue chevrons, red sleeves, royal blue star on cap
Astrophysical Jet Tax Free Santo Padre
2009
Grey, royal blue seams, sleeves and cap Purple and Mauve halved, Mauve sleeves, quartered cap Grey, dark green spots on sleeves, grey cap, dark green star
Reverence Judge 'n Jury Sugar Free
2008
BROWN, Orange spots, Brown sleeves and Orange spots, Brown cap and Orange quartered BLACK and WHITE HOOPS, royal blue cap, white star PINK, Emerald Green cross belts, Pink sleeves and Emerald Green armlet, Pink cap and Emerald Green spots
Look Busy Masta Plasta Wi Dud
2007
ROYAL BLUE, Yellow stripes, Royal Blue sleeves and Yellow diabolo, Royal Blue cap Emerald green, black chevrons on sleeves Black and white hoops, royal blue cap, white star
Benbaun Dandy Man Moss Vale
2006
ROYAL BLUE, Yellow stripes, Royal Blue sleeves and Yellow diabolo, Royal Blue cap Purple, White star, sleeves and star on cap DARK GREEN, beige diamond, beige chevrons on sleeves, beige diamond on cap
Benbaun Desert Lord Leitra
2005
ROYAL BLUE, Yellow stripes, Royal Blue sleeves and Yellow diabolo, Royal Blue cap White, royal blue cross belts, check sleeves, white cap, royal blue spots Dark green and white (halved), striped sleeves, pink cap
Benbaun The Tatling The Trader
2004
Dark green, yellow seams, armlets and cap Royal Blue and Yellow stripes, diabolo on sleeves, Royal Blue cap Dark Blue, pink seams, check cap
Ringmoor Down Benbaun Osterhase
2003
Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves Maroon, White spots, White cap, Maroon spots WHITE, red diamond, black and white halved sleeves, red cap
Deportivo Daganya Cool Cousin
 

The Flying Five Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.

History

The event was formerly held at Phoenix Park, and it used to be classed at Listed level. For a period it was open to horses aged two or older. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 1988, and transferred to Leopardstown in 1991.

The race was moved to the Curragh and upgraded to Group 2 level in 2002. The minimum age of participating horses was raised to three in 2003, and the event reverted to Group 3 status in 2004. It was previously run in late August or early September but from 2014 it was moved to mid-September and became part of the Irish Champions Weekend fixture, switching places in the calendar with the Renaissance Stakes. It was reinstated as a Group 2 in 2015.

The Flying Five Stakes was sponsored by bettor.com prior to 2013. It was previously sponsored by Moyglare Stud, and its full title included the name of Market Slide, a successful Moyglare broodmare. It was unsponsored in 2013, and Derrinstown Stud took over the sponsorship in 2014.

Records

Most successful horse since 1985 (3 wins):

  • Benbaun – 2005, 2006, 2007

Leading jockey since 1985 (6 wins):

  • Michael KinaneCommitted (1985), Flowing (1991), Tropical (1993, 1994), Ishiguru (2001), Ringmoor Down (2004)

Leading trainer since 1985 (5 wins):

  • Dermot WeldCommitted (1985), Flowing (1991, 1992), Tropical (1993, 1994)

Winners since 1985

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
1985 Committed 5 Michael Kinane Dermot Weld 1:00.20
1986 Acushla 3 Pat Eddery Vincent O'Brien 0:56.80
1987 Polonia 3 Stephen Craine Jim Bolger 0:57.20
1988 Heather Seeker 2 Declan Gillespie Liam Browne 0:59.20
1989 Handsome Sailor 6 Michael Hills Barry Hills 0:57.70
1990 Boozy 3 Richard Fox Jack Berry 0:56.40
1991 Flowing 3 Michael Kinane Dermot Weld 1:00.20
1992 Flowing 4 Pat Shanahan Dermot Weld 1:00.40
1993 Tropical 3 Michael Kinane Dermot Weld 0:59.40
1994 Tropical 4 Michael Kinane Dermot Weld 1:00.20
1995 Bunty Boo 6 Michael Hills Richard Hannon, Sr. 0:58.70
1996 Eveningperformance 5 Chris Rutter Henry Candy 0:57.80
1997 Midnight Escape 4 Kevin Darley Chris Wall 0:59.90
1998 Tedburrow 6 Willie Supple Eric Alston 1:02.50
1999 Tedburrow 7 Willie Supple Eric Alston 1:02.10
2000 Namid 4 Johnny Murtagh John Oxx 0:58.60
2001 Ishiguru 3 Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien 0:59.50
2002 Danehurst 4 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott 0:58.30
2003 Deportivo 3 Richard Hughes Roger Charlton 0:57.70
2004 Ringmoor Down 5 Michael Kinane David Arbuthnot 0:58.60
2005 Benbaun 4 Jamie Spencer Mark Wallace 0:59.20
2006 Benbaun 5 Pat Smullen Mark Wallace 0:57.50
2007 Benbaun 6 Pat Smullen Mark Wallace 0:58.79
2008 Look Busy 3 Slade O'Hara Alan Berry 1:00.75
2009 Reverence 8 Willie Supple Eric Alston 1:05.44
2010 Astrophysical Jet 3 Graham Gibbons Ed McMahon 0:58.56
2011 Amour Propre 5 Dane O'Neill Henry Candy 0:58.34
2012 My Girl Anna 5 Rory Cleary Muredach Kelly 1:04.62
2013 Dutch Masterpiece 3 Joseph O'Brien Gary Moore 0:58.00
2014 Stepper Point 5 Martin Dwyer William Muir 0:59.04
2015 Sole Power 8 Chris Hayes Edward Lynam 1:01.29

See also

References