Snow Fairy Stakes

The Snow Fairy Fillies' Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 1 furlong (1,811 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late August or early September.

Snow Fairy Stakes
Group 3 race
LocationCurragh Racecourse
Co. Kildare, Ireland
Inaugurated2005
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
WebsiteCurragh
Race information
Distance1m 1f (1,811 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
fillies & mares
Weight9 st 0 lb (3yo);
9 st 6 lb (4yo+)
Penalties
7 lb for Group 1 winners *
5 lb for Group 2 winners *
5 lb if two Group 3 wins *
3 lb if one Group 3 win *
* since 1 January
Purse€50,000 (2020)
1st: €29,500
Dance Design Stakes
2020
Thundering Nights Albigna Epona Plays

The event was originally sponsored by Moyglare Stud and named after Dance Design, a successful Moyglare filly in the 1990s. It was established in 2005, and it was initially classed at Listed level. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 2009.[1] In 2012 the race was sponsored by Lanwades Stud and run as the Lanwade Stud Fillies' Stakes. The 2014 running was sponsored by Xtravision and HMV in support of the Irish Autism Action charity. In 2016 the race was renamed after Snow Fairy, the winner of the Epsom Oaks and Irish Oaks in 2010.

Records

Most successful horse:

  • no horse has won this race more than once

Leading jockey (2 wins):

Leading trainer (5 wins):

  • Aidan O'Brien - Up (2012), Say (2013), Somehow (2016), Rain Goddess (2017), Goddess (2019)

Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
2005 Chelsea Rose 3 Pat Shanahan Con Collins 1:49.20
2006 Blessyourpinksox 5 Ted Durcan Peter Casey 1:51.60
2007 Many Colours 3 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 1:53.09
2008 Beach Bunny 3 Chris Hayes Kevin Prendergast 2:03.44
2009 Chinese White 4 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 2:04.19
2010 Obama Rule 3 Declan McDonogh Joanna Morgan 1:56.09
2011 Bible Belt 3 Fran Berry Jessica Harrington 1:55.48
2012 Up 3 Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 1:55.63
2013 Say 3 Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 1:51.30
2014 Carla Bianca 3 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 1:56.90
2015 Bocca Baciata 3 Fran Berry Jessica Harrington 1:55.31
2016 Somehow 3 Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 1:53.01
2017 Rain Goddess 3 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 1:53.45
2018 I'm So Fancy 4 Colm O'Donoghue Jessica Harrington 1:54.60
2019 Goddess 3 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 1:53.18
2020 Thundering Nights 3 Shane Crosse Joseph O'Brien 2:04.67

See also

References
  1. "Two Group 3 events added to schedule". RTÉ Sport. 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
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