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Loughbrown Stakes
The Loughbrown Stakes is a Group races, Group 3 Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at the Curragh Racecourse, Curragh over a distance of 2 miles (3,219 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September. The race was first run in 2013 as a Listed race. Prior to that the name was associated with a seven furlongs race now replaced in the calendar by the Patton Stakes. It was upgraded to Group 3 status in 2017. Records , Leading jockey (2 wins): * Pat Smullen –''Silwana (2015), Renneti (2017)'' ''Silwana (2015), Renneti (2017)'' * Seamie Heffernan - '' Dawn Patrol (2020), Emily Dickinson (2022) Leading Horse trainer, trainer (4 wins): * Aidan O'Brien – ''Eye of The Storm (2013), Cypress Creek (2018), Dawn Patrol (2020), Emily Dickinson (2022) '' * Dermot Weld - ''Silwana (2015), Renneti (2017), Search For A Song (2021), Falcon Eight (2023)'' Winners See also *H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Group Races
Group races, also known as Pattern races, or Graded races in some jurisdictions, are the highest level of races in Thoroughbred horse racing. They include most of the world's iconic races, such as, in Europe, the Derby, Irish Derby and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, in Australia, the Melbourne Cup and in the United States, the Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup races. Victory in these races marks a horse as being particularly talented, if not exceptional, and they are extremely important in determining stud values. They are also sometimes referred to as Black type races, since any horse that has won one of these races is printed in bold type in sales catalogues. By country Australia In Australia, the Australian Pattern Committee recommends to the Australian Racing Board (ARB) which races shall be designated as Group races. The list of races approved by the ARB is accepted by the International Cataloguing Standards Committee (ICSC) for publication by The Jockey Club (US) in The Blue B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |