The Amethyst Stakes is a
Group 3 flat
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horse race in Ireland open to
thoroughbred
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s aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) at
Leopardstown
Leopardstown () is a suburb of Dublin in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, within the traditional County Dublin, Ireland. Located at the foot of the Dublin Mountains, it is a residential suburb with institutional lands and a large racecourse. It is ...
in May.
History
The event was formerly staged at
Phoenix Park
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. For a period it held Listed status. Known previously by sponsored titles, it was renamed the Amethyst Stakes in 1989. It was transferred to Leopardstown in 1991.
The Amethyst Stakes was promoted to Group 3 level in 2007.
Records
Most successful horse since 1986 (3 wins):
* Burden of Proof – ''1997, 1998, 1999''
* Famous Name – ''2010, 2011, 2012''
Leading
jockey since 1986 (6 wins):
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Johnny Murtagh
Johnny Murtagh (born 14 May 1970) is an Irish flat racing trainer and former jockey from Bohermeen, near Navan, Kells, County Meath. As a jockey he won many of the major flat races in Europe, including all the Irish Classi ...
– ''Thornberry (1991), Akhiyar (1995), Burden of Proof (1997, 1998), Anzari (2000), Arch Rebel (2006)''
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Michael Kinane – ''Brief Truce (1992), Unusual Heat (1993), City Nights (1994), Burden of Proof (1999), D'Anjou (2004), Danak (2007)''
Leading
trainer since 1986 (8 wins):
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Dermot Weld
Dermot K. Weld (born 29 July 1948), a former jockey is one of Ireland's most successful racehorse trainers. He holds the record for the most winners trained in Ireland (2,578 set in August 2000).
Weld maintains his stable, Rosewell House, in ...
– ''Brief Truce (1992), Unusual Heat (1993), City Nights (1994), Famous Name (2010, 2011, 2012), Mustajeeb (2014), Hazapour (2019)''
Winners since 1986
See also
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Horse racing in Ireland
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List of Irish flat horse races
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References
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galopp-sieger.de– ''Amethyst Stakes.''
ifhaonline.org– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Amethyst Stakes (2019).''
pedigreequery.com– ''Amethyst Stakes – Leopardstown.''
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