The Blenheim Stakes is a
Listed flat
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horse race
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in
Ireland open to
thoroughbreds aged two years only. It is run at
Fairyhouse over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,206 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.
The race was first run in 1994 and was run at the
Curragh until 2014.
Records
Leading
jockey
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since 1994 (5 wins):
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Michael Kinane
Michael J. Kinane (born 22 June 1959, Killenaule, County Tipperary) is an Irish former flat racing jockey. He had a 34-year career, retiring on 8 December 2009.
A prolific winner of the Irish, English and French Classic race ...
– ''Super Goldluck (1998), Black Minnaloushe (2000), Hurricane Alan (2002), Colossus (2003), Song Of My Heart (2009)''
Leading
trainer since 1994 (9 wins):
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Aidan O'Brien ''Rainbow Blues (1995), Check The Band (1996), Karakorum (1997), Black Minnaloushe (2000), Colossus (2003), Ad Valorem (2004), Art Museum (2005), Brave Tin Soldier (2006), The Great War (2014)''
Winners
See also
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Horse racing in Ireland
*
List of Irish flat horse races
References
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Racing Post
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Flat races in Ireland
Fairyhouse Racecourse
Flat horse races for two-year-olds
Recurring sporting events established in 1995
1995 establishments in Ireland