The Beresford Stakes is a

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horse race in Ireland open to two-year-old

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s. It is run at the

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over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September or October.

History

The event was sponsored by

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in the mid-1980s, and during this time it held Group 2 status.

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took over the sponsorship in 1988. Its most illustrious winner was

Nijinsky Vaslav (or Vatslav) Nijinsky (; rus, Вацлав Фомич Нижинский, Vatslav Fomich Nizhinsky, p=ˈvatsləf fɐˈmʲitɕ nʲɪˈʐɨnskʲɪj; pl, Wacław Niżyński, ; 12 March 1889/18908 April 1950) was a ballet dancer and choreog ...

in 1969. The race was relegated to Group 3 level in 1992. It regained Group 2 status in 2003. The Beresford Stakes was added to the

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series in 2012. The winner earned an invitation to compete in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. It was dropped from the series in 2013. Since 2017 the Beresford Stakes has been part of the

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Records

Leading jockey since 1950 (6 wins): *

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– ''Kildoon (1953), Carezza (1955), Scissors (1963), Hibernian (1967), Nijinsky (1969), Minsky (1970)'' Leading trainer since 1950 (21 wins): *

Aidan O'Brien Aidan Patrick O'Brien (born 16 October 1969 in County Wexford, Ireland) Aidan O'Brien bio NTRA. ...

- ''Johan Cruyff (1996), Saratoga Springs (1997), Festival Hall (1998), Lermontov (1999), Turnberry Isle (2000), Castle Gandolfo (2001), Albert Hall (2004), Septimus (2005), Eagle Mountain (2006), St Nicholas Abbey (2009), David Livingston (2011), Battle of Marengo (2012), Geoffrey Chaucer (2013), Ol' Man River (2014), Port Douglas (2015), Capri (2016), Saxon Warrior (2017), Japan (2018), Innisfree (2019), High Definition (2020), Luxembourg (2021) ''

Winners since 1977

Earlier winners

* 1875: Richelieu * 1880: Barcaldine * 1891: Wordsworth * 1910: Cheery Pat * 1917: Judea * 1919: Royal Ashe * 1920: Ballyheron * 1930: Spiral * 1943: Arctic Sun * 1945: Linaria * 1946: Grand Weather * 1949: Dark Warrior * 1950: Setello * 1951: Grand Morning * 1952: Northern Gleam * 1953: Kildoon * 1954: Arctic Time * 1955: Carezza * 1956: Viviptic * 1957: Articeelagh * 1958: Sunny Court * 1959: Lynchris * 1960: Paris Princess * 1961: Richmond * 1962: Pontifex * 1963: Scissors * 1964: Jealous * 1965: Boleslas * 1966: Sovereign Slipper * 1967: Hibernian * 1968: Deep Run * 1969:

* 1970: Minsky * 1971: Boucher * 1972: Chamozzle * 1973:

Saritamer Saritamer (1971 – after 1981) was a Kentucky-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. As a two-year-old he was rated the third-best two-year-old in Ireland after winning the Anglesey Stakes and the Beresford Stakes. In the fo ...

* 1974: Mark Anthony * 1975: Whistling Deer * 1976: Orchestra

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History

Records

Winners since 1977

Earlier winners

See also

References