The Snow Fairy Fillies' Stakes is a Group 3

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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. The event was originally sponsored by

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and named after

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, 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. In 2012 the race was sponsored by

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and run as the Lanwades 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 Snow Fairy (foaled 12 February 2007) is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse who was bred in Ireland and trained in England by Ed Dunlop. She made little impression on the racecourse as a two-year-old, winning only one race out of six. She started h ...

, 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

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(2 wins): * Joseph O'Brien - ''Up (2012), Say (2013)'' *

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- ''Chinese White (2009), Carla Bianca (2014)'' *

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- ''Bible Belt (2011), Bocca Baciata (2015)'' * Ryan Moore - ''Rain Goddess (2017), Goddess (2019)'' Leading trainer (5 wins): * Aidan O'Brien - ''Up (2012), Say (2013), Somehow (2016), Rain Goddess (2017), Goddess (2019)''

Winners

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Records

Winners

See also

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