The Greenlands Stakes is a
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flat
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horse race
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in Ireland open to
thoroughbred
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s aged four years or older. It is run at the
Curragh
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over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.
The event is named after Greenlands, the area of the
Curragh plain where the racecourse is located.
It is held on the same afternoon as the
Irish 2,000 Guineas
The Irish 2,000 Guineas is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is s ...
. Prior to 2015 it was also open to three-year-olds and was contested at Group 3 level.
Records
Most successful horse since 1950 (2 wins):
* College Chapel – ''1993, 1994''
* Hitchens - ''2011, 2013''
Leading
jockey
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since 1950 (6 wins):
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Lester Piggott
Lester Keith Piggott (5 November 1935 – 29 May 2022) was an English professional jockey and trainer. With 4,493 career flat racing wins in Britain, including a record nine Epsom Derby victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest f ...
– ''Home Guard (1973), Boone's Cabin (1975), Golden Thatch (1979), Archway (1991), College Chapel (1993, 1994)''
Leading
trainer since 1950 (13 wins):
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Vincent O'Brien
Vincent O'Brien (9 April 1917 – 1 June 2009) was an Irish horse racing, race horse horse trainer, trainer from Churchtown, County Cork, Churchtown, County Cork, Ireland. In 2003 he was voted the greatest influence in horse racing history in ...
– ''King's Jester (1958), Abergwaun (1972), Home Guard (1973), Saritamer (1974), Boone's Cabin (1975), Golden Thatch (1979), Drama (1981), Belted Earl (1982), Exhibitioner (1985), Puissance (1989), Archway (1991), College Chapel (1993, 1994)''
Winners since 1983
Earlier winners
* 1950: Turkish Prince
* 1951: Owen o' Cork
* 1952: Prince of Fairfield
* 1953: Starial
* 1954: Standing Holly
* 1955: Away Home / By-Passed
* 1956: Who You
* 1957: Persian
* 1958: King's Jester
* 1959: Renegade
* 1960: Mutara
* 1961: Enamoured
* 1962: Ahascragh
* 1963: Red Slipper
* 1964: Victoria Quay
* 1965: Majority Blue
* 1966: Washington
* 1967: Cambusdoon
* 1968: Polar Gold
* 1969: Desert Call
* 1970: Everyday
* 1971: Cinerama Two
* 1972: Abergwaun
* 1973: Home Guard
* 1974:
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 ...
* 1975: Boone's Cabin
* 1976: Petipa
* 1977: Balgaddy
* 1978: Ballad Rock
* 1979: Golden Thatch
* 1980: Jasmine Star
* 1981: Drama
* 1982: Belted Earl
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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Racing Post
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galopp-sieger.de– ''Greenlands Stakes.''
ifhaonline.org– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Greenlands Stakes (2019).''
– ''Greenlands Stakes (Group 3).''
pedigreequery.com– ''Greenlands Stakes – Curragh.''
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