The Silken Glider Stakes is a

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in Ireland open to two-year-old

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. 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. The race was first run in 2001. It was run at

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until 2002. Since 2007 it has been sponsored and run as the Staffordstown Stud Stakes. The Silken Glider Stakes is promoted to Group 3 in 2022.European Pattern Committee announces new Chairman and changes to the 2022 European Programme of Flat Black Type Races
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(3 wins): *

Seamie Heffernan James Anthony "Seamie" Heffernan (born 17 July 1972) is an Irish flat racing jockey who rides mainly for horse racing trainer Aidan O'Brien. From a family with no racing connections Heffernan was introduced to the sport when he took a summer ho ...

– '' Miss Helga (2002), Savethisdanceforme (2007),

Fancy Blue Fancy Blue (foaled 2 February 2017) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse. She showed considerable promise as a juvenile in 2019 when she won both of her races including the Listed Staffordstown Stud Stakes. In the following year she finished sec ...

(2019) '' *

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 ...

– ''Jioconda (2005), Lady Lupus (2009), Gemstone (2010) '' Leading trainer (11 wins): *

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

– ''Miss Helga (2002), Savethisdanceforme (2007), Lady Lupus (2009), Gemstone (2010), Homecoming Queen (2011), Together Forever (2014), Best In The World (2015), Bye Bye Baby (2017), Peach Tree (2018),

(2019), Content (2023)''

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