The Weld Park Stakes is a
Group 3 flat
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horse race
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in
Ireland open to two-year-old
thoroughbred fillies. It is run at the
Curragh over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September or October.
History
The event was originally held at
Phoenix Park, and it used to be contested over a mile. For a period it was called the Wexford Stakes, and it was later renamed the Park Stakes. It was shortened to 7 furlongs in 1971.
The trainer
Dermot Weld started to sponsor the race in the 1980s, and it was subsequently run in memory of his father Charlie Weld (also a trainer). The C. L. Weld Park Stakes was transferred to the Curragh in 1991. In 2014 the name of Dermot Weld's mother, Marguerite, was added to the race title and it became the C. L. & M. F. Weld Park Stakes. Since 2018 it has been run as the Weld Park Stakes.
Notable winners of the race have included
Ridgewood Pearl
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The filly was bred by S ...
,
Alborada,
Imagine and
Qualify
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.
Records
Leading
jockey
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since 1965 (7 wins):
*
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 ...
– ''Lone Bidder (1980), Countess Candy (1982), Gaily Gaily (1985), Trusted Partner (1987), Asema (1992), Arch Swing (2006), Eva's Request (2007)''
Leading
trainer since 1965 (7 wins):
*
John Oxx – ''Isle of Glass (1990), Tarwiya (1991), Morcote (1993), Ridgewood Pearl (1994), Rafayda (1998), Arch Swing (2006), My Titania (2013)''
Winners since 1980
Earlier winners
* 1965: Crystal Light *
* 1966: Graunuaile
* 1967: Windy Gay
* 1968: Another Daughter
* 1969: Royal Words
* 1970: Three Roses
* 1971: Al-Burak
* 1972: Fiery Diplomat
* 1973: Silk Buds
* 1974: Small World
* 1975: Capricious
* 1976: All Serene
* 1977: Turkish Treasure
* 1978: Solar
* 1979: Mulvilla
* Moon Dancer finished first in 1965, but she was disqualified.
See also
*
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
Curragh Racecourse
Flat horse races for two-year-old fillies