Juvenile Turf Stakes

Juvenile Turf Stakes
(ex Golden Fleece Stakes)
Group 3 race
Location Leopardstown
Co. Dublin, Ireland
Inaugurated 2007
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor John Deere
Website Leopardstown
Race information
Distance 1 mile (1,609 metres)
Surface Turf
Track Left-handed
Qualification Two-year-olds
excluding G1 / G2 winners
Weight 9 st 3 lb
Allowances
3 lb for fillies
Penalties
3 lb for Group 3 winners
Purse €100,000 (2015)
1st: €60,000
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Trial
2015
Johannes Vermeer True Solitaire Sanus Per Aquam

The Juvenile Turf Stakes (formerly the Golden Fleece Stakes) is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) at Leopardstown in September.

History

The event was first named the Golden Fleece Stakes after Golden Fleece, the Irish-trained winner of the Epsom Derby in 1982. It was established in 2007, and was originally contested over 7 furlongs. It initially held Listed status, and took place in late June or early July.

The race was switched to September and extended to a mile in 2012. From this point it was billed as a trial for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, and known as the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Trial Stakes. It was promoted to Group 3 level in 2013.[1] In 2014 it was renamed the Juvenile Turf Stakes and became part of the Irish Champions Weekend fixture.

Records

Leading jockey (5 wins):

  • Joseph O'Brien – Tenth Star (2011), Battle of Marengo (2012), Australia (2013), John F Kennedy (2014), Johannes Vermeer (2015)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

  • Aidan O'Brien – Zoffany (2010), Tenth Star (2011), Battle of Marengo (2012), Australia (2013), John F Kennedy (2014), Johannes Vermeer (2015)

Winners

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time
2007 Bruges Niall McCullagh David Myerscough 1:34.60
2008 Ryehill Dreamer Wayne Lordan Tommy Stack 1:31.22
2009 Perfect Symmetry [a] Keagan Latham Ger Lyons 1:28.39
2010 Zoffany Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 1:27.89
2011 Tenth Star Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 1:27.96
2012 Battle of Marengo Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 1:38.68
2013 Australia Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 1:40.30
2014 John F Kennedy Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 1:38.44
2015 Johannes Vermeer Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 1:43.99

a The 2009 running took place at Fairyhouse.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Eight races upgraded by European Pattern Committee". the-racehorse.com. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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