Ridgewood Pearl Stakes

The Ridgewood Pearl Stakes, also known as the Lanwades Stud Stakes, is a Group 2 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged four years or older. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.

Ridgewood Pearl Stakes
(Lanwades Stud Stakes)
Group 2 race
LocationCurragh Racecourse
Co. Kildare, Ireland
Inaugurated2004
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorLanwades Stud
WebsiteCurragh
Race information
Distance1 mile (1,609 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationFour-years-old and up
fillies & mares
Weight9 st 0 lb
Penalties
3 lb for G1 winners*
* since September 1 last year
Purse€72,800 (2020)
1st: €47,200
Ridgewood Pearl Stakes
2020
Magic Wand Hamariyna Silk Forest

The event's registered title honours Ridgewood Pearl, a successful Irish-trained filly in the mid 1990s. Ridgewood Pearl died in 2003, and the title was first used for that year's running of a race now called the Renaissance Stakes.

The present Ridgewood Pearl Stakes was established in 2004, and it initially held Group 2 status. It was downgraded to Group 3 level in 2007 and returned to Group 2 status in 2015.[1]

The race was sponsored by TRI Equestrian from 2009 to 2012, and was referred to as the TRI Equestrian Stakes. In 2013 it was renamed the Abu Dhabi Stakes and in 2014 the sponsorship was taken over by Lanwades Stud. It is held on the same afternoon as the Irish 2,000 Guineas.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Emulous - 2011, 2012

Leading jockey (4 wins):

  • Pat Smullen – Cheyenne Star (2007), Emulous (2011, 2012), Brooch (2015)

Leading trainer (3 wins):

Winners
Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Time
2004 Soviet Song 4 Johnny Murtagh James Fanshawe 1:39.50
2005 Airwave 5 Kieren Fallon Aidan O'Brien 1:41.60
2006 Pout 4 Danny Grant John Joseph Murphy 1:52.10
2007 Cheyenne Star 4 Pat Smullen Frances Crowley 1:38.70
2008 Grecian Dancer 5 Fran Berry Charles O'Brien 1:39.69
2009 Emily Blake 5 Johnny Murtagh John Hayden 1:47.61
2010 Shamwari Lodge 4 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:41.35
2011 Emulous 4 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 1:38.95
2012 Emulous 5 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 1:41.20
2013 Chigun 4 Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil 1:37.78
2014 Purr Along 4 Jamie Spencer Johnny Murtagh 1:47.55
2015 Brooch 4 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 1:39.65
2016 Devonshire 4 Billy Lee Willie McCreery 1:46.20
2017 Creggs Pipes 5 Declan McDonogh Andrew Slattery 1:41.16
2018 Opal Tiara 5 Ronan Whelan Mick Channon 1:39.24
2019 Beshaayir 4 Frankie Dettori William Haggas 1:37.06
2020 Magic Wand[lower-alpha 1] 5 Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 1:38.17
  1. The 2020 race was run in June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland

See also

References
  1. "European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2015 European Programme". britishhorseracing.com. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
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