Sweet Mimosa Stakes

The Sweet Mimosa Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Ireland open to fillies and mares aged three years and over. It is run at Naas over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,206 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.

Sweet Mimosa Stakes
Listed race
LocationNaas Racecourse
Co. Kildare, Ireland
Inaugurated2003
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorYeomanstown Stud
WebsiteNaas
Race information
Distance6f (1,207 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationThree-years-old and up
fillies and mares
Weight9 st 0 lb (3yo);
9 st 5 lb (4yo+)
Penalties
7 lb for Group 1 or 2 winners *
5 lb for Group 3 winners*
3 lb for Listed winners*
* since 1 August 2018
Purse€44,650 (2020)
1st: €28,025
Sweet Mimosa Stakes
2020
Sonaiyla Back To Brussels Pronouncement

The race was first run in 2003. It was run at Leopardstown until 2007, and at the Curragh in 2008 and 2009. It is currently sponsored by the Yeomanstown Stud.

Records

Leading jockey (3 wins):

  • Billy Lee – Katia (2011), Fort Del Oro (2016), Sonaiyla (2020)
  • Johnny MurtaghElletelle (2008), Bewitched (2010), Miss Lahar (2013)

Leading trainer (2 wins):

  • Kevin Prendergast – Ulfah (2004), Evening Time (2007)

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
2003 Daganya 3 Tadhg O'Shea Michael Halford 1:12.70
2004 Ulfah 3 Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast 1:13.60
2005 Shersha 6 Kevin Manning S J Treacy 1:13.00
2006 Indian Maiden 6 Fran Berry Malcolm Saunders 1:15.86
2007 Evening Time 3 Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast 1:14.10
2008 Elletelle 3 Johnny Murtagh Ger Lyons 1:12.23
2009 Girouette 4 Pat Shanahan Tracey Collins 1:19.08
2010 Bewitched 3 Johnny Murtagh Charles O'Brien 1:10.82
2011 Katla 3 Billy Lee John Grogan 1:08.76
2012 Empowering 4 Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 1:14.10
2013 Miss Lahar 4 Johnny Murtagh Mick Channon 1:10.81
2014 Minalisa 5 Fran Berry Rae Guest 1:08.03
2015 Letters Of Note 3 Pat Smullen Michael O'Callaghan 1:10.93
2016 Fort Del Oro 4 Billy Lee Edward Lynam 1:10.58
2017 Only Mine 4 Gary Carroll Joseph G. Murphy 1:11.14
2018 Sometimesadiamond 3 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 1:11.14
2019 Servalan 3 Shane Foley Jessica Harrington 1:11.98
2020 Sonaiyla[lower-alpha 1] 3 Billy Lee Paddy Twomey 1:09.69
  1. The 2020 race was run at Cork due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland

See also

References

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