Flying Five Stakes

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Flying Five Stakes Race Facts

  • Location: Curragh Racecourse, Dublin, Ireland
  • Distance: 5 furlongs (1,006 metres)
  • Track Type: Straight, Turf
  • Age Qualifications: Three-year-olds and up
  • 2023 Purse: $425,000
  • 2023 Race Date: Sunday, September 10th

2023 Flying Five Stakes Race Results

POST
HORSE
JOCKEY / TRAINER
WIN / PLACE
4
Moss Tucker
W J Lee / K J Condon
$41.80 / $6.80
8
Get Ahead
Richard Kingscote / Clive Cox
$8.80
3
Equality
Daniel Muscutt / Charles Hills
$9.40
10
Ladies Church
Ben Coen / J P Murtagh
9
Highfield Princess
Jason Hart / John Quinn
1
Art Power
Oisin Murphy / Tim Easterby
6
Bradsell
Hollie Doyle / Archie Watson
5
Aesop's Fables
Ryan Moore / A P O'Brien
2
Bouttemont
Dylan Browne McMonagle / Y Barberot
7
Ano Syra
Gary Carroll / John James Feane

Exotic Payoffs:

  • $1.00 Exacta (4-8) Paid: $297.20
  • $0.50 Trifecta (4-8-3) Paid: $1,217.80
  • $1.00 Superfecta (4-8-3-10) Paid: $1,678.80

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Flying Five Stakes Race History

The Flying Five Stakes is a Group I horse race run each year at Curragh Racecourse in Kildare, Ireland during the Irish Champions Weekend. Formerly held at Phoenix Park, the race was promoted to Group III status in 1988 before being transferred to Leopardstown in 1991. In 2002, the race was again moved to its current home and upgraded to Group II before being downgraded back to Group III in 2004. After being reinstated as a Group II race in 2015, the race was finally upgraded to Group I status in 2018, becoming the first Group I race in Ireland open to three year olds and older.

Since 1985, the most successful horse has been Benbaun, who notched 3 consecutive victories between 2005 and 2007. Additionally, jockey Michael Kinane has won the race a record six times in that same timeframe, with is first coming in 1985 and his most recent coming in 2004.

The race is part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series, offering the winners automatic entry into the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint.

Flying Five Stakes Past Winners Since 1985

Year
Winner
Jockey / Trainer
Distance / Time
2023
Moss Tucker
W J Lee / K J Condon
5 F / 1:00.89
2022
Highfield Princess
Jason Hart / John Quinn
5 F / 1:02.51
2021
Romantic Proposal
Chris Hayes / Edward Lynam
5 F / 0:59.77
2020
Glass Slippers
Tom Eaves / Kevin Ryan
5 F / 1:00.58
2019
Fairyland
Ryan Moore / Aidan O'Brien
5 F / 0:57.88
2018
Havana Grey
Richard Kingscote / Karl Burke
5 F / 0:59.59
2017
Caravaggio
Ryan Moore / Aidan O'Brien
5 F / 1:00.54
2016
Ardhoomey
Colin Keane / Ger Lyons
5 F / 1:01.54
2015
Sole Power
Chris Hayes / Edward Lynam
5 F / 1:01.29
2014
Stepper Point
Martin Dwyer / William Muir
5 F / 0:59.04