Ridgewood Pearl Stakes

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Ridgewood Pearl Stakes
(Lanwades Stud Stakes)
Group 2 race
Location Curragh Racecourse
County Kildare, Ireland
Inaugurated2004
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
SponsorLanwades Stud
Website Curragh
Race information
Distance1 mile (1,609 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationFour-years-old and up
fillies & mares
Weight9 st 2 lb
Penalties
3 lb for G1 winners*
* since 1 September last year
Purse 112,800 (2022)
1st: €70,800
Ridgewood Pearl Stakes
2024
Owner Al Shira'aa Racing Limited.svg Owner Sights On Gold Partnership.svg Owner Scott C Heider.svg
Ocean JewelGoldanaRogue Millennium
Previous years
2023
Owner Moyglare Stud Farm.svg Owner Mrs Doreen Tabor.svg Owner Mr M V Deegan.svg
Just BeautifulJumblyInsinuendo
2022
Owner Scea Haras De Saint Pair.svg Owner Rectory Road Holdings Limited.svg Owner David Spratt.svg
Pearls GaloreEmphatic AnswerSh Boom
2021
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Epona PlaysSoul SearchToo Soon To Panic
2020-2011
2020
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Magic WandHamariynaSilk Forest
2019
Owner Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum.svg Owner Mr Derrick Smith.svg Owner Capel Street Syndicate.svg
BeshaayirI Can FlyRed Tea
2018
Owner The Filly Folly and Sweet Partnership.svg Owner Mr Derrick Smith.svg Owner Moyglare Stud Farm.svg
Opal TiaraHydrangeaMaking Light
2017
Owner Delphi Six Syndicate.svg Owner The Filly Folly and Sweet Partnership.svg Owner Mrs June Judd and Mrs J S Bolger.svg
Creggs PipesOpal TiaraTurret Rocks
2016
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DevonshireIrish RookieHint of A Tint
2015
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BroochRamoneAmazing Maria
2014
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Purr AlongFiesolanaPrincess Loulou
2013
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ChigunLa CollinaLily's Angel
2012
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EmulousOne SpiritAlanza
2011
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EmulousLolly For DollyKinky Afro
2010-2004
2010
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Shamwari LodgeIndiana GalAnnabelle's Charm
2009
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Emily BlakeBeach BunnyDeauville Vision
2008
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Grecian DancerMooretown LadyCheyenne Star
2007
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Cheyenne StarHeaven SentModeeroch
2006
Owner John Joseph Murphy.svg Owner T Curran.svg Owner The Ridgeway Partnership.svg
PoutJazz PrincessRoyal Alchemist
2005
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AirwaveMiss TrishKinnaird
2004
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Soviet SongLivadiyaHanami
 

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.

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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.[ citation needed ]

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.[ citation needed ]

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Leading jockey (5 wins):

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
2006Pout4Danny GrantJohn Joseph Murphy1:52.10
2007Cheyenne Star4 Pat Smullen Frances Crowley1:38.70
2008Grecian Dancer5 Fran Berry Charles O'Brien1:39.69
2009Emily Blake5 Johnny Murtagh John Hayden1:47.61
2010Shamwari Lodge4 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:41.35
2011Emulous4 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 1:38.95
2012Emulous5 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 1:41.20
2013Chigun4 Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil 1:37.78
2014Purr Along4 Jamie Spencer Johnny Murtagh 1:47.55
2015Brooch4 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 1:39.65
2016Devonshire4 Billy Lee Willie McCreery1:46.20
2017Creggs Pipes5 Declan McDonogh Andrew Slattery1:41.16
2018Opal Tiara5Ronan Whelan Mick Channon 1:39.24
2019Beshaayir4 Frankie Dettori William Haggas 1:37.06
2020Magic Wand [lower-alpha 1] 5 Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 1:38.17
2021Epona Plays4 Billy Lee Willie McCreery1:42.56
2022Pearls Galore5 Billy Lee Paddy Twomey1:39.62
2023Just Beautiful5 Billy Lee Paddy Twomey1:39.61
2024Ocean Jewel4 Billy Lee Willie McCreery1:40.93
  1. The 2020 race was run in June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland

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References

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