2024 | ||
Empress Of Beauty | Goldana | Mexicali Rose |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Indian Wish | Angels Wrath | Dower House |
2022 | ||
Rumbles Of Thunder | Seisai | Shahaada |
2021 | ||
Too Soon To Panic | Empress Josephine | French Fusion |
2000-1997 | ||
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2000 | ||
Katiykha | Palace Royale | Simplicity |
1999 | ||
Orange Sunset | Catherina | Pink Coral |
1997 | ||
Token Gesture | French Ballerina | Family Tradition |
The Victor McCalmont Memorial Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Gowran Park over a distance of 1 mile, 1 furlong and 100 yards (1,902 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late April or early May.
The race is named in honour of Victor McCalmont, the Irish racing administrator and owner-breeder. [1]
The race was run over 12 furlongs until 2000.
Most successful horse (2 wins):
Leading jockey (5 wins):
Leading trainer (6 wins):
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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1997 | Token Gesture | 3 | Michael Kinane | Dermot Weld | 2:41.60 |
1998 | No race | ||||
1999 | Orange Sunset | 3 | Jamie Spencer | Liam Browne | 2:45.60 |
2000 | Katiykha | 4 | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx | 2:41.30 |
2001 | Dearly | 3 | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx | 1:58.40 |
2002 | Fionns Folly | 3 | Seamie Heffernan | Irène-Térésa Oakes-Cottin | 2:09.00 |
2003 | Miss Honorine | 4 | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx | 2:04.40 |
2004 | Misty Heights | 3 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 2:00.00 |
2005 | Hazariya | 3 | Michael Kinane | John Oxx | 2:01.70 |
2006 | Galatee | 3 | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | 2:08.60 |
2007 | Anna Karenina | 4 | Wayne Lordan | David Wachman | 1:58.20 |
2008 | Chinese White | 3 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 2:07.91 |
2009 | She's Our Mark | 5 | D M Grant | Patrick J. Flynn | 2:11.89 |
2010 | Chinese White | 5 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 2:01.08 |
2011 | Banimpire | 3 | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | 2:00.60 |
2012 | Tannery | 3 | Niall McCullagh | David Wachman | 2:11.23 |
2013 | Caponata | 4 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 2:04.17 |
2014 | I'm Yours | 3 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 2:11.19 |
2015 | Legatissimo | 3 | Wayne Lordan | David Wachman | 1:58.58 |
2016 | Bocca Baciata | 4 | Colm O'Donoghue | Jessica Harrington | 2:01.64 |
2017 | Somehow | 4 | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 2:09.22 |
2018 | Turret Rocks | 5 | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | 2:02.62 |
2019 | Who's Steph | 4 | Colin Keane | Ger Lyons | 2:03.24 |
2020 | Lemista [lower-alpha 1] | 3 | Colin Keane | Ger Lyons | 2:04.71 |
2021 | Too Soon To Panic | 4 | Chris Hayes | Fozzie Stack | 2:07.95 |
2022 | Rumbles of Thunder | 4 | Colin Keane | Paddy Twomey | 2:03.31 |
2023 | Indian Wish | 4 | Declan McDonogh | Joseph O'Brien | 2:03.68 |
2024 | Empress of Beauty | 4 | Billy Lee | Henry de Bromhead | 2:21.27 |
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