Debutante Stakes

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The Debutante Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in the Republic of Ireland for two-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) in July / August.

It was a Group 3 race at Phoenix Park Racecourse before 1991, when it moved to the Curragh and was relegated to Listed class. The race moved to Leopardstown Racecourse in 1994, and the distance was increased from 6 furlongs (1,207 metres) to its present 7 furlongs. It returned to the Curragh in 2000, regained Group 3 status in 2001, and was promoted to its present Group 2 status in 2004.

The race returned to Leopardstown in 2006.

[edit] Winners since 1988

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1988	Pass the Peace	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	1:11.5
1989	Polar Bird	Michael Kinane	Barry Hills	1:10.8
1990	Capricciosa	John Reid	Vincent O'Brien	1:09.3
1991	Miznah	Christy Roche	Jim Bolger	1:12.6
1992	Alalja	John Egan	Patrick Flynn	1:15.8
1993	Low Key Affair	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	1:16.5
1994	Glounthaune Garden	Christy Roche	Aidan O'Brien	1:30.2
1995	Dance Design	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	1:31.9
1996	Family Tradition	Christy Roche	Aidan O'Brien	1:34.7
1997	Photogenic	Seamus Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	1:34.3
1998	Edabiya	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	1:33.7
1999	Preseli	Eddie Ahern	Michael Grassick	1:31.4
2000	Affianced	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	1:28.5
2001	Saranac Lake	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	1:27.5
2002	Rainbows for All	Wayne Smith	Kevin Prendergast	1:28.7
2003	Necklace	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	1:25.0
2004	Silk and Scarlet	Jamie Spencer	Aidan O'Brien	1:25.4
2005	Rumplestiltskin	Kieren Fallon	Aidan O'Brien	1:27.9
2006	Gaudeamus	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	1:31.9