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 |
