Eyrefield Stakes
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The Eyrefield Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in the Republic of Ireland for two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 1 furlong (1,811 metres) at Leopardstown Racecourse in late October or early November.
Prior to 1995 the race was run at the Curragh, and before 1990 it was known as the Old Connell Race.
[edit] Winners since 1988
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
| 1988 | Beyond the Lake | Michael Kinane | Dermot Weld | 2:10.8 |
| 1989 | Catch Twenty Two | Pat Shanahan | Michael Kauntze | 2:08.4 |
| 1990 | Enzo | Christy Roche | Jim Bolger | 1:56.4 |
| 1991 | Fawaayid | Christy Roche | Jim Bolger | 1:58.0 |
| 1992 | Sinissipi | Michael Kinane | John Oxx | 1:59.5 |
| 1993 | City Nights | Pat Shanahan | Dermot Weld | 2:00.7 |
| 1994 | Humbel | Pat Shanahan | Dermot Weld | 2:05.3 |
| 1995 | Deynawari | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx | 2:00.2 |
| 1996 | Strawberry Roan | Christy Roche | Aidan O'Brien | 1:58.2 |
| 1997 | Andy Dufresne | Kevin Darley | Ted Walsh | 2:06.9 |
| 1998 | Wild Heaven | Michael Fenton | Charles O'Brien | 2:08.7 |
| 1999 | Chiang Mai | Jamie Spencer | Aidan O'Brien | 2:05.8 |
| 2000 | Vinnie Roe | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 2:02.1 |
| 2001 | On the Nile | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | 2:02.6 |
| 2002 | Yesterday | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | 2:01.2 |
| 2003 | Mikado | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | * |
| 2004 | Yehudi | Jamie Spencer | Aidan O'Brien | 2:02.2 |
| 2005 | Wovoka | Tony Culhane | Mick Channon | 2:04.1 |
| 2006 | Anton Chekhov | Colm O'Donoghue | Aidan O'Brien | 1:59.0 |
| 2007 | Alessandro Volta | Seamus Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 1:54.9 |
* The winner's time was not officially recorded in 2003.
