The Eyrefield Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Ireland which is open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of 1 mile and 1 furlong (1,811 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late October or early November.
The event was previously called the Old Connell Race, and it used to be held at the Curragh. It became known as the Eyrefield Race in 1990, and it was transferred to Leopardstown as the Eyrefield Stakes in 1995.
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
| 1988 | Beyond the Lake | Michael Kinane | Dermot Weld | 2:10.80 |
| 1989 | Catch Twenty Two | Pat Shanahan | Michael Kauntze | 2:08.40 |
| 1990 | Enzo | Christy Roche | Jim Bolger | 1:56.40 |
| 1991 | Fawaayid | Christy Roche | Jim Bolger | 1:58.00 |
| 1992 | Sinissipi | Michael Kinane | John Oxx | 1:59.50 |
| 1993 | City Nights | Pat Shanahan | Dermot Weld | 2:00.70 |
| 1994 | Humbel | Pat Shanahan | Dermot Weld | 2:05.30 |
| 1995 | Deynawari | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx | 2:00.20 |
| 1996 | Strawberry Roan | Christy Roche | Aidan O'Brien | 1:58.20 |
| 1997 | Andy Dufresne | Kevin Darley | Ted Walsh | 2:06.90 |
| 1998 | Wild Heaven | Michael Fenton | Charles O'Brien | 2:08.70 |
| 1999 | Chiang Mai | Jamie Spencer | Aidan O'Brien | 2:05.80 |
| 2000 | Vinnie Roe | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 2:02.10 |
| 2001 | On the Nile | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | 2:02.60 |
| 2002 | Yesterday | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | 2:01.20 |
| 2003 | Mikado | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | * |
| 2004 | Yehudi | Jamie Spencer | Aidan O'Brien | 2:02.20 |
| 2005 | Wovoka | Tony Culhane | Mick Channon | 2:04.10 |
| 2006 | Anton Chekhov | Colm O'Donoghue | Aidan O'Brien | 1:59.00 |
| 2007 | Alessandro Volta | Seamus Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 1:54.91 |
| 2008 | Mourayan | Michael Kinane | John Oxx | 2:02.86 |
| 2009 | Mikhail Glinka | Seamus Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 2:01.49 |
| 2010 | Tiz the Shot | Declan McDonogh | Kevin Prendergast | 2:02.93 |
* The winner's time was not officially recorded in 2003.