Beresford Stakes

The Beresford Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Ireland open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September or October.

The event was sponsored by Panasonic for several years in the 1980s, and during this time it held Group 2 status. The sponsorship was taken over by Juddmonte Farms in 1988. The race was relegated to Group 3 level in 1992, and promoted back to Group 2 in 2003.

The Beresford Stakes was added to the Breeders' Cup Challenge series in 2012. The winner now earns an automatic invitation to compete in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.^[1]

Records

Leading jockey since 1950 (6 wins):

• Liam Ward – Kildoon (1953), Carezza (1955), Scissors (1963), Hibernian (1967), Nijinsky (1969), Minsky (1970)

Leading trainer since 1950 (14 wins):

• Vincent O'Brien – Pontifex (1962), Hibernian (1967), Nijinsky (1969), Minsky (1970), Boucher (1971), Chamozzle (1972), Saritamer (1973), Huguenot (1979), Euclid (1980), Danzatore (1982), Sadler's Wells (1983), Gold Crest (1984), Classic Fame (1988), El Prado (1991)

Winners since 1977

Earlier winners

See also

• List of Irish flat horse races

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

• galopp-sieger.de – Beresford Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Beresford Stakes (2012).
• irishracinggreats.com – Beresford Stakes (Group 2).
• pedigreequery.com – Beresford Stakes – Curragh.