Ruby Stakes

The Ruby Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbred horses aged three years or older. It is run at Killarney over a distance of 1 mile and 20 yards (1,628 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

Ruby Stakes
2021
Horoscope Masen Charterhouse
Previous years
2020
So Wonderful Up Helly Aa Helvic Dream
2019
Lady Wannabe Waitingfortheday Onlyhuman
2018
I Can Fly Rionach Marshall Jennings
2017
Canary Row Bumbasina Duchess Of France
2016
Erysimum Marshall Jennings Cailin Mor
2015
Algonquin Devonshire Sacrificial
2014
Brooch Akira Colour Blue
2013
Wannabe Better Captain Joy Elleval
2012
Soon Alla Speranza Barack
2011
Wild Wind Barack Bay Knight
2010-2001
2010
Steinbeck Ask Jack Fourpenny Lane
2009
Poet Four Winds Windsor Palace
2008
Mystical Lady Mr Medici Northgate
2007
Deauville Vision Crooked Throw Sandtime
2006
Kalderon Arch Rebel Cougar Bay
2005
Common World Queen Titi Fit The Cove
2004
Eklim Fearn Royal Major Title
2003
Latino Magic Hymn Of Love Royal Fortune
2002
Blatant Maumee Aquila Oculus
2001
One Won One Katherine Seymour Ventura
2000-1997
2000
Rush Brook Tushna Cobourg Lodge
1999
Free To Speak Danse Classique Moiseyev
1998
Lil's Boy Heed My Warning Playacting
1997
On Fair Stage Wray Inchacooley
 

The race was first run in 1997 and took place at Tralee until the racecourse was closed in 2007,[1] and at Dundalk in 2008.

Since being transferred to Killarney the race title has been extended to include the name of the legendary Irish trainer, Vincent O'Brien.

Records

Leading jockey (5 wins):

  • Seamie HeffernanCommon World (2005), Steinbeck (2010), Soon (2012), I Can Fly (2018), So Wonderful (2020)

Leading trainer (8 wins):

  • Aidan O'Brien - Mystical Lady (2008), Poet (2009), Steinbeck (2010), Wild Wind (2011), Soon (2012), I Can Fly (2018), So Wonderful (2020), Horoscope (2021)

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
1997 On Fair Stage 4 Pat Smullen John Oxx 1:49.00
1998 Lil's Boy 4 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 1:38.90
1999 Free To Speak 7 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 1:41.80
2000 Rush Brook 5 Fran Berry David Wachman 1:48.80
2001 One Won One 7 Kevin Manning Joanna Morgan 1:41.30
2002 Blatant 3 Johnny Murtagh John Oxx 1:39.50
2003 Latino Magic 3 Robbie Burke Robbie Osborne 1:40.30
2004 Eklim 4 Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast 1:54.10
2005 Common World 6 Seamie Heffernan Tom Hogan 1:44.50
2006 Kalderon 6 Fran Berry Tom Hogan 1:37.44
2007 Deauville Vision 4 Rory Cleary Michael Halford 1:51.20
2008 Mystical Lady 3 Colm O'Donoghue Aidan O'Brien 1:36.50
2009 Poet 4 Sean Levey Aidan O'Brien 1:46.06
2010 Steinbeck 3 Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 1:41.88
2011 Wild Wind 3 Colm O'Donoghue Aidan O'Brien 1:41.81
2012 Soon 3 Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 1:48.80
2013 Wannabe Better 3 Wayne Lordan Tommy Stack 1:40.75
2014 Brooch 3 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 1:42.36
2015 Algonquin 3 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 1:41.42
2016 Erysimum 3 Billy Lee Willie McCreery 1:42.16
2017 Canary Row 7 Ronan Whelan Patrick Prendergast 1:46.64
2018 I Can Fly 3 Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 1:41.70
2019 Lady Wannabe 3 Chris Hayes Fozzy Stack 1:42.90
2020 So Wonderful 3 Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 1:49.89
2021 Horoscope 3 Emmet McNamara Aidan O'Brien 1:40.55

See also

References

  1. "The close of Tralee". Irish Independent. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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