National Stakes

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The National Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the Republic of Ireland for two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) at the Curragh in September.

It has been run as a Group 1 since 1985. The distance was increased to 1 mile (1,609 metres) in 1997, but was reverted to 7 furlongs in 2000. The race is frequently won by subsequent English and Irish classic winners.

[edit] Winners since 1988

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1988	Classic Fame	John Reid	Vincent O'Brien	Classic Thoroughbred Plc	1:28.0
1989	Dashing Blade	John Matthias	Ian Balding	Jeff Smith	1:25.2
1990	Heart of Darkness	Pat Shanahan	Ian Balding	Paul Mellon	1:23.1
1991	El Prado	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	Robert Sangster	1:24.4
1992	Fatherland	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	Jacqueline O'Brien	1:33.7
1993	Manntari	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	HH Aga Khan IV	1:29.7
1994	Definite Article	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	Moyglare Stud Farm	1:31.1
1995	Danehill Dancer	Pat Eddery	Neville Callaghan	Michael Tabor	1:24.1
1996	Desert King	Walter Swinburn	Aidan O'Brien	Michael Tabor	1:25.7
1997	King of Kings	Christy Roche	Aidan O'Brien	Sue Magnier	1:43.3
1998	Mus-If	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	Hamdan Al Maktoum	1:41.5
1999	Sinndar	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	HH Aga Khan IV	1:46.2
2000	Beckett	Seamus Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	Sue Magnier	1:29.8
2001	Hawk Wing	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Sue Magnier	1:20.9
2002	Refuse to Bend	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	Moyglare Stud Farm	1:26.0
2003	One Cool Cat	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Sue Magnier	1:23.1
2004	Dubawi	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:24.8
2005	George Washington	Kieren Fallon	Aidan O'Brien	Sue Magnier	1:23.7
2006	Teofilo	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	Jackie Bolger	1:26.4

[edit] See also

• List of Irish flat horse races