Fairy Bridge Stakes
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ClassGroup 3
LocationTipperary Racecourse
County Tipperary, Ireland
County Tipperary, Ireland
Inaugurated2003
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Tipperary Racecourse County Tipperary, Ireland |
| Inaugurated | 2003 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Coolmore Stud |
| Website | Tipperary |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 7f 100y (1,500 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up fillies and mares |
| Weight | 9 st 2 lb (3yo); 9 st 7 lb (4yo+) Penalties 7 lb for G1 winners * 5 lb for G2 winners / 2 G3 wins * 3 lb for G3 winners * * since 1 January |
| Purse | €55,000 (2022) 1st: €32,450 |
| 2025 | ||
| Princess Child | Queen Of Thunder | Fingerpaint |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||
| Without Words | Matilda Picotte | Super Sox |
| 2023 | ||
| Clever And Cool | Matilda Picotte | Miramis |
| 2022 | ||
| Agartha | Night Of Romance | Spring Feeling |
| 2021 | ||
| Pearls Galore | Roca Roma | Loch Lein |
The Fairy Bridge Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Tipperary over a distance of 7 furlongs and 100 yards (1,500 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.
The event is named after Fairy Bridge, the dam of the successful sire Sadler's Wells. It was established in 2003, and it was initially classed at Listed level.
The Fairy Bridge Stakes was promoted to Group 3 status in 2012.[1]
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Tested - 2014, 2015
Leading jockey (3 wins):
- Kevin Manning – Modeeroch (2006), Anna's Rock (2007), Lady Wingshot (2012)
- Pat Smullen - Tested (2014, 2015), Tanaza (2016)
- Declan McDonogh - Plume Rouge (2003), Choose Me (2009), Agartha (2022)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- Jim Bolger – Modeeroch (2006), Anna's Rock (2007), Lady Wingshot (2012), Clever And Cool (2023)
- Joseph O'Brien - Waitingfortheday (2019), Agartha (2022), Without Words (2024), Princess Child (2025)