C_L_Weld_Park_Stakes

Weld Park Stakes

Weld Park Stakes

Flat horse race in Ireland

The Weld Park Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September or October.

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History

The event was originally held at Phoenix Park, and it used to be contested over a mile. For a period it was called the Wexford Stakes, and it was later renamed the Park Stakes. It was shortened to 7 furlongs in 1971.[citation needed]

The trainer Dermot Weld started to sponsor the race in the 1980s, and it was subsequently run in memory of his father Charlie Weld (also a trainer). The C. L. Weld Park Stakes was transferred to the Curragh in 1991. In 2014 the name of Dermot Weld's mother, Marguerite, was added to the race title and it became the C. L. & M. F. Weld Park Stakes. Since 2018 it has been run as the Weld Park Stakes.[citation needed]

Notable winners of the race have included Ridgewood Pearl, Alborada, Imagine and Qualify.[citation needed]

Records

Leading jockey since 1965 (7 wins):

  • Michael Kinane – Lone Bidder (1980), Countess Candy (1982), Gaily Gaily (1985), Trusted Partner (1987), Asema (1992), Arch Swing (2006), Eva's Request (2007)

Leading trainer since 1965 (7 wins):

  • John Oxx – Isle of Glass (1990), Tarwiya (1991), Morcote (1993), Ridgewood Pearl (1994), Rafayda (1998), Arch Swing (2006), My Titania (2013)

Winners since 1980

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  1. The 2017 and 2018 runnings took place at Naas due to redevelopment work at The Curragh

Earlier winners

  • 1965: Crystal Light *
  • 1966: Graunuaile
  • 1967: Windy Gay
  • 1968: Another Daughter
  • 1969: Royal Words
  • 1970: Three Roses
  • 1971: Al-Burak
  • 1972: Fiery Diplomat
  • 1973: Silk Buds
  • 1974: Small World
  • 1975: Capricious
  • 1976: All Serene
  • 1977: Turkish Treasure
  • 1978: Solar
  • 1979: Mulvilla

* Moon Dancer finished first in 1965, but she was disqualified.

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