Flying Five Stakes
Horse race
| 2026 | ||
| Comanche Brave | American Affair | Rumstar |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ||
| Arizona Blaze | Nighteyes | Bucanero Fuerte |
| 2024 | ||
| Bradsell | Believing | Makarova |
| 2023 | ||
| Moss Tucker | Get Ahead | Equality |
| 2022 | ||
| Highfield Princess | Erosandpsyche | Flotus |
| 2021 | ||
| Romantic Proposal | A Case Of You | Glass Slippers |
| 2020-2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||
| Glass Slippers | Keep Busy | Sonaiyla |
| 2019 | ||
| Fairyland | So Perfect | Invincible Army |
| 2018 | ||
| Havana Grey | Son Of Rest | Sioux Nation |
| 2017 | ||
| Caravaggio | Alphabet | Son Of Rest |
| 2016 | ||
| Ardhoomey | Washington DC | Iffranesia |
| 2015 | ||
| Sole Power | Maarek | Take Cover |
| 2014 | ||
| Stepper Point | Sir Maximilian | Russian Soul |
| 2013 | ||
| Dutch Masterpiece | Hamza | Russian Soul |
| 2012 | ||
| My Girl Anna | Fire Lily | Inxile |
| 2011 | ||
| Amour Propre | Sole Power | Roicead |
| 2010-2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ||
| Astrophysical Jet | Tax Free | Santo Padre |
| 2009 | ||
| Reverence | Judge 'n Jury | Sugar Free |
| 2008 | ||
| Look Busy | Masta Plasta | Wi Dud |
| 2007 | ||
| Benbaun | Dandy Man | Moss Vale |
| 2006 | ||
| Benbaun | Desert Lord | Leitra |
| 2005 | ||
| Benbaun | The Tatling | The Trader |
| 2004 | ||
| Ringmoor Down | Benbaun | Osterhase |
| 2003 | ||
| Deportivo | Daganya | Cool Cousin |
| 2002 | ||
| Danehurst | Lady Dominatrix | Jessica's Dream |
| 2001 | ||
| Ishiguru | Indian Spark | Repertory |
| 2000-1992 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ||
| Namid | Tedburrow | Aretha |
| 1999 | ||
| Tedburrow | Timote | Antinnaz |
| 1998 | ||
| Tedburrow | Rhine Valley | Notluckytochange |
| 1997 | ||
| Midnight Escape | Hopping Higgins | Ailleacht |
| 1996 | ||
| Eveningperformance | Ailleacht | Catch The Blues |
| 1995 | ||
| Bunty Boo | Petite Fantasy | Millyant |
| 1994 | ||
| Tropical | Ridgewood Ben | Millyant |
| 1993 | ||
| Tropical | Stack Rock | Palacegate Episode |
| 1992 | ||
| Flowing | Park Dream | Poolesta |
The Flying Five Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds, aged three years or older. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September during Irish Champions Weekend.
01History
The event was formerly held at Phoenix Park, and it used to be classed at Listed level. For a period it was open to horses aged two or older. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 1988, and transferred to Leopardstown in 1991.
The race was moved to the Curragh and upgraded to Group 2 level in 2002. The minimum age of participating horses was raised to three in 2003, and the event reverted to Group 3 status in 2004. It was previously run in late August or early September but from 2014 it was moved to mid-September and became part of the Irish Champions Weekend fixture, switching places in the calendar with the Renaissance Stakes. It was reinstated as a Group 2 race in 2015 and upgraded to Group 1 status in 2018, when it became the first Group 1 sprint in Ireland open to horses aged three years and older.
The Flying Five Stakes was sponsored by bettor.com prior to 2013. It was previously sponsored by Moyglare Stud, and its full title included the name of Market Slide, a successful Moyglare broodmare. It was unsponsored in 2013, and Derrinstown Stud took over the sponsorship in 2014.
02Winners since 1985
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Committed | 5 | Michael Kinane | Dermot Weld | 1:00.20 |
| 1986 | Acushla | 3 | Pat Eddery | Vincent O'Brien | 0:56.80 |
| 1987 | Polonia | 3 | Stephen Craine | Jim Bolger | 0:57.20 |
| 1988 | Heather Seeker | 2 | Declan Gillespie | Liam Browne | 0:59.20 |
| 1989 | Handsome Sailor | 6 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 0:57.70 |
| 1990 | Boozy | 3 | Richard Fox | Jack Berry | 0:56.40 |
| 1991 | Flowing | 3 | Michael Kinane | Dermot Weld | 1:00.20 |
| 1992 | Flowing | 4 | Pat Shanahan | Dermot Weld | 1:00.40 |
| 1993 | Tropical | 3 | Michael Kinane | Dermot Weld | 0:59.40 |
| 1994 | Tropical | 4 | Michael Kinane | Dermot Weld | 1:00.20 |
| 1995 | Bunty Boo | 6 | Michael Hills | Richard Hannon Sr. | 0:58.70 |
| 1996 | Eveningperformance | 5 | Chris Rutter | Henry Candy | 0:57.80 |
| 1997 | Midnight Escape | 4 | Kevin Darley | Chris Wall | 0:59.90 |
| 1998 | Tedburrow | 6 | Willie Supple | Eric Alston | 1:02.50 |
| 1999 | Tedburrow | 7 | Willie Supple | Eric Alston | 1:02.10 |
| 2000 | Namid | 4 | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx | 0:58.60 |
| 2001 | Ishiguru | 3 | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | 0:59.50 |
| 2002 | Danehurst | 4 | George Duffield | Sir Mark Prescott | 0:58.30 |
| 2003 | Deportivo | 3 | Richard Hughes | Roger Charlton | 0:57.70 |
| 2004 | Ringmoor Down | 5 | Michael Kinane | David Arbuthnot | 0:58.60 |
| 2005 | Benbaun | 4 | Jamie Spencer | Mark Wallace | 0:59.20 |
| 2006 | Benbaun | 5 | Pat Smullen | Mark Wallace | 0:57.50 |
| 2007 | Benbaun | 6 | Pat Smullen | Mark Wallace | 0:58.79 |
| 2008 | Look Busy | 3 | Slade O'Hara | Alan Berry | 1:00.75 |
| 2009 | Reverence | 8 | Willie Supple | Eric Alston | 1:05.44 |
| 2010 | Astrophysical Jet | 3 | Graham Gibbons | Ed McMahon | 0:58.56 |
| 2011 | Amour Propre | 5 | Dane O'Neill | Henry Candy | 0:58.34 |
| 2012 | My Girl Anna | 5 | Rory Cleary | Muredach Kelly | 1:04.62 |
| 2013 | Dutch Masterpiece | 3 | Joseph O'Brien | Gary Moore | 0:58.00 |
| 2014 | Stepper Point | 5 | Martin Dwyer | William Muir | 0:59.04 |
| 2015 | Sole Power | 8 | Chris Hayes | Edward Lynam | 1:01.29 |
| 2016 | Ardhoomey | 4 | Colin Keane | Ger Lyons | 1:01.54 |
| 2017 | Caravaggio | 3 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 1:00.54 |
| 2018 | Havana Grey | 3 | Richard Kingscote | Karl Burke | 0:59.59 |
| 2019 | Fairyland | 3 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 0:57.88 |
| 2020 | Glass Slippers | 4 | Tom Eaves | Kevin Ryan | 1:00.58 |
| 2021 | Romantic Proposal | 5 | Chris Hayes | Edward Lynam | 0:59.77 |
| 2022 | Highfield Princess | 5 | Jason Hart | John Quinn | 1:02.51 |
| 2023 | Moss Tucker | 5 | Billy Lee | Ken Condon | 1:00.89 |
| 2024 | Bradsell | 4 | Hollie Doyle | Archie Watson | 0:57.25 |
| 2025 | Arizona Blaze | 3 | David Egan | Adrian Murray | 0:59.03 |
| 2026 | Comanche Brave | 4 | Billy Loughnane | Donnacha O'Brien | 0:58.80 |
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