Famous Horse Races
Debutante Stakes
 A Brief History Of Debutante Stakes The Debutante Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race for two-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) in July / August. It was a Group 3 race at Phoenix Park Racecourse before 1991, when it moved to the Curragh and was relegated to Listed class. The race moved to Leopardstown Racecourse in 1994, and the distance was increased from 6 furlongs (1,207 metres) to its present 7 furlongs. It returned to the Curragh in 2000, regained Group 3 status in 2001, and was promoted to its present Group 2 status in 2004. The race returned to Leopardstown in 2006. Year 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 Winner Campfire Glow Gaudeamus Rumplestiltskin Silk and Scarlet Necklace Rainbows for All Saranac Lake Affianced Preseli Edabiya Photogenic Family Tradition Dance Design Glounthaune Garden Low Key Affair Alalja Miznah Capricciosa Polar Bird Pass the Peace Age Jockey Pat Smullen Kevin Manning Kieren Fallon Jamie Spencer Michael Kinane Wayne Smith Pat Smullen Kevin Manning Eddie Ahern Johnny Murtagh Seamus Heffernan Christy Roche Michael Kinane Christy Roche Michael Kinane John Egan Christy Roche John Reid Michael Kinane Richard Quinn Trainer Dermot Weld Jim Bolger Aidan O'Brien Aidan O'Brien Aidan O'Brien Kevin Prendergast Dermot Weld Jim Bolger Michael Grassick John Oxx Aidan O'Brien Aidan O'Brien Dermot Weld Aidan O'Brien Dermot Weld Patrick Flynn Jim Bolger Vincent O'Brien Barry Hills Paul Cole Owner Time 1:33.1 1:31.9 1:27.9 1:25.4 1:25.0 1:28.7 1:27.5 1:28.5 1:31.4 1:33.7 1:34.3 1:34.7 1:31.9 1:30.2 1:16.5 1:15.8 1:12.6 1:09.3 1:10.8 1:11.5 |
