Nijinsky Stakes (Ireland)
The Nijinsky Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Ireland open to horses aged three years only. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,413 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
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| Location | Leopardstown Co. Dublin, Ireland |
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| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website | Leopardstown |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 4f (2,413 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds* *Excluding G1 / G2 winners |
| Weight | 9 st 5 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies Penalties 5 lb for G3 winners* 3 lb for Listed winners* *from 1 January 2021 |
| Purse | €37,500 (2021) 1st: €22,125 |
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| Fernando Vichi | The Mediterranean | Ruling |
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| Delphi | Numen | Aunt Bee |
| 2019 | ||
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| Rakan | Barbados | Eminent Authority |
| 2018 | ||
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| Giuseppe Garibaldi | Cimeara | Lucius Tiberius |
| 2017 | ||
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| Grandee | Eziyra | Percy |
| 2016 | ||
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| The Major General | Claudio Monteverdi | Lieutenant General |
| 2015 | ||
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| Radanpour | Morning Mix | Bondi Beach |
| 2014 | ||
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| Roheryn | Streetcar To Stars | Sinkal |
| 2013 | ||
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| Dibayani | Count Of Limonade | Seussical |
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| Backbench Blues | Macbeth | Karatash |
| 2011 | ||
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| Laughing | Notable Graduate | Haziyna |
| 2010 | ||
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| Rose Hip | Shintoh | Sebastian Flyte |
| 2009 | ||
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| Shreyas | Fiery Lad | Festival Princess |
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| Navajo Moon | One Great Cat | Mr Medici |
The race was first run in 2008, and was known as the King George V Cup between 2013 and 2019.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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| 2008 | Navajo Moon | Danny Grant | David Wachman | 1:54.13 |
| 2009 | Shreyas | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | 1:52.29 |
| 2010 | Rose Hip | Chris Hayes | Joseph G Murphy | 1:52.58 |
| 2011 | Laughing | Wayne Lordan | Charles O'Brien | 2:22.32 |
| 2012 | Backbench Blues | Fran Berry | Jessica Harrington | 2:32.33 |
| 2013 | Dibayani | Declan McDonogh | Michael Halford | 2:19.01 |
| 2014 | Roheryn | Colin Keane | Ger Lyons | 2:36.45 |
| 2015 | Radanpour | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 2:37.04 |
| 2016 | The Major General | Michael Hussey | Aidan O'Brien | 2:39.41 |
| 2017 | Grandee | Colm O'Donoghue | Jessica Harrington | 2:38.34 |
| 2018 | Giuseppe Garibaldi | Donnacha O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | 2:34.45 |
| 2019 | Rakan | Chris Hayes | Dermot Weld | 2:39.98 |
| 2020 | Delphi[lower-alpha 1] | Wayne Lordan | Aidan O'Brien | 2:39.13 |
| 2021 | Fernando Vichi | Gavin Ryan | Donnacha O'Brien | 2:35.38 |
- The 2020 race was run in July due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
References
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