Sapphire Stakes (Ireland)
| Class | Group 2 |
|---|---|
| Location | Curragh Racecourse County Kildare, Ireland |
| Inaugurated | 2001 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website | Curragh |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 5f (1,006 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Straight |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
| Weight | 9 st 3 lb (3yo); 9 st 7 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 3 lb for G1 * * since 1 November last year |
| Purse | €75,200 (2020) 1st: €47,200 |
| 2024 | ||
| Believing | Beautiful Diamond | Makarova |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ||
| Art Power | Go Athletico | Moss Tucker |
| 2022 | ||
| Ladies Church | Mooneista | Equilateral |
| 2021 | ||
| Mooneista | Gustavus Weston | Romantic Proposal |
The Sapphire Stakes is a Group 2 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 July.
The event was established in 2001, and it was originally classed at Listed level. For several years it was registered as the Richard H. Faught Memorial Stakes. It was renamed the Sapphire Stakes and promoted to Group 3 status in 2008. It was raised to Group 2 level in 2015.
The Sapphire Stakes was originally part of the Curragh's three-day Irish Derby Festival meeting. In 2015 it was moved to the Irish Oaks meeting and it is currently held on the second day, the day after the Irish Oaks.