The Ballycorus Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in mid June.
The event was restricted to three-year-old fillies in 1977, and its present format was introduced the following year. For a period it was classed at Listed level, and it was promoted to Group 3 status in 1995.
Records Most successful horse since 1977 (3 wins): Tumbleweed Ridge – 1998, 1999, 2000
Leading jockey since 1977 (8 wins): Michael Kinane – Seasonal Pickup (1985), Innsbruck (1986), Cipriani (1988), Milieu (1989), Additional Risk (1991), Pre-Eminent (1992), King Charlemagne (2001), Lord Admiral (2007)
Leading trainer since 1977 (9 wins): Dermot Weld – Gayshuka (1977), Hot Princess (1983), Seasonal Pickup (1985), Innsbruck (1986), Cipriani (1988), Milieu (1989), Additional Risk (1991), Pre-Eminent (1992), Rum Charger (2002)
Winners since 1977 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1977 Gayshuka 3 Wally Swinburn Dermot Weld 1978 Jack Hylton 3 Gabriel Curran Kevin Prendergast 1979 Spence Bay 4 Tony Murray Seamus McGrath 1980 Muscovite 3 Tommy Murphy Vincent O'Brien 1981 Tellurano 3 Gabriel Curran Kevin Prendergast 1982 Memento 3 Pat Eddery Vincent O'Brien 1983 Hot Princess 3 J. Deegan Dermot Weld 1984 Klarifi 3 Dermot Hogan John Oxx 1985 Seasonal Pickup 4 Michael Kinane Dermot Weld 1986 Innsbruck 3 Michael Kinane Dermot Weld 1:29.70 1987 Noora Abu 5 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 1:28.00 1988 Cipriani 4 Michael Kinane Dermot Weld 1:28.02 1989 Milieu 4 Michael Kinane Dermot Weld 1:25.50 1990 Norwich 3 Ron Quinton Barry Hills 1:26.00 1991 Additional Risk 3 Michael Kinane Dermot Weld 1:27.40 1992 Pre-Eminent 5 Michael Kinane Dermot Weld 1:29.40 1993 Kayfa 4 Paul Carberry Noel Meade 1:28.50 1994 Wandering Thoughts 5 Christy Roche Aidan O'Brien 1:33.30 1995 Desert Style 3 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 1:29.60 1996 Idris 6 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 1:30.90 1997 Wizard King 6 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott 1:34.10 1998 Tumbleweed Ridge 5 Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan 1:35.40 1999 Tumbleweed Ridge 6 Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan 1:31.50 2000 Tumbleweed Ridge 7 Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan 1:30.40 2001 King Charlemagne 3 Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien 1:30.70 2002 Rum Charger 3 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 1:34.90 2003 Abunawwas 3 Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast 1:29.60 2004 Naahy 4 Sam Hitchcott Mick Channon 1:25.90 2005 Democratic Deficit 3 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 1:29.70 2006 An Tadh 3 Johnny Murtagh Ger Lyons 1:29.00 2007 Lord Admiral 6 Michael Kinane Charles O'Brien 1:26.35 2008 Summit Surge 4 Keagan Latham Ger Lyons 1:26.49 2009 Duff 6 Fran Berry Edward Lynam 1:26.37 2010 Six of Hearts 6 Davy Moran Cecil Ross 1:28.29 2011 Bewitched 4 Johnny Murtagh Charles O'Brien 1:30.55 2012 Alanza 4 Johnny Murtagh John Oxx 1:30.30 2013 Leitir Mor 3 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 1:31.68 2014 Wannabe Better 4 Wayne Lordan Tommy Stack 1:25.43 2015 Convergence 3 Gary Carroll Ger Lyons 1:31.19 2016 Dick Whittington 4 Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 1:32.92 2017 Flight Risk 6 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 1:28.31 2018 True Valour 4 Chris Hayes Johnny Murtagh 1:30.74 2019 Flight Risk 8 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 1:31.43 2020 Speak In Colours 5 Shane Crosse Joseph O'Brien 1:30.49 2021 Real Appeal 4 Shane Foley Jessica Harrington 1:25.67 2022 Dr Zempf 3 Colin Keane Ger Lyons 1:30.33 2023 Ocean Jewel 3 Billy Lee Willie McCreery 1:30.10 2024 Mutasarref 6 Colin Keane Ger Lyons 1:33.01 2025 Copacabana Sands 3 Wayne Lordan Michael O'Callaghan 1:34.64 2026 Native Warrior 5 James Doyle Karl Burke 1:35.03
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish flat horse races
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galopp-sieger.de – Ballycorus Stakes. ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Ballycorus Stakes (2019). irishracinggreats.com – Ballycorus Stakes (Group 3). pedigreequery.com – Ballycorus Stakes – Leopardstown.