The Fairy Bridge Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Tipperary over a distance of 7 furlongs and 100 yards (1,500 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.
The event is named after Fairy Bridge, the dam of the successful sire Sadler's Wells. It was established in 2003, and it was initially classed at Listed level.
The Fairy Bridge Stakes was promoted to Group 3 status in 2012.
Records Most successful horse (2 wins): Tested - 2014, 2015
Leading jockey (3 wins): Kevin Manning – Modeeroch (2006), Anna's Rock (2007), Lady Wingshot (2012) Pat Smullen - Tested (2014, 2015), Tanaza (2016) Declan McDonogh - Plume Rouge (2003), Choose Me (2009), Agartha (2022)
Leading trainer (4 wins): Jim Bolger – Modeeroch (2006), Anna's Rock (2007), Lady Wingshot (2012), Clever And Cool (2023) Joseph O'Brien - Waitingfortheday (2019), Agartha (2022), Without Words (2024), Princess Child (2025)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 2003 Plume Rouge 3 Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast 1:34.60 2004 Queen of Palms 3 Pat Shanahan Kevin Prendergast 1:40.50 2005 Fairy of the Night 3 Fran Berry John Oxx 1:36.60 2006 Modeeroch 3 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 1:32.80 2007 Anna's Rock 3 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 1:33.37 2008 Psalm 3 Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien 1:38.55 2009 Choose Me 3 Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast 1:41.17 2010 Fourpenny Lane 5 Rory Cleary Joanna Morgan 1:31.31 2011 Alanza 3 Johnny Murtagh John Oxx 1:32.71 2012 Lady Wingshot 3 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 1:38.16 2013 Fiesolana 4 Billy Lee Willie McCreery 1:32.35 2014 Tested 3 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 1:34.28 2015 Tested 4 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 1:38.90 2016 Tanaza 3 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 1:36.27 2017 Realtra 5 Colin Keane Roger Varian 1:36.95 2018 One Master 4 Colm O'Donoghue William Haggas 1:34.60 2019 Waitingfortheday 4 Donnacha O'Brien Joseph O'Brien 1:35.17 2020 Champers Elysees 3 Niall McCullagh Johnny Murtagh 1:36.40 2021 Pearls Galore 4 Billy Lee Paddy Twomey 1:36.61 2022 Agartha 3 Declan McDonogh Joseph O'Brien 1:34.62 2023 Clever And Cool 3 Rory Cleary Jim Bolger 1:38.28 2024 Without Words 3 Mikey Sheehy Joseph O'Brien 1:34.82 2025 Princess Child 4 Dylan Browne McMonagle Joseph O'Brien 1:40.38 2026 Magny Cours 3 Ben Coen Daniel McLoughlin 1:24.67
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish flat horse races
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pedigreequery.com – Fairy Bridge Stakes – Tipperary. horseracingintfed.com International Federation of Horseracing Authorities - Fairy Bridge Stakes (2018)