The Salsabil Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Navan over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in April.
The race was first run in 2003. It is named in honor of Salsabil who won the 1000 Guineas, Oaks and Irish Derby in 1990. It was originally classed at Listed level and was upgraded to Group 3 level in 2024.
Records
Leading jockey (5 wins): Fran Berry – Allexina (2005), Indiana Girl (2009), Siren's Song (2011), Alive Alive Oh (2013), Bocca Baciata (2015)
Leading trainer (6 wins): Aidan O'Brien - All Too Beautiful (2004), Kissed (2012), Dazzling (2014), Pretty Perfect (2016), Pink Dogwood (2019), Concert Hall (2022)
Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time 2003 Crimphill Niall McCullagh Michael Grassick 2:19.70 2004 All Too Beautiful Jamie Spencer Aidan O'Brien 2:16.50 2005 Allexina Fran Berry John Oxx 2:24.10 2006 Perfect Hedge Michael Kinane John Oxx 2:13.90 2007 Anna Pavlova Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 2:26.50 2008 Truly Mine Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 2:14.52 2009 Indiana Gal Fran Berry Patrick Martin 2:13.30 2010 Akdarena D J Moran Jim Bolger 2:05.61 2011 Siren's Song Fran Berry Jessica Harrington 2:09.44 2012 Kissed Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 2:17.78 2013 Alive Alive Oh Fran Berry Tommy Stack 2:13.40 2014 Dazzling Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 2:16.75 2015 Bocca Baciata Fran Berry Jessica Harrington 2:08.92 2016 Pretty Perfect Colm O'Donoghue Aidan O'Brien 2:20.47 2017 Vociferous Marina Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 2:05.30 2018 Mary Tudor Billy Lee Willie McCreery 2:18.50 2019 Pink Dogwood Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 2:15.31 2020 Silence Please Tom Madden Jessica Harrington 2:07.65 2021 Rocky Sky Gary Halpin Ross O'Sullivan 2:07.46 2022 Concert Hall Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 2:07.22 2023 Village Voice Ronan Whelan Jessica Harrington 2:23.89 2024 Ezeliya Chris Hayes Dermot Weld 2:12.27 2025 Wemightakedlongway Dylan Browne McMonagle Joseph O'Brien 2:15.25 2026 Thundering On Joey Sheridan Joseph O'Brien 2:06.86
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish flat horse races
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