The Woodlands Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Naas over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in April.
The race was first run in 2003.
Records Most successful horse (2 wins): Inxile - (2009, 2011) Moss Tucker - (2023, 2024)
Leading jockey (3 wins): Billy Lee - Fort Del Oro (2016), Moss Tucker (2023,2024)
Leading trainer (3 wins): Aidan O'Brien – Guerre (2014), Washington DC (2017), Mission Central (2026)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 2003 Miss Emma 3 Tadg O'Shea Michael Halford 1:13.30 2004 Abunawwas 4 Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast 1:12.20 2006 Moon Unit 5 Willie Supple Harry Rogers 1:00.50 2007 Dandy Man 4 Pat Shanahan Tracey Collins 0:59.00 2008 Snaefell 4 Johnny Murtagh Michael Halford 1:02.01 2009 Inxile 4 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls 1:00.00 2010 Velvet Flicker 3 Chris Hayes Kevin Prendergast 1:00.95 2011 Inxile 6 Fran Berry David Nicholls 1:00.53 2012 Santo Padre 8 Feargal Lynch David Marnane 1:01.53 2013 Maarek 6 Seamie Heffernan David Peter Nagle 1:05.34 2014 Guerre 3 Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 0:57.84 2015 Great Minds 5 Wayne Lordan Tommy Stack 1:02.19 2016 Fort Del Oro 4 Billy Lee Edward Lynam 0:57.94 2017 Washington DC 4 Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 1:00.18 2018 Primo Uomo 6 Niall McCullagh Gerard O'Leary 1:02.29 2019 Urban Beat 4 Shane Foley Johnny Murtagh 1:00.46 2020 Sceptical 4 Jody Sheridan Denis Gerard Hogan 1:03.81 2021 Mooneista 3 Wayne Lordan Jack Davison 1:00.13 2022 Romantic Proposal 6 Chris Hayes Edward Lynam 0:59.39 2023 Moss Tucker 5 Billy Lee Ken Condon 1:03.99 2024 Moss Tucker 6 Billy Lee Ken Condon 1:03.02 2025 Two Stars 5 Joey Sheridan Fozzy Stack 1:00.63 2026 Mission Central 3 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 0:57.69
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish flat horse races
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