The Finale Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Naas Racecourse over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 180 yards (2,377 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late November. The 2016 race was run as the Brown Panther Stakes.
The Finale Stakes was first run in 2001. It takes place at Ireland's final flat turf meeting of the season and prior to 2017 it was run at the Curragh over 1 mile 4 furlongs in October. It was transferred to Naas when the Curragh was closed for redevelopment and continued to be run at Naas in November after the Curragh re-opened.
Records Leading jockey (6 wins): Pat Smullen – Diamond Trim (2001), Silverhand (2009), Sapphire (2011), Variable (2015), Alveena (2016), Tocco D'Amore (2017)
Leading trainer (6 wins): Dermot Weld – Diamond Trim (2001), Sapphire (2011), Variable (2015), Alveena (2016), Tocco D'Amore (2017), Duke De Sessa (2022)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 2001 Diamond Trim 3 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 2:46.00 2002 Millstreet 3 Johnny Murtagh John Oxx 2:42.00 2003 L'Ancresse 3 Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien 2:31.70 2004 Tipperary All Star 4 Johnny Murtagh Michael Halford 2:39.00 2005 Allexina 3 Michael Kinane John Oxx 2:40.60 2006 Frank Sonata 5 Tom Queally Mick Quinlan 2:44.20 2007 Ezima 3 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 2:40.44 2008 Jane Austen 3 Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien 2:55.52 2009 Silverhand 5 Pat Smullen Noel Meade 2:46.41 2010 Hazarafa 3 Ben Curtis John Oxx 2:41.88 2011 Sapphire 3 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 2:42.40 2012 Midnight Soprano 5 Chris Hayes Paul Deegan 2:56.95 2013 Heirloom 3 Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 2:34.88 2014 Second Step 3 Andrea Atzeni Luca Cumani 2:38.00 2015 Variable 3 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 2:37.26 2016 Alveena 4 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 2:38.83 2017 Tocco D'Amore 3 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 2:45.70 2018 Mustajeer 5 Colin Keane Ger Lyons 2:33.42 2019 Warnaq 5 Robbie Colgan Matthew J Smith 2:45.80 2020 Barrington Court 6 Tom Madden Jessica Harrington 2:44.31 2021 Jason The Militant 7 Billy Lee Henry De Bromhead 2:48.15 2022 Duke De Sessa 3 Chris Hayes Dermot Weld 2:49.72 2023 Vischio 6 Gary Carroll Richard Donohue 2:51.34 2024 Hamish 8 Richard Kingscote William Haggas 2:38.34 2025 Beset 4 Declan McDonogh Joseph O'Brien 2:43.82
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish flat horse races
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