The Star Appeal Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged two years old. It is run at Dundalk over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.
The race was first run in 2007.
Records Leading jockey (4 wins): Seamie Heffernan - Giovanni Boldini (2013), No Needs Never (2018), Spirit Gal (2022), Mountain Bear (2023)
Leading trainer (7 wins): Aidan O'Brien – Lines of Battle (2012), Giovanni Boldini (2013), Smuggler's Cove (2014), Hit It A Bomb (2015), Fort Myers (2019), Mountain Bear (2023), Right And True (2024)
Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time 2007 Great War Eagle Johnny Murtagh David Wachman 1:26.14 2008 Captain Ramius Jamie Spencer Mark Wallace 1:25.68 2009 Mister Tee Emmet McNamara Ger Lyons 1:25.23 2010 Warning Flag Johnny Murtagh David Wachman 1:23.80 2011 Bible Black Keagan Latham Ger Lyons 1:24.67 2012 Lines of Battle Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 1:24.36 2013 Giovanni Boldini Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 1:25.12 2014 Smuggler's Cove Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 1:23.88 2015 Hit It A Bomb Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 1:24.05 2016 Ambassadorial Shane Foley Michael Halford 1:23.70 2017 Riyazan Pat Smullen Michael Halford 1:24.52 2018 No Needs Never Seamie Heffernan Joseph O'Brien 1:24.31 2019 Fort Myers Donnacha O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 1:25.28 2020 Zaffy's Pride Tom Madden Jessica Harrington 1:25.12 2021 Snaffles Shane Crosse Joseph O'Brien 1:25.32 2022 Spirit Gal Seamie Heffernan William Browne 1:24.84 2023 Mountain Bear Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 1:25.33 2024 Right And True Ronan Whelan Aidan O'Brien 1:25.92 2025 Andab Dylan Browne McMonagle Joseph O'Brien 1:26.09
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish flat horse races
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