Martin Molony Stakes

Martin Molony Stakes
2024
Black, white slvs, red cap, black star Grey and orange diamonds, orange sleeves and cap White, purple panel, check cap
Harbour Wind Dancing Tango Serious Challenge
Previous years
2023
Cerise Mauve, light blue sash, white sleeves, light blue cap, mauve star White, purple panel, check cap
Layfayette Term Of Endearment Serious Challenge
2022
Yellow, black star, black stars on sleeves, yellow cap, black stars Yellow and black diamonds, black sleeves, yellow cap Light blue and yellow check, yellow and white striped sleeves, light blue and yellow quartered cap
Earl Of Tyrone Raise You Inuit
2021
Yellow, black striped sleeves and cap Red and grey stripes, grey sleeves, red cap Maroon and white diabolo, white sleeves, maroon cap
Sonnyboyliston Sunchart Questionare
2020-2011
2020
Light blue, light blue and pink striped cap Dark blue, white armlet, white cap Yellow and purple quartered, yellow sleeves, check cap
Oriental Eagle Pondus Bold Approach
2019
White, red striped sleeves, hooped cap Pink, light green spots, pink sleeves and cap Yellow, emerald green and yellow striped sleeves, yellow cap
Dadoozdart Riven Light Nickajack Cave
2018
Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap White, red cross sashes, black sleeves, red cap Royal blue, dark blue seams, royal blue sleeves and cap
Sir Erec The King Twilight Payment
2017
Light blue, grey braces, grey diamonds on sleeves, light blue cap, grey diamonds Claret, gold braid, claret sleeves and cap Beige, dark blue cross of lorraine and sleeves, dark blue cap, beige star
Detailed Cannonball Red Stars
2016
Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap White and emerald green hoops, white sleeves and cap Pink, black hoop, quartered cap
Bondi Beach Altesse Toe The Line
2015
Royal blue, dark blue seams, royal blue sleeves and cap Royal blue, pink sash, pink cap, royal blue star Royal blue, black and emerald green quartered cap
Answered Waltzing Matilda Highly Toxic
2014
Green, red epaulettes, green cap Orange, royal blue hoop and armlet, check cap Yellow, dark blue sash, dark blue cap, yellow star
Tarana El Salvador Inis Meain
2013
Yellow, dark blue sash, dark blue cap, yellow star Brown and yellow quartered, yellow sleeves, brown cap, yellow spots Grey, red star, grey cap
Inis Meain Missunited Euphrasia
2012
Red, yellow cross sashes, yellow armlet, yellow star on cap Yellow, red epaulettes and sleeves, yellow cap Purple, orange cross sashes, orange diamond on cap
Tannery Backbench Blues Defining Year
2011
Yellow, red epaulettes and sleeves, yellow cap Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap Maroon, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star
Bob Le Beau Unity Zerashan
2010-2003
2010
Blue, pink slvs, blue and gold quartered cap White, black sash, black cap Emerald green, white hooped slvs, white and orange qtd cap
Precious Gem Choose Me Indiana Gal
2009
White, purple panel, check cap Black, white slvs, red cap, black star Green, red epaulettes, green cap
Ard Na Greine Dance Pass Aliyfa
2008
Red, White seams, Red sleeves, White cap, Red stars YELLOW, emerald green sleeves, white cap, yellow star GREEN, red epaulettes, green cap
Dress Rehearsal Red Moloney Simawa
2007
Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap Purple, white cap, purple diamond Red and grey stripes, grey sleeves, red cap
Honolulu Athenian Way Arch Rebel
2006
Gold, red stars, gold sleeves and cap, red tassel WHITE, black spots, yellow sleeves, white cap, yellow spots Yellow and White (halved), sleeves reversed, Red and White striped cap
Foreign Affairs Ask Carol Helena Molony
2005
GREEN, red epaulettes, green cap Black, white sleeves, red cap, black star Beige and brown stripes, beige sleeves, quartered cap
Behkiyra Unique Pose In The Ribbons
2004
Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star BLUE, pink sleeves., blue and gold quartered cap GREEN, red epaulettes, green cap
Mkuzi Ivowen Tarakala
2003
Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Dark blue and white hoops, white chevrons on sleeves, striped cap
Maharib Mkuzi Holy Orders
 

The Martin Molony Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbred horses aged four years or older. It is run at Limerick over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 110 yards (2,515 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.

The race was first run in 2003. The race is named in honour of the locally born jockey Martin Molony who won six consecutive Irish jump racing Champion Jockey titles between 1946 and 1951. Prior to 2017 it was run in late April or early May.

Records

Leading jockey (3 wins):

  • Wayne Lordan – Dress Rehearsal (2008), Tannery (2012), Detailed (2017)

Leading trainer (3 wins):

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
2003 Maharib 3 Pat Shanahan Dermot Weld 2:40.60
2004 Mkuzi 5 Michael Kinane John Oxx 2:35.50
2005 Behkiyra 3 Fran Berry John Oxx 2:24.60
2006 Foreign Affairs 8 Declan McDonogh Sir Mark Prescott 2:34.00
2007 Honolulu 3 Kieren Fallon Aidan O'Brien 2:33.89
2008 Dress Rehearsal 3 Wayne Lordan David Wachman 2:29.20
2009 Ard Na Greine 3 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 2:25.59
2010 Precious Gem 4 Pat Shanahan Dermot Weld 2:26.85
2011 Bob Le Beau 4 Fran Berry Jessica Harrington 2:36.29
2012 Tannery 3 Wayne Lordan David Wachman 2:37.48
2013 Inis Meain 6 Danny Mullins Denis Gerard Hogan 2:58.06
2014 Tarana 4 Declan McDonogh John Oxx 2:52.47
2015 Answered 4 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 2:42.16
2016 Bondi Beach 4 Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 2:48.59
2017 Detailed 3 Wayne Lordan Joseph O'Brien 3:02.28
2018 Sir Erec 3 Michael Hussey Aidan O'Brien 2:56.44
2019 Dadoozdart 3 Chris Hayes Noel Meade 3:03.05
2020 Oriental Eagle[a] 6 Rachael Blackmore Emmet Mullins 2:48.91
2021 Sonnyboyliston[b] 4 Shane Kelly Johnny Murtagh 2:42.21
2022 Earl of Tyrone[c] 4 Billy Lee Paddy Twomey 2:46.52
2023 Layfayette[d] 6 Seamie Heffernan Noel Meade 2:43.03
2024 Harbour Wind[e] 4 Chris Hayes Dermot Weld 2:45.72
  1. ^ The 2020 race was run in June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
  2. ^ The 2021 race was run in June
  3. ^ The 2022 race was run in June
  4. ^ The 2023 race was run in June
  5. ^ The 2024 race was run in June

See also

References