Beresford Stakes

Location: The Curragh (Naas in 2017), Ireland
Inaugural Race: Mid-19^th Century
Distance: One mile
Track Type: Right-Handed Turf (Naas is left-handed).
Age Qualifications: Two-year-olds
2020 Purse: €110,000
2020 Race Date: Sunday, September 26th

2020 Beresford Stakes Entries and Results

POST	HORSE	JOCKEY	TRAINER	WIN	PLACE

13	High Definition	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	£1.90	£1.10
3	Monaasib	Declan McDonogh	Kevin Prendergast		£2.50
4	Snapraeterea	S. M. Crosse	Joseph Patrick O'Brien		£3.00
12	Sir Lucan	P. B. Beggy	Aidan O'Brien
1	Reve De Vol	G. F. Carroll	G. M. Lyons
2	Southern Cape	G. M. Ryan	Donnacha Aidan O'Brien
7	Wuqood	Oisin James Orr	D. K. Weld
9	Brazil	Emmet McNamara	Aidan O'Brien, Ireland
5	Ides of August	C. T. Keane	G. M. Lyons
8	Jack Duggan	K. J. Manning	J. S. Bolger
11	Ace Aussie	T. P. Madden	Mrs J. Harrington
6	Lifetime Legend	William James Lee	Andrew Oliver
10	Adakaz	R. C. Colgan	Nigel Slevin

Exotic Payoffs

Exacta (13-3) Paid: £11.10
Trifecta (13-3-4) Paid: £112.50

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The History of the Beresford Stakes

Founded in the middle of the 19^th century, the Beresford Stakes has long been one of Ireland’s leading 2-year-old races. Run over a mile, it is usually held at The Curragh, the headquarters of Irish racing, though it was moved to Naas in 2017 while The Curragh was being redeveloped.

With the introduction of the European Road to the Kentucky Derby for the 2018 Run for the Roses, the Beresford Stakes became the first of four 2-year-old races that form part of the series. Points are allocated to the first four home on a 10-4-2-1 basis.

Some of the greatest horses in European racing history have won the Beresford Stakes, including Nijinsky, Sadler’s Wells, El Prado, Azamour, Sea the Stars, and St Nicholas Abbey. In recent years the race has been dominated by Coolmore trainer Aidan O’Brien, who has saddled the winner 20 of the past 25 years.