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Pretty Polly Stakes winners since 1990: roll of honour and trends

The Pretty Polly Stakes is a Group 1 over about a mile and a quarter at the Curragh for fillies and mares aged three and older, run on the Irish Derby weekend. Every running since 1990 is here with the full latest result, favourites, trainers, jockeys and trends, updated the evening each new Pretty Polly Stakes is run.

Next running due around 26 June 2027 (253 days) · Results to 27 June 2026 · Refreshed 16 October 2026
37
Runnings since 1990
13
Winning favourites
6
Wins for the leading trainer
13/8
Latest winner's SP
13 of 37

Favourites have won 13 of 37 runnings of the Pretty Polly Stakes since 1990 in the RaceWatch results database.Sample: 37 runnings · Window: 1990 to 2026 · Source: RaceWatch results database (historical_results)

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Pretty Polly Stakes roll of honour since 1990

202627 Jun 26Curragh (IRE)Estrange (IRE) silksEstrange (IRE)59-1213/8-116David O'MearaDaniel TudhopeCheveley Park Stud81.50Good To Firm1m2f
202528 Jun 25Curragh (IRE)Whirl (IRE) silksWhirl (IRE)39-013/8-113Aidan O'BrienRyan MooreMichael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier71.25Good1m2f
202429 Jun 24Curragh (IRE)Bluestocking (GB) silksBluestocking (GB)49-1211/10FYes115Ralph BeckettRossa RyanJuddmonte80.50Yielding To Soft1m2f
20231 Jul 23Curragh (IRE)Via Sistina (IRE) silksVia Sistina (IRE)59-106/4FYes115George BougheyJamie SpencerMrs R G Hillen92.00Good1m2f
202226 Jun 22Curragh (IRE)La Petite Coco (IRE) silksLa Petite Coco (IRE)49-129/1-114Paddy TwomeyBilly LeeTeam Valor90.50Yielding To Soft1m2f
202127 Jun 21Curragh (IRE)Thundering Nights (IRE) silksThundering Nights (IRE)49-1216/5-110Joseph Patrick O'BrienShane CrosseShapoor Mistry80.30Good To Firm1m2f
202028 Jun 20Curragh (IRE)Magical (IRE) silksMagical (IRE)59-122/5FYes122Aidan O'BrienSeamie HeffernanDerrick Smith54.50Good1m2f
201928 Jun 19Curragh (IRE)Iridessa (IRE) silksIridessa (IRE)38-128/1-107Joseph Patrick O'BrienWayne LordanMrs C C Regalado Gonzalez52.25Good1m2f
20181 Jul 18Curragh (IRE)Urban Fox (GB) silksUrban Fox (GB)49-89/1-104William HaggasDaniel TudhopeBarnane Stud Ltd63.25Good To Firm1m2f
20172 Jul 17Curragh (IRE)Nezwaah (GB) silksNezwaah (GB)49-813/2-108Roger VarianAndrea AtzeniSheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum113.25Good1m2f
201626 Jun 16Curragh (IRE)Minding (IRE) silksMinding (IRE)38-121/5FYes120Aidan O'BrienRyan MooreDerrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor54.50Yielding1m2f
201528 Jun 15Curragh (IRE)Diamondsandrubies (IRE) silksDiamondsandrubies (IRE)38-128/1-109Aidan O'BrienSeamie HeffernanMrs Richard Henry & Mrs John Magnier90.10Good1m2f
201429 Jun 14Curragh (IRE)Thistle Bird (GB) silksThistle Bird (GB)69-104/1-113Roger CharltonGeorge BakerLady Rothschild82.75Good To Firm1m2f
201330 Jun 13Curragh (IRE)Ambivalent (IRE) silksAmbivalent (IRE)49-1010/1--Roger VarianJohnny MurtaghAli Saeed90.50Good To Firm1m2f
20121 Jul 12Curragh (IRE)Izzi Top (GB) silksIzzi Top (GB)49-96/4--John GosdenWilliam BuickHelena Springfield Ltd41.25Soft To Heavy1m2f
201125 Jun 11Curragh (IRE)Misty For Me (IRE) silksMisty For Me (IRE)38-12100/30-114Aidan O'BrienSeamie HeffernanMichael Tabor & Mrs John Magnier & Derrick Smith76.00Yielding To Soft1m2f
201026 Jun 10Curragh (IRE)Chinese White (IRE) silksChinese White (IRE)59-94/1-113D K WeldPat SmullenLady O'Reilly91.25Good To Firm1m2f
200927 Jun 09Curragh (IRE)Dar Re Mi (GB) silksDar Re Mi (GB)49-99/2--John GosdenJimmy FortuneLord Lloyd Webber70.10Yielding1m2f
200828 Jun 08Curragh (IRE)Promising Lead (GB) silksPromising Lead (GB)49-92/1FYes-Sir Michael StouteRyan MooreK Abdullah91.25Yielding1m2f
200730 Jun 07Curragh (IRE)Peeping Fawn (USA) silksPeeping Fawn (USA)38-117/4FYes115Aidan O'BrienKieren FallonMichael Tabor92.00Soft1m2f
20061 Jul 06Curragh (IRE)Alexander Goldrun (IRE) silksAlexander Goldrun (IRE)59-811/8FYes116J S BolgerKevin ManningMrs N O'Callaghan70.30Good1m2f
200525 Jun 05Curragh (IRE)Alexander Goldrun (IRE) silksAlexander Goldrun (IRE)49-79/4FYes114J S BolgerKevin ManningMrs N O'Callaghan101.50Good To Firm1m2f
200426 Jun 04Curragh (IRE)Chorist (GB)59-77/4--William HaggasDarryll HollandCheveley Park Stud60.50Good1m2f
200328 Jun 03Curragh (IRE)Hanami (GB)38-95/2--James TollerChristophe SoumillonG & B Partnership81.00Good1m2f
200229 Jun 02Curragh (IRE)Tarfshi (GB)49-57/2--Michael JarvisPhilip RobinsonSheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum70.50Good1m2f
200130 Jun 01Curragh (IRE)Rebelline (IRE)38-72/1FYes109Kevin PrendergastDeclan McDonoghLady O'Reilly122.00Yielding1m2f
20001 Jul 00Curragh (IRE)Lady Upstage (IRE)38-89/2--B W HillsMichael HillsMrs E Roberts100.10Yielding1m2f
199926 Jun 99Curragh (IRE)Polaire (IRE)38-812/1-103Kevin PrendergastDeclan McDonoghM J Halligan80.10Good1m2f
199827 Jun 98Curragh (IRE)Alborada (GB)38-87/4FYes-Sir Mark Prescott BtGeorge DuffieldMiss K Rausing62.50Soft1m2f
199728 Jun 97Curragh (IRE)Dance Design (IRE)410-04/9FYes-D K WeldMick KinaneMoyglare Stud Farm52.50Yielding1m2f
199629 Jun 96Curragh (IRE)Dance Design (IRE)38-8EvensFYes-D K WeldMick KinaneMoyglare Stud Farm71.50Good1m2f
19951 Jul 95Curragh (IRE)Flagbird (USA)49-135/1--Saeed bin SuroorC AsmussenGodolphin100.30Good1m2f
199425 Jun 94Curragh (IRE)Del Deya (IRE)49-6EvensFYes-John GosdenFrankie DettoriSheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum80.30Good1m2f
199326 Jun 93Curragh (IRE)Takarouna (USA)38-87/1--John M OxxJohnny MurtaghH H Aga Khan100.30Good To Yielding1m2f
199227 Jun 92Curragh (IRE)Market Booster (USA)38-69/4--D K WeldMick KinaneMoyglare Stud Farm81.00Good1m2f
199129 Jun 91Curragh (IRE)Ruby Tiger (GB)49-95/1--Paul ColeT QuinnMrs Philip Blacker53.00Yielding1m2f
199030 Jun 90Curragh (IRE)Game Plan I (GB)38-63/1--Clive BrittainB MarcusMrs Harold Phillips101.50Good To Yielding1m2f

Every running we hold since 1990, newest first. Race titles vary with sponsors; the race name as run is in each row. Group 2 until 2003, Group 1 from 2004. Source: RaceWatch results database.

Winning SP by year
19901990: 4.019911991: 6.019921992: 3.2519931993: 8.019941994: 2.019951995: 6.019961996: 2.019971997: 1.4419981998: 2.7519991999: 13.020002000: 5.520012001: 3.020022002: 4.520032003: 3.520042004: 2.7520052005: 3.2520062006: 2.3820072007: 2.7520082008: 3.020092009: 5.520102010: 5.020112011: 4.3320122012: 2.520132013: 11.0

Winner SP (decimal) by Year

Pretty Polly Stakes trends since 1990

Official rating is the rating the horse ran off in this race, counted only in runnings where at least 80% of runners had a rating (2001 onward). Weight bands appear for handicaps only. Last run and days since use the previous run in Britain or Ireland only (runs abroad are not in our results database), from 1991. Win % shown where a group has 100 or more runners. Source: RaceWatch results database.

How favourites finished
05101520Won2nd3rdUnplacedFavourites Won: 1313Favourites 2nd: 1010Favourites 3rd: 55Favourites Unplaced: 99

Favourites by Result

Latest running: full result (27 June 2026)

All runners in the latest running we hold. Source: RaceWatch results database.

Trainers with most Pretty Polly Stakes wins since 1990

Aidan O'Brien64214.3%2,025
D K Weld42020.0%2,010
John Gosden3650.0%2,012
Roger Varian2366.7%2,017
William Haggas2450.0%2,018
Joseph Patrick O'Brien21118.2%2,021
Kevin Prendergast21811.1%2,001
J S Bolger2287.1%2,006
David O'Meara11100.0%2,026
George Boughey11100.0%2,023
B W Hills1250.0%2,000
James Toller1250.0%2,003
Roger Charlton1250.0%2,014
Sir Mark Prescott Bt1250.0%1,998
Clive Brittain1333.3%1,990
Michael Jarvis1333.3%2,002
Ralph Beckett1333.3%2,024
Paul Cole1425.0%1,991
Saeed bin Suroor1425.0%1,995
Paddy Twomey1520.0%2,022

Trainers with at least one win, runners counted in this race only.

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Jockeys with most Pretty Polly Stakes wins since 1990

Seamie Heffernan31127.3%2,020
Ryan Moore31225.0%2,025
Mick Kinane31816.7%1,997
Daniel Tudhope2366.7%2,026
Declan McDonogh21315.4%2,001
Johnny Murtagh21910.5%2,013
Kevin Manning2238.7%2,006
B Marcus11100.0%1,990
C Asmussen11100.0%1,995
Christophe Soumillon11100.0%2,003
George Duffield11100.0%1,998
Jimmy Fortune11100.0%2,009
Michael Hills11100.0%2,000
Rossa Ryan11100.0%2,024
Shane Crosse11100.0%2,021
William Buick11100.0%2,012
Darryll Holland1250.0%2,004
George Baker1250.0%2,014
T Quinn1250.0%1,991
Andrea Atzeni1333.3%2,017

Jockeys with at least one win, rides counted in this race only.

Winners by age

31514410.4%
41510514.3%
563218.8%
61616.7%
7010.0%
8010.0%

Win % shown only where an age group has 100 or more runners.

Winners by starting price band

Evens or shorter5955.6%
11/10 to 3/1154334.9%
10/3 to 6/195616.1%
13/2 to 12/18889.1%
14/1 to 25/10630.0%
28/1 or bigger0300.0%

Win % shown only where a band has 100 or more runners.

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Favourites year by year

2026Thundering On (GB) silksThundering On (GB)11/10F4Joseph Patrick O'Brien
2025Kalpana (GB) silksKalpana (GB)5/6F2Andrew Balding
2024Bluestocking (GB) silksBluestocking (GB)11/10F1Ralph Beckett
2023Via Sistina (IRE) silksVia Sistina (IRE)6/4F1George Boughey
2022My Astra (IRE) silksMy Astra (IRE)11/4F2William Haggas
2021Cayenne Pepper (IRE) silksCayenne Pepper (IRE)11/4F3Mrs John Harrington
2020Magical (IRE) silksMagical (IRE)2/5F1Aidan O'Brien
2019Pink Dogwood (IRE) silksPink Dogwood (IRE)11/10F3Aidan O'Brien
2018Forever Together (IRE) silksForever Together (IRE)4/6F2Aidan O'Brien
2017Journey (GB) silksJourney (GB)15/8F10John Gosden
2016Minding (IRE) silksMinding (IRE)1/5F1Aidan O'Brien
2015Legatissimo (IRE) silksLegatissimo (IRE)6/4F2David Wachman
2014Ambivalent (IRE) silksAmbivalent (IRE)15/8F4Roger Varian
2013Was (IRE) silksWas (IRE)5/2F2Aidan O'Brien
2012Sapphire (IRE) silksSapphire (IRE)10/11F2D K Weld
2011Midday (GB) silksMidday (GB)1/3F2Sir Henry Cecil
2010Remember When (IRE) silksRemember When (IRE)7/4F4Aidan O'Brien
2009Look Here (GB) silksLook Here (GB)11/8F3Ralph Beckett
2008Promising Lead (GB) silksPromising Lead (GB)2/1F1Sir Michael Stoute
2007Peeping Fawn (USA) silksPeeping Fawn (USA)7/4F1Aidan O'Brien
2006Alexander Goldrun (IRE) silksAlexander Goldrun (IRE)11/8F1J S Bolger
2005Alexander Goldrun (IRE) silksAlexander Goldrun (IRE)9/4F1J S Bolger
2004Alexander Goldrun (IRE) silksAlexander Goldrun (IRE)6/4F2J S Bolger
2003Zee Zee Top (GB)9/4F3Sir Michael Stoute
2002Spring Oak (GB)7/4F6Saeed bin Suroor
2001Rebelline (IRE)2/1F1Kevin Prendergast
2000Spinning Top (GB)11/8F7Sir Michael Stoute
1999Lady In Waiting (GB)9/4F2Paul Cole
1998Alborada (GB)7/4F1Sir Mark Prescott Bt
1997Dance Design (IRE)4/9F1D K Weld
1996Dance Design (IRE)EvensF1D K Weld
1995Subya (GB)5/2F7John Dunlop
1994Del Deya (IRE)EvensF1John Gosden
1993Royal Ballerina (IRE)5/2F5Michael Kauntze
1992Ruby Tiger (GB)6/4F2Paul Cole
1991Julie La Rousse (IRE)7/4F3B Hanbury
1990Native Twine (GB)6/4F4Sir Henry Cecil

Favourite = shortest starting price joint favourites each listed. Favourites record: 13 wins from 37 runnings

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What is the Pretty Polly Stakes?

The Pretty Polly Stakes is a Group 1 over about a mile and a quarter at the Curragh for fillies and mares aged three and older, run on the Irish Derby weekend. The race was a Group 2 until 2003.

Who has won the Pretty Polly Stakes?

The roll of honour lists every Pretty Polly Stakes winner since 1990 with SP, age, weight, trainer, jockey and owner. Winners on the list include Alexander Goldrun, Dance Design, Minding, Magical and Peeping Fawn.

What do the Pretty Polly Stakes trends show?

16 of the 36 Pretty Polly Stakes winners since 1991 had run in Britain or Ireland within the previous 30 days, the most common gap, and 26 of the 36 had finished in the first three on their previous run. The trends table also splits runners by official rating, level and course of the last run, and weight carried, with winners, runners and win % for each group.

Which trainers and jockeys do best in the Pretty Polly Stakes?

Aidan O'Brien leads the Pretty Polly Stakes trainers with 6 wins and Seamie Heffernan (joint top with 2 others) leads the riders with 3. Both tables show runners, strike rate and the year of each name's last win.

When is the next Pretty Polly Stakes?

The next Pretty Polly Stakes is due in late June at the Curragh; the banner at the top of this page shows the expected date and, once made, the entries. The roll of honour adds the result the evening it is run.

Questions people ask

Who won the latest Pretty Polly Stakes?

Estrange (IRE) won the most recent running on 27 June 2026, trained by David O'Meara and ridden by Daniel Tudhope at an SP of 13/8. The full result of that running, with every finisher and the distances beaten, sits below the roll of honour.

Which trainer has won the Pretty Polly Stakes the most times?

Aidan O'Brien heads the Pretty Polly Stakes trainers' table, which is sorted by wins, with 6 since 1990 in the RaceWatch results database. The trainers table also shows runners in the race, strike rate and, from 30 runners

Which jockey has ridden the most Pretty Polly Stakes winners?

Seamie Heffernan (joint top with 2 others) heads the Pretty Polly Stakes jockeys' table, sorted by wins, with 3 winning rides since 1990. Results before 1990 are outside the RaceWatch results database, so the jockeys table covers the modern era only.

How do favourites do in the Pretty Polly Stakes?

Favourites have won 13 of 37 runnings since 1990, a strike rate of 35.1%. A £1 level stake on every favourite at SP shows -7.2 points, and the favourites table lists each one year by year.

What is the biggest-priced Pretty Polly Stakes winner?

Polaire (IRE) is the longest-priced winner since 1990, returned at 12/1. The starting price band table shows how many winners came from each price range, with profit or loss at SP.

When is the next Pretty Polly Stakes?

The next Pretty Polly Stakes is due in late June at the Curragh, and the banner at the top of this page shows the expected date. Once the race is run, the winner joins the roll of honour and every table on the page updates.

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