Beresford Stakes


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The Beresford Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Ireland open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September or October.

History
The event was sponsored by Panasonic in the mid-1980s, and during this time it held Group 2 status. Juddmonte Farms took over the sponsorship in 1988. Its most illustrious winner was Nijinsky in 1969.

The race was relegated to Group 3 level in 1992. It regained Group 2 status in 2003.

The Beresford Stakes was added to the Breeders' Cup Challenge series in 2012. The winner earned an invitation to compete in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. It was dropped from the series in 2013. Since 2017 the Beresford Stakes has been part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby.

Records
Leading jockey since 1950 (6 wins):
 * Liam Ward – Kildoon (1953), Carezza (1955), Scissors (1963), Hibernian (1967), Nijinsky (1969), Minsky (1970)

Leading trainer since 1950 (21 wins):
 * Aidan O'Brien - Johan Cruyff (1996), Saratoga Springs (1997), Festival Hall (1998), Lermontov (1999), Turnberry Isle (2000), Castle Gandolfo (2001), Albert Hall (2004), Septimus (2005), Eagle Mountain (2006), St Nicholas Abbey (2009), David Livingston (2011), Battle of Marengo (2012), Geoffrey Chaucer (2013), Ol' Man River (2014), Port Douglas (2015), Capri (2016), Saxon Warrior (2017), Japan (2018), Innisfree (2019), High Definition (2020), Luxembourg (2021) 

Earlier winners

 * 1875: Richelieu
 * 1880: Barcaldine
 * 1891: Wordsworth
 * 1910: Cheery Pat
 * 1917: Judea
 * 1919: Royal Ashe
 * 1920: Ballyheron
 * 1930: Spiral
 * 1943: Arctic Sun
 * 1945: Linaria
 * 1946: Grand Weather
 * 1949: Dark Warrior
 * 1950: Setello
 * 1951: Grand Morning
 * 1952: Northern Gleam
 * 1953: Kildoon
 * 1954: Arctic Time
 * 1955: Carezza
 * 1956: Viviptic
 * 1957: Articeelagh
 * 1958: Sunny Court
 * 1959: Lynchris
 * 1960: Paris Princess
 * 1961: Richmond
 * 1962: Pontifex
 * 1963: Scissors
 * 1964: Jealous
 * 1965: Boleslas
 * 1966: Sovereign Slipper
 * 1967: Hibernian
 * 1968: Deep Run
 * 1969: Nijinsky
 * 1970: Minsky
 * 1971: Boucher
 * 1972: Chamozzle
 * 1973: Saritamer
 * 1974: Mark Anthony
 * 1975: Whistling Deer
 * 1976: Orchestra