The Oyster Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Galway over a distance of 1 mile 4 furlongs and 42 yards (2,452 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.
The race was first run in 1991.
Records Leading jockey (4 wins): Michael Kinane– Russian Snows (1995), Theatreworld (1999), Hasanka (2007), Aliyfa (2009) Johnny Murtagh– Predappio (1996), Bowmore (2002), Chartres (2003), Zanughan (2011) Pat Smullen - Aliya (1997), Mutakarrim (2001), Almela (2016), Airlie Beach (2017)
Leading trainer (10 wins): John Oxx – Ebaziya (1992), Russian Snows (1995), Predappio (1996), Aliya (1997), Bowmore (2002), Chartres (2003), Hasanka (2007), Aliyfa (2009), Zanughan (2011), Tarana (2014)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1991 Judicial 4 Kevin Manning Michael Grassick 2:25.60 1992 Ebaziya 3 Richard Hughes John Oxx 2:37.10 1993 Alouette 3 Christy Roche Jim Bolger 2:41.30 1994 Ballykett Nancy 3 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 2:40.00 1995 Russian Snows 3 Michael Kinane John Oxx 2:35.60 1996 Predappio 3 Johnny Murtagh John Oxx 2:39.10 1997 Aliya 3 Pat Smullen John Oxx 2:42.30 1998 Yavana's Pace 6 Darryll Holland Mark Johnston 2:57.40 1999 Theatreworld 7 Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien 2:47.90 2000 Dolydille 4 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 2:38.40 2001 Mutakarrim 4 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 2:34.30 2002 Bowmore 3 Johnny Murtagh John Oxx 2:50.10 2003 Chartres 4 Johnny Murtagh John Oxx 2:36.70 2004 Royal Devotion 4 Tadgh O'Shea Michael Halford 2:39.20 2005 Blue Corrig 5 Seamie Heffernan Joe Crowley 2:36.90 2006 Rockall Blizzard 3 Niall Madden Noel Meade 2:36.10 2007 Hasanka 3 Michael Kinane John Oxx 2:36.40 2008 Honoria 3 Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 2:47.72 2009 Aliyfa 3 Michael Kinane John Oxx 3:03.82 2010 Rajik 5 Declan McDonogh Charlie Swan 2:44.48 2011 Zanughan 3 Johnny Murtagh John Oxx 2:34.66 2012 Chamonix 3 Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 2:56.67 2013 Missunited 6 Seamie Heffernan Michael Winters 2:39.32 2014 Tarana 4 Declan McDonogh John Oxx 2:37.19 2015 Zhukova 3 Leigh Roche Dermot Weld 2:41.94 2016 Almela 4 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 2:43.47 2017 Airlie Beach 7 Pat Smullen Willie Mullins 2:45.97 2018 Baby Pink 3 Niall McCullagh Joseph O'Brien 2:50.91 2019 Diamond Hill 6 Colin Keane Willie Mullins 2:46.74 2020 Princess Zoe 5 Joey Sheridan Anthony Mullins 2:53.66 2021 Haparanda 4 Colin Keane Dermot Weld 2:41.92 2022 Yaxeni 5 Colin Keane Ger Lyons 2:45.24 2023 Thunder Roll 3 Dylan Browne McMonagle Joseph O'Brien 2:43.44 2024 Beechwood 4 Billy Lee Paddy Twomey 2:36.96 2025 La Isla Mujeres 5 Billy Lee Paddy Twomey 2:40.81 2026 Beset 5 Declan McDonogh Joseph O'Brien 2:45.66
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish flat horse races
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