The Cooley Fillies Stakes is a listed flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Dundalk over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late October or early November.
The race was first run in 2007.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins): Surrounding – 2018, 2019
Leading jockey (3 wins): Colin Keane - Juncture (2022), Many Tears (2023), Sakti (2024)
Leading trainer (4 wins): Ger Lyons - Lily's Angel (2012), Juncture (2022), Many Tears (2023), Sakti (2024)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 2007 Cheyenne Star 4 Seamie Heffernan Frances Crowley 1:37.60 2008 Jalmira 7 Billy Lee Charlie Swan 1:37.47 2009 Fourpenny Lane 4 Johnny Murtagh Joanna Morgan 1:37.18 2010 Boynagh Joy 5 Sean Levey James Halpin 1:35.35 2011 Clinical 3 Seb Sanders Sir Mark Prescott 1:35.80 2012 Lily's Angel 3 Gary Carroll Ger Lyons 1:35.94 2013 Pearl Of Africa 3 Johnny Murtagh Edward Lynam 1:35.45 2014 Pelerin 3 Martin Harley Marco Botti 1:35.13 2015 Don't Be 5 Luke Morris Sir Mark Prescott 1:36.33 2016 Kadra 3 Pat Smullen Michael Halford 1:36.14 2017 Goldrush 3 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 1:37.59 2018 Surrounding 5 Shane Foley Michael Halford 1:37.15 2019 Surrounding 6 Ronan Whelan Michael Halford 1:36.90 2020 Ummalanar 5 Chris Hayes William Haggas 1:35.38 2021 Friendly 3 Wayne Lordan Aidan O'Brien 1:35.06 2022 Juncture 3 Colin Keane Ger Lyons 1:37.30 2023 Many Tears 3 Colin Keane Ger Lyons 1:38.92 2024 Sakti 3 Colin Keane Ger Lyons 1:37.83 2025 Aviatrice 3 Luke McAteer David Marnane 1:37.70
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish flat horse races
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