Desmond Stakes

The Desmond Stakes is an Irish Group 3 flat horse race for three-year-old thoroughbreds.

It takes place every year in August at Leopardstown over a one-mile course.

Check out our guides to all the other Irish Group 3 horse races.

Find out more about the Desmond Stakes:

Contents

1 Desmond Stakes Odds 2023
2 Desmond Stakes Tips 2023
3 Desmond Stakes Previous Winners
4 Desmond Stakes 2023 Result
5 Summary of Desmond Stakes
6 Popular Questions
- 6.1 Where is the Desmond Stakes held?
7 Related August Articles
8 Resources

Desmond Stakes Odds 2023

Here are the latest odds for the Desmond Stakes in August 2023:

7.20 Leopardstown (Race 5) - BOG Date: Thursday 14th of July 2022 Time: 19:20 Details: 6 Runners Flat Flat 1m 1f 0y
2 Georgeville	15/8
4 Boundless Ocean	11/4
6 Trevaunance	4/1
1 Bear Story	5/1
3 Patrick Sarsfield	10/1
5 Howth	25/1

Desmond Stakes Tips 2023

Here are some tips for Desmond Stakes in August 2023:

2 points to win for TBC
1 point each way for TBC

Several horses in the Desmond Stakes will run in other events later in the year. Stay updated on the horses and place ante-post bets if you want to wager on them.

Desmond Stakes Previous Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1976	Niebo	3	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien
1977	Be My Guest	3	Tommy Murphy	Vincent O'Brien	1:40.80
1978	More So	3	Christy Roche	Paddy Prendergast
1979	Spence Bay	4	Tony Murray	Seamus McGrath
1980	My Hollow	5	Declan Gillespie	Jim Bolger
1981	Belted Earl	3	Pat Eddery	Vincent O'Brien
1982	Anfield	3	Christy Roche	David O'Brien
1983	Erins Hope	4	Declan Gillespie	Jim Bolger
1984	Teleprompter	4	Christy Roche	Bill Watts
1985	Sunstart	3	Pat Eddery	Vincent O'Brien
1986	Wise Counsellor	3	Pat Eddery	Vincent O'Brien	1:40.70
1987	Entitled	3	Cash Asmussen	Vincent O'Brien	1:37.30
1988	Totem	3	Christy Roche	David O'Brien	1:49.00
1989	Llyn Gwynant	4	Declan Gillespie	John Dunlop	1:34.30
1990	Kostroma	4	Stephen Craine	Tommy Stack	1:37.30
1991	Star of Gdansk	3	Christy Roche	Jim Bolger	1:36.30
1992	Via Borghese	3	Willie Carson	Vincent O'Brien	1:41.00
1993	Asema	3	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	1:46.20
1994	Bin Ajwaad [a]	4	Lester Piggott	Ben Hanbury	1:36.40
1995	Mr Martini [b]	5	Brett Doyle	Clive Brittain	1:37.10
1996	Idris	6	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	1:38.40
1997	Swift Gulliver	3	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	1:38.80
1998	Second Empire	3	Christy Roche	Aidan O'Brien	1:35.60
1999	Haami	4	John Reid	John Dunlop	1:40.40
2000	Golden Silca	4	Johnny Murtagh	Mick Channon	1:41.70
2001	Hawkeye	3	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	1:45.20
2002	Dress to Thrill	3	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	1:38.80
2003	Refuse to Bend	3	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	1:37.30
2004	Ace	3	Jamie Spencer	Aidan O'Brien	1:37.30
2005	Caradak	4	Michael Kinane	John Oxx	1:38.30
2006	King Jock	5	Pat Shanahan	Robbie Osborne	1:40.80
2007	She's Our Mark	3	Danny Grant	Pat Flynn	1:42.69
2008	Carribean Sunset	3	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	1:44.32
2009	Famous Name	4	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	1:42.79
2010	Beethoven	3	Joseph O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	1:39.52
2011	Future Generation	3	Keagan Latham	Ger Lyons	1:39.91
2012	Duntle	3	Wayne Lordan	David Wachman	1:46.26
2013	Gordon Lord Byron	5	Johnny Murtagh	Tom Hogan	1:38.74
2014	Custom Cut	5	Daniel Tudhope	David O'Meara	1:43.10
2015	Cougar Mountain	4	Joseph O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	1:41.87
2016	Tribal Beat	3	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	1:41.90
2017	Alexios Komnenos	3	Chris Hayes	Fozzy Stack	1:43.98
2018	Pincheck	4	Colm O'Donoghue	Jessica Harrington	1:41.36
2019	Madhmoon	3	Chris Hayes	Kevin Prendergast	1:42.01
2020	Royal Dornoch	3	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	1:41.86
2021	Create Belief	3	Shane Kelly	Johnny Murtagh	1:43.92
2022	Boundless Ocean	3	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	1:42.14

Desmond Stakes 2023 Result

Boundless Ocean wins the @BahrainTurfClub Desmond Stakes! 🏆

The Meld Stakes winner strikes again at Group Three level by making all in the @LeopardstownRC feature for Jim Bolger and Kevin Manning 🏇 pic.twitter.com/YvfHSQfEah

— Racing TV (@RacingTV) August 11, 2022