About the race
The Paddy Power Pretty Polly Stakes is a Group 1 race over 1m2f on turf at the Curragh, Co. Kildare, for fillies and mares aged three and upwards. The Curragh Racecourse stages it on the Saturday of its Irish Derby festival in late June. Horse Racing Ireland’s official results show total prize money of EUR 300,000 in 2025, rising to EUR 400,000 in 2026. According to Wikipedia, the race was promoted to Group 1 in 2004.
On 28 June 2025 Whirl, ridden by Ryan Moore and trained by Aidan O’Brien, made most of the running and beat Kalpana by a length and a quarter. The IFHA rated that running at 115.75, joint 97th in the world for 2025. On 27 June 2026 the British-trained Estrange won by a length and a half for Cheveley Park Stud and trainer David O’Meara.
The 2025 running
| Date | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 June 2025 | Whirl | R.L. Moore | A.P.O'Brien | Michael Tabor/Derrick Smith/Mrs.John Magnier |
From the official result.
The 2026 running
| Date | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 June 2026 | Estrange | D. Tudhope | David O'Meara (in GB) | Cheveley Park Stud |
From the official result.
Recognition and facts
- Race day
- Saturday of the Irish Derby festival (27 June 2026)
- Prize money
- EUR 300,000 in 2025; EUR 400,000 in 2026 (HRI)
- Group 1 since
- 2004 (according to Wikipedia)
- IFHA ranking for 2025
- Joint 97th in the world, race rating 115.75
Questions readers ask
When is the Pretty Polly Stakes run?
In late June at the Curragh, on the Saturday of the Irish Derby festival. It was run on 28 June 2025 and 27 June 2026; the Curragh had not published a 2027 race date in a source we could read by 12 October 2026.
What is the prize fund of the Pretty Polly Stakes?
EUR 400,000 in 2026, up from EUR 300,000 in 2025, according to Horse Racing Ireland's official results.
Who won the Pretty Polly Stakes in 2025?
Whirl, ridden by Ryan Moore and trained by Aidan O'Brien, won on 28 June 2025.
Sources
The rank and rating are from the IFHA's LONGINES World's Top 100 Group/Grade 1 Races 2025, published 21 January 2026, which ranks races by the ratings of their first four finishers. Other facts are from the pages listed below.
- IFHA: LONGINES World's Top 100 Group/Grade 1 Races 2025 (published 21 January 2026)
- The Irish Derby festival, The Curragh
- Race result: The Paddy Power Pretty Polly Stakes, Curragh, 28 June 2025, Horse Racing Ireland
- Race result: The Paddy Power Pretty Polly Stakes, Curragh, 27 June 2026, Horse Racing Ireland
- Pretty Polly Stakes, Wikipedia