Patton Stakes
- Dundalk, Ireland
- Inaugural Race: 2013
- Distance: One mile
- Track Type: Left-Handed Artificial Track
- Age Qualifications: Three-year-olds
- 2021 Purse: €70,500
- 2021 Race Date: Monday, March 1st
2020 Patton Stakes Entries, Odds, and Results
Entrants listed by order of finish.
| POST | HORSE | JOCKEY | TRAINER | ODDS | RTKD POINTS EARNED |
|---|
3 | Crossfirehurricane (USA) | S. M. Crosse | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 5/2 | 20 |
2 | Choice of Mine (AUS) | Declan McDonogh | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 11/2 | 8 |
10 | Orchid Gardens (IRE) | R. P. Cleary | M. Halford | 20/1 | 4 |
4 | Dutch Admiral (IRE) | R. C. Colgan | C. W. J. Farrell | 66/1 | 2 |
6 | King of Athens (USA) | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 9/4 | |
8 | Wonder Elzaam (IRE) | C. T. Keane | Niall Thomas Egan | 20/1 | |
5 | Howling Wolf (IRE) | R. P. Whelan | Anthony Mullins | 9/2 | |
1 | Battle of Liege (USA) | P. B. Beggy | Aidan O'Brien | 7/1 | |
9 | In the Present (USA) | Shane Foley | Mrs J. Harrington | 8/1 |
Exotic Payouts:
| Exacta (3-2) |
€10.60 |
| Trifecta (3-2-10) |
€207.50 |
| Superfecta (3-2-10-4) |
€1007.90 |
Watch the 2020 Patton Stake
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The History of the Patton Stakes
Formerly held in April over seven furlongs, the Patton Stakes at Dundalk, Ireland’s only artificial horse racing track, has been moved back to early March and increased in distance to one mile for the 2018 running.
This happened as the race was included in the inaugural European Road to the Kentucky Derby series for 2017-18. The series is made up of seven races, three held on artificial tracks in March. The first four finishers earn points on a 20-8-4-2 basis. The eventual winner of the series will earn a spot in the Derby field.
Three of the five renewals of the Patton Stakes have been won by horses from Aidan O’Brien’s Ballydoyle stable, and Ballydoyle can be expected to have a number of runners in future editions of the race. It should prove to be a useful guide to the likely winner of the overall European Road series.
Historical Results for Dundalk Patton Stakes
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|
2013 | Gale Force Ten | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | 01:23.9 |
2014 | Prince Of All | Chris Hayes | Paul Deegan | 01:23.9 |
2015 | Convergence | Colin Keane | Ger Lyons | 01:24.1 |
2016 | Washington DC | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 01:24.5 |
2017 | War Secretary | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 01:24.8 |
2018 | Mendelssohn | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 1:38.80 |
2019 | Playa Del Puente | Ronan P. Whelan | Michael Halford | 1:37.37 |
2020 | Crossfirehurricane | S. M. Crosse | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 1:40.10 |
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