Quevega Mares Hurdle
2023
White and emerald green chevrons, red cap Light blue, purple stars, purple star on cap Yellow and black check, yellow sleeves, black star on cap
Queens Brook Anna Bunina Brandy Love
Previous years
2022
Yellow and brown quartered, halved sleeves, yellow cap White and emerald green chevrons, red cap Royal blue, yellow hoop, yellow armlet, yellow star on cap
Burning Victory Queens Brook Dysart Diamond
2021
Pink, maroon star, striped cap Royal blue, red cross sashes, red star on cap White, royal blue stars, check sleeves and cap
Black Tears The Getaway Star Darrens Hope
2020-2017
2020
Light blue, white spots, striped sleeves, light blue cap, white spots Pink, maroon star, striped cap Red, pink hoop, pink armlet, red cap
Elfile Black Tears Laurina
2019
Red, pink hoop, pink armlet, red cap Red, pink hoop, pink armlets, white cap Emerald green and orange hooped, white cap
Laurina Stormy Ireland Slowmotion
2018
Beige and black halved, black chevrons on sleeves, beige cap Royal blue, white stars, red and white striped sleeves, white cap, royal blue stars Maroon, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star
Meri Devie Alletrix Alighting
2017
Pink, light green spots, pink sleeves and cap Maroon, white star and armlet, maroon cap, white star Light blue, dark blue triple diamond, dark blue diamonds on sleeves, light blue cap
Limini Apple's Jade Rock On The Moor
 

The Quevega Mares Hurdle is a Grade 3 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland which is open to mares aged four years or older. It is run at Punchestown Racecourse over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (4,023 metres), and during its running there are twelve hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in February.

The race is named after the great racing mare, Quevega, trained by Willie Mullins, who won the David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle six times. It was first run in 2017 and had Listed status. It was awarded Grade 3 status in 2020.[1]

Records

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Most successful jockey (2 wins):

Most successful trainer (5 wins):

  • Willie MullinsLimini (2017), Meri Devie (2018), Laurina (2019), Elfile (2020), Burning Victory (2022)

Winners

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Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
2017 Limini 6 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2018 Meri Devie 5 David Mullins Willie Mullins
2019 Laurina 6 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2020 Elfile 6 Danny Mullins Willie Mullins
2021 Black Tears 7 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott
2022 Burning Victory 6 Paul Townend Willie Mullins
2023 Queens Brook 8 Jordan Gainford Gordon Elliott
2024 Hispanic Moon 7 Darragh O'Keefe Henry de Bromhead

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Enhancements to the National Hunt Pattern Programme". Ballinrobe Racecourse. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2020.