Ireland
Curragh · 14.09.25
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Purse€400,000
Distance1006 metres
Winning time59.03s
SurfaceTurf
Conditions3-year-olds and up
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Racing TV · English commentaryResult
15 runners · prize money to 6th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
4thShe's Quality4yo filly by Acclamation × Quality TimeJames RyanJack W DavisonHead€20,000
8thTwo Stars5yo gelding by Starspangledbanner × Glowing StarJ M SheridanJ A Stack1 ¾
9thPowerful Nation3yo gelding by Sioux Nation × Atlantic QueenAndrew SlatteryA Slattery1 ¼
10thArt Power8yo gelding by Dark Angel × Evening TimeRossa RyanT D EasterbyNeck
11thVadream7yo mare by Brazen Beau × Her HonourKieran ShoemarkCharlie FellowesNeck
12thGrande Marques3yo filly by Starspangledbanner × Medicean StarSeamie HeffernanJ A Stack1
15thLady With The Lamp3yo filly by King Of Change × Caring TouchRonan WhelanJoseph Patrick O'Brien3 ½
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 14.09.25Arizona Blaze
Sergei ProkofievSire
LiberisqueDamby Equiano
DamLiberisque
Arizona Blaze is the third and best winner out of Liberisque (Equiano), following earlier winners by Cityscape and Havana Gold. Liberisque herself won over 1m2f at Chelmsford at three.
Second damJane Austen
The second dam Jane Austen (Galileo) won the Listed Finale Stakes and has produced six winners. She is a full sister to Acapulco, a Listed-placed winner who was fourth in the Gr.2 Great Voltigeur Stakes.
Third damHarasava
The third dam Harasava (Darshaan) was unraced. Her three other winners are headed by Haraplata (Platini), a Listed-placed winner in Germany, who is the dam of the Group 3-placed winner Hashbrown and the grandam of Evasive's First (Evasive), winner of the Gr.3 Prix des Chenes. Harasava is a half-sister to La Perrotine (Northern Crystal), a winner in bumpers and over hurdles.
Wider family
La Perrotine became the dam of Sizing John (Midnight Legend), winner of the Gr.1 Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2017.
Next generation
Liberisque has the unraced two-year-old colt Ridger (Harry Angel), a yearling colt by Blackbeard and a colt foal by Sioux Nation, born in May 2025.
Connections
Arizona Blaze in 2025
1 placeTrainer / Jockey / Track
Commonwealth Cup1207 metres · €843,4002ndAdrian MurrayDavid Egan20.06.2025AscotPrize money €181,335Race detailsWatch
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BradsellTasleet × Russian Punch | Archie WatsonHollie Doyle | Victorious RacingMrs D O'Brien | ||
| 2023 | Moss TuckerExcelebration × Rare Symphony | Ken CondonBilly Lee | Charlie Bit Me SyndicateDonal Spring | ||
| 2022 | Highfield PrincessNight Of Thunder × Pure Illusion | John QuinnJason Hart | Trainers House Enterprises LtdTrainers House Enterprises Ltd | ||
| 2021 | Romantic ProposalRaven's Pass × Playwithmyheart | Edward LynamChris Hayes | Clipper Logistics Group LtdFastnet Stud Ltd | ||
| 2020 | Glass SlippersDream Ahead × Night Gypsy | Kevin RyanTom Eaves | Bearstone Stud LimitedBearstone Stud Ltd |
History since 2000
Flying Five Stakes26Editions since 2000
1Multiple winnersBenbaun
35%Won by fillies or mares9 of 26 · 7 of the last 20
0:57.25Fastest winning timeBradsell · 2024
Record holders
Most wins since 20001Aidan O'BrienTrainer · 2001, 2017, 20193 wins
1Mark WallaceTrainer · 2005, 2006, 20073 wins
1Coolmore GroupOwner · 2001, 2017, 20193 wins
1Ransley, Birks, HillenOwner · 2005, 2006, 20073 wins
1StravinskySire · 2005, 2006, 20073 wins
1Dr T A RyanBreeder · 2005, 2006, 20073 wins
1SalseDamsire · 2005, 2006, 20073 wins
Multiple winners
Won this race more than once1Benbaun2005, 2006, 20073 wins
Biggest upsets
Longest-priced winners1Ardhoomey2016 · Colin Keane17.00
4Fairyland2019 · Ryan Moore13.00
5My Girl Anna2012 · Rory Cleary11.00
Show all 26 winners since 2000Hide the list
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arizona BlazeSergei Prokofiev × Liberisque | Adrian MurrayDavid Egan | AMO Racing Limited & Giselle De AguiarAndrew Bengough & Partners | 6.50 | |
| 2024 | BradsellTasleet × Russian Punch | Archie WatsonHollie Doyle | Victorious RacingMrs D O'Brien | 3.00 | |
| 2023 | Moss TuckerExcelebration × Rare Symphony | Ken CondonBilly Lee | Charlie Bit Me SyndicateDonal Spring | 17.00 | |
| 2022 | Highfield PrincessNight Of Thunder × Pure Illusion | John QuinnJason Hart | Trainers House EnterprisesTrainers House Enterprises | 2.25 | |
| 2021 | Romantic ProposalRaven's Pass × Playwithmyheart | Edward LynamChris Hayes | Clipper Logistics GroupFastnet Stud | 17.00 | |
| 2020 | Glass SlippersDream Ahead × Night Gypsy | Kevin RyanTom Eaves | Bearstone StudBearstone Stud | 5.50 | |
| 2019 | FairylandKodiac × Queenofthefairies | Aidan O'BrienRyan Moore | Coolmore GroupTally-Ho Stud | 13.00 | |
| 2018 | Havana GreyHavana Gold × Blanc De Chine | Karl BurkeRichard Kingscote | Global Racing Club & Mrs E. BurkeMickley Stud & Lady Lonsdale | 2.88 | |
| 2017 | CaravaggioScat Daddy × Mekko Hokte | Aidan O'BrienRyan Moore | Coolmore GroupWindmill Manor Farms & Petaluma Bloodstock | 2.00 | |
| 2016 | ArdhoomeyDark Angel × Moy Joy | Ger LyonsColin Keane | Moyville Racing SyndicateJohn Quinn | 17.00 | |
| 2015 | Sole PowerKyllachy × Demerger | Edward LynamChris Hayes | Sabena PowerG Russell | 6.00 | |
| 2014 | Stepper PointKyllachy × Sacre Coeur | William MuirMartin Dwyer | C. ShiacolasWhitsbury Manor Stud | 3.25 | |
| 2013 | Dutch MasterpieceDutch Art × The Terrier | Gary MooreJoseph O'Brien | R A GreenBumble Bloodstock | 5.00 | |
| 2012 | My Girl AnnaOrpen × Kooyong | Muredach KellyRory Cleary | Owen Murphy & Ms A ClancyTrevor Dazell | 11.00 | |
| 2011 | Amour PropreParis House × Miss Prim | Henry CandyDane O'Neill | Simon Broke And PartnersMrs Sheila Oakes | 2.88 | |
| 2010 | Astrophysical JetDubawi × Common Knowledge | Ed McMahonGraham Gibbons | LadasGrangecon Stud | 5.50 | |
| 2009 | ReverenceMark of Esteem × Imperial Bailiwick | Eric AlstonWillie Supple | Mr & Mrs G MiddlebrookMr & Mrs G Middlebrook | 6.00 | |
| 2008 | Look BusyDanetime × Unfortunate | Alan BerrySlade O'Hara | A UnderwoodTom And Hazel Russell | 4.50 | |
| 2007 | BenbaunStravinsky × Escape To Victory | Mark WallacePat Smullen | Ransley, Birks, HillenDr T A Ryan | 4.33 | |
| 2006 | BenbaunStravinsky × Escape To Victory | Mark WallacePat Smullen | Ransley, Birks, HillenDr T A Ryan | 2.00 | |
| 2005 | BenbaunStravinsky × Escape To Victory | Mark WallaceJamie Spencer | Ransley, Birks, HillenDr T A Ryan | 3.25 | |
| 2004 | Ringmoor DownPivotal × Floppie | David ArbuthnotMichael Kinane | Prof C D GreenPigeon House Stud | 3.50 | |
| 2003 | DeportivoNight Shift × Valencia | Roger CharltonRichard Hughes | K. AbdullahJuddmonte | 2.00 | |
| 2002 | DanehurstDanehill × Miswaki Belle | Sir Mark PrescottGeorge Duffield | Cheveley Park StudCheveley Park Stud | 3.25 | |
| 2001 | IshiguruDanzig × Strategic Maneuver | Aidan O'BrienMichael Kinane | Coolmore GroupBrushwood Stable | 4.50 | |
| 2000 | NamidIndian Ridge × Dawnsio | John OxxJohnny Murtagh | Lady ClagueNewberry Stud Company | 5.00 |
Source: G1Stars meeting database – winners, connections, times and starting prices as recorded. Group 1 grading began in 1971.
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