Whirl
Odds-on favourite Kalpana (5/6) could only finish second. Out of the Galileo mare Salsa, the winner is the fourth different Group 1 winner this season for her sire Wootton Bassett.
Ireland
Curragh · 28.06.25
Watch the racePurse€300,000
Distance2012 metres
Winning time2m 4.95s
SurfaceTurf
ConditionsFillies and mares, 3 and up
Stories of this Result
Whirl
Aidan O'Brien
Aidan O'Brien had already trained a winner of this race: Magical (2020). With this win, the stable moved to 8 Group 1 wins this season, one win behind leader Chris Waller in the 2025 trainers' table.
Ryan Moore
With this win, Ryan Moore closed to within 6 wins of leader James McDonald in the 2025 jockeys' table. The jockey had come close here before: Above The Curve was third in 2023 and Content was third in 2024.
Coolmore Group
With this win, Coolmore Group moved to 11 Group 1 wins this season, two wins clear at the top of the 2025 owners' table. The owner had come close here before: Fleeting was third in 2020.
Watch the race
Racing TV · English commentaryResult
7 runners · prize money to 6th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
3rdSurvie4yo filly by Churchill × SottevilleStephane PasquierNicolas Clement & Flo Hermans1 ¾€30,000
4thWemightakedlongway3yo filly by Australia × Dont Ask Me At AllDylan Browne McMonagleJoseph Patrick O'BrienNeck€15,000
5thJancis4yo mare by Tamayuz × Blame The RulerBen CoenW McCreery4 ¼€9,000
7thMagical Hope4yo filly by Frankel × Magical TouchBilly LeePaddy Twomey2
Pedigree of the winner
Connections
Whirl in 2025
1 other win · 1 placeTrainer / Jockey / Track
Nassau Stakes1991 metres · €697,3001stAidan O'BrienRyan Moore31.07.2025GoodwoodPrize money €395,429Race detailsWatch
Epsom Oaks2420 metres · €666,1002ndAidan O'BrienWayne Lordan06.06.2025EpsomPrize money €143,207Race detailsWatch
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BluestockingCamelot × Emulous | Ralph BeckettRossa Ryan | JuddmonteJuddmonte Farms Ltd | ||
| 2023 | Via SistinaFastnet Rock × Nigh | George BougheyJamie Spencer | Mrs R G HillenLaundry Cottage Stud Farm | ||
| 2022 | La Petite CocoRuler Of The World × La Petite Virginia | Paddy TwomeyBilly Lee | Team ValorB Schone | ||
| 2021 | Thundering NightsNight Of Thunder × Cape Castle | Joseph Patrick O'BrienShane Crosse | Shapoor MistryManjri Farm | ||
| 2020 | MagicalGalileo × Halfway To Heaven | Aidan O'BrienSeamie Heffernan | Derrick SmithOrpendale/Chelston/Wynatt |
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