Give Thanks Stakes
| Group 3 race | |
| Location |
Cork Racecourse Mallow County Cork, Ireland |
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| Inaugurated | 2003 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Irish Stallion Farms |
| Website | Cork |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 4f (2,414 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification |
Three-years-old and up fillies & mares |
| Weight |
8 st 12 lb (3yo); 9 st 9 lb (4yo+) Penalties 5 lb for G1 / G2 winners * 3 lb for G3 winners * * since August 1 last year |
| Purse |
€75,000 (2015) 1st: €48,750 |
| 2016 | ||
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| Best In The World | Somehow | Harlequeen |
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| 2015 | ||
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| Zannda | Altesse | Easter |
| 2014 | ||
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| Edelmira | Dark Crusader | Shell House |
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| Venus de Milo | Bunairgead | Midnight Soprano |
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| Sapphire | Demurely | Eternal Bounty |
| 2011 | ||
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| Pink Symphony | Haziyna | Amazing Beauty |
| 2010 | ||
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| She's Our Mark | Leo Gali | Zarebiya |
| 2009 | ||
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| Tamarind | Perfect Truth | Beauty O' Gwaun |
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| Unsung Heroine | Hasanka | Arkadina |
| 2007 | ||
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| Downtown | Hasanka | Nick's Nikita |
| 2006 | ||
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| Reform Act | Sina Cova | Souvenance |
| 2005 | ||
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| Mona Lisa | Kastoria | Best Side |
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| My Renee | Tarakala | Kisses For Me |
| 2003 | ||
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| Juliette | Kiteflyer | In The Limelight |
The Give Thanks Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Cork Racecourse over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August.
The event is named after Give Thanks, the winner of the Irish Oaks in 1983. It was established in 2003, and it was initially classed at Listed level. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 2007.
Records
Most successful horse:
- no horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey (4 wins):
- Pat Smullen - Reform Act (2006), Sapphire (2012), Edelmira (2014), Zannda (2015)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- Aidan O'Brien – Mona Lisa (2005), Tamarind (2009), Venus de Milo (2013), Best In The World (2016)
- Dermot Weld - Reform Act (2006), Sapphire (2012), Edelmira (2014), Zannda (2015)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
| 2003 | Juliette | 3 | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx | 2:32.60 |
| 2004 | My Renee | 4 | Niall McCullagh | Michael Grassick | 2:34.70 |
| 2005 | Mona Lisa | 3 | Kieren Fallon | Aidan O'Brien | 2:33.60 |
| 2006 | Reform Act | 3 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 2:31.70 |
| 2007 | Downtown | 3 | Seamie Heffernan | David Wachman | 2:38.25 |
| 2008 | Unsung Heroine | 3 | Wayne Lordan | Tommy Stack | 2:35.80 |
| 2009 | Tamarind | 3 | Colm O'Donoghue | Aidan O'Brien | 2:40.39 |
| 2010 | She's Our Mark | 6 | Danny Grant | Pat Flynn | 2:36.04 |
| 2011 | Pink Symphony | 4 | Joseph O'Brien | David Wachman | 2:33.83 |
| 2012 | Sapphire | 4 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 2:45.76 |
| 2013 | Venus de Milo | 4 | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | 2:39.88 |
| 2014 | Edelmira | 3 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 2:41.22 |
| 2015 | Zannda | 3 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 2:36.18 |
| 2016 | Best In The World | 3 | Colm O'Donoghue | Aidan O'Brien | 2:35.14 |
See also
References
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Give Thanks Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Give Thanks Stakes (2016).
- pedigreequery.com – Give Thanks Stakes – Cork.
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