Give Thanks Stakes

Group 3 race
Give Thanks Stakes
Location Cork Racecourse
Mallow
County Cork, Ireland
Inaugurated 2003
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor European Breeders' Fund
Website Cork
Race information
Distance 1m 4f (2,414 metres)
Track Turf, right-handed
Qualification Three-years-old and up
fillies & mares
Weight 8 st 11 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 €77,500 (2011)
1st: €50,375

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 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.

Contents

Records

Most successful horse:

Leading jockey:

Leading trainer (2 wins):

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 Seamus 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

See also

References