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 (2 wins): Tarnawa - 2019, 2020
Leading jockey (5 wins): Pat Smullen - Reform Act (2006), Sapphire (2012), Edelmira (2014), Zannda (2015), Eziyra (2017)
Leading trainer (8 wins): Dermot Weld - Reform Act (2006), Sapphire (2012), Edelmira (2014), Zannda (2015), Eziyra (2017), Tarnawa (2019, 2020), Shamida (2024)
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 2017 Eziyra 3 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 2:37.93 2018 Sizzling 3 Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 2:34.83 2019 Tarnawa 3 Chris Hayes Dermot Weld 2:41.76 2020 Tarnawa 4 Oisin Orr Dermot Weld 2:35.78 2021 La Petite Coco 3 Billy Lee Paddy Twomey 2:39.84 2022 Rumbles Of Thunder 4 Billy Lee Paddy Twomey 2:35.26 2023 Terms of Endearment 4 Colin Keane Henry de Bromhead 2:54.63 2024 Shamida 4 Chris Hayes Dermot Weld 2:30.33 2025 Elana Osario 4 Colin Keane Paddy Twomey 2:32.89
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish flat horse races
References Racing Post: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , galopp-sieger.de – Give Thanks Stakes. horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Give Thanks Stakes (2018). pedigreequery.com – Give Thanks Stakes – Cork.