The Cork Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Ireland open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Cork over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,206 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late March or early April.
The race was first run in 2001.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins): Downforce – 2017, 2018
Leading jockey (4 wins): Billy Lee – Bold Thady Quill (2013), An Saighdiur (2014), Downforce (2017, 2018)
Leading trainer (3 wins): Ger Lyons – Rain Delayed (2010), The Reaper (2012), Power Under Me (2022)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 2001 Anna Elise 5 Tom Queally John Flynn 1:10.40 2002 Minashki 3 Pat Shanahan Harry Rogers 1:12.40 2003 Repertory 10 T G McLaughlin M S Saunders 0:57.50 2004 Moon Unit 3 D M Grant Harry Rogers 1:01.10 2005 Osterhase 6 Fran Berry John Mulhern 1:14.30 2006 Miss Sally 4 Johnny Murtagh Michael Halford 1:16.20 2007 Absolutelyfabulous 4 Wayne Lordan David Wachman 1:10.50 2008 Contest 4 Johnny Murtagh David Wachman 1:15.32 2010 Rain Delayed 4 Keegan Latham Ger Lyons 1:09.75 2011 Inxile 6 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls 1:10.69 2012 The Reaper 4 Johnny Murtagh Ger Lyons 1:10.38 2013 Bold Thady Quill 6 Billy Lee Ken Condon 1:19.75 2014 An Saighdiur 7 Billy Lee Andrew Slattery 1:22.69 2015 Great Minds 5 Wayne Lordan Tommy Stack 1:15.94 2016 Bobby's Kitten 5 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 1:18.54 2017 Downforce 5 Billy Lee Willie McCreery 1:20.82 2018 Downforce 6 Billy Lee Willie McCreery 1:21.13 2019 Sergei Prokofiev 3 Donnacha O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 1:12.35 2020 Make A Challenge 5 James J Doyle Denis Gerard Hogan 1:15.58 2021 Laugh A Minute 6 Gavin Ryan Adrian McGuinness 1:13.68 2022 Power Under Me 4 Colin Keane Ger Lyons 1:11.92 2023 Tenebrism 4 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 1:17.77 2024 Easy 4 Andrew Slattery Andrew Slattery 1:19.54 2025 Lady With The Lamp 3 Declan McDonogh Joseph O'Brien 1:10.77 2026 Navassa Island 5 Colin Keane Michael O'Callaghan 1:17.42
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish flat horse races
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