Munster Oaks

Munster Oaks
Group 3 race
Location Cork Racecourse
County Cork, Ireland
Inaugurated 2003
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor Coral
Website Cork
Race information
Distance 1m 4f (2,414 metres)
Surface Turf
Track Right-handed
Qualification Three-years-old and up
fillies and mares
Weight 8 st 9 lb (3yo);
9 st 9 lb (4yo+)
Penalties
5 lb for G1 / G2 winners *
3 lb for G3 winners *
* since July 1 last year
Purse €75,000 (2016)
1st: €44,250
Noblesse Stakes
2016
Pretty Perfect Shamreen Best In The World

The Munster Oaks 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 June.

History

The race was established in 2003 at Naas and was titled the Noblesse Stakes after Noblesse, a successful Irish-trained filly whose victories included the Epsom Oaks in 1963. It was originally classed at Listed level, and the first running was restricted to three-year-olds.

The Noblesse Stakes was promoted to Group 3 status and opened to older fillies and mares in 2004. It was transferred to Cork in 2005 and renamed the Munster Oaks in 2014. The title Noblesse Stakes is now given to a race at Leopardstown.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Leading jockey (3 wins):

Leading trainer (4 wins):


Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
2003 Snippets 3 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 2:31.20
2004 Danelissima 3 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 2:30.40
2005 Right Key 3 Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast 2:35.80
2006 Sina Cova 4 Johnny Murtagh Peter Casey 2:32.70
2007 Nick's Nikita 4 Rory Cleary Michael Halford 2:29.60
2008 Ice Queen 3 Colm O'Donoghue Aidan O'Brien 2:35.29
2009 Grace O'Malley 3 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 2:29.97
2010 Grace O'Malley 4 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 2:35.70
2011 Banimpire 3 Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 2:37.80
2012 Sapphire 4 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 2:35.90
2013 Midnight Soprano 6 Marc Monaghan Paul Deegan 2:40.81
2014 Venus De Milo 4 Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 2:32.75
2015 Words 3 Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 2:39.82
2016 Pretty Perfect 3 Colm O'Donoghue Aidan O'Brien 2:36.09

See also

References

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