Gladness Stakes

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History

The event is named after Gladness, a successful Irish-trained racehorse in the 1950s. It was established in 1963, and was initially contested over 1 mile and 2 furlongs. It was shortened to a mile in 1964, and cut to its present length in 1970.

The Gladness Stakes originally held Listed status. It used to be open to horses aged three or older. It was promoted to Group 3 level in 1987, and closed to three-year-olds in 2004. It was re-opened to three-year-olds from 2014. The race was downgraded to Listed status again from the 2024 running.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

• Mustameet – 2005, 2007
• Lancaster House – 2020, 2021

Leading jockey (4 wins):

• George McGrath – Signa Infesta (1968), Rocked (1969), Pardner (1972), Rare April (1977)

Leading trainer (8 wins):

• Vincent O'Brien – Nijinsky (1970), Minsky (1971), Dapper (1973), Apalachee (1974), Night Alert (1980), Lomond (1983), El Gran Senor (1984), Great Lakes (1990)

Winners since 1981

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1981	Prince Echo	3	Stephen Craine	Liam Browne
1982	Kilian	4	Raymond Carroll	David O'Brien
1983	Lomond	3	Pat Eddery	Vincent O'Brien
1984	El Gran Senor	3	Pat Eddery	Vincent O'Brien
1985	Caparison	5	Donal Manning	Mick O'Toole
1986	Lidhame	4	Gabriel Curran	Kevin Prendergast	1:30.10
1987	Grey Goddess	4	Stephen Craine	Edward O'Grady	1:34.20
1988	Careafolie	3	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	1:31.00
1989	Rose Reef	5	Ron Quinton	John Oxx	1:36.90
1990	Great Lakes	4	John Reid	Vincent O'Brien	1:25.10
1991	Mr Brooks	4	Pat Shanahan	Kevin Connolly	1:31.10
1992	Bezelle	3	Pat Shanahan	Con Collins	1:32.60
1993	no race
1994	Ridgewood Ben	3	Michael Kinane	John Oxx	1:36.30
1995	Bin Ajwaad	5	Pat Eddery	Ben Hanbury	1:28.90
1996	Idris	6	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	1:28.70
1997	Cool Edge	6	Nigel Day	Mark Tompkins	1:25.80
1998	Muchea	4	Richard Hughes	Mick Channon	1:37.20
1999	Two-Twenty-Two	4	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	1:28.80
2000	Giant's Causeway	3	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	1:30.10
2001	Softly Tread	3	Pat Shanahan	Con Collins	1:38.30
2002	Rebelline	4	Declan McDonogh	Kevin Prendergast	1:31.70
2003	Millennium Force	5	Chris Catlin	Mick Channon	1:24.00
2004	Monsieur Bond	4	Fergal Lynch	Bryan Smart	1:28.50
2005	Mustameet	4	Declan McDonogh	Kevin Prendergast	1:32.50
2006	Common World	7	Fran Berry	Tom Hogan	1:35.90
2007	Mustameet	6	Declan McDonogh	Kevin Prendergast	1:24.20
2008	Jumbajukiba	5	Fran Berry	Jessica Harrington	1:36.61
2009	Mad About You	4	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	1:27.59
2010	Kargali	5	Johnny Murtagh	Luke Comer	1:33.03
2011	Lolly for Dolly	4	Wayne Lordan	Tommy Stack	1:30.95
2012	Excelebration	4	Joseph O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	1:31.37
2013	Custom Cut	4	Ronan Whelan	George Kent	1:32.92
2014	Sruthan	4	Chris Hayes	Paul Deegan	1:28.40
2015	Flight Risk	4	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	1:29.46
2016	Onenightidreamed	5	Wayne Lordan	Tommy Stack	1:37.50
2017	Diamond FieldsTemplate:Efn	4	Chris Hayes	Fozzy Stack	1:30.05
2018	Psychedelic FunkTemplate:Efn	4	Colin Keane	Ger Lyons	1:34.97
2019	ImagingTemplate:Efn	4	Oisin Orr	Dermot Weld	1:28.25
2020	Lancaster HouseTemplate:Efn	4	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	1:24.11
2021	Lancaster House	5	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	1:25.36
2022	Markaz Paname	3	Colin Keane	Ger Lyons	1:29.11
2023	Goldana	4	Dylan Browne McMonagle	Joseph O'Brien	1:34.17
2024	Yosemite Valley	4	Gavin Ryan	Donnacha O'Brien	1:31.65
2025	Big Gossey	8	Billy Lee	Charles O'Brien	1:31.62

Earlier winners

• 1963: Christmas Island
• 1964: Khalkis
• 1965: Western Wind
• 1966: Not So Cold
• 1967: Sparrow Hawk
• 1968: Signa Infesta
• 1969: Rocked
• 1970: Nijinsky
• 1971: Minsky
• 1972: Pardner
• 1973: Dapper
• 1974: Apalachee
• 1975: It's Freezing
• 1976: Sovereign Dice
• 1977: Rare April
• 1978: Icelandic
• 1979: Secret of Success
• 1980: Night Alert

See also

• Horse racing in Ireland
• List of Irish flat horse races

References

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• galopp-sieger.de – Gladness Stakes.
• ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Gladness Stakes (2019).
• irishracinggreats.com – Gladness Stakes (Group 3).
• pedigreequery.com – Gladness Stakes – Curragh.