Munster Oaks

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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 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 similar race run at Cork in April.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

• Grace O'Malley – 2009, 2010
• Rosscarbery - 2022, 2023

Leading jockey (3 wins):

• Kevin Manning – Snippets (2003), Danelissima (2004), Banimpire (2011)
• Pat Smullen – Grace O'Malley (2009, 2010), Sapphire (2012)
• Billy Lee - Santa Monica (2017), Rosscarbery (2022, 2023)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

• Aidan O'Brien - Ice Queen (2008), Venus De Milo (2014), Words (2015), Pretty Perfect (2016), Flattering (2018), Snow (2020)

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
2017	Santa Monica	4	Billy Lee	Charles O'Brien	2:33.83
2018	Flattering	3	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	2:33.83
2019	Who's Steph	4	Colin Keane	Ger Lyons	2:38.50
2020	SnowTemplate:Efn	3	Wayne Lordan	Aidan O'Brien	2:36.41
2021	Thunder Kiss	4	Colin Keane	Ger Lyons	2:39.96
2022	Rosscarbery	4	Billy Lee	Paddy Twomey	2:36.95
2023	Rosscarbery	5	Billy Lee	Paddy Twomey	2:37.31
2024	Sumiha	4	Chris Hayes	Dermot Weld	2:33.57
2025	Magical Hope	4	Colin Keane	Paddy Twomey	2:36.29

See also

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

References

• Racing Post:
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• galopp-sieger.de – Noblesse Stakes.
• ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Munster Oaks Stakes (2019).
• pedigreequery.com – Noblesse Stakes.