Knockaire Stakes

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{{short description|Flat horse race in Ireland}}

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{{Jockey colours row

| year = 2016

| image1 = File:Owner Lady O'Reilly.svg

| alt1 = Black and white hoops, royal blue cap, white star

| caption1 = Sovereign Debt

| image2 = File:Owner Qatar Racing Limited.svg

| alt2 = Claret, gold braid, claret sleeves and cap

| caption2 = Blue De Vega

| image3 = File:Owner Donal Finnan.svg

| alt3 = White, black diamonds on sleeves, black diamonds on cap

| caption3 = Downforce

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{{Jockey colours row

| year = 2015

| image1 = File:Owner Lady O'Reilly.svg

| alt1 = Black and white hoops, royal blue cap, white star

| caption1 = Sovereign Debt

| image2 = File:Owner Mr John P McManus.svg

| alt2 = Emerald green and orange hooped, white cap

| caption2 = Iveagh Gardens

| image3 = File:Owner Mrs John Magnier.svg

| alt3 = Dark blue

| caption3 = The Happy Prince

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{{Jockey colours row

| year = 2014

| image1 = File:Owner Mrs E Cosgrove.svg

| alt1 = Pink, brown sash and sleeves, brown spots on cap

| caption1 = Kanes Pass

| image2 = File:Owner Mrs John Magnier.svg

| alt2 = Dark blue

| caption2 = Francis Of Assisi

| image3 = File:Owner Ballylinch Stud.svg

| alt3 = Emerald green, orange epaulettes and armlet, orange cap, white star

| caption3 = Witches Brew

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{{Jockey colours row

| year = 2013

| image1 = File:Owner Mrs John Magnier.svg

| alt1 = Dark blue

| caption1 = Francis Of Assisi

| image2 = File:Owner Mr K Abdulla.svg

| alt2 = Emerald green, pink sash, white sleeves, pink cap

| caption2 = Big Break

| image3 = File:Owner Dr M V O'Brien.svg

| alt3 = Scarlet, white sleeves, scarlet cap

| caption3 = Pop Art

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{{Jockey colours row

| year = 2012

| image1 = File:Owner Ballylinch Stud.svg

| alt1 = Emerald green, orange epaulettes and armlet, orange cap, white star

| caption1 = Lady Wingshot

| image2 = File:Owner Mrs C Roper.svg

| alt2 = Grey, orange hoop and armlet, hooped cap

| caption2 = Ondeafears

| image3 = File:Owner J Fortune.svg

| alt3 = Emerald green, black epaulettes, halved sleeves, black cap, emerald green star

| caption3 = Core Element

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{{Jockey colours row

| year = 2011

| image1 = File:Owner Mrs C L Weld.svg

| alt1 = Blue, pink slvs, blue and gold quartered cap

| caption1 = Enchanted Evening

| image2 = File:Owner Mrs C Cashman_Ireland.svg

| alt2 = Royal blue, beige hoop, beige sleeves, quartered cap

| caption2 = Shirley Blake

| image3 = File:Owner Mrs Noeleen McCreevy.svg

| alt3 = Royal blue and pink diamonds, pink sleeves, quartered cap

| caption3 = Catch The Eye

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{{Jockey colours row

| year = 2010

| image1 = File:Owner Mr Jim McCarthy.svg

| alt1 = Orange, emerald green chevron, white cap

| caption1 = Luisant

| image2 = File:Owner Dr R Lambe.svg

| alt2 = Purple, yellow cross of lorraine, yellow cap

| caption2 = Stunning View

| image3 = File:Owner P O'Grady and Philip M Lloyd.svg

| alt3 = Maroon, white sleeves, brown and pink quartered cap

| caption3 = Crystal Gal

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{{Jockey colours row

| year = 2009

| image1 = File:Owner Dominick Glennane.svg

| alt1 = Royal blue, black disc, yellow cap

| caption1 = Libano

| image2 = File:Owner H H Aga Khan.svg

| alt2 = Green, red epaulettes, green cap

| caption2 = Rayeni

| image3 = File:Owner Mr Jim McCarthy.svg

| alt3 = Orange, emerald green chevron, white cap

| caption3 = Luisant

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{{Jockey colours row

| year = 2008

| image1 = File:Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg

| alt1 = Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

| caption1 = Almass

| image2 = File:Owner Celbridge Estates Ltd.svg

| alt2 = Purple and pink halved, sleeves reversed, quartered cap

| caption2 = Girouette

| image3 = File:Owner Mr Ziad A Galadari.svg

| alt3 = Emerald green, and white diabolo, white sleeves, quartered cap

| caption3 = Al Qasi

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{{Jockey colours row

| year = 2007

| image1 = File:Owner Dr M V O'Brien.svg

| alt1 = Scarlet, white sleeves

| caption1 = Lord Admiral

| image2 = File:Owner David O'Reilly.svg

| alt2 = WHITE, white cap, red hoop

| caption2 = Excelerate

| image3 = File:Owner M J Smith.svg

| alt3 = EMERALD GREEN, yellow seams, emerald green cap, yellow spots

| caption3 = Mooretown Lady

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{{Jockey colours row

| year = 2006

| image1 = File:Owner Ballylinch Stud.svg

| alt1 = Emerald green, orange epaulets and armlets, orange cap, white star

| caption1 = Modeeroch

| image2 = File:Owner Norman Ormiston.svg

| alt2 = YELLOW, emerald green sleeves, white cap, yellow star

| caption2 = Ugo Fire

| image3 = File:Owner Fair Is Fair Syndicate.svg

| alt3 = Black, white star, white sleeves, black stars, white cap, black star

| caption3 = Eastern Appeal

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{{Jockey colours row

| year = 2005

| image1 = File:Owner Liam Queally.svg

| alt1 = LIGHT GREEN and DARK GREEN CHECK, light green sleeves, orange cap

| caption1 = Sugarhoneybaby

| image2 = File:Owner Mrs E Dolan.svg

| alt2 = WHITE, dark green stars

| caption2 = Hard Rock City

| image3 = File:Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg

| alt3 = Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star

| caption3 = Turnkey

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{{Jockey colours row

| year = 2004

| image1 = File:Owner Mrs Mary Doran.svg

| alt1 = Magenta, white stars and hoops on sleeves, white cap, magenta spots

| caption1 = Fearn Royal

| image2 = File:Owner David O'Reilly.svg

| alt2 = WHITE, white cap, red hoop

| caption2 = Mombassa

| image3 = File:Owner J Keeling.svg

| alt3 = YELLOW and ROYAL BLUE DIABOLO, yellow sleeves, check cap

| caption3 = Alone He Stands

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{{Jockey colours row

| year = 2003

| image1 = File:Owner Thomas Jones.svg

| alt1 = ROYAL BLUE, yellow epaulettes, red and yellow striped cap

| caption1 = Bon Expresso

| image2 = File:Owner Carolann Kate Syndicate.svg

| alt2 = Grey, pink star and sleeves

| caption2 = Dixie Evans

| image3 = File:Owner Gerald McStay.svg

| alt3 = Yellow, dark blue chevrons on body, striped cap

| caption3 = Livadiya

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The Knockaire Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.

Records

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Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Sovereign Debt – 2015, 2016

Leading jockey (4 wins):

  • Kevin Manning Free To Speak (1998), Just Special (2002), Bon Expresso (2003), Modeeroch (2006)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

  • Dermot WeldLow Key Affair (1994), Nautical Pet (1995), Free To Speak (1998), Major Force (2000), Libano (2009), Enchanted Evening (2011), Making Light (2017)

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Winners

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! style="width:36px" | Year

! style="width:160px" | Winner

! style="width:30px" | Age

! style="width:180px" | Jockey

! style="width:180px" | Trainer

! style="width:50px" | Time

1994

| Low Key Affair

| 3

| Pat Shanahan

| Dermot Weld

| 1:37.80

1995

| Nautical Pet

| 3

| Pat Shanahan

| Dermot Weld

| 1:32.80

1996

| Wizard King

| 5

| George Duffield

| Sir Mark Prescott

| 1:31.90

1997

| Orange Grouse

| 4

| Stephen Craine

| Liam Browne

| 1:38.90

1998

| Free To Speak

| 6

| Kevin Manning

| Dermot Weld

| 1:40.60

1999

| One Won One

| 5

| Johnny Murtagh

| Joanna Morgan

| 1:37.60

2000

| Major Force

| 4

| Pat Smullen

| Dermot Weld

| 1:33.20

2001

| Shoal Creek

| 4

| Michael Kinane

| Aidan O'Brien

| 1:33.80

2002

| Just Special

| 4

| Kevin Manning

| Michael Grassick

| 1:35.80

2003

| Bon Expresso

| 3

| Kevin Manning

| Jim Bolger

| 1:28.00

2004

| Fearn Royal

| 5

| Colm O'Donoghue

| Peter Casey

| 1:34.20

2005

| Sugarhoneybaby

| 4

| Johnny Murtagh

| Noel Meade

| 1:35.00

2006

| Modeeroch

| 3

| Kevin Manning

| Jim Bolger

| 1:30.80

2007

| Lord Admiral

| 6

| Michael Kinane

| Charles O'Brien

| 1:26.30

2008

| Almass

| 3

| Declan McDonogh

| Kevin Prendergast

| 1:31.12

2009

| Libano

| 3

| Pat Smullen

| Dermot Weld

| 1:32.56

2010

| Luisant

| 7

| Fran Berry

| James Nash

| 1:34.41

2011

| Enchanted Evening

| 5

| Pat Shanahan

| Dermot Weld

| 1:31.58

2012

| Lady Wingshot

| 3

| Ronan Whelan

| Jim Bolger

| 1:33.52

2013

| Francis Of Assisi

| 3

| Seamie Heffernan

| Aidan O'Brien

| 1:28.15

2014

| Kanes Pass

| 5

| Billy Lee

| Willie McCreery

| 1:29.26

2015

| Sovereign Debt

| 6

| Chris Hayes

| David Nicholls

| 1:31.23

2016

| Sovereign Debt

| 7

| Declan McDonogh

| David Nicholls

| 1:28.57

2017

| Making Light{{efn|Larchmont Lad finished first in 2017 but was placed second after a stewards' enquiry}}

| 3

| Leigh Roche

| Dermot Weld

| 1:32.83

2018

| Smash Williams

| 5

| Kevin Manning

| Jim Bolger

| 1:30.93

2019

| Psychadelic Funk

| 5

| Gary Carroll

| Ger Lyons

| 1:36.41

2020

| Surrounding

| 7

| Ronan Whelan

| Michael Halford

| 1:31.47

2021

| Masen

| 3

| Colin Keane

| Ger Lyons

| 1:28.02

2022

| Power Under Me

| 4

| Colin Keane

| Ger Lyons

| 1:46.95

2023

| Mutasarref

| 5

| Colin Keane

| Ger Lyons

| 1:48.47

2024

| Norwalk Havoc

| 3

| Shane Foley

| Jessica Harrington

| 1:46.08

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See also

References

  • Racing Post:
  • {{Racing Post|122942|1994|11|13|187}}, {{Racing Post|128406|1995|11|12|187}}, {{Racing Post|232089|1996|11|10|187}}, {{Racing Post|245376|1997|11|09|187}}, {{Racing Post|258984|1998|11|08|187}}, {{Racing Post|274358|1999|11|07|187}}, {{Racing Post|293742|2000|11|12|187}}, {{Racing Post|308895|2001|11|11|187}}, {{Racing Post|324778|2002|11|10|187}}, {{Racing Post|341980|2003|11|08|187}}
  • {{Racing Post|360920|2004|10|31|187}}, {{Racing Post|394708|2005|11|06|187}}, {{Racing Post|419829|2006|11|05|187}}, {{Racing Post|443939|2007|11|04|187}}, {{Racing Post|469131|2008|11|02|187}}, {{Racing Post|494131|2009|11|05|187}}, {{Racing Post|517334|2010|10|31|187}}, {{Racing Post|542697|2011|11|06|187}}, {{Racing Post|567073|2012|11|04|187}}, {{Racing Post|590228|2013|11|03|187}}
  • {{Racing Post|612824|2014|10|26|187}}, {{Racing Post|637558|2015|10|25|187}}, {{Racing Post|661972|2016|10|29|187}}, {{Racing Post|687940|2017|10|28|187}}, {{Racing Post|714823|2018|10|27|187}}, {{Racing Post|743167|2019|10|26|187}}, {{Racing Post|769197|2020|10|17|187}}, {{Racing Post|796379|2021|10|23|187}}, {{Racing Post|824528|2022|10|22|187}}, {{Racing Post|852446|2023|10|22|187}}

Category:Flat races in Ireland

Category:Open mile category horse races

Category:Leopardstown Racecourse

Category:1994 establishments in Ireland

Category:Horse races established in 1994