Knockaire Stakes
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| Sovereign Debt | Blue De Vega | Downforce |
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| Sovereign Debt | Iveagh Gardens | The Happy Prince |
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| Kanes Pass | Francis Of Assisi | Witches Brew |
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| Francis Of Assisi | Big Break | Pop Art |
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| Lady Wingshot | Ondeafears | Core Element |
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| Enchanted Evening | Shirley Blake | Catch The Eye |
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| Luisant | Stunning View | Crystal Gal |
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| Libano | Rayeni | Luisant |
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| Almass | Girouette | Al Qasi |
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| Lord Admiral | Excelerate | Mooretown Lady |
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| Modeeroch | Ugo Fire | Eastern Appeal |
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| Sugarhoneybaby | Hard Rock City | Turnkey |
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| Fearn Royal | Mombassa | Alone He Stands |
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| Bon Expresso | Dixie Evans | Livadiya |
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[edit]
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 Weld – Low Key Affair (1994), Nautical Pet (1995), Free To Speak (1998), Major Force (2000), Libano (2009), Enchanted Evening (2011), Making Light (2017)
Winners[edit]
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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| 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[a] | 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 |
- ^ Larchmont Lad finished first in 2017 but was placed second after a stewards' enquiry