| Class: | Listed |
| Horse Race: | Gladness Stakes |
| Location: | Curragh Racecourse County Kildare, Ireland |
| Inaugurated: | 1963 |
| Race Type: | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor: | TRI Equestrian |
| Website: | Curragh |
| Distance: | 7f (1,408 metres) |
| Surface: | Turf |
| Track: | Right-hand elbow |
| Qualification: | Three-years-old and up |
| Weight: | 8 st 13 lb (3yo); 9 st 11 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 5 lb for G1 / G2 winners * 3 lb for G3 winners * * since 1 May last year |
| Purse: | €50,000 (2021) 1st: €29,500 |
|}The Gladness Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Ireland open to horses aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) at the Curragh in April.
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.[1]
Most successful horse (2 wins):
Leading jockey (4 wins):
Leading trainer (8 wins):
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| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | width=150px | Prince Echo | 3 | width=160px | Stephen Craine | width=170px | 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 Fields | 4 | Chris Hayes | Fozzy Stack | 1:30.05 | |||
| 2018 | Psychedelic Funk | 4 | Colin Keane | Ger Lyons | 1:34.97 | |||
| 2019 | Imaging | 4 | Oisin Orr | Dermot Weld | 1:28.25 | |||
| 2020 | Lancaster House | 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 |
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