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Tetrarch Stakes

Flat horse race in Ireland

Summary

Flat horse race in Ireland

FieldValue
classListed
horse raceTetrarch Stakes
locationCurragh Racecourse
County Kildare, Ireland
race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
sponsorCoolmore Stud
websiteCurragh
distance1 mile (1,609 metres)
surfaceTurf
trackRight-hand elbow
qualificationThree-year-olds
weight9 st 5 lb
Allowances
5 lb for fillies
Penalties
5 lb for Group 1 or Group 2 winners
3 lb for Group 3 winners
purse€50,000 (2024)
1st: €29,500

County Kildare, Ireland Allowances 5 lb for fillies Penalties 5 lb for Group 1 or Group 2 winners 3 lb for Group 3 winners 1st: €29,500 |} The Tetrarch Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) at the Curragh in early May.

History

The event is named after The Tetrarch, a successful Irish racehorse foaled in 1911. The 2021 running carried the name of Dick McCormick, an Irish racehorse trainer who was one of the few men who rode The Tetrarch in workouts.

For a period the Tetrarch Stakes held Group 3 status. It was downgraded to Listed level in 2011.

The Tetrarch Stakes can serve as a trial for the Irish 2,000 Guineas. The last horse to win both races was Paddington in 2023.

The distance of the event was increased from 7 furlongs to 1 mile in 2022.

Records

Leading jockey since 1950 (5 wins):

  • Michael Kinane – Flash of Steel (1986), Big Shuffle (1987), Monashee Mountain (2000), Century City (2002), Leitrim House (2004)
  • Kevin Manning - Desert Style (1995), Creachadoir (2007), Vocalised (2009), Free Judgement (2010), Lunar Space (2021)

Leading trainer since 1950 (13 wins):

  • Vincent O'Brien – Harry (1968), Sahib (1969), Minsky (1971), Home Guard (1972), Dapper (1973), Cellini (1974), Achieved (1982), Salmon Leap (1983), Northern Plain (1985), Prince of Birds (1988), Saratogan (1989), Royal Academy (1990), College Chapel (1993)

Winners since 1980

YearWinnerJockeyTrainerTime
1980Current ChargeDermot HoganChristy Grassick
1981Dance BidWally SwinburnDermot Weld
1982AchievedPat EdderyVincent O'Brien
1983Salmon LeapPat EdderyVincent O'Brien
1984SecretoChristy RocheDavid O'Brien1:25.00
1985Northern PlainPat EdderyVincent O'Brien
1986Flash of SteelMichael KinaneDermot Weld1:32.40
1987Big ShuffleMichael KinaneDermot Weld1:26.10
1988Prince of BirdsJohn ReidVincent O'Brien1:30.60
1989SaratoganJohn ReidVincent O'Brien
1990Royal AcademyJohn ReidVincent O'Brien1:27.30
1991Star of GdanskChristy RocheJim Bolger1:28.80
1992Irish MemoryChristy RocheJim Bolger1:33.40
1993College ChapelWillie SuppleVincent O'Brien1:36.10
1994QuintilianiJohn EganPeadar Matthews1:44.30
1995Desert StyleKevin ManningJim Bolger1:29.90
1996GothenburgJason WeaverMark Johnston1:26.20
1997Desert KingChristy RocheAidan O'Brien1:22.80
1998Two-Twenty-TwoPat SmullenDermot Weld1:32.20
1999Major ForcePat SmullenDermot Weld1:35.20
2000Monashee MountainMichael KinaneAidan O'Brien1:33.40
2001ModiglianiPaul ScallanAidan O'Brien1:26.30
2002Century CityMichael KinaneAidan O'Brien1:28.40
2003FranceSeamie HeffernanAidan O'Brien1:25.80
2004Leitrim HouseMichael KinaneBrian Meehan1:22.30
2005IndesatchelJamie SpencerDavid Wachman1:35.90
2006DecadoDeclan McDonoghKevin Prendergast1:27.10
2007CreachadoirKevin ManningJim Bolger1:22.50
2008Capt ChaosChris HayesEdward Lynam1:32.46
2009VocalisedKevin ManningJim Bolger1:34.82
2010Free JudgementKevin ManningJim Bolger1:28.88
2011Imperial RomeWayne LordanDavid Wachman1:26.00
2012TakarJohnny MurtaghJohn Oxx1:34.77
2013SruthanChris HayesPaul Deegan1:29.20
2014AlkasserLeigh RocheDermot Weld1:26.69
2015TombelainePat SmullenDermot Weld1:33.08
2016AwtaadChris HayesKevin Prendergast1:28.82
2017Doctor GeoffGary CarrollGer Lyons1:26.30
2018ImagingDeclan McDonoghDermot Weld1:27.54
2019ShelirChris HayesDermot Weld1:26.84
2020Aztec ParadeColin KeaneJohnny Murtagh1:23.58
2021Lunar SpaceKevin ManningJim Bolger1:28.39
2022BuckarooShane CrosseJoseph O'Brien1:43.33
2023PaddingtonSeamie HeffernanAidan O'Brien1:46.88
2024Bright StripesBilly LeeAndy Oliver1:49.57
2025OfficerRyan MooreAidan O'Brien1:39.27

Earlier winners

  • 1947: Sea Flower
  • 1948: Beau Sabreur
  • 1949: Solonaway
  • 1950: Princess Trudy
  • 1951: Signal Box
  • 1952: Stella Aurata
  • 1953: Treetops Hotel
  • 1954: Tale of Two Cities
  • 1955: Bright Night
  • 1956: Milesian
  • 1957: Jack Ketch
  • 1958: Tharp
  • 1959: Sovereign Path
  • 1960: Kythnos
  • 1961: Time Greine
  • 1962: Assurance
  • 1963: Vertigo
  • 1964: Majority Blue
  • 1965: Quintillian
  • 1966: Ultimate
  • 1967: Bold Lad
  • 1968: Harry
  • 1969: Sahib
  • 1970: El Kuntilla
  • 1971: Minsky
  • 1972: Home Guard
  • 1973: Dapper
  • 1974: Cellini
  • 1975: Dempsey
  • 1976: Poacher's Moon
  • 1977: Lordedaw
  • 1978: Columbanus
  • 1979: Gerald Martin

References

References

  1. (1 October 1969). "A new trainer on The Curragh". Magill.
  2. (2023). "TETRARCH STAKES - MULTIPLE TRACKS".
  3. (27 May 2023). "Paddington bears fruit for O’Brien with Irish 2,000 Guineas triumph". The Guardian.
  4. "2017 Fixture List Announced".
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