The Concorde Stakes is a Listed
flat horse race
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in Ireland open to
thoroughbred
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s aged three years or older. It is run at
Tipperary over a distance of 7 furlongs and 100 yards (1,500 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early October.
History
The event was formerly contested at
Phoenix Park
The Phoenix Park ( ga, Páirc an Fhionnuisce) is a large urban park in Dublin, Ireland, lying west of the city centre, north of the River Liffey. Its perimeter wall encloses of recreational space. It includes large areas of grassland and tr ...
over a distance of 1 mile. For a period it was held in June or July. It was transferred to Tipperary in 1991, and moved to early October in 1995. It was staged at
Cork in 1999 and 2000.
The Concorde Stakes currently takes place at a meeting which features both flat and jump races. It is run on the same afternoon as the
Istabraq Hurdle.
Records
Most successful horse since 1983 (2 wins):
* Kings River – ''1985, 1986''
* Wizard King – ''1996, 1997''
* Yulong Gold Fairy - '' 2018,2019 ''
Leading
jockey since 1983 (5 wins):
*
Michael Kinane
Michael J. Kinane (born 22 June 1959, Killenaule, County Tipperary) is an Irish former flat racing jockey. He had a 34-year career, retiring on 8 December 2009.
A prolific winner of the Irish, English and French Classic ra ...
– ''Kings River (1985, 1986), Executive Perk (1989), Rami (1992), Eastern Appeal (2007)''
Leading
trainer since 1983 (11 wins):
*
Dermot Weld
Dermot K. Weld (born 29 July 1948), a former jockey is one of Ireland's most successful racehorse trainers. He holds the record for the most winners trained in Ireland (2,578 set in August 2000).
Weld maintains his stable, Rosewell House, in ...
– ''Iron Leader (1983), Kings River (1985, 1986), Executive Perk (1989), Rami (1992), Two-Twenty-Two (1998), Tarry Flynn (1999), Emulous (2010), Anam Allta (2011), Yellow Rosebud (2012), Big Break (2013)''
Winners since 1983
See also
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Horse racing in Ireland
Horse racing in Ireland is intricately linked with Irish culture and society. The racing of horses has a long history on the island, being mentioned in some of the earliest texts. Domestically, racing is one of Ireland's most popular spectator ...
*
List of Irish flat horse races
A list of notable flat horse races which take place annually in Ireland, under the authority of Horse Racing Ireland, including all conditions races which currently hold Group 1, 2 or 3 status in the Europe
Europe is a large peninsula c ...
References
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Racing Post
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galopp-sieger.de– ''Concorde Stakes.''
horseracingintfed.com– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Concorde Stakes (2018).''
– ''Concorde Stakes (Group 3).''
pedigreequery.com– ''Concorde Stakes – Tipperary.''
Flat races in Ireland
Open mile category horse races
Tipperary Racecourse