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
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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
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Places Ireland
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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
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since 1983 (5 wins):
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Michael Kinane
Michael J. Kinane (born 22 June 1959) 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 races over two decades, Kinane h ...
– ''Kings River (1985, 1986), Executive Perk (1989), Rami (1992), Eastern Appeal (2007)''
Leading
trainer since 1983 (11 wins):
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Dermot Weld
Dermot K. Weld (born 29 July 1948), in Kildare, is a former jockey, and one of Ireland's most successful racehorse trainers, setting the record in 2000 for the most winners trained in Ireland with 2,578. He won the Irish Flat Training Champion ...
– ''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
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*
List of Irish flat horse races
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