The Tetrarch Stakes is a Listed flat

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in Ireland open to three-year-old

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s. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) at the

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in early May.

History

The event is named after

The Tetrarch The Tetrarch (1911–1935) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse. He was undefeated in a racing career of seven starts and was voted the best British-trained two-year-old of the 20th century according to the Na ...

, 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

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in 2023. The distance of the event was increased from 7 furlongs to 1 mile in 2022.

Records

Leading

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since 1950 (5 wins): *

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– ''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 Michael Vincent O'Brien (9 April 1917 – 1 June 2009) was an Irish race horse trainer from Churchtown, County Cork, Ireland. In 2003 he was voted the greatest influence in horse racing history in a worldwide poll hosted by the ''Racing Pos ...

– ''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

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:

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* 1958: Tharp * 1959: Sovereign Path * 1960: Kythnos * 1961: Time Greine * 1962: Assurance * 1963: Vertigo * 1964: Majority Blue * 1965: Quintillian * 1966: Ultimate * 1967:

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* 1968: Harry * 1969: Sahib * 1970: El Kuntilla * 1971: Minsky * 1972: Home Guard * 1973: Dapper * 1974:

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* 1975: Dempsey * 1976: Poacher's Moon * 1977: Lordedaw * 1978: Columbanus * 1979: Gerald Martin

References

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– ''Tetrarch Stakes.''
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– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Tetrarch Stakes (2010).''

– ''Tetrarch Stakes (Listed).''
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– ''Tetrarch Stakes – Curragh.'' {{Race Meeting, Curragh Guineas Festival Trials, Turf Flat horse races for three-year-olds Curragh Racecourse Flat races in Ireland

History

Records

Winners since 1980

Earlier winners

See also

References