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 Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time 1980 Current Charge Dermot Hogan Christy Grassick 1981 Dance Bid Wally Swinburn Dermot Weld 1982 Achieved Pat Eddery Vincent O'Brien 1983 Salmon Leap Pat Eddery Vincent O'Brien 1984 Secreto Christy Roche David O'Brien 1:25.00 1985 Northern Plain Pat Eddery Vincent O'Brien 1986 Flash of Steel Michael Kinane Dermot Weld 1:32.40 1987 Big Shuffle Michael Kinane Dermot Weld 1:26.10 1988 Prince of Birds John Reid Vincent O'Brien 1:30.60 1989 Saratogan John Reid Vincent O'Brien 1990 Royal Academy John Reid Vincent O'Brien 1:27.30 1991 Star of Gdansk Christy Roche Jim Bolger 1:28.80 1992 Irish Memory Christy Roche Jim Bolger 1:33.40 1993 College Chapel Willie Supple Vincent O'Brien 1:36.10 1994 Quintiliani John Egan Peadar Matthews 1:44.30 1995 Desert Style Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 1:29.90 1996 Gothenburg Jason Weaver Mark Johnston 1:26.20 1997 Desert King Christy Roche Aidan O'Brien 1:22.80 1998 Two-Twenty-Two Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 1:32.20 1999 Major Force Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 1:35.20 2000 Monashee Mountain Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien 1:33.40 2001 Modigliani Paul Scallan Aidan O'Brien 1:26.30 2002 Century City Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien 1:28.40 2003 France Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 1:25.80 2004 Leitrim House Michael Kinane Brian Meehan 1:22.30 2005 Indesatchel Jamie Spencer David Wachman 1:35.90 2006 Decado Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast 1:27.10 2007 Creachadoir Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 1:22.50 2008 Capt Chaos Chris Hayes Edward Lynam 1:32.46 2009 Vocalised Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 1:34.82 2010 Free Judgement Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 1:28.88 2011 Imperial Rome Wayne Lordan David Wachman 1:26.00 2012 Takar Johnny Murtagh John Oxx 1:34.77 2013 Sruthan Chris Hayes Paul Deegan 1:29.20 2014 Alkasser Leigh Roche Dermot Weld 1:26.69 2015 Tombelaine Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 1:33.08 2016 Awtaad Chris Hayes Kevin Prendergast 1:28.82 2017 Doctor Geoff Gary Carroll Ger Lyons 1:26.30 2018 Imaging Declan McDonogh Dermot Weld 1:27.54 2019 Shelir Chris Hayes Dermot Weld 1:26.84 2020 Aztec Parade Colin Keane Johnny Murtagh 1:23.58 2021 Lunar Space Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 1:28.39 2022 Buckaroo Shane Crosse Joseph O'Brien 1:43.33 2023 Paddington Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 1:46.88 2024 Bright Stripes Billy Lee Andy Oliver 1:49.57 2025 Officer Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 1:39.27 2026 Causeway Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 1:37.40
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
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish flat horse races
References
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