Tetrarch Stakes


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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)

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