Trading Leather
Trading Leather (IRE) | |
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Silver Stakes (2013) (2013)Irish Derby |
Trading Leather (20 March 2010 – 30 November 2014) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2013 Irish Derby. The horse died following an injury sustained in the 2014 Japan Cup.
Background
Trading Leather was a dark-coated bay colt with a white
Like his sire, Trading Leather was trained by Bolger in County Carlow and was ridden in all of his races by Bolger's stable jockey, Kevin Manning. In his first two seasons, he raced in the colours of Jim Bolger's wife, Jackie Bolger.
Racing career
2012: two-year-old season
On his racecourse debut, Trading Leather ran in the Listed Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Trial Stakes over one mile at
2013: three-year-old season
On his three-year-old debut, Trading Leather ran his third consecutive race in Britain when he contested the Dante Stakes over 10+1⁄2 furlongs at York Racecourse in May. He finished second of the eight runners, 1+1⁄4 lengths behind 33/1 outsider Libertarian. Eleven days later, he was dropped back in distance to contest the Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh. he led from the start but was overtaken a furlong from the finish and finished third to the Aidan O'Brien-trained Magician.
Trading Leather missed the Epsom Derby and was dropped to Listed class for the Silver Stake over ten furlongs at the Curragh. He took the lead a quarter of a mile from the finish and won by 3+1⁄2 lengths from UAE Derby winner Lines of Battle.[3] On 29 June, Trading Leather was one of nine colts to contest the 148th running of the Irish Derby over 1+1⁄2 miles at the Curragh. He started at odds of 6/1 in a field which included Ruler of the World, Libertarian, and Galileo Rock, the first three finishers in the Epsom Derby. Manning settled the colt behind the leaders before moving up to take the lead a furlong and a half from the finish. In the closing stage, he stayed on well under pressure to win by 1+3⁄4 lengths from Galileo Rock.[4] Trading Leather's victory, which came in a fast time of 2:27.17, was a second for Jim Bolger and a first for Manning, who said that the colt "gallops and keeps galloping, I was getting there all the way up the straight. This win means everything to me."[5]
On 27 July, Trading Leather was sent to the United Kingdom to contest the country's most prestigious
2014: four-year-old season
Before the start of the 2014 season, Trading Leather was sold to
Trading Leather was brought back in distance for the Irish Champion Stakes on 13 September. Starting at odds of 20/1, he kept on well in the straight without ever looking likely to win, finishing third behind the three-year-olds The Grey Gatsby and Australia, with Mukhadram and Al Kazeem in fourth and fifth.
Trading Leather's final run of the season was in the Japan Cup on 30 November. He went lame half a mile from home and was immediately dismounted by jockey Manning. It was announced after the race the horse had suffered a serious fracture to a leg and was put down.[6]
Pedigree
Sire Teofilo (IRE) 2004 |
Galileo (IRE) 1998 |
Sadler's Wells | Northern Dancer |
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Fairy Bridge | |||
Urban Sea | Miswaki | ||
Allegretta | |||
Speirbhean (IRE) 1998 |
Danehill | Danzig | |
Razyana | |||
Saviour | Majestic Light | ||
Victorian Queen | |||
Dam Night Visit (GB) 2004 |
Sinndar (IRE) 1997 |
Grand Lodge | Chief's Crown |
La Papagena | |||
Sinntara | Lashkari
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Sidama | |||
Moonlight Sail (USA) 1998 |
Irish River | Riverman | |
Irish Star | |||
Cadeaux d'Amie | Lyphard | ||
Tananarive (Family: 25) |
References
- ^ "Powerstown Stud EBF Maiden". Racing Post. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ^ "Autumn Stakes". Racing Post. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ^ "Silver Stakes". Racing Post. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ^ "Irish Derby result". Racing Post. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ^ "Hotspur" (Jim McGrath) (29 June 2013). "Trading Leather pays handsome dividends for Bolger family in Irish Derby". Telegraph. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
- ^ attheraces
- ^ "Trading Leather pedigree". Equineline. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2013.