The 59th running of the Irish St Leger was held on Saturday 22nd September 1973 over 1 mile 6 furlongs of The Curragh. The winner was owned by Mrs Rita Moore, trained by Kevin Prendergast and ridden by Paul Jarman. The winner won £12,168, winning in 3 minutes 14.2 seconds.

IRISH ST LEGER 1973

CONOR PASS (Brown horse by Tiepolo out of Windfield Lily) SR 1794

The winning owner won £12,168 (The equivalent of £144,600 in 2018 terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Age/Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 CONOR PASS 3 9st 0lbs Paul Jarman Mrs Rita Moore Kevin Prendergast
2 SUNNYBOY 3 9st 0lbs Joe Mercer Lady Beaverbrook Major Dick Hern
3 STAR APPEAL 3 9st 0lbs Hilton Cope Mrs Maria Mehl-Muelhens John Oxx
4 BARCLAY JOY 3 9st 0lbs Johnny Roe   John Oxx
5 PARK LAWN 3 9st 0lbs George McGrath Mrs Joseph McGrath Seamus McGrath
6 BEND A BOW 3 9st 0lbs R F Parnell   Stuart Murless
7 ALCHOPAL 3 9st 0lbs Gabriel Curran Mr Matthew Gallagher Chris Grassick
  Betting Conor Pass raced 29 times, winning 7 and being placed second on 10 occasions. Conor Pass and Park Lawn were unplaced in the Irish 2000 Guineas behind Sharp Edge (SR 1908). Star Appeal, Park Lawn and Alchopal were unplaced in the Irish Derby behind Weavers Hall (SR 1876).
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