The 87th running of the Irish Derby was held on Wednesday 25th June 1952 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. Subscriptions were 60 sovereigns with a pot of 4000 sovereigns added, 750 sovereigns to the second and 250 sovereigns to the third. The winner was owned by Mr A L Hawkins, bred in Ireland by Mr Fred Best, trained by Paddy Prendergast and ridden by James Mullane. The winner won by an impressive 8 lengths in 2 minutes 31.7 seconds, with 6 lengths between second and third. |
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IRISH DERBY 1952
THIRTEEN OF DIAMONDS (Chestnut colt by Mustang out of Florrie) SR 1967
The winning owner won 7418.75 sovereigns, (The equivalent of £203,000 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator). |
 
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| Pos. |
Horse |
Weight |
Jockey |
Owner |
Trainer |
| 1 |
THIRTEEN OF DIAMONDS |
9.0 |
James Mullane |
Mr A L Hawkins |
Paddy Prendergast |
| 2 |
PRINCE OF FAIRFIELD |
9.0 |
Nicholas Brennan |
Mr D P Tyndall |
Morny Wing |
| 3 |
DCM |
9.0 |
Liam Ward |
Mrs John Thursby |
Michael Rogers |
| 4 |
BEECHPARK |
9.0 |
James Eddery |
Mr Joseph McGrath |
Seamus McGrath |
| 5 |
ROYAL BLUE |
9.0 |
Philip Canty |
Prince Aly Khan |
Hubert M Hartigan |
| 6 |
BLUE CHARIOT |
9.0 |
Charlie Smirke |
Mr P Kieran |
Paddy Prendergast |
| 7 |
WINDY TORRENT |
9.0 |
Ronald Lawson |
Lt-Colonel W Denison |
Richard J McCormick |
| 8 |
ROYAL COACH |
9.0 |
Patrick Powell jnr |
Mr A L Hawkins |
Paddy Prendergast |
| 9 |
ILLYRIC |
9.0 |
Herbert Holmes |
M Vincent O'Brien |
M Vincent O'Brien |
| 10 |
MIGHTY HIGH |
9.0 |
Maurice Hartnett |
Mr S J Parr |
Michael Hurley |
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Betting |
TRAINER PROFILE
Patrick Joseph Prendergast, universally known as Paddy, was born on 6th August 1910 and rose to become one of Ireland's best known and most successful trainers. He began his training career in 1940 aged 30 and went on to claim 4 English Classic wins, although The Derby eluded him. He won the 1960 2000 Guineas with Martial (SR 2035), the 1963 Epsom Oaks with Noblesse (SR 2045), the 1963 St Leger with Ragusa (SR 2111) and the 1940 1000 Guineas with Pourparler (SR 1863). He had more success in the Derby in his native Ireland, firstly in 1950 with Dark Warrior (SR 1959), then in 1952 with Thirteen of Diamonds (SR 1967), followed in 1963 with Ragusa (SR 2111), and finally in 1965 with Meadow Court (SR 2031). He died on 20th June 1980 aged 69. |
| 5/2 jf |
DCM |
| 5/2 jf |
Blue Chariot |
| 4/1 |
Windy Torrent |
| 6/1 |
Prince of Fairfield |
| 10/1 |
Thirteen of Diamonds |
| 100/8 |
Royal Blue |
| 100/6 |
Illyric |
| 20/1 |
Beechpark |
| 33/1 |
Royal Coach |
| 50/1 |
Mighty High |
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Over round 123% |
| FORMLINE:- The winner, racing off level weights, won by an impressive 8 lengths in 2 minutes 31.7 seconds. None of the runners contested any of the 5 English Classics. |
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