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35-398: Powerscourt may refer to: Powerscourt (horse) (born 2000), a thoroughbred racehorse Powerscourt cocktail , a brandy-based cocktail Powerscourt Covered Bridge , a Canadian McCallum truss bridge Powerscourt Estate , County Wicklow, Ireland Powerscourt Golf Club , on the estate Powerscourt House, Dublin , a townhouse, interior

70-534: A breeding stallion in the United States and Turkey. Powerscourt was a bay horse with a white blaze and three white socks bred in England by Khalid Abdullah 's Juddmonte Farms . Before the start of his racing career the colt passed into the ownership of John Magnier 's Coolmore Stud organisation and was sent into training with Aidan O'Brien at Ballydoyle . He raced in the ownership of Magnier's wife Susan. He

105-419: A distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles. In 1976 the event was held back at Aqueduct at a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles and US Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day won both divisions of the event - On Glowing Tribute and Fleet Victress. In 1977 the event was moved to Belmont Park where it has been held since. Glowing Tribute won the event again ridden by US Hall of Fame jockey Jorge Velásquez setting

140-447: A neck over Nubile. Cicada would later be crowned the 1963 U.S. Champion Older Female Horse . In 1965 the distance of the event was increased to 1 + 3 ⁄ 16 miles and was run until 1974 at that journey. The event continued to be held in July during Aqueduct's short summer meeting. The Sheepshead Bay was run in two divisions five times, four times at Aqueduct and after the event

175-448: A new track record for the 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles in 1:59 3 ⁄ 5 . In 1980 the distance was increased to the current 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 miles. In 1983 Henryk de Kwiatkowski 's owned and trained by the US Hall of Fame trainer Woody Stephens Sabin won this event as a three-year-old filly. Sabin won the following year carrying 125 pounds to victory. In 1990 the event

210-455: A strong late run. On this occasion however he maintained a straight course, took the lead inside the final furlong, and drew away to win by three lengths from Kitten's Joy. Coolmore's American stud manager Charles O'Connor commented "This makes up for last year. We knew he was a serious horse all along, and it's great for him to come back and prove it. He did just what he did last year. This is vindication to us". Kieren Fallon said "I thought this

245-610: A strong one by Group 1 standards with only four other runners headed by the Winter Hill Stakes winner Naheef. Powerscourt went to the front from the start, accelerated away from his rivals in the straight and won "easily" by six lengths from the outsider Livadiya. Powerscourt continued to race in European Group 1 class in his next three races. He finished second to Nayef in the Prince of Wales's Stakes , fifth to Refuse To Bend in

280-529: Is now a shopping centre Powerscourt Waterfall , Glensoulan Valley on the River Dargle, County Wicklow, Ireland Lord Francis Powerscourt , a fictional detective Viscount Powerscourt , a title in the Irish peerage Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Powerscourt . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

315-614: The Eclipse Stakes and second to Intendant in the Bayerisches Zuchtrennen . In August the colt was sent to the United States for the twenty-second running of the Arlington Million, a race which saw him equipped with a visor for the first time. O'Brien also took advantage of the more relaxed local rules on raceday medication to run the horse on Lasix , a drug commonly used to prevent bleeding . Starting at odds of 4.6/1 he

350-509: The Henry Cecil -trained Lateen Sails. Later that month at Punchestown he won at the third attempt beating Latino Magic by a length despite swerving to the left in the closing stages. Nine days after his win at Punchestown, the colt was sent to England and moved up sharply in class for the Group 1 Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster . After racing in second place he took the lead in the straight but

385-794: The Japan Cup and fourth in the Hong Kong Cup . On 26 March 2005, Powerscourt began his fourth season in Dubai , where he finished fifth to Phoenix Reach in the Sheema Classic . On his return to Europe he ran poorly when a remote fourth in the Hardwicke Stakes (run that year at York) but produced a rather better effort when second to Imperial Stride in the Scottish Classic at Ayr Racecourse in July. On 13 August Powerscourt, with Kieren Fallon in

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420-547: The Realm ( King Edward Stakes ) and Kraftig. https://www.tjk.org/TR/Yetistiricilik/Static/Page/Aygirlar Sheepshead Bay Stakes The Sheepshead Bay Stakes is a Grade III American thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares ages four-years-old and older run over a distance of one and three-eighth miles on the turf scheduled annually in early May at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York . The first Sheepshead Bay Handicap

455-754: The United States, Japan, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates in four seasons of racing, winning five of his twenty-one starts. His other major wins came in the Great Voltigeur Stakes at three and the Tattersalls Gold Cup at four. In addition to his wins he was placed in several major races including the Racing Post Trophy , Irish St. Leger , Prince of Wales's Stakes , Bayerisches Zuchtrennen , Irish Champion Stakes and Breeders' Cup Turf . After his retirement from racing he stood as

490-649: The conditions of the event were changed from handicap to stakes allowance and the name of the event was modified to the Sheepshead Bay Stakes . In 2014 the conditions of the event were changed so that three-year-old fillies would not be allowed to enter. In 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States , NYRA did not schedule the event. In 2024 the event was downgraded by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to Grade III status. Also

525-467: The dam of Frankel and Noble Mission . On his racecourse debut Powerscourt started 5/4 favourite for a maiden race over seven furlongs at Naas Racecourse on 5 August, but despite finishing strongly he failed by a short head to overhaul his stablemate Macedonian King. He was then sent to England for a six furlong maiden at Newmarket Racecourse in October and finished second of the six runners behind

560-423: The event in 2024 was moved to Aqueduct Racetrack due to infield tunnel and redevelopment work at Belmont Park. Speed record: Margins: Most wins: Most wins by an owner: Most wins by a jockey : Most wins by a trainer : Legend:    Dirt    Turf Notes: § Ran as an entry The original Sheepshead Bay Handicap was open to horses age three and older and

595-596: The interference. Powerscourt had four more races in the autumn of 2004 and ran well in three of them. He finished a close third to Azamour in the Irish Champion Stakes (with Grey Swallow , Rakti and Doyen behind), and then went back to the United States and finished third behind Better Talk Now and Kitten's Joy in the Breeders' Cup Turf . For his last two races of the year he competed in Asia, finishing unplaced in

630-588: The leaders before taking the lead in the straight and then rallied after being headed by Brian Boru to regain the advantage in the final strides and prevail by a neck. Powerscourt bypassed the St Leger on the 13 September (which was won by Brian Boru) and was aimed instead at the Irish equivalent which was run on the same day at the Curragh Racecourse . Racing against older horses for the first time he stayed on well in

665-477: The line first ahead of Kicken Kris, Magistretti and Epalo, only to be disqualified by the racecourse stewards. Under American rules he had to be placed below the horse he had initially obstructed and was therefore relegated to fourth. The Irish Times stated that Powerscourt had appeared to have won the race on merit and he might well have kept the race under European rules. Desormeaux, however, insisted that Kicken Kris would have won "really, really easily" without

700-461: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Powerscourt&oldid=1226596755 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Powerscourt (horse) He raced in Ireland, Britain, Germany,

735-415: The saddle, ran for the second time in the Arlington Million and started second choice in the betting behind Kitten's Joy. Better Talk Now was also in the field, while the other seven runners included Sweet Return ( Hollywood Derby , Eddie Read Handicap ), Good Reward ( Manhattan Handicap ) and France's Touch of Land ( Prix Dollar ). As in the previous year he turned into the straight in fourth before launching

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770-699: The start to win from the Jim Bolger -trained Napper Tandy. At York on 15 August contested the Great Voltigeur Stakes, a race which usually serves as a trial race for the St Leger and started at odds of 5/1 behind the Michael Stoute -trained Hawk Flyer. The other fancied runners included Brian Boru, High Accolade ( King Edward VII Stakes ), Dutch Gold ( Chester Vase ) and Delsarte ( Newmarket Stakes ). Ridden as in his two previous wins by Mick Kinane , he tracked

805-625: The straight to finish third behind Vinnie Roe and Gamut, with Bollin Eric back in fourth. Jamie Spencer took over from Kinane as Powerscourt's regular jockey for the 2004 season. The colt began his campaign in the Tattersalls Gold Cup over ten and a half furlongs at the Curragh on 23 May and started second favourite behind Nysaean (twice winner of the Mooresbridge Stakes ). The field was not

840-612: Was a race run from 1888 through 1910 at the now defunct Sheepshead Bay Race Track at Sheepshead Bay , New York . When the Sheepshead Bay Race Track closed the event was discontinued. The event was revived at the Jamaica Race Course on 26 October 1957 as a six furlong sprint named the Sheepshead Bay Handicap for three-year-olds and older and was won by Be Jeepers in a time 1:11 2 ⁄ 5 The event

875-641: Was contested on dirt at a distance of one mile (8 furlongs ). It was last run in June 1910 after the Republican controlled New York Legislature under Governor Charles Evans Hughes passed the Hart–Agnew anti-betting legislation on June 11, 1908. The owners of Sheepshead Bay Race Track, and other racing facilities in New York State, struggled to stay in business without betting. However, further restrictive legislation

910-582: Was from the fifteenth crop of foals sired by Sadler's Wells , who won the Irish 2,000 Guineas , Eclipse Stakes and Irish Champion Stakes in 1984 and went on to be the Champion sire on fourteen occasions. Powerscourt's dam Rainbow Lake was a high-class racehorse who won three of her six races including the Lancashire Oaks . As a broodmare she produced Riposte ( Sheepshead Bay Stakes ) and Last Train ( Prix de Barbeville ) but had her biggest success with Kind

945-639: Was in great condition today and he was an impressive winner... He did everything so easy for me today". At the end of his racing career Powerscourt became a breeding stallion at Coolmore's Ashford Stud in Kentucky. He briefly returned to Ireland before being bought by the Turkish Jockey Club and moving to Turkey in 2010. Died on 17 July 2021 from a heart attack in Turkey His offspring have included Finnegans Wake ( Turf Classic Stakes ), Termagant , Court of

980-405: Was moved off the turf and was downgraded to Grade III . It held this classification status until 1995 when it was upgraded back to Grade II. In 1997 Maxzene set a new stakes record in winning in 2:11.57 which stands today. The 2003 longshot winner Mariensky ridden John R. Velazquez by won the event by a record of 8 + 1 ⁄ 4 lengths on a soft track in a slow time of 2:28.19. In 2009

1015-458: Was moved permanently to Belmont Park in 1982. In the running of the Second Division of the event in 1970 the winner Pattee Canyon carried a record 132 pounds . In 1973 the first year the classification system was enacted, the event was set with Grade II status. The 1974 running was moved of the turf after a week of prolonged wet weather. In 1975 the event was held at Belmont Park over

1050-508: Was not held in 1958. In 1959 the event was held at Jamaica Race Course for the last time in mid July at a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles and was won by the 40-1 longshot Greek Star. With the closure of the Jamaica Race Course the event was transferred to Aqueduct Racetrack and held on the new turf track. In 1962 the conditions of the event were change that the event was for fillies and mares three-years-old or older. The event

1085-401: Was one of the best Arlington Million fields I've seen over the years. I respect Kitten's Joy. I've seen all his wins and I know he's a very good horse. I was expecting him to come home and catch me today, but my lad was at his peak today" and added "this little horse deserved this win, he was unlucky last year to be taken down. I think it was a great training performance by Mr. O'Brien. The horse

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1120-473: Was overtaken inside the final furlong and finished second to his stablemate Brian Boru . Powerscourt had training problems and did not reappear until 29 June, when he started at odds of 12/1 for the Irish Derby and came home sixth of the nine runners, more than ten lengths behind the winner Alamshar . In July he was dropped in class and distance for a minor race over ten furlongs at Leopardstown and led from

1155-545: Was passed by the New York Legislature in 1910 which resulted in the deepening of the financial crisis for track operators and led to a complete shut down of racing across the state during 1911 and 1912. When a Court ruling saw racing return in 1913 it was too late for the Sheepshead Bay facility and it never reopened. Sir Walter finished third in the two editions of the race when it was won by Don Alonzo in 1894 and

1190-453: Was restrained towards the rear of the field before making progress on the outside and turning into the straight in fourth. He took the lead a furlong out but hung sharply left, hampering the German challenger Epalo who in turn collided with Kicken Kris, drawing an angry response from the latter's rider Kent Desormeaux . Spencer managed to straighten up Powerscourt in the final strides and he crossed

1225-440: Was scheduled to be run on the turf track but was transferred to the dirt and held over a distance of one mile due to cancellation of all turf racing for the rest of their summer meeting after an incident the previous Saturday. In 1963 the distance of the event was reduced to 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles and was won by the reigning U.S. Champion Three-Year-Old Filly Cicada who carried an imposing weight of 128 pounds winning by

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