Law Society | |
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Sire | Alleged |
Grandsire | Hoist the Flag |
Dam | Bold Bikini |
Damsire | Boldnesian |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 16 February 1982[1] |
Country | United States |
Colour | Dark Bay or Brown |
Breeder | William Stamps Farish III |
Owner | Stavros Niarchos |
Trainer | Vincent O'Brien |
Record | 8: 5-2-0 |
Major wins | |
Anglesey Stakes (1984) National Stakes (1984) Chester Vase (1985) Irish Derby (1985) | |
Awards | |
Timeform rating: 129 (1984), 130 (1985) Timeform joint-top-rated two-year-old (1984) Top-rated Irish-trained two-year-old colt (1984) Top-rated Irish-trained racehorse (1985) |
Law Society (16 February 1982 – 7 March 2011) was an American-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a racing career which lasted from August 1984 until July 1985 he won five of his eight races and was rated among the best of his generation in Europe in both years. As a two-year-old he won the Anglesey Stakes and the National Stakes in Ireland before being narrowly defeated in the Dewhurst Stakes. In the following year he won the Chester Vase and finished second in The Derby before recording his biggest win when defeating a strong international field in the Irish Derby. He was retired from racing at the end of his three-year-old season and stood as a breeding stallion in Ireland and Germany with some success. Law Society died in 2011 at the age of twenty-nine.