405:) and Moiqen. In a change of tactics Casual Conquest led from the start before accelerating away from his opponents in the straight, and won by five and a half lengths from his stablemate Famous Name. After the race Dermot Weld said "He deserved that. He's a very good horse from last year. On his reappearance it was very firm ground at Newmarket and my concern today was whether he'd handle the extremely opposite on testing ground. He did it well and I'm very pleased with him. The
416:
at
Leopardsown. Carrying top weight of 140 pounds he took the lead in the straight but was overtaken in the closing stages and finished third behind She's Our Mark and Lord Admiral. The Group 3 Royal Whip Stakes over the same distance at the Curragh in August saw the colt start 8/13 favourite against
646:
421:
winner
Curtain Call. He took the lead two and a half furlongs and saw off a sustained challenge from Curtain Call to win by one and a quarter lengths with the pair finishing thirteen lengths clear of the rest. Weld commented "Casual Conquest did that nicely as the runner-up is a decent horse. He is
344:
on 7 June Casual
Conquest (with the supplementary entry fee having been paid) started the 7/2 favourite in a sixteen-runner field for the Derby. After being restrained by Shanahan in the early stages he turned into the straight in fourth place and then moved into second behind
328:
winner Moiqen. He raced towards the rear of the field and appeared to be struggling before beginning to make progress on the outside in the straight. He went to the front inside the last quarter mile and drew right away from his opponents to win "easily" by six
385:-trained Bronze Cannon. Three weeks later the colt returned to Ireland and was dropped in distance for the Group 1 Tattersalls Gold Cup over ten furlongs at the Curragh and started at odds of 11/4. The favourite was the Weld-trained Famous Name (
263:), won one minor race from two starts as a three-year-old in 1998. She was a descendant of the American broodmare Grenzen (foaled 1975) who was the ancestor of many other good winners including
316:
Casual
Conquest began his second season in the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial over ten furlongs at Leopardstown on 11 May and started at odds of 13/2. The highly regarded Washington Irving (from
176:
racehorse. After winning his only race as a two-year-old in 2007 he made a significant impact on his first appearance at three when he was an impressive winner of the
758:
402:
866:
830:
256:
361:. He raced towards the rear of the field before staying on strongly in the straight but baut was beaten two lengths into second place by
861:
871:
386:
304:
in a ten-runner field. After racing in fourth place he took the lead in the straight and held of a sustained challenge from the
856:
337:
even though he had not been entered for the race and could only run if his owners paid a supplementary entry fee of £75,000.
433:
Any prospects of Casual
Conquest embarking on a career as a breeding stallion ended in December 2009 when he underwent a
426:
in
September. He started a 16/1 outsider and never looked likely to win, coming home seventh of the nine runners behind
406:
177:
150:
806:
412:
Two months after his last run, Casual
Conquest was dropped in class and started odds on favourite for the Group 3
216:
on his hind legs, bred in
Ireland by his owners, the Moyglare Stud. During his track career he was trained by
289:
744:
730:
423:
353:
and Tartan Bearer. Twenty-two days later the colt started second favourite behind Tartan Bearer for the
349:
approaching the final furlong. He was unable to quicken in the closing stages and finished third behind
244:
197:
835:
378:
213:
189:
155:
255:. Casual Conquest's dam Lady Luck, who produced several other winners including Afternoon Sunlight (
792:
778:
601:
418:
240:
564:
398:
695:
374:
358:
324:
stable) started the odds-on favourite with the best-fancied of the other three runners being the
252:
193:
160:
763:
663:
579:
473:
457:
341:
334:
317:
236:
32:
681:
616:
478:
325:
301:
517:
333:
from
Washington Irving. The result established the colt as a leading contender for the
268:
225:
712:
850:
438:
427:
346:
104:
551:
485:
390:
350:
330:
272:
260:
173:
60:
422:
ideally suited by soft ground". Casual
Conquest returned to Group 1 class for the
811:
413:
394:
382:
362:
354:
293:
229:
217:
185:
181:
122:
94:
559:
437:
operation. It was hoped that he would resume his track career, possibly under
321:
759:"Weld plans Curragh workout for Casual Conquest as vibes look good for Derby"
495:
264:
596:
305:
297:
248:
188:
on his only other start of 2008. As a four-year-old he added wins in the
532:
512:
465:
434:
221:
42:
365:. The colt then had training problems and did not race again in 2008.
201:
667:
373:
After an absence of ten months, Casual Conquest returned in the
381:
on 2 May. He started odds-on favourite but was defeated by the
228:
and was ridden in all of his races by Weld's stable jockey
831:"Weld open to hurdling run for returning ace Conquest"
450:
Pedigree of Casual Conquest (IRE), bay gelding, 2005
243:
in 1993. As a breeding stallion Hernando also sired
144:
136:
128:
118:
110:
100:
90:
82:
74:
66:
56:
48:
38:
28:
23:
308:-trained Hanoverian Brown to win by a short head.
212:Casual Conquest was a bay horse with short white
204:at the end of that year and never raced again.
196:but then sustained a serious leg injury in the
292:Casual Conquest began his racing career in a
235:He was from the ninth crop of foals sired by
8:
430:and sustaining a leg injury in the process.
664:"Weld saddles 1–2 in Tattersalls Gold Cup"
641:
639:
20:
824:
822:
807:"Casual Conquest strikes at the Curragh"
731:"Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden result"
448:
635:
393:), while the other three runners were
745:"Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial result"
707:
705:
658:
656:
7:
696:"Lady Luck – Race Record & Form"
257:Derrinstown Stud 1,000 Guineas Trial
172:(born 26 January 2005) was an Irish
14:
441:rules, but he never raced again.
180:. He finished when favourite for
16:Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
829:Nick Robson (6 September 2010).
733:. Racing Post. 8 September 2007.
387:Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial
795:. Racing Post. 16 August 2009.
1:
867:Racehorses trained in Ireland
779:"Tattersalls Gold Cup result"
417:four opponents headed by the
239:, a French horse who won the
178:Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial
151:Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial
781:. Racing Post. 24 May 2009.
747:. Racing Post. 11 May 2008.
312:2008: three-year-old season
888:
862:Racehorses bred in Ireland
793:"Royal Whip Stakes result"
713:"Queen Mary – Family 10-a"
647:"Casual Conquest pedigree"
369:2009: four-year-old season
612:
595:
590:
575:
558:
550:
543:
528:
511:
506:
491:
472:
464:
454:
284:2007: two-year-old season
149:
872:Thoroughbred family 10-a
682:"Hernando – Stud Record"
717:Thoroughbred Bloodlines
403:Critérium International
300:and started at odds of
290:Leopardstown Racecourse
623:Grenzen (Family 10-a)
259:) and Elusive Double (
184:and ran second in the
857:2005 racehorse births
424:Irish Champion Stakes
409:will be his target".
198:Irish Champion Stakes
836:The Herald (Ireland)
591:Latest Chapter (IRE)
379:Newmarket Racecourse
190:Tattersalls Gold Cup
156:Tattersalls Gold Cup
524:Hopespringseternal
451:
419:Mooresbridge Stakes
241:Prix du Jockey Club
449:
375:Jockey Club Stakes
288:On 8 September at
815:. 16 August 2009.
627:
626:
194:Royal Whip Stakes
167:
166:
161:Royal Whip Stakes
879:
841:
840:
826:
817:
816:
803:
797:
796:
789:
783:
782:
775:
769:
768:
764:Evening Standard
755:
749:
748:
741:
735:
734:
727:
721:
720:
709:
700:
699:
692:
686:
685:
678:
672:
671:
660:
651:
650:
643:
507:Whakilyric (USA)
452:
342:Epsom Racecourse
335:2008 Epsom Derby
21:
887:
886:
882:
881:
880:
878:
877:
876:
847:
846:
845:
844:
828:
827:
820:
805:
804:
800:
791:
790:
786:
777:
776:
772:
757:
756:
752:
743:
742:
738:
729:
728:
724:
711:
710:
703:
694:
693:
689:
680:
679:
675:
662:
661:
654:
645:
644:
637:
632:
592:
555:
547:
546:Lady Luck (IRE)
545:
508:
492:Virginia Hills
479:Northern Dancer
469:
461:
456:
447:
371:
326:Ballysax Stakes
314:
286:
281:
210:
170:Casual Conquest
159:
154:
78:26 January 2005
24:Casual Conquest
17:
12:
11:
5:
885:
883:
875:
874:
869:
864:
859:
849:
848:
843:
842:
818:
798:
784:
770:
767:. 26 May 2008.
750:
736:
722:
701:
698:. Racing Post.
687:
684:. Racing Post.
673:
670:. 24 May 2009.
652:
634:
633:
631:
628:
625:
624:
620:
619:
614:
613:Irish Edition
610:
609:
608:Helen Nichols
605:
604:
599:
594:
588:
587:
583:
582:
577:
573:
572:
568:
567:
562:
557:
549:
541:
540:
539:Pass A Glance
536:
535:
530:
526:
525:
521:
520:
518:Mr. Prospector
515:
510:
504:
503:
499:
498:
493:
489:
488:
482:
481:
476:
471:
463:
446:
443:
370:
367:
313:
310:
285:
282:
280:
277:
269:Refuse To Bend
226:County Kildare
209:
206:
165:
164:
147:
146:
142:
141:
138:
134:
133:
130:
126:
125:
120:
116:
115:
112:
108:
107:
102:
98:
97:
92:
88:
87:
84:
80:
79:
76:
72:
71:
68:
64:
63:
58:
54:
53:
50:
46:
45:
40:
36:
35:
30:
26:
25:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
884:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
854:
852:
838:
837:
832:
825:
823:
819:
814:
813:
808:
802:
799:
794:
788:
785:
780:
774:
771:
766:
765:
760:
754:
751:
746:
740:
737:
732:
726:
723:
718:
714:
708:
706:
702:
697:
691:
688:
683:
677:
674:
669:
665:
659:
657:
653:
649:. Equineline.
648:
642:
640:
636:
629:
622:
621:
618:
615:
611:
607:
606:
603:
600:
598:
589:
585:
584:
581:
578:
574:
570:
569:
566:
563:
561:
553:
542:
538:
537:
534:
531:
527:
523:
522:
519:
516:
514:
505:
501:
500:
497:
494:
490:
487:
484:
483:
480:
477:
475:
467:
459:
453:
444:
442:
440:
439:National Hunt
436:
431:
429:
428:Sea the Stars
425:
420:
415:
410:
408:
404:
400:
396:
392:
388:
384:
380:
376:
368:
366:
364:
360:
356:
352:
348:
347:Tartan Bearer
343:
338:
336:
332:
327:
323:
319:
318:Aidan O'Brien
311:
309:
307:
303:
299:
295:
291:
283:
279:Racing career
278:
276:
274:
270:
266:
262:
258:
254:
250:
246:
245:Holding Court
242:
238:
233:
231:
227:
223:
219:
215:
207:
205:
203:
199:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
175:
171:
162:
157:
152:
148:
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
124:
121:
117:
114:Moyglare Stud
113:
109:
106:
105:Moyglare Stud
103:
99:
96:
93:
89:
85:
81:
77:
73:
69:
65:
62:
59:
55:
51:
47:
44:
41:
37:
34:
31:
27:
22:
19:
834:
810:
801:
787:
773:
762:
753:
739:
725:
716:
690:
676:
586:Soft Angels
576:Doubly Sure
502:Ridin' Easy
486:Flaming Page
432:
411:
399:Thewayyouare
391:Trigo Stakes
372:
351:New Approach
339:
315:
287:
273:Media Puzzle
261:Tyros Stakes
234:
211:
174:Thoroughbred
169:
168:
18:
812:Irish Times
602:Lorenzaccio
414:Meld Stakes
395:Lush Lashes
383:John Gosden
363:Frozen Fire
355:Irish Derby
296:over seven
294:maiden race
230:Pat Smullen
218:Dermot Weld
186:Irish Derby
123:Dermot Weld
851:Categories
630:References
571:Rocchetta
560:Sharpen Up
322:Ballydoyle
208:Background
145:Major wins
496:Tom Rolfe
265:Go And Go
253:Look Here
200:. He was
182:The Derby
52:Lady Luck
39:Grandsire
597:Ahonoora
580:Reliance
474:Nijinsky
458:Hernando
445:Pedigree
306:John Oxx
298:furlongs
249:Sulamani
237:Hernando
192:and the
140:9: 4-2-2
137:Earnings
132:£720,865
33:Hernando
617:Alleged
533:Lyphard
529:Lyrism
513:Miswaki
466:Niniski
435:gelding
359:Curragh
357:at the
331:lengths
222:Curragh
220:at the
119:Trainer
101:Breeder
86:Ireland
83:Country
70:Gelding
57:Damsire
43:Niniski
202:gelded
163:(2009)
158:(2009)
153:(2008)
129:Record
91:Colour
75:Foaled
593:1989
556:1976
548:1996
509:1984
470:1976
468:(USA)
462:1990
214:socks
111:Owner
565:Atan
554:(GB)
552:Kris
460:(FR)
455:Sire
271:and
251:and
61:Kris
29:Sire
668:RTÉ
544:Dam
407:Arc
377:at
340:At
320:'s
302:4/1
95:Bay
67:Sex
49:Dam
853::
833:.
821:^
809:.
761:.
715:.
704:^
666:.
655:^
638:^
397:,
389:,
275:.
267:,
247:,
232:.
224:,
839:.
719:.
401:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.