Law Society (horse)
| Law Society | |
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| Sire | Alleged |
| Grandsire | Hoist the Flag |
| Dam | Bold Bikini |
| Damsire | Boldnesian |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 16 February 1982 |
| 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 | |
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Anglesey Stakes (1984) National Stakes (1984) Chester Vase (1985) Irish Derby (1985) |
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| 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) |
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Law Society (16 February 1982 – 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.
Law Society was a strongly-built, good-looking brown horse with a small white star bred at the Lane's End Farm in Versailles, Kentucky by William Stamps Farish III. He was sired by the dual Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Alleged out of the mare Bold Bikini. Alleged was a successful stallion, and a strong influence for stamina: his best winners included Miss Alleged, Shantou, Legal Case and Midway Lady. Bold Bikini won six races and had previously produced the Breeders' Futurity winner Strike Your Colours. In July 1983, Law Society was sent as a yearling to the sales at Keeneland where he bought for $2,700,000 by representatives of BBA (Ireland) acting on behalf of Stavros Niarchos. He was then sent to Europe to be trained by Vincent O'Brien at Ballydoyle.
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