Power (horse)

Power
Racing colours of Michael Tabor
Sire	Oasis Dream
Grandsire	Green Desert
Dam	Frappe
Damsire	Inchinor
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	6 March 2009
Country	United Kingdom
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Norelands & Hugo Lascelles
Owner	Derrick Smith, Mrs John Magnier, Michael Tabor
Trainer	Aidan O'Brien
Record	9: 5-2-0
Earnings	£429,539
Major wins
Coventry Stakes (2011) National Stakes (2011) Irish 2000 Guineas (2012)

Power is a British-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He won the Coventry Stakes and the National Stakes as a two-year-old in 2011. In May 2012 he won the Irish 2000 Guineas.

Power is a "big, powerful" bay horse with a white star. He was sired by the European Champion Sprinter Oasis Dream out of the mare Frappe. Frappe also produced the Ribblesdale Stakes winner Thakafaat and was a half sister of the 2000 Guineas winner Footstepsinthesand. Power was acquired by the Coolmore organisation and sent into training with Aidan O'Brien at Ballydoyle.

Power began his racing career by winning a six furlong maiden race at the Curragh in early May and then won the Listed Marble Hill Stakes at the same venue three weeks later. In the latter race, he got the better of a "tight finish" with Tough As Nails to win by a short head.

In June Power was sent to England to contest the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot for which he started the 4/1 favourite in a field of twenty-three runners. Ridden by Ryan Moore, he was towards the back of the field before making progress to take the lead inside the final furlong to win by a neck from Roman Soldier. In August, Power returned to Ireland and started 7/4 favourite for the Group One Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh. He took the lead two furlongs from the finish but was overtaken in the last fifty yards by the filly La Collina who produced a "devastating turn of foot" to win by a neck.