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Amethyst Stakes (Group 3)

Leopardstown · 13 May 2012
  • TypeFlat
  • PatternGroup 3
  • Distance1m
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners5

Famous Name (GB) (1/5F) won the Amethyst Stakes (Group 3) at Leopardstown on 13 May 2012, beating Sweet Lightning (GB) by 4½ lengths under Pat Smullen for trainer D K Weld. 5 ran on Good To Soft going over 1m; the winning time was 1m 42.59s (slow by 3.09s). The winner was the favourite.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 5 — The market

SP: 1/5 favKTB Rating 118B J: Pat Smullen T: D K Weld
Won by 4½ lengths
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 3 Famous Name (GB) 7h Pat Smullen D K Weld 9-12 115118B 1:42.59 37,375 1/5 fav
2nd 4 Sweet Lightning (GB) t 7g 4½ Johnny Murtagh Thomas Carmody 9-9 105101B 1:43.41 10,925 11/2
3rd 1 Barack (IRE) tb 6g 4½ Ben Curtis Francis Ennis 9-9 10388B 1:44.23 5,175 12/1
4th 5 Ask Jack (USA) p 8g 6 Shane Foley Joseph G Murphy 9-9 9770B 1:45.32 1,725 25/1
5th 2 Kargali (IRE) tb 7h 4½ Kevin Manning Luke Comer 9-9 8770C 1:46.14 — 33/1

Winning time 1m 42.59s (slow by 3.09s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (5 of 5 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

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Quick answers

Who won the Amethyst Stakes (Group 3) at Leopardstown in 2012?
Famous Name (GB) won the Amethyst Stakes (Group 3) at Leopardstown on 13 May 2012, ridden by Pat Smullen and trained by D K Weld.
What was the finishing order of the 2012 Amethyst Stakes at Leopardstown?
1st Famous Name (GB) (1/5F), 2nd Sweet Lightning (GB) (11/2), 3rd Barack (IRE) (12/1).
What price was the winner of the 2012 Amethyst Stakes at Leopardstown?
Famous Name (GB) returned a starting price of 1/5F.
How many horses ran in the 2012 Amethyst Stakes at Leopardstown?
5 horses ran in the 2012 Amethyst Stakes at Leopardstown.
What was the winning time of the 2012 Amethyst Stakes at Leopardstown?
The winning time was 1m 42.59s (slow by 3.09s).