The 15th running of the Irish Derby was held on Wednesday 23rd June 1880 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. Subscriptions were 15 sovereigns with 550 sovereigns added. The winner, described as 'the Winged Bee colt' was owned and bred by Mr William Brophy, trained by Daniel Broderick and ridden by Frank Wynne. The winner won by 1 length in 2 minutes 45 seconds, with a half a length back to the third. |
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IRISH DERBY 1880
KING OF THE BEES (Bay colt by Uncas out of Winged Bee) SR 1902
The winning owner won 475 sovereigns, (The equivalent of £54,300 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator). |
 
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| Pos. |
Horse |
Weight |
Jockey |
Owner |
Trainer |
| 1 |
KING OF THE BEES |
8.7 |
Frank Wynne |
Mr William Brophy |
Daniel Broderick |
| 2 |
BARON FARNEY |
7.13 |
J Callaghan |
Mr Charles J Blake |
James Dunne |
| 3 |
HELEN MAR |
7.9 |
A F Lemaire |
Mr John C Murphy |
James Hopper |
| 4 |
EYREFIELD |
8.9 |
Mr Henry Beasley |
Mr Henry E Linde |
Henry E Linde |
| 5 |
KILMACHREE |
8.2 |
John Connolly |
Mr Edward Bourke |
Thomas Connolly |
| 6 |
ACCEPTED |
9.1 |
William Lynch |
Mr Charles Ryan |
Joseph French |
| 7 |
ST MAUR |
7.13 |
A Hall |
Lord Drogheda |
Michael Moneypenny |
| 8 |
PIONEER |
9.1 |
M Ryan |
Mr James Power |
Private |
| 9 |
MISS KATE |
7.12 |
Thomas Broderick |
Mr James Doucie |
Patrick Doucie |
| 10 |
THE FLIRT |
8.3 |
William Miller |
Mr George Knox |
Thomas Connolly |
| 11 |
GLANDINE |
7.9 |
M Miley |
Mr George D Stokes |
Thomas Reidy |
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Betting |
OWNER PROFILE
William Brophy, of Herbertstown, was a wealthy coal merchant who supplied coal to the Curragh Camp. He won the Irish Derby with the moderate, unfancied colt King of the Bees (SR 1902) having earlier in the year landed the Irish Grand National with King of the Bees half-brother Controller. As well as being wealthy in his own right, he married Catherine Keary, whose father was the Irish bookmaker who had also tasted Irish Derby success in 1870 with Billy Pitt (SR 1910). |
| 7/4 fav |
Helen Mar |
| 100/30 |
Accepted |
| 100/15 |
Eyrefield |
| 10/1 |
Baron Farney |
| 100/8 |
King of the Bees |
| 100/8 |
St Maur |
| 20/1 |
Kilmachree |
| 20/1 |
Pioneer |
| 25/1 |
Glandine |
| 25/1 |
Miss Kate |
| 25/1 |
The Flirt |
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Over round 122% |
| The winner was giving 8 lbs to the second and won by a length in 2 minutes 45 seconds, the average time for the race in those days. However, although he had won a 6 furlong race the previous day, he did not win another race after his Irish Derby success, hence his low rating. |
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