Take Charge Star (IRE)

Achievements

2025

  • 3rd - Maiden Special Weight - Curragh

  • 1st - Maiden Weight For Age - Gowran Park

  • 6th - Weight For Age - Curragh

2026

  • 2nd - Weight For Age - Naas

  • 5th - Coolmore Stud Henry Longfellow Irish E.B.F. Tetrarch Stakes

  • 8th - Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas (Gr. 1)

  • 2nd - Jersey Stakes (Gr. 3)

  • 4th - ARC Prix Maurice de Gheest - F.E.E.- En Memoire de Louis Romanet (Gr. 1)

  • 1st - Mint Franklin-Simpson Stakes (Gr. 2)

Purchased by Legion Bloodstock at the 2024 Goffs Orby Yearling Sale for $324,733

Owner: Maribeth Sandford

Trainer: John P. Murtagh

Career Earnings: $539,905

September 7, 2026

Maribeth Sandford's Take Charge Star dominated in his U.S. debut, proving his affinity for shorter distances with a victory in the $1.5 million Franklin-Simpson Stakes (G2T) Sept. 7 at Kentucky Downs.

Take Charge Star Conquers U.S. Turf in Franklin-Simpson

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