Darius Dark (2023) Horse

Foal Date

01-Jan-23

Colour

bay

Sire

Dark Angel

Dam

Cailini Alainn

Prize Money

34219

Owners

Newtown Anner Stud Farm Ltd

About

Darius Dark is a 3yo bay horse trained by J P Murtagh in Kildare. He is by Dark Angel out of Cailini Alainn. To date he has recorded two victories. His most important triumph came on 10th May 2026 at Leopardstown, where he won the $20000.00 Hcp. The runner has been a rewarding choice for bettors, delivering a 120% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Leopardstown 10-May-26 2414m GOOD R8 Hcp $12,000 (of $20,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:39.380, SP: 4.50 1st Darius Dark ( B Coen 126 ) 2nd Bay Of Stars ( S Coen 138 , Cd 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Keepsgettingbetter ( C Hayes 132 ) 1.00L See full resultsB Coen 57.2kg1 (9)
Cork 25-Apr-26 2437m SOFT R7 Hcp $9,000 (of $15,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:43.600, SP: 6.50 1st Darius Dark ( R Mulligan 123 , Cd 118 ) 2nd Nod Of Approval ( S Foley 131 ) 0.50L 3rd Yousaynothingatall ( D Mcdonogh 138 ) 0.30L See full resultsR Mulligan 55.8kg, Cd 53.5kg1 (8)
Curragh 16-Mar-26 1609m HEAVY R7 Md (of $20,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:51.210, SP: 34.00 1st Victory Tip ( B Lee 131 ) 2nd Joe Cool ( A Caffrey 147 ) 1.25L 3rd Shaftesbury Avenue ( W Lordan 131 ) 3.75L 17th Darius Dark ( J Powell 131 ) 31.40L See full resultsJ Powell 59.4kg 31.40L17 (25)
Curragh 02-Nov-25 1610m HEAVY R1 Md (of $25,000) Barrier 20, Winning Time: 01:45.970, SP: 126.00 1st James J Braddock ( W Hassett 133 ) 2nd Cannes ( D Mcdonogh 133 ) 6.00L 3rd Atomic City ( J M Sheridan 133 ) 2.75L 9th Darius Dark ( R Coakley 133 ) 18.95L See full resultsR Coakley 60.3kg 18.95L9 (20)
Leopardstown 19-Oct-25 1610m SOFT R2 Md (of $25,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:44.940, SP: 29.00 1st Ex Animo ( R Whelan 131 ) 2nd Sharkeyboy ( J M Sheridan 131 ) 0.20L 3rd Eniac ( G Ryan 131 ) 2.50L 10th Darius Dark ( N G Mccullagh 131 ) 15.55L See full resultsN G Mccullagh 59.4kg 15.55L10 (11)