Dark Berkshire (2020) Horse

Foal Date
01-Jan-20
Colour
bay
Dam
Dark Vinnie
Owners
P J Rothwell
About

Dark Berkshire is a 5yo colt trained by P J Rothwell. He is by the stallion Berkshire out of the mare Dark Vinnie. He has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in six starts. In his latest outing at Thurles on 27 Nov 2025, ridden by Simon Torrens, Dark Berkshire finished seventh behind the winner Harry’s Dream.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Thurles 27-Nov-25 3230m SOFT R8 HcpH (of $9,999), SP: 26.00 1st Harry's Dream ( A Mcguinness 161 , Cd 154 ) 2nd Freddie Robdal ( D O'keeffe 161 ) 2.50L 3rd Willywampus ( R Doyle 160 ) 2.80L 7th Dark Berkshire ( S Torrens 153 ) 22.05L See full resultsS Torrens 69.4kg 22.05L7 (13)
Clonmel 02-Oct-25 4580m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $9,999), SP: 81.00 1st Sallap ( S O'keeffe 141 ) 2nd Great Bird ( S Flanagan 155 ) 0.75L 3rd Smallcraftwarning ( H Sexton 167 ) 17.00L 9th Dark Berkshire ( T P Roche 156 , Cd 161 ) 63.50L See full resultsT P Roche 70.8kg, Cd 73kg 63.5kgL9 (14)
Kilbeggan 06-Sep-25 3220m SOFT R1 MdH (of $11,002), Winning Time: 03:48.100, SP: 151.00 1st Nelson Muntz ( P Smithers 166 ) 2nd Backwithyourown ( E Walsh 159 ) 14.00L 3rd Carry On Heidi ( R Deegan 159 ) 8.00L 8th Dark Berkshire ( G Noonan 166 , Cd 169 ) 47.75L See full resultsG Noonan 75.3kg, Cd 76.7kg 47.8kgL8 (14)
Wexford 09-Aug-25 3380m SOFT R1 MdH (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:09.700, SP: 151.00 1st Lady Doyanne ( D O'keeffe 151 ) 2nd The Monkey Pole ( E L Herbison 158 ) 0.50L 3rd Kara De Thaix ( P Townend 151 ) 0.50L 12th Dark Berkshire ( C Hogan 158 , Cd 165 ) 73.00L See full resultsC Hogan 71.7kg, Cd 74.8kg 73kgL12 (14)
Kilbeggan 26-Jul-25 3800m SOFT R2 MdH (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:38.900, SP: 301.00 Mid-division, 11th halfway, detached when ridden after 4 out, never a factor, tailed off 1st Dysart Dasher ( P Townend 158 ) 2nd Time In A Bottle ( J H Williamson 151 ) 3.00L 3rd Half Past Tipsy ( E Staples 151 ) 8.50L 10th Dark Berkshire ( T P Roche 158 , Cd 163 ) 48.45L See full resultsT P Roche 71.7kg, Cd 73.9kg 48.5kgL10 (16)
Cork 12-Jul-25 3390m GOOD R2 MdH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 03:53.300, SP: 41.00 Rear, weakened after 4 out, never a factor 1st Sunny South West ( P Enright 166 ) 2nd William Tell ( C Quirke 166 ) 5.50L 3rd That Danny Feeling ( J Shinnick 166 ) 2.25L 14th Dark Berkshire ( T P Roche 166 , Cd 171 ) 56.25L See full resultsT P Roche 75.3kg, Cd 77.6kg 56.2kgL14 (18)