Commanche Run got his first win twelve days later on 28 May at Doncaster Racecourse. Moving up in company, the colt ran third in the 1984 King Edward VII Stakes and the Princess of Wales's Stakes, then won his next two starts at Goodwood Racecourse, taking both the Gordon and the March Stakes. Under jockey Lester Piggott, Commanche Run went on to win three Group One races, capturing the Benson & Hedges Gold Cup, Irish Champion Stakes and the Classic St. Leger Stakes. Retired to stud duty at Coolmore Stud in Ireland, Commanche Run met with limited success. In 1999 he was
Irish St Leger Trial Stakes Irish St Leger Trial Stakes The Irish St Leger Trial Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 6 furlongs (2,816 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August. The event was originally called the Ballycullen Stakes. It was formerly classed at Listed level, and it used to be held at Leopardstown. For a period it was contested over 1 mile and 1 furlong, and it took place in late July. The race