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
City and Suburban Handicap minutes and 25 seconds. Hostelers contributed to the winnings purse until 1853 when the Betting Houses Act outlawed gambling in taverns and public houses. The Handicap attracted some top-class racehorses in the late 19th and first half of the 20th century. Several British Classic race winners such as Virago, (1,000 Guineas), Reve d'Or (Oaks), Sefton (Derby), Bend Or (Derby), Robert the Devil (St. Leger) and Black Jester (St. Leger) won the race. The American-bred gelding Parole also won the City and Suburban and the Great Metropolitan Handicaps on consecutive days in 1879. The caliber of entries has declined in recent