Bachelor Duke (foaled 11 March, 2001) is an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who recorded his only win in six races when taking the 2004 running of the Irish 2000 Guineas.
[4] Miswaki went on to become a very successful breeding stallion, siring many important winners including Urban Sea and Black Tie Affair.
[7] She was a great-granddaughter of the American broodmare Thong, whose other descendants have included Sadler's Wells, Nureyev, Thatch and El Condor Pasa.
He started as the 25/1 outsider of the eight runners but exceeded expectations as he finished strongly to take third place behind Milk It Mick and the favourite Bayeux, beaten half a length by the winner.
After being held up as usual, he recovered from being blocked approaching the final furlong to finish fourth of the twelve runners behind Milk It Mick, Three Valleys, and Haafhd.
Starting at odds of 20/1 in a fourteen-runner field, he raced closer to the lead than previously but was unable to quicken in the last quarter mile and came home seventh, beaten six lengths by Haafhd, who won from Snow Ridge, Azamour, and Grey Swallow.
Azamour stated he was a 6/4 favourite ahead of Grey Swallow and Leitrim House (Tetrarch Stakes), with Bachelor Duke next in the betting at 12/1.
[15] In the 2003 International Classification for two-year-olds, Bachelor Duke was given a rating of 114, making him the thirteenth-best European juvenile colt of the year, seven pounds behind the top-rated Bago.
[17] Bachelor Duke retired from racing at the end of the 2004 season and began his career as a breeding stallion in 2005 at the Ballylinch Stud in Ireland.