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Lightening Pearl
Lightening Pearl (foaled 15 February 2009) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In a racing career which lasted from June 2011 and June 2012 she won three of her seven races. As a two-year-old she was one of the best fillies of her generation in Britain and Ireland, finishing third in the Debutante Stakes (Ireland), Debutante Stakes before winning the Round Tower Stakes and the Cheveley Park Stakes. She failed to reproduce her best form in two races as a three-year-old and was retired from racing. Background Lightening Pearl is a dark bay mare with a small white star (horse marking), star and a white sock (horse marking), sock on her left hind leg bred in Ireland by Castlemartin House and Estate, Castlemartin Stud & Skymarc Farm (Tony O'Reilly and his wife Chryss). Her sire Marju won the St James's Palace Stakes and finished second in Epsom Derby, The Derby in 1991 before being retired to stud. The best of his other progeny included Viva Pataca, Soviet Song and Indig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marju
Marju (Chinese: 馬足; 12 March 1988 – 11 October 2016) was a Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Background Marju was a dark bay or brown horse bred by Kilcarn Stud and owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum. He was sired by Last Tycoon out of Flame of Tara. He was a half-brother to Group One winner Salsabil. Racing career Trained by John Dunlop, Marju raced 7 times during his career and was ridden by Willie Carson each time. He won 3 races including the Craven Stakes and the St. James's Palace Stakes, as well as finishing second to Generous in the 1991 Epsom Derby. He won a total prize money of £282,640. Stud record Retired to stud duty, Marju sired a number of stakes winners including the Soviet Song, My Emma, Sil Sila, Satono Crown, Viva Pataca and Indigenous. He is the damsire of Ramonti. Marju died at his owner's Derrinstown Stud in Ireland on 11 October 2016. After his death, the last crop Japanese horse Satono Crown Satono Crown ( ja, サトノクラウン, link=no, foale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
