Blast of Storm (foaled 1996 in
Ireland) was a
Barbadian Thoroughbred racehorse
Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic pr ...
who was the first horse to win three consecutive runnings of the
Barbados Gold Cup.
The Barbados Gold Cup – The most prestigious horse race in the Caribbean
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Trained by William C. Marshall
William Cyril Marshall DFC SCM (14 August 1918 – 1 November 2005) was a Thoroughbred horse racing trainer and owner who had the distinction of being the only person to have saddled winners from stables on four different continents.
Born ...
for owner Lady Sally Arbib, Blast of storm was ridden by Jono Jones
Jonathon C. "Jono" Jones (born April 30, 1976 in Cascade, Trinidad and Tobago) is a Barbadian-born Canadian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who has won each of the Canadian Triple Crown races.
The son of the renowned Barbadian jockey/traine ...
in all three of his Gold Cup wins.
Retired from racing, Blast of storm entered stud in Barbados in 2003.
A life-size bronze statue of Blast of Storm now graces the infield opposite the finishing line.
Pedigree
References
Blast of Storm's pedigree and partial racing stats
1996 racehorse births
Thoroughbred family 3-l
Racehorses bred in Ireland
Racehorses trained in Barbados
Barbadian racehorses
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