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Committed (26 February 1980 – 3 May 2009) was an American-bred, Irish-trained
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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 ...
and
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. A specialist sprinter, she competed in four countries and won seventeen of her thirty races between 1982 and 1986. She showed promise as a two-year-old in 1982 and won six consecutive races in the following season, when she was campaigned exclusively in Ireland. As a four-year-old, she emerged as one of the leading sprinters in Europe, winning the
Cork and Orrery Stakes The Platinum Jubilee Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. Three-year-olds foaled in the Southern Hemisphere are also eligible. It is run at A ...
and
Nunthorpe Stakes The Nunthorpe Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged two years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and it is schedu ...
in England and the
Prix de l'Abbaye The Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp is a Group races, Group 1 Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged two years or older. It is run at Longchamp Racecourse, L ...
in France. In the following year she won the
Ballyogan Stakes The Ballyogan Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at The Curragh over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to t ...
and
Flying Five Stakes The Flying Five Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and it is scheduled to ...
before becoming the third horse to win the Prix de l'Abbaye for a second time. She was retired from racing to become a broodmare in the United States and had considerable success as a dam of winners. She died in 2009 at the age of twenty-nine.


Background

Committed was a powerfully built bay mare with a white
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and white
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on her hind legs bred by the Hickory Tree Farm in
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. She was sired by Hagley, a top-class racehorse who won the
Withers Stakes The Withers Stakes is a Graded stakes race, Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three years old horses over the distance of miles on the dirt scheduled annually in February at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York (state), New York. T ...
in 1970 but whose record has a breeding stallion had been relatively mediocre. Her dam Minstinguette produced several minor winners and was a granddaughter of Leading Home, a half-sister of the
Belmont Stakes The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It is run over 1.5 miles (2,400 m). Colts and geldings carry a weight of ; fillies carry . The race, nicknamed Th ...
winner
Bounding Home Bounding Home (1941 – February 23, 1947) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known as the upset winner of the 1944 Belmont Stakes that deprived Pensive of the U.S. Triple Crown. Career Bred by foodstuffs manufacturer William Zi ...
. Committed was sent to the sales as a yearling but attracted little interest and was sold for $52,000 to representatives of the British businessman
Robert Sangster Robert Edmund Sangster (23 May 1936 – 7 April 2004)
. The filly was sent to Ireland and was trained by
Dermot Weld Dermot K. Weld (born 29 July 1948), a former jockey is one of Ireland's most successful racehorse trainers. He holds the record for the most winners trained in Ireland (2,578 set in August 2000). Weld maintains his stable, Rosewell House, in C ...
at the
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,
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.


Racing career


1982 & 1983 seasons: early career

In 1982, Committed finished unplaced on her debut, and then recorded her first win in a seven
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maiden race In horse racing a maiden race is an event for horses that have not won a race. Horses that have not won a race are referred to as maidens. Maiden horse races are held over a variety of distances and under conditions with eligibility based on the se ...
at
Galway Racecourse Ballybrit Race Track, also known as Galway Racecourse, is a horse race course in County Galway, Ireland. It is located in the townland of Ballybrit, in the environs of Castlegar, County Galway, Castlegar, just north of the N6 road (Ireland), N6 B ...
in July. She won a minor event at
Leopardstown Racecourse Leopardstown Racecourse is an Ireland, Irish horse-racing venue, located in Leopardstown, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, 8 km south of the Dublin city centre. Like the majority of Irish courses, it hosts both National Hunt and Flat racing. Th ...
in August and was then moved up sharply in class for the
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Moyglare Stud Stakes The Moyglare Stud Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled ...
at the
Curragh The Curragh ( ; ga, An Currach ) is a flat open plain of almost of common land in County Kildare. This area is well known for Irish horse breeding and training. The Irish National Stud is located on the edge of Kildare town, beside the ...
in the following month. Starting a 20/1 outsider for the six furlong race she finished third behind the British-trained
Habibti Habibti (foaled 1980) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare who was one of the highest-rated sprinters in European racing history. Habibti was unbeaten as a two-year-old, winning the Group Two Lowther Stak ...
. Committed improved throughout her three-year-old season in 1983. After being beaten in her first two races she won minor races at
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and
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and then took the July Scurry Handicap at the Curragh. She then returned to Phoenix Park for three
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wins of increasing importance. She won the Hardwicke Cup over seven furlongs, the Orchardstown Stud Stakes over six and ended her season by winning the Swordlestown Stud Stakes over six in October.


1984: four-year-old season

On her four-year-old debut in May, Committed finished second to the British-trained three-year-old Reesh in the Group Three Greenlands Stakes at the Curragh, beaten half a length after making up a great deal of ground in the final furlong. She was then tried over a mile and finished second by half a length to the
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-trained Argosy in the Kilfrush/What a Guest Stakes at Phoenix Park. In June Committed was raced outside Ireland for the first time when she was sent to
Royal Ascot Ascot Racecourse ("ascot" pronounced , often pronounced ) is a dual-purpose British racecourse, located in Ascot, Berkshire, England, which is used for thoroughbred horse racing. It hosts 13 of Britain's 36 annual Flat Group 1 horse races and ...
to contest the
Cork and Orrery Stakes The Platinum Jubilee Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. Three-year-olds foaled in the Southern Hemisphere are also eligible. It is run at A ...
in which she was ridden by the Australian Brent Thomson and started the 3/1 favourite against fourteen opponents. She took the lead two furlongs from the finish and won by two and a half lengths from Celestial Dancer, with the Duke of York Stakes winner Gabitat, four lengths back in third. Committed was then moved up to Group One class for the first time since 1982 when she faced an exceptional field which included
Habibti Habibti (foaled 1980) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare who was one of the highest-rated sprinters in European racing history. Habibti was unbeaten as a two-year-old, winning the Group Two Lowther Stak ...
(the champion sprinter of 1983),
Never So Bold Never So Bold (26 April 1980 – 8 February 2000) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was a specialist sprinter who recorded all his important wins at distances between five and six and a half furlongs. After finishing unplaced ...
(the champion sprinter of 1985) and
Chief Singer Chief Singer (19 March 1981 – 2000) was an Irish-bred British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a racing career which lasted from June 1983 until September 1984 he ran nine times and won four races. The colt won the Group Thre ...
in the July Cup at
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. She disputed the lead until the final furlong and eventually finished third of the nine runners behind Chief Singer and Never So Bold. The filly then returned to Ireland and won a second Hardwicke Cup, this time as odds-on favourite. In August, Committed ran over the minimum distance of five furlongs for the first time in her career when he ran in the Group One William Hill Sprint Championship at
York Racecourse York Racecourse is a horse racing venue in York, North Yorkshire, England. It is the third biggest racecourse in Britain in terms of total prize money offered, and second behind Ascot Racecourse, Ascot in prize money offered per meeting. It att ...
. Ridden again by Thomson, she started at 5/1 against a field which included Habibti, Reesh, Anita' Prince (
King George Stakes The King George Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and it is sc ...
) and Sayf El Arab (
King's Stand Stakes The King's Stand Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and it is scheduled t ...
). Committed took the lead approaching the final furlong and drew away from her opponents to win by four lengths in what
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described as "a devastating performance". In September, Committed moved back up to six furlongs for the
Vernons Sprint Cup The Sprint Cup is a Group races, Group 1 Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Haydock Park Racecourse ...
at
Haydock Park Racecourse Haydock Park Racecourse is a racecourse in Merseyside, North West England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, the racecourse is set in an area of parkland bounded by the towns of Haydock to the west, Ashton-in-Makerfield ...
. She had little luck in the race, failing to obtain a clear run until the closing stages and finishing fourth behind Petong, Never So Bold and Habibti. Committed's last race of 1984 was the Group One Prix de l'Abbaye over 1000
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at
Longchamp Racecourse The Longchamp Racecourse (french: Hippodrome de Longchamp) is a 57 hectare horse-racing facility located on the Route des Tribunes at the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, France. It is used for flat racing and is noted for its variety of interlaced tr ...
in October in which she was ridden by the American jockey
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. Committed took the lead at half way, accelerated clear of the field, and won by two and a half lengths from Habibti and Anita's Prince. Plans to run her on dirt in the
Breeders' Cup Sprint The Breeders' Cup Sprint is an American Weight for Age Grade I Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older. Run on dirt Corrected grade for Santa Anita sprintover a distance of 6 Furlongs ( mile), the race has been held annually si ...
did not materialise and she was retired for the season.


1985: five-year-old season

Committed did not appear as a five-year-old until June, when she won the Group Three Ballyogan Stakes over five furlongs at Leopardstown. Two weeks later she started 7/4 favourite for the
King's Stand Stakes The King's Stand Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and it is scheduled t ...
but finished third behind Never So Bold and Primo Dominie. Following this race she was purchased from Robert Sangster in a private deal by the American businessman
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. She was beaten again by Never So Bold in her next race, finishing second to the British five-year-old in the July Cup. At
Deauville Racecourse Hippodrome Deauville-La Touques is a race track for thoroughbred horse racing located in Deauville in the Calvados département, in the Normandy ''région'' of France. Originally called Hippodrome de la Touques, it was named for the Touques River t ...
in August she sustained a third consecutive defeat when caught in the last strides and beaten a neck by Spectacular Joke in the
Prix Maurice de Gheest The Prix Maurice de Gheest is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 1,300 metres (about 6½ furlongs), and it is sched ...
over 1300m. The mare returned to winning form in the Swordlestown Stud Stakes at the Phoenix Park but raced lazily and was unimpressive in beating three moderate opponents. In her remaining races she was equipped with a
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. Rather than travel to England for the Sprint Cup (won by Sangster's colt Orojoya), Committed remained in Ireland and was an easy winner of the inaugural running of the
Flying Five Stakes The Flying Five Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and it is scheduled to ...
at Phoenix Park. In October the mare was ridden by
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as she attempted to win a second Prix de l'Abbaye. Never So Bold was made the 2/5 favourite in a field of twelve, with Committed second in the betting on 8.4/1. Racing on fast ground, Committed took the lead 200m from the finish and held off several challenges to win by a head from Robert Sangter's French-trained filly Vilikaia, with Never So Bold in fourth. She was the third horse to win the race for a second time after Texanita (1963, 1964) and
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(1976 (dead heat), 1977). The Abbaye was Committed's last race in Europe: in November she was sent to the United States for the second running of the Breeders' Cup Sprint on dirt at
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. Ridden by Steve Cauthen, she reached fourth place in the straight, but faded in the closing stages and finished seventh behind Precisionist. She was then sent to California and entered the stable of
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. She recorded her first North American win in December when she won the Matching Handicap over six furlongs on turf at
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. On 15 January 1986, Committed ran for the last time in the
Santa Monica Handicap The Santa Monica Stakes is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late January/early February at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Open to fillies and mares age four and older, it is run on the dirt over a distance of s ...
over seven furlongs at
Santa Anita Park Santa Anita Park is a Thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent horse racing events in the United States during early fall, winter and in spring. The track is home to numerous prestigious races ...
. She finished eighth behind Her Royalty and was immediately retired to stud.


Assessment

In 1982, Committed was given a rating of 97 by the independent
Timeform Timeform is a sports data and content provider located in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. Founded in 1948, it provides systematic information on form to punters and others involved in the horse racing industry. The company was purchased by ...
organisation, while in the Irish Free Handicap (a rating of the best two-year-olds to race in Ireland) she was allotted 111 pounds, 21 pound below the top-rated Danzatore. In the following year, she was rated 116 by Timeform, but did not feature in the official International Classification. Committed was given a peak Timeform rating of 128 in 1984. She was the highest-rated older sprinter in the International Classification and the third highest-rated older female racehorse in Europe, behind
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and
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. In the Gilbey Champion Racehorses awards, based on points awarded for performances in major races, Committed was named Champion Sprinter of 1984. In the International Classification for 1985, Committed was rated the second-best sprinter in Europe behind Never So Bold. Timeform gave her a rating of 126, and commented that despite her unfashionable pedigree "in performance, Committed is an aristocrat".


Stud record

Committed was retired from racing to become a broodmare for her owner's breeding organisation. She was very successful producer: her first seven foals were all winners, two of them at Graded level in the United States. Following Paulson's death in 2000, Committed was sent to the sales at
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and was bought for $300,000 by the
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-based Diamond A Farm. * Committed Dancer (bay colt, foaled in 1987, sired by
Nijinsky Vaslav (or Vatslav) Nijinsky (; rus, Вацлав Фомич Нижинский, Vatslav Fomich Nizhinsky, p=ˈvatsləf fɐˈmʲitɕ nʲɪˈʐɨnskʲɪj; pl, Wacław Niżyński, ; 12 March 1889/18908 April 1950) was a ballet dancer and choreog ...
) won six races in Ireland * Dobie (bay colt, foaled in 1988, sired by
Lyphard Lyphard (10 May 1969 – 10 June 2005) was an American-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and an important sire. Background American bred in Pennsylvania, Lyphard was a son of Northern Dancer out of the mare Goofed. He was auctioned ...
) won three races in Ireland * Young Freeman (bay colt, foaled in 1989, sired by
Nijinsky Vaslav (or Vatslav) Nijinsky (; rus, Вацлав Фомич Нижинский, Vatslav Fomich Nizhinsky, p=ˈvatsləf fɐˈmʲitɕ nʲɪˈʐɨnskʲɪj; pl, Wacław Niżyński, ; 12 March 1889/18908 April 1950) was a ballet dancer and choreog ...
) won four races in the United Kingdom * Viage (bay colt, foaled in 1990, sired by
Alydar Alydar (March 23, 1975 – November 15, 1990) was an American Thoroughbred race horse and sire. A chestnut colt, he was most famous for finishing a close second to Affirmed in all three races of the 1978 Triple Crown. With each successive ...
) won two races in the United States * Pharma (bay mare, foaled in 1991, sired by
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) won seven races in the United States including the
Santa Ana Handicap The Santa Ana Handicap is a Thoroughbred horse race run at annually Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California during the third week of March. The race is open to fillies and mares, age four and up, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the tu ...
and the
Wilshire Handicap The Wilshire Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares age three and older. The race runs over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs) on turf track and is scheduled annually in May at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia ...
* Nicklaus (bay colt, foaled in 1992, sired by
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) won two races in the United States * Hap (bay colt, foaled in 1996, sired by
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) won ten races in the United States including the
Bernard Baruch Handicap The Bernard Baruch Handicap is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-years-old and older run over a distance of miles on the turf annually in early August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The event current ...
(twice),
Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes The Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes is a Grade I American thoroughbred horse race for three year olds and older over a distance of one mile on the turf held annually in October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky during the fall meeting. ...
,
Fourstardave Handicap The Fourstardave Handicap is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for horses that are three years old or older over a distance of one mile on the turf course scheduled annually in August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. ...
,
Dixie Stakes The Dinner Party Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid-May at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the eighth-oldest graded stakes race in the United States and the oldest stakes race in Maryland and all o ...
* Olivia M (bay mare, foaled in 1997, sired by
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) unraced * Belva (bay mare, foaled in 1998, sired by
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) unraced, dam of
English Channel The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" (Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), (Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Kana ...
* Committed Actress (bay mare, foaled in 2001, sired by
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) failed to win in two starts Committed was
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at the Diamond A on 3 May 2009 "due to the infirmities of old age".


Pedigree


References

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