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Dick Turpin (foaled 30 April 2007) is an Irish-bred, British-trained
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racehorse and
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. In three years of racing he won nine of his twenty races, showing consistent top-class form over distances of around one mile. As a two-year-old in 2009 he won the first four of his six races including the
Richmond Stakes The Richmond Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old colts and geldings. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is schedul ...
and the Tattersalls Ireland Sale Stakes. In the following year he won the
Greenham Stakes The Greenham Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts and geldings. It is run over a distance of 7 furlongs () at Newbury in ...
and the
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, finished second in the
2000 Guineas The 2000 Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 flat race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) and scheduled to take place each year at ...
,
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and
St James's Palace Stakes The St James's Palace Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 7 furlongs and 213 yards (1,603 metres). It is schedu ...
and ran third in the
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. As a four-year-old in 2011 he added victories in the
Sandown Mile The Sandown Mile is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) at Sandown Park in late April. Histor ...
,
Summer Mile Stakes The Summer Mile Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 7 furlongs and 213 yards (1,603 metres), and it i ...
and
Premio Vittorio di Capua The Premio Vittorio di Capua is a Group 2 flat horse race in Italy open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Milan over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September or Oct ...
before being retired to stud at the end of the year.


Background

Dick Turpin is a bay horse with a white star and snip and four white
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bred by John McEnery at the Rossenarra Stud in
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. As a foal in November 2007 he was offered for sale at Goffs and was bought for €12,000 by Noel McDonnell. A year later he returned to the auction ring at
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and was sold to Peter Doyle Bloodstock for €26,000. He entered into the ownership of John Manley and was sent into training with
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at
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in
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. His sire, Arakan, was an American-bred horse who raced in Europe, winning the
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in 2004 and the
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in 2005. Apart from Dick Turpin, the best of his progeny has been the
Toormore Toormore (19 March 2011 – 22 February 2018) was an Irish-bred British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He was the champion two-year-old in Europe in 2013 when he was undefeated in all his races including the Vintage Stakes and Vincent O'Brien N ...
. Dick Turpin's dam Merrily showed no racing ability, failing to win in twelve starts. She was a great-granddaughter of Vareta, a French broodmare who won the
Prix de la Forêt The Prix de la Forêt is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it is ...
in 1955 and whose other descendants included Zeddaan (
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), Shafaraz (
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), Ashkalani (Poule d'Essai des Poulains,
Prix du Moulin The Prix du Moulin de Longchamp is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is sch ...
) and Zalaiyka (
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).


Racing career


2009: two-year-old season

Dick Turpin was ridden in five of his six races in 2009 by Richard Hughes. He made his racecourse debut in a
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over six
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at
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on 8 June in which he started at odds of 3/1 and won "unchallenged" by four and a half
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from fourteen opponents. On 11 July he was ridden by Pat Dobbs when he followed up in a minor event at
Salisbury Racecourse Salisbury Racecourse is a flat racecourse in the United Kingdom featuring thoroughbred horse racing, southwest of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Fifteen race meetings a year are held there between early May and mid-October. History Racing at t ...
, winning "readily" by six lengths at odds of 8/11. On 31 July the colt was stepped up in class for the
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Richmond Stakes at
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and started the 6/5 favourite ahead of eight opponents including Rakaan (third in the
Coventry Stakes The Coventry Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each ...
) and Buzzword. After disputing the lead from the start he "stormed clear" in the closing stages to win by three lengths from Buzzword. Hughes commented "He takes a bit of time to get rolling once you switch him off. He's a very tall horse, with a huge stride. He needs a little break now, as he's a bit on the weak side." On 22 August he was sent to Ireland for the Tattersalls Ireland Sale Stakes at
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, a race restricted to horses sold at the 2008 Tattersalls yearling sales. Despite conceding five pounds to his opponents he started the 8/15 favourite and won "easily" by one and a half lengths from Dragon Fighter. The colt's assistant trainer
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said "I think that's our sixth winner of this race but none were better than him... He's won a Group Two so the next step would have to be a Group One, whether that is this year or next. He could be a Guineas horse next year". On 4 October Dick Turpin was sent to France and moved up to Group 1 class for the
Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère The Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère, formerly the Grand Critérium, is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1, ...
over 1400 metres 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 ...
. He started the second choice in the betting in a seven-runner field but after racing towards the rear he was unable to catch the leaders and came home fifth behind
Siyouni Siyouni (foaled 14 February 2007) is a French bred and French trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career which ran from May 2009 to October 2010 he ran twelve times and won four races, including one at the highest Group One level. He s ...
,
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, Buzzword and
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. Thirteen days later the colt contested the
Dewhurst Stakes The Dewhurst Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old colts and fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), ...
over seven furlongs at
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and finished sixth of the fifteen runners behind
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.


2010: three-year-old season

On 17 April Dick Turpin made his three-year-old debut in the Greenham Stakes (a trial race for the
2000 Guineas The 2000 Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 flat race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) and scheduled to take place each year at ...
) over seven furlongs at
Newbury Racecourse Newbury Racecourse is a racecourse and events venue in the civil parish of Greenham, adjoining the town of Newbury in Berkshire, England. It has courses for flat races and over jumps. It hosts one of Great Britain's 36 annual Group 1 flat r ...
and started the 8/1 third choice behind his stablemate
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and Arcano in a five-runner field. Ridden for the first time by Ryan Moore he tracked the front-running Canford Cliffs before taking the lead inside the final furlong and winning by half a length. In the 2000 Guineas over the
Rowley Mile Newmarket Racecourse is a British Thoroughbred horse racing venue in Newmarket, Suffolk, comprising two individual racecourses: the Rowley Mile and the July Course. Newmarket is often referred to as the headquarters of British horseracin ...
on 1 May Dick Turpin, a 16/1 outsider, took the lead three furlongs out but was overtaken inside the final furlong and beaten intoecond place by
Makfi Makfi (foaled 4 March 2007) is a British-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In 2010 he won the 2000 Guineas and Prix Jacques Le Marois. Background Makfi's sire is Irish 2,000 Guineas and Prix Jacques Le Marois winner Dubawi. ...
with Canford Cliffs in third,
Xtension Xtension (; foaled 2 February 2007) is a Hong Kong based racehorse. He is one of the nominees of 2010-2011 Hong Kong Horse of the Year Horse of the Year is the most prestigious honor in Thoroughbred horse racing given by racing organizations in ...
fourth and the favourite
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in sixth. Fifteen days later the colt was sent to France for the
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at Longchamp finished second of the fifteen runners, beaten half a length by Lope de Vega with Buzzword, Siyouni and
Poet's Voice Poet's Voice (7 March 2007 – 17 March 2018) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He showed very good form as a two-year-old in 2009 when he won two races including the Champagne Stakes. He failed to live up to his promise in the fir ...
unplaced. In the
St James's Palace Stakes The St James's Palace Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 7 furlongs and 213 yards (1,603 metres). It is schedu ...
at
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Dick Turpin finished runner-up in a Group 1 race for the third time in a row when he was beaten a length by Canford Cliffs with Siyouni, Beethoven and Makfi finishing behind. Richard Hughes resumed the ride when the colt was sent to France again for the Group 1 Prix Jean Prat over 1600 metres at
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on 4 July and started at 5/1. Lope de Vega started favourite, while the other six runners included Siyouni, Xtension and Hearts of Fire (
Gran Criterium The Gran Criterium is a Group 2 flat horse race in Italy open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Milan over a distance of 1,500 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October. The event he ...
). After racing in third place behind the pacemaker Altair Star and Lope de Vega Dick Turpin took the lead 400 metres from the finish and accelerated away from the field to win "easily" by four lengths. Richard Hughes commented "You get some horses like that which never get to win one and finish second all the time but, now Dick Turpin's broken his duck, the pressure is off". At
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in August Dick Turpin was stepped up in distance for the
International Stakes The International Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 56 yards (2, ...
over ten and a half furlongs and came home fifth of the nine runners behind
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. On his final appearance of the season went back to France for the
Prix de la Forêt The Prix de la Forêt is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it is ...
at Longchamp over 1400 metres and finished third behind
Goldikova Goldikova (15 March 2005 – 5 January 2021) was a champion French Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Breeders' Cup Mile three times and was the 2010 European Horse of the Year. She was based in France, although she also raced in the United St ...
and
Paco Boy Paco Boy (foaled 24 March 2005) is a retired Irish thoroughbred racehorse who was trained by Richard Hannon Sr. He won three Group 1 races including Prix de la Forêt, Queen Anne Stakes and Lockinge Stakes. Paco Boy was known as a hold up horse ...
, beaten a length by the winner. In the
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Dick Turpin was assessed at 124, making him the fourteenth best horse in the world, and the fifth best three-year-old.


2011: four-year-old season

On 23 April 2011 Dick Turpin was dropped back from Group 1 class for the first time in over a year when he started 8/13 favourite for the Group 2 bet365 Mile at
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. His four opponents were
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( Joel Stakes), Music Show, Dream Eater (
City of York Stakes The City of York Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to ...
) and Higland Knight. With Hughes in the saddle he raced in third before accelerating into the lead approaching the final furlong and winning by two and a quarter lengths from Cityscape. Hannon commented "He's a very good horse and we have left a bit behind as this was just a stepping stone really" before pointing out the scheduling problems of handling both Dick Turpin and Canford Cliffs saying "I'm lucky to have two of the best milers around and I'd love to keep them separate". Despite Hannon's hopes Dick Turpin was matched against Canford Cliffs in the
Lockinge Stakes The Lockinge Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) at Newbur ...
at Newbury on 11 May and came home fourth behind his stablemate after being hampered approaching the final furlong. Eleven days later he ran poorly in the
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and finished last of the nine runners behind Goldikova. Dick Turpin was dropped back to Group 2 class for the Summer Mile Stakes at Ascot on 9 July and was made the 2/1 second favourite behind the
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winner Side Glance in a five-runner field which also included Red Jazz ( Challenge Stakes). Ridden by
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he was settled in fourth place before moving up to take the lead a furlong out and winning by three quarters of a length from Fanunalter. After the race Hannon said "It was firm ground in France and he came back a little jarred up, so we gave him time some time off. He's a good horse, he travels so well and has got a good racing brain". The colt was back in France in August for the
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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 ...
and ran seventh behind
Immortal Verse Immortal Verse (foaled 1 May 2008) is an Irish-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. As a two-year-old she showed promise by winning on her debut and finishing second in the Prix d'Aumale. Her early form in 2011 was disappoi ...
. On 24 September Dick Turpin was sent to Italy for the Group 1 Premio Vittorio di Capua over 1600 metres at
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in
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in which he was ridden by
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. He started odds-on favourite against six opponents including Cityscape, Fanunalter and the German mare Vanjura. After racing in fifth place he produced a strong run on the outside in the straight, caught Cityscape on the line, and won by a short head. Dick Turpin ended his track career in the
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at Ascot in October in which he came home fifth behind
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,
Excelebration Excelebration (foaled 13 April 2008) is an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse. As a three-year-old he recorded wins in the Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen and Hungerford Stakes, before winning his first Group 1 in the Prix du Moulin de Longchamp. After fini ...
, Immortal Verse and Dubawi Gold. In the 2011 World Thoroughbred Rankings Dick Turpin was given a rating of 122 making him the twenty-third best racehorse in the world.


Stud career

Dick Turpin was retired from racing to become a breeding stallion at the
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. The best of his offspring have included Vintage Brut (
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,
Rockingham Stakes The Rockingham Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged two years only. It is run at York over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,206 metres), and it is scheduled to take place ...
) and Billesdon Bess (
Upavon Fillies' Stakes The Upavon Fillies' Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to mares and fillies aged three years or older. It is run at Salisbury over a distance of 1 mile 1 furlong and 201 yards (1 ...
).


Pedigree


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