Joshua Tree (Foaled March 8, 2007)
is an Irish thoroughbred
stallion, bred by
Castlemartin Stud And Skymarc Farm.
He is sired by
Montjeu
Montjeu (4 April 1996 – 29 March 2012) was an Irish-bred, French-trained thoroughbred horse racing racehorse and sire. In a racing career which lasted from September 1998 to November 2000, he ran sixteen times and won eleven races, including ...
.
He is a four time Group 1 winner, having earned £2.4m ($3.8m) in his racing career.
Joshua Tree is the only horse to have ever won the
Gr.1 Pattison Canadian International Stakes three times: in 2010,
2012
and 2013. Joshua also won the Gr. 2 Royal Lodge in Ascot at the age of two, the Gr. 2
Prix Kergorlay
The Prix Kergorlay is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 3,000 metres (about 1⅞ miles), and it is scheduled t ...
in Deauville, the Gr. 1 International Invitational cup in Qatar, and the Irish Stallion Farms maiden stakes in Ireland.
He came second in the Gr. 1 Canadian International in 2011, Second in the Gr. 2 Princess of Wales's stakes in Newmarket, second in the Gr. 2 Prix Kergorlay in Deauville and second in the gr. 3 Dubai Gold Cup. Joshua Tree is owned by K Nabooda and K Albahou. He stands at Stud in France.
Racing career
Joshua Tree ranks fourth on the list of earners sired by
Montjeu
Montjeu (4 April 1996 – 29 March 2012) was an Irish-bred, French-trained thoroughbred horse racing racehorse and sire. In a racing career which lasted from September 1998 to November 2000, he ran sixteen times and won eleven races, including ...
, behind
St Nicholas Abbey
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,
Green Moon
Green Moon is a Thoroughbred racehorse bred in Ireland and trained in Australia, and owned by Australian businessman Lloyd Williams. He won the 2012 Melbourne Cup, ridden by Brett Prebble and trained by Robert Hickmott. The horse was originall ...
and
Hurricane Run
Hurricane Run (2002–2016) was a world champion Irish-bred thoroughbred racehorse. He was the second French-trained horse, after his sire Montjeu, to win both the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. He w ...
.
Gr.1 Canadian International
First Win
Jockey:
Colm O'Donoghue
Trainer:
Aidan O'Brien
Aidan Patrick O'Brien (born 16 October 1969 in County Wexford, Ireland)[ Aidan O'Brien bio NTRA. ...](_blank)
.
Second Win
Jockey:
Frankie Dettori
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Trainer:
Marco Botti
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.
Grade I
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Third Win
Jockey:
Ryan Moore
Trainer
Ed Dunlop
Edward A. L. Dunlop (born 20 October 1968) is a British thoroughbred racehorse trainer.
Dunlop is the son of British champion trainer John Dunlop. He was educated at Sunningdale School and Eton College. He began his career on stud farms in Ire ...
.
The winning time was 2m35.45s.
Pedigree
References
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2007 racehorse births
Racehorses bred in Ireland
Racehorses trained in Ireland
Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom
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