Lumiere (foaled 10 March 2013) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse. She was one of the best British two-year-old fillies of 2015 when she ran second in the

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before winning the

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. Her only win in the following year came in the Sir Henry Cecil Stakes but she was placed in both the Sceptre Stakes and the Challenge Stakes.

Background

Lumiere is a grey mare bred in England by

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. She was from the seventh crop of foals sired by

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whose wins included the

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and

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. His other offspring have included

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and

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. Lumiere's dam Screen Star won on her only racecourse appearance, a contest for two-year-old at

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in 2007. She was a great-granddaughter of

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of 1984. During her racing career, the filly was owned by Sheikh Mohammed's son Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum and trained by Mark Johnston at

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Racing career

2015: two-year-old season

Lumiere was ridden in all of her 2015 races by

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. She made her racecourse debut in a

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over six furlongs at

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on 9 July and started the 6/5 favourite against seven opponents. She led from the start, accelerated away from the field approaching the final furlong and won impressively by six

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from Sharja Queen. The filly was then moved up sharply in class for the

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on 20 August and started the 9/4 favourite ahead of the

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winner Besharah. She took the lead soon after the start but was overtaken by Besharah inside the final furlong and was beaten two and a quarter lengths into second place. On her third and final appearance as a juvenile, Lumiere was one of eight fillies to contest the Group One Cheveley Park Stakes over six furlongs at Newmarket on 26 September and started the 100/30 third choice in the betting behind Besharah and the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes winner Illuminate. A two-horse Irish challenge comprised Alice Springs (third to Minding in the

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) and the

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winner Bear Cheek. Lumiere took the lead from the start and opened up a clear advantage at half way. She was strongly challenged in the closing stages but stayed on to win by half a length, a head and three quarters of a length from Illuminate, Besharah and Alice Springs. After the race Johnston said "We always thought there was no shortage of stamina but we also know she's very fast and has a tremendous cruising speed. I'm very, very hopeful she can stay a mile".

2016: three-year-old season

Lumiere began her second season in the

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at Newmarket on 1 May and started the second favourite in a sixteen-runner field. After starting strongly and disputing the early lead she dropped away quickly in the last three furlongs and finished last behind Minding. After a two-month break the filly was dropped in class for her return in the Listed Sir Henry Cecil Stakes at Newmarket on 7 July. Ridden as in the Guineas by

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she started 3/1 favourite and posted a decisive win as she took the lead approaching the last quarter mile and drew away to win "comfortably" by six lengths from the colt Cymric. Later that month she was sent to France for the Group 1

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over 1600 metres at

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in which she briefly held the lead 500 metres out before fading to finish ninth behind Qemah. James Doyle partnered Lumiere in her last two races. She was dropped in distance for the Group 3 Sceptre Stakes over seven furlongs at

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on 9 September and finished third to Spangled and Mise En Rose after leading inside the final furlong. I the Challenge Stakes on 7 October over the same distance at Newmarket she led for most of the way before being overtaken in the closing stages and beaten a length by the colt Aclaim.

Pedigree

References

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External links

Career 1-2-3 Colour Chart
– ''Lumiere'' 2013 racehorse births Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom Thoroughbred family 1-x