The following list shows the line of descent for major winners from the

Northern Dancer Northern Dancer (May 27, 1961 – November 16, 1990) was a Thoroughbred who, in 1964, became the first Canadian-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby. He then became one of the most successful sires of the 20th century. He is considered a Canad ...

sire line, tracking

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from the stallion dubbed by the ''New York Times'' in 1990 "the dominant progenitor of his breed". It focuses on winners of the principal three-year-old Classic races, as these have long been used to evaluate a stallion's success, and the highest quality races for older horses based on

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rankings. A few other highly prestigious races from around the world have been included as well. Northern Dancer's first major winner was

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 ...

, who swept the

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in 1970. Nijinsky in turn established himself as a leading sire, as did several other of Northern Dancer's sons, especially Danzig,

Storm Bird Storm Bird (19 April 1978 – 3 December 2004) was a Canadian-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was the outstanding European two-year-old of 1980, when he was unbeaten in five races, including the Anglesey Stakes, Natio ...

(through his son

Storm Cat Storm Cat (February 27, 1983 – April 24, 2013) was an American Thoroughbred stallion whose breeding fee during the peak of his stud career was $500,000, the highest in North America at the time. He was the leading sire in North America in 1999 ...

) and

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. Modern descendants of Northern Dancer's sire line include

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winner Justify (2018) and the majority of recent English Classic winners including the undefeated

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. Although not covered by the following list, Northern Dancer's influence is magnified in modern pedigrees by the success of several of his male descendants as broodmare sires. Triple Crown winner

American Pharoah American Pharoah (foaled February 2, 2012) is a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the American Triple Crown and the Breeders' Cup Classic in 2015. He was the 12th Triple Crown winner in history, and in winning all four races, became the first ho ...

and leading sire

Tapit Tapit (foaled February 27, 2001, in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won three of his six races, including the Wood Memorial Stakes, then a Graded stakes race, Grade I event. He was an immediate success after retiring to stud, ...

are just two examples of horses who descend from Northern Dancer in an indirect line.

Races included and number of winners

The following races were selected based on notability (for example, the

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and

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races), quality (as measured by the IFHA ranking of the top 100 G1 races), and geography (to sample racing from around the world). This list also shows how many winners of the given race descend from the Northern Dancer sire line (not including Northern Dancer's own wins in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Queen's Plate). Three-year-old classics: * 2000 Guineas – 27 * 1000 Guineas – 24 *

Epsom Derby The Derby Stakes, also known as the Epsom Derby or the Derby, and as the Cazoo Derby for sponsorship reasons, is a Group 1 flat horse race in England open to three-year-old colts and fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs Racecourse in Surrey o ...

– 31 *

Epsom Oaks The Oaks Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 6 yards ...

– 23 *

St Leger The St Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Doncaster over a ...

– 22 *

Kentucky Derby The Kentucky Derby is a horse race held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, almost always on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The competition is a Grade I stakes race for three-year ...

– 7 *

Preakness Stakes The Preakness Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held on Armed Forces Day which is also the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs () on ...

– 12 *

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 ...

– 8 *

Kentucky Oaks The Kentucky Oaks is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The race currently covers at Churchill Downs; the horses carry . The Kentucky Oaks is held on the Friday ...

– 10 *

Coaching Club American Oaks The Coaching Club American Oaks is a race for thoroughbred three-year-old fillies and the second leg of the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing. Originally run at Belmont Park, the Grade I $500,000 stakes race was moved to Saratoga Race Course in ...

(CCAO) – 6 *

Poule d'Essai des Poulains Molof (Ampas, Poule, Powle-Ma) is a poorly documented Papuan language spoken by about 200 people in Molof village, Senggi District, Keerom Regency. Classification Wurm (1975) placed it as an independent branch of Trans–New Guinea, but Ros ...

– 28 *

Poule d'Essai des Pouliches The Poule d'Essai des Pouliches is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) at ...

– 18 *

Prix du Jockey Club The Prix du Jockey Club, sometimes referred to as the French Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Chantilly over a ...

– 21 *

Prix de Diane The Prix de Diane, sometimes referred to as the French Oaks, is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Chantilly over a distance of 2,100 met ...

– 21 *

Irish 2000 Guineas The Irish 2,000 Guineas is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is ...

– 29 *

Irish 1000 Guineas The Irish 1,000 Guineas is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled t ...

– 23 *

Irish Derby The Irish Derby ( Irish: Dearbaí na hÉireann) is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance ...

– 37 *

Irish Oaks The Irish Oaks is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres), and it i ...

– 24 *

Deutsches Derby The Deutsches Derby is a Group 1 flat horse race in Germany open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Hamburg-Horn over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to ...

– 15 *

Randwick Guineas The Randwick Guineas is an Australian Turf Club Group One Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, run at set weights over a distance of 1600 metres at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March as a part of the Sydney Autumn Carnival ...

– 19 *

Rosehill Guineas The Rosehill Guineas is an Australian Turf Club Group One Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds at set weights run over a distance of 2000 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia annually in March. Total prize money for t ...

– 16 *

Australian Derby Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal A ...

– 15 * Australian Oaks – 14 *

Satsuki Sho Satsuki is a traditional Japanese name for the month of . It is commonly used as a feminine given name and, more rarely, as a surname or a masculine name. Possible spellings Satsuki can be spelled using different ''kanji'' characters and can mean: ...

(Japanese 2000 Guineas) – 5 *

Oka Sho The is a Japanese Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan. The race is restricted to three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies and is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) at the Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyōgo in April. It was ...

(Japanese 1000 Guineas) – 7 *

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(Japanese Derby) – 6 *

Yushun Himba The , also known as the is a Japanese Grade 1 flat horse race for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 2,400 metres (approximately 1 mile 4 furlongs) at the Tokyo Racecourse, Fuchū, Tokyo in May. History It was first run ...

(Japanese Oaks) – 11 * Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger) – 3 Top rated races: *

Black Caviar Lightning The Black Caviar Lightning, registered as the Lightning Stakes, is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age, run over a distance of 1000 metres at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in February. Prize mone ...

– 19/22 *

Dubai World Cup The Dubai World Cup (Arabic: كأس دبي العالمي) is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1996 and contested at the Meydan Racecourse (Arabic: ميدان) which in Arabic suggests a place wh ...

- 6/7 *

Dubai Sheema Classic The Dubai Sheema Classic is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates open to thoroughbreds which are four-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres (approximately miles; 2410 metres since 2010) on the turf track a ...

– 9 * Queen Elizabeth Stakes (AUS) – 9/11 * Champions Mile (Hong Kong) - 10/12 *

Queen Elizabeth II Cup The Queen Elizabeth II Cup is a Group One Thoroughbred horse race at Sha Tin Racecourse in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Established in 1975 by the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club, it is run annually in April at a distance of 2,000 metres (ten ...

(QEII Cup – Hong Kong) – 15/17 *

Metropolitan Handicap The Metropolitan Handicap, frequently called the "Met Mile", is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Open to horses age three and older, it is contested on dirt over a distance of one mile (8 furl ...

(Met Mile) – 8 *

Prince of Wales's Stakes The Prince of Wales's Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile 1 furlong and 212 yards (2,004 ...

– 17 *

Takarazuka Kinen The Takarazuka Kinen (宝塚記念) is a Grade I flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds where they run over a distance of 2,200 metres (approximately miles) at Hanshin Racecourse (阪神競馬場) in late June. It is ...

– 6 *

Eclipse Stakes The Eclipse Stakes is a Group races, Group 1 Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Sandown P ...

– 23 *

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot o ...

(King George) – 26/28 *

Whitney Stakes The Whitney Stakes (run as the Whitney Handicap through 2013 and still sometimes referred to as such) is an American Grade 1 stakes race for Thoroughbred racehorses three years of age and older run at a distance of miles. The current purse is $1, ...

– 8 *

Sussex Stakes The Sussex Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and ...

– 28/29 * Prix Jacques le Marois - 22/25 *

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, ...

– 22/23 *

Pacific Classic The Pacific Classic Stakes is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and older over a distance of one and one quarter miles on the dirt track scheduled annually in August at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. The ev ...

– 8/9 *

Irish Champion Stakes The Irish Champion Stakes ( Irish: Curadh-Dhuais na hÉireann) is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,01 ...

- 27/29 *

Prix Vermeille The Prix Vermeille is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), a ...

- 24/25 *

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris, France, over a distance ...

- 25/27 *

Queen Elizabeth II Stakes The Queen Elizabeth II 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 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is s ...

– 25 *

Champion Stakes The Champion Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlong ...

– 19/21 *

Cox Plate The W. S. Cox Plate is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and over under Weight for age conditions, over a distance of 2040 metres (approximately 1m 2f), that is held by the Moonee Valley Racing Club at Moo ...

– 12/15 *

Breeders' Cup Mile The Breeders' Cup Mile is a Grade 1 Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up, run on a grass course. It has been conducted annually as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships since the event's incept ...

- 17/22 * Breeders' Cup Distaff – 10/11 * Breeders' Cup Turf – 18/19 *

Breeders' Cup Classic The Breeders' Cup Classic is a Grade I Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race for 3-year-olds and older run at a distance of on dirt. It is held annually at a different racetrack as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships in late October o ...

— 7 *

Japan Cup The is one of the most prestigious horse races in Japan. It is contested on the last Sunday of November, post time of 15:40 at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo at a distance of 2400 meters (about miles) run under weight for age conditions with ...

– 5 *

Hong Kong Sprint The Hong Kong Sprint is a Group 1 flat horse race in Hong Kong which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1,200 metres (about 6 furlongs) at Sha Tin, and it is scheduled to take place each year in mid De ...

– 9/12 * Arima Kinen – 4 Other races of interest: *

Cheltenham Gold Cup The Cheltenham Gold Cup is a Grade 1 National Hunt horse race run on the New Course at Cheltenham Racecourse in England, over a distance of about 3 miles 2½ furlongs (3 ...

- 11/12 * Ascot Gold Cup – 17/24 *

Durban July Handicap The Hollywoodbets Durban July Handicap is a South African Thoroughbred horse race held annually on the first Saturday of July since 1897 at Greyville Racecourse in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Raced on turf, the Durban July Handicap is open to horses o ...

(South Africa) – 19 *

King's Plate The King's Plate (known as the Queen's Plate between 1860 to 1901 and 1952 to 2022) is Canada's oldest Thoroughbred horse race, having been founded in 1860. It is also the oldest continuously run race in North America. It is run at a distance of ...

(Canada) – 19 *

Melbourne Cup The Melbourne Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia. It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and over, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria as part of the Melb ...

– 11/13

Major winners in the Northern Dancer Sire Line

Nijinsky branch

(1970

(2000 Guineas, Epsom Derby & St Leger), Irish Derby, King George): **

Green Dancer Green Dancer (14 April 1972 – 5 December 2000) was an American-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and stallion. A son of the British Tiple Crown winner Nijinsky, he won the French 2000 Guineas in 1975. Background A son of the Eng ...

(1975 Poulains): ***Aryenne (1980 Pouliches) ***No Attention: ****Super Creek (1988 Kikuka Sho) *** Cadoudal: ****Indian River: *****

Native River Native River (foaled 4 May 2010) is an Irish-bred, British-trained, Thoroughbred racehorse who races under National Hunt rules. He is a specialist long-distance steeplechaser known for his front-running style and apparently inexhaustible stamin ...

(2018 Cheltenham Gold Cup) ****

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(2011 Cheltenham Gold Cup) **** Buck's Boum: *****

Al Boum Photo Al Boum Photo is a French-bred, Irish-trained racehorse who won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2019 and 2020. Background Al Boum Photo is a dark bay gelding with a small white star, and was bred in France by Emmanuel Clayeux & Jacky Rauch. He initi ...

(2019-2020 Cheltenham Gold Cup) *** Suave Dancer (1991 Prix du Jockey Club, Irish Champion, Arc de Triomphe): **** Compton Admiral (1999 Eclipse) **** Volvoreta (2000 Prix Vermeille) ***Green Tune (1994 Poulains) **Dancing Champ: ***Dancing Duel (1993 Durban July) ***Space Walk (1994 Durban July) **Copper Kingdom: ***My Brilliant Star (1992 Australian Oaks) ** Whiskey Road: *** Just A Dash (1981 Melbourne Cup) *** Strawberry Road (1983 Rosehill Guineas, Australian Derby, Cox Plate) **** Fraise (1992 Breeders' Cup Turf) **** Ajina (1997 CCAO, Breeders' Cup Distaff) **** Escena (1998 Breeders' Cup Distaff) ** Maruzensky: *** Horisky (1982 Kikuka Sho) *** Suzuka Koban (1985 Takarazuka Kinen) *** Sakura Chiyono O (1988 Tokyo Yushun) *** Leo Durban (1991 Kikuka Sho) ** Yamaninsky: *** Yaeno Muteki (1988 Satsuki Sho) *** Light Color (1989 Yushun Himba) ** Ile de Bourbon (1978 King George): *** Lagunas (1984 Deutsches Derby) *** Kahyasi (1988 Epsom and Irish Derby): ****

Enzeli Bandar-e Anzali ( fa, بندرانزلی, also Romanized as Bandar-e Anzalī; renamed as Bandar-e Pahlavi during the Pahlavi dynasty) is a city of Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 144,664. Anzali is one of the mo ...

(1999 Ascot Gold Cup) **** Vereva (1997 Prix de Diane) **** Zainta (1998 Prix de Diane) ***

Ile de Chypre Ile de Chypre (25 March 1985 – 2010) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. After showing some promise as a juvenile he improved to become a leading handicapper in 1988, winning two races and being placed in the Old Newton Cup, Mag ...

(1989 International Stakes) ** Yeats (b. 1976): ***

Poetic Prince Poetic Prince, known in Australia as Our Poetic Prince, was an Australian bred and New Zealand trained race-horse that was a top performer at Group 1 level. Racing career Poetic Prince was trained by John Wheeler at New Plymouth. Two year old s ...

(1988 Cox Plate, 1989 Queen Elizabeth (AUS)) **

Niniski Niniski (15 February 1976 – November 1998) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a racing career which lasted from October 1978 until October 1980, he ran fourteen times and won six races. After showing ...

: ***

Petoski Petoski (24 February 1982–2003) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. In a racing career that lasted from June 1984 to July 1986, he ran twelve times and won four races. Petoski is most notable for his win against a strong international f ...

(1985 King George) ***

Kala Dancer Kala Dancer (17 April 1982 – 23 August 2004) was a British-bred Thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse and Horse breeding#Terminology, sire. His reputation as a racehorse rested almost entirely on his upset win in the 1984 Dewhurst Stakes, which ...

: **** Subzero (1992 Melbourne Cup) ***

Minster Son Minster Son (1985 – 30 August 2006), was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career which lasted from late summer 1987 until September 1988, he ran eight times and won five races. He recorded his most important success when winning ...

(1988 St Leger) *** Lomitas: **** Belenus (1999 Deutsches Derby) **** Silvano (2001 QEII Cup): *****Bold Silvano (2010 Durban July) *****Heavy Metal (2013 Durban July) *****Lucky Speed (2013 Deutsches Derby) *****Power King (2015 Durban July) *****Marinaresco (2017 Durban July) *****Sparkling Water (2022 Durban July) ****

Danedream Danedream (foaled 7 May 2008) is a German Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2011 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in race record time. She is one of only three German trained horses to win the Arc, the others being Star Appeal in 1975 a ...

(2011 Arc de Triomphe, 2012 King George) *** Hernando (1993 Prix du Jockey Club): **** Holding Court (2000 Prix du Jockey Club) **** Sulamani (2002 Prix du Jockey Club, International, 2003 Dubai Sheema Classic) *****

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(2009 St Leger) **** Look Here (2008

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) ** Czaravich (1980 Met Mile) ** Kings Lake (1981 Irish 2000, Sussex, Irish Champion) **Sportin' Life: ***

Bet Twice Bet Twice (April 20, 1984 – March 5, 1999) was a multi-millionaire American thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Foaled in Kentucky, he was out of the marGolden Dustand was sired bSportin' Life who in turn was the son of the British Triple Cro ...

(1987

) **

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(1982 Epsom Derby) **

Solford Solford (foaled 31 January 1980) was an American-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire (horse), sire. He was undefeated in his first five races, culminating in a victory over a strong international field in the Eclipse Stakes in 198 ...

(1983 Eclipse) ** Russian Roubles: *** Isono Roubles (1991 Yushun Himba) ** Serheed: ***

Northerly Northerly (17 October 1996 – 9 May 2012) was an Australian racehorse who is considered arguably Australia's best middle distance Thoroughbred horse of the early 2000s. Northerly, trained by Western Australian harness racing legend Fred Kers ...

(2001-2 Cox Plate) **

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(1983 Prix du Jockey Club, International): *** Caerlina (1991 Prix de Diane) *** Generous (1991 Epsom and Irish Derby, King George) *** Moonax (1994 St Leger) *** Overbury (1996 QEII Cup) *** Lady Carla (1996 Epsom Oaks) *** Fusaichi Concorde (1996 Tokyo Yushun) ***

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(1998 1000 Guineas) *** Marienbard (2002 Arc de Triomphe) **

Shadeed Shadeed (1982–2005) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from October 1984 to November 1985, he ran seven times and won four races. In the 1985 he was the highest-rated three-yea ...

(1985 2000 Guineas, Queen Elizabeth II): *** Shadayid (1991 1000 Guineas) *** Alydeed (1992 Queen's Plate) ***

Sayyedati Sayyedati (26 January 1990 – August 2007) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In a racing career which lasted from June 1992 to October 1995 she ran twenty-two times winning six races and being placed eight times. Sayyedat ...

(1993 1000 Guineas, Sussex, Prix Jacques le Marois) ** Manzotti: *** Two Altazano (1994 CCAO) ** Shahrastani (1986 Epsom and Irish Derby) **

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(1986 Kentucky Derby, 1987 Breeders' Cup Classic) **

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(1990 Breeders' Cup Mile): *** Ihtiram: **** Miss Andretti (2007 Lightning) ***

Ali-Royal Ali-Royal (9 February 1993 – January 2001) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. After winning one race as a two-year-old in 1995 he showed consistently good form as a three-year-old, winning the King Charles ...

(1997 Sussex) *** Sleepytime (1997 1000 Guineas) ***Zalaiyka (1998 Pouliches) ***

Val Royal Val Royal (April 7, 1996 – October 17, 2008) was a France, French-bred Thoroughbred Horse racing, racehorse who competed successfully in France and the United States and was best known for winning the 2001 Breeders' Cup Mile. Background Val ...

(2001 Breeders' Cup Mile): ****

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(2007 2000 Guineas, Irish 2000) *** Bel Esprit: ****

Black Caviar Black Caviar (foaled 18 August 2006) is a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who was undefeated in 25 races, including 15 Group Ones, an Australian record. She was the 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 WTRR World Champion Sprinter. Black C ...

(2011-3 Lightning) ***

Bullish Luck Bullish Luck ({{zh, c=牛精福星) (foaled 1999) is a Hong Kong based Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred in Kentucky, he is the son of the 1990 Breeders' Cup Mile winner Royal Academy and out of the Alysheba mare Wild Vintage. He was sold by his b ...

(2005-6 Champions Mile) ***Eyeofthetiger (2006 Durban July) **

Lammtarra Lammtarra (2 February 1992 7 July 2014) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He was undefeated in his career and won three Group One races in 1995, in which year he was voted the Cartier Three-Year-Old European Champi ...

(1995 Epsom Derby, King George, Arc de Triomphe)

Lyphard branch

* Lyphard (1972 Prix Jacques le Marois): **

Pharly Pharly (22 April 1974 – 10 November 2002) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He won five of his thirteen races, finished second five times and third once and was rated among the best colts of his generation in France at two and ...

: *** Le Nain Jaune: **** Magic Night (1991 Prix Vermeille) **

Reine de Saba Reine de Saba (7 May 1975 – 1988) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. Bred and owned by Jacques Wertheimer and trained by Alec Head she raced for three seasons and won five of her twelve races. After showing promise as a j ...

(1978 Prix de Diane) **

Dancing Maid Dancing Maid (29 April 1975 – 1982) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. After winning one of her two races as a two-year-old she emerged as one of the best fillies in Europe in 1978, winning the Prix Vanteaux, Poule d'Essai ...

(1978 Pouliches, Prix Vermeille) **

Three Troikas Three Troikas (foaled 1976) was a French Thoroughbred champion racehorse who was owned, trained, and raced by three members of the famous Head family. The highlight of her career came in an impressive victory in the 1979 Prix de l'Arc de Triomp ...

(1979 Pouliches, Prix Vermeille, Arc de Triomphe) ** Lypheor: ***

Royal Heroine Royal Heroine (1980–2002) was a Hall of Fame Thoroughbred Champion racehorse foaled in Ireland who raced in England and France and then in the United States where she set a North American record for a mile on turf while winning the inaug ...

(1984 Breeders' Cup Mile) ***

Tolomeo ''Tolomeo, re d'Egitto'' ("Ptolemy, King of Egypt", HWV 25) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel to an Italian text by Nicola Francesco Haym, adapted from Carlo Sigismondo Capece's ''Tolomeo et Alessandro''. It was Handel ...

: **** Innocent King (1993 Rosehill Guineas, Australian Derby) ** Mogami: *** Sirius Symboli (1985 Tokyo Yushun) *** Mejiro Ramonu (1986 Yushun Himba) *** Legacy World (1993 Japan Cup) **

Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...

(1986 Breeders' Cup Turf) **

Alzao Alzao (28 February 1980 – 19 July 2007) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was trained in France during his racing career and won four races including the Prix Matchem and the Premio Ellington. After his retirement from ...

: *** Second Set (1991 Sussex) ***

Matiya Matiya is a village of Vaishali district in the Bihar state of India. It is surrounded by four district of Bihar, which are Samastipur in East, Saran in West, Muzaffarpur in North and Patna in South. The nearest city Hajipur is about 23&n ...

(1996 Irish 1000) *** Winona (1998 Irish Oaks) *** Alborada (1998-9 Champion Stakes) ***

Shahtoush Shahtoush (foaled 29 April 1995) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for winning The Oaks in 1998. In a racing career which lasted from August 1997 to September 1998 the filly ran eleven times and won three races. Sh ...

(1998 Epsom Oaks) **Elliodor: ***Super Quality (1997 Durban July) **

Bellypha Bellypha (28 February 1976 – 12 August 2002) was an Irish-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Despite never winning a Group One race, Bellypha was one of the highest-rated racehorses of his generation in Europe at both two ...

: ***Silvermine (1985 Pouliches) *** Mendez: **** Linamix (1990 Poulains): ***** Miss Satamixa (1995 Prix Jacques le Marois) *****

Sagamix Sagamix (foaled 15 March 1995) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1998 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Background Sagamix is a grey horse bred by his first owner Jean-Luc Lagardère. He inherited his grey coat from his si ...

(1998 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe) ***** Vahorimix (2001 Poulains, Prix Jacques le Marois) ***** Rajsaman: ****** Brametot (2017 Poulains, Prix du Jockey Club) **

Dancing Brave Dancing Brave (11 May 1983 – 2 August 1999) was an American-bred, British-trained thoroughbred racehorse. In a racing career which lasted from the autumn of 1985 until October 1986, he ran ten times and won eight races. Dancing Brave was the ou ...

(1986 2000 Guineas, Eclipse, King George, Arc de Triomphe): ***

Wemyss Bight Wemyss Bight (6 April 1990 – 15 April 2009) was a British-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and Horse breeding#Terminology, broodmare. She was successful in her only start as a two-year-old in 1992 and developed into a top-class midd ...

(1993 Irish Oaks) ***

White Muzzle White Muzzle (21 March 1990 – February 2017) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. After failing to win as a juvenile in 1992 he racked up five consecutive wins in the following spring including the Derby Italiano and the Churchi ...

: **** Smile Tomorrow (2002 Yushun Himba) *** King Halo: **** Kawakami Princess (2006 Yushun Himba) *** Commander in Chief (1993 Epsom and Irish Derby) ***Kyoei March (1997 Oka Sho) ***T M Ocean (2001 Oka Sho) **Ensconse (1989 Irish 1000) **

Jolypha Jolypha (20 April 1989 – 26 March 2005) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. A full-sister to the European champion Dancing Brave, she proved herself one of the best three-year-old fillies in the world in 1992, winning the Pr ...

(1992 Prix de Diane, Prix Vermeille) **Pearl Bracelet (1989 Pouliches)

Nureyev branch

* Nureyev: **

Sonic Lady Sonic Lady (15 February 1983 – February 1996) was an American-bred, British-trained racehorse and broodmare. A temperamental filly who was often difficult to ride, she was a specialist miler who won seven Group races. After winning her on ...

(1986 Irish 1000, Sussex) **

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(1987 International, Breeders' Cup Turf) *** Madeleine's Dream (1993 Pouliches) ***

Zagreb Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slop ...

(1996 Irish Derby) ***

Media Puzzle Media Puzzle (May 7, 1997 – June 22, 2006), foaled in the United States was an Irish horse best known for his win in the 2002 Melbourne Cup. Background Media Puzzle was bred by Walter Haefner's Moyglare Stud Farm and owned by Dr. M. W. Smurf ...

(2002 Melbourne Cup) *** Mrs Lindsay (2007 Prix Vermeille) **

Miesque Miesque ( ; March 14, 1984 – January 20, 2011) was a champion Thoroughbred racemare. At age three, she was a dual Classic winner in France and Britain, then went on to win the Breeders' Cup Mile in America. Her four-year-old campaign was high ...

(1987 1000 Guineas, Pouliches, 1987-8 Prix Jacques le Marois and Breeders' Cup Mile) **

Soviet Star Soviet Star (20 April 1984 – 7 October 2014) was an American-bred French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was bred in Kentucky, sold as a yearling for $310,000 and sent to race in Europe where he proved to be an outstanding sprinte ...

(1987 Poulains, Sussex): ***Ashkalani (1996 Poulains)) ***

Starcraft ''StarCraft'' is a military science fiction media franchise created by Chris Metzen and James Phinney and owned by Blizzard Entertainment. The series, set in the beginning of the 26th century, centers on a galactic struggle for dominance am ...

(2004 Australian Derby, 2005 Queen Elizabeth II) **Fotitieng: ***Wonder Perfume (1995 Oka Sho) ** Zilzal (1989 Sussex, Queen Elizabeth II): ***Always Loyal (1997 Pouliches) *** Among Men (1998 Sussex) *** Faithful Son (1998 Prince of Wales) ** Robin des Bois: *** Gentlemen (1997 Pacific Classic) **

Polar Falcon Polar Falcon (1 June 1987 – 5 December 2001) was an American-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Unraced as a two-year-old he showed promising form at three while appearing to be slightly below top class. He reached his ...

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Pivotal Pivotal may refer to: * Pivotal CRM, a customer relationship management software system offered by Aptean * Pivotal Labs, a software company ** Pivotal Tracker, a project management product offered by Pivotal Labs * Pivotal Software, a softwar ...

: ****Captain Rio: *****Terravista (2017 Lightning) **** Saoire (2005 Irish 1000) ****Falco (2008 Poulains) **** Halfway to Heaven (2008 Irish 1000) ****

Sariska Sariska Tiger Reserve is a tiger reserve in Alwar district, Rajasthan, India. It stretches over an area of comprising scrub-thorn arid forests, dry deciduous forests, grasslands, and rocky hills. This area was a hunting preserve of the Alwa ...

(2009 Irish Oaks) ****Buzzword (2010 Deutsches Derby) **** Immortal Verse (2011 Prix Jacques le Marois) ****

Farhh Farhh (foaled 4 March 2008) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse. His early career was disrupted by injury and he made only one appearance in each of his first two seasons. As a four-year-old he established himself as a top-class performer without ...

(2013 Champion Stakes) ***** King of Change (2019 Queen Elizabeth II) ****

African Story African Story (foaled 10 March 2007) is a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse. Originally trained in France, he showed promise when racing on turf by winning twice and being placed in several important races before being transferred to race on ...

(2014 Dubai World Cup) ****

(2009 Epsom Oaks) **** Siyouni: *****Ervedya (2015 Pouliches) ***** Laurens (2018 Prix de Diane) ***** Sottsass (2019 Prix du Jockey Club, 2020 Arc de Triomphe) ***** Dream And Do (2020 Pouliches) *****

St Mark's Basilica The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark ( it, Basilica Cattedrale Patriarcale di San Marco), commonly known as St Mark's Basilica ( it, Basilica di San Marco; vec, Baxéłega de San Marco), is the cathedral church of the Catholic Chu ...

(2021 Poulains, Prix du Jockey Club, Eclipse, Irish Champion) **** Lightning Spear (2018 Sussex) ****

Addeybb Addeybb (foaled 9 February 2014) is an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He excels over distances of around 2000 metres (ten furlongs) and is noted for his toughness, consistency and aptitude for racing on soft ground. He did ...

(2020 Champion Stakes, 2020-1 Queen Elizabeth (AUS)) **Caesour: ***Irridescence (2006 QEII Cup) **Rudimentary: ***Industrialist (2000 QEII Cup) ** Unusual Heat: ***

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(2011 Pacific Classic) **Mehthaaf (1994 Irish 1000) **

Spinning World Spinning World (foaled 1993 in Kentucky, United States) is a French thoroughbred racehorse who was one of the top European milers during the 1990s. After winning the 1996 Irish 2,000 Guineas at The Curragh in Ireland, the first French horse eve ...

(1996 Irish 2000, 1996-7 Prix Jacques le Marois, 1997 Breeders' Cup Mile): *** Thorn Park: ****Jimmy Choux (2011 Rosehill Guineas) **** Ocean Park (2012 Cox Plate) *** Heavenly Glow (2008 Australian Oaks) ** Wolfhound: *** Bright Sky (2002 Prix de Diane) **

Peintre Celebre Peintre Celebre (17 March 1994 – 19 October 2018) was an American-bred, French-trained champion thoroughbred racehorse. He won the French Derby and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 1997. Background Peintre Celebre was bred and owned by Dani ...

(1997 Prix du Jockey Club, Arc de Triomphe): *** Dai Jin (2003 Deutsches Derby) ***

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(2006 Champion Stakes) *** Byword (2010 Prince of Wales) **

Reams of Verse Reams of Verse (23 April 1994 – 2009) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for winning The Oaks in 1997. In a racing career which lasted from July 1996 to October 1997 the filly ran nine ...

(1997 Epsom Oaks) ** Stravinsky: ***Serenade Rose (2006 Australian Oaks) ** Skimming (2000-2001 Pacific Classic)

Danzig branch

* Danzig: **

Chief's Crown Chief's Crown (April 7, 1982 – April 29, 1997) was an American-bred Thoroughbred race horse who won the 1984 Breeders' Cup Juvenile and was voted the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Two-Year-Old Male Horse. He later became a successful sire. Ba ...

: *** Erhaab (1994 Epsom Derby) *** Key of Luck: ****

Alamshar Alamshar (foaled 18 April 2000) is a retired Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. He won five of his nine races in a career which lasted from September 2002 to September 2003. He is best known for his performances as a three-year-old whe ...

(2003 Irish Derby, King George) ***Concerto: ****Bellamy Road: *****Diversify (2018 Whitney Stakes) *** Chief Bearhart (1997 Breeders' Cup Turf) ***

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Sinndar Sinndar (27 February 1997 – 26 November 2018) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a racing career that lasted from September 1999 until October 2000, he ran eight times and won seven races. He was notable for his unique achi ...

(2000 Epsom and Irish Derby, Arc de Triomphe): ***** Shawanda (2005 Irish Oaks, Prix Vermeille) ***** Shareta (2012 Prix Vermeille) **** Shogun Lodge (2001 Queen Elizabeth (AUS)) ****

Grandera Grandera (foaled 21 April 1998) is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire who was bred in Ireland and trained in the United Kingdom and Dubai during a racing career which lasted from 2000 to 2003. He is best known for his 2002 campaig ...

(2002 Irish Champion, Prince of Wales) ****Hotel Grand (2006 Randwick Guineas) ** Danzig Connection (1986

) **

Green Desert ''Green Desert'' is the twenty-seventh major release and the fifteenth studio album by Electronic music, electronic artists Tangerine Dream. The music was recorded in Berlin in 1973, during a period when Peter Baumann had temporarily left Germany ...

: *** Desert Sun: **** Sunline (1999-2000 Cox Plate) ***Desert Style: ****Bachir (2000 Poulains, Irish 2000) **** Next Desert (2002 Deutsches Derby) **** Mandesha (2006 Prix Vermeille) ****

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 ...

: *****

Galileo Gold Galileo Gold (foaled 31 January 2013) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse. As a two-year-old he won the Vintage Stakes and finished third in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère. On his three-year-old debut he won the classic 2000 Guineas and went on to ...

(2016 2000 Guineas) ***Oriental Express (1998 QEII Cup) ***

Cape Cross Cape Cross (Afrikaans: ''Kaap Kruis''; German: ''Kreuzkap''; Portuguese: ''Cabo da Cruz'') is a headland in the South Atlantic in Skeleton Coast, western Namibia. History In 1484, Portuguese navigator and explorer Diogo Cão was ordered by K ...

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(2004 Epsom and Irish Oaks, 2006 Prince of Wales) ****

Able One Able One (; foaled 1 November 2002) is a New Zealand-bred Hong Kong based Thoroughbred racehorse. In the season of 2009-2010, Able One win the HKG2 Chairman's Trophy, and he then followed up in the Champions Mile. Able One also is one of the nom ...

(2007 & 2010 Champions Mile) ****

Sea the Stars Sea The Stars (foaled 6 April 2006) is a retired champion Irish Thoroughbred racehorse regarded as one of the greatest racehorses of all time. He won the 2000 Guineas, the Derby, the Eclipse Stakes – the first colt to accomplish this trebl ...

(2009 2000 Guineas, Epsom Derby, Eclipse, International, Irish Champion, Arc de Triomphe): *****

Taghrooda Taghrooda (foaled 27 January 2011) is an Irish bred British trained Thoroughbred racehorse. In 2014 she won the classic Oaks Stakes and went on to win Britain's premier weight-for-age race, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. She subs ...

(2014 Epsom Oaks, King George) *****

Sea the Moon Sea The Moon (foaled 27 January 2011) is a retired German Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2014 Deutsches Derby. He was trained by Markus Klug, and bred and owned by Gestut Görlsdorf. Background Sea The Moon is a bay colt bred by Gestü ...

(2014 Deutsches Derby) ***** Harzand (2016 Epsom and Irish Derby) *****

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(2018, 2019, 2020 Ascot Gold Cup) *****

Sea of Class Sea of Class (23 May 2015 – 22 July 2019) was an Irish-bred British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. She was unraced as a juvenile and beaten on her three-year-old debut, but then made rapid progress, winning the Fillies' Trial Stakes in May a ...

(2018 Irish Oaks) ***** Crystal Ocean (2019 Prince of Wales) ***** Star Catcher (2019 Irish Oaks, Prix Vermeille) *****

Baaeed Baaeed (foaled 8 April 2018) is a British retired Thoroughbred racehorse. He began his racing career as a three-year-old in 2021 and was undefeated in six races that year, including the Prix du Moulin and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. In the follo ...

(2021 Queen Elizabeth II, 2022 Sussex, International) ***** Teona (2021 Prix Vermeille) ****

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(2015 Epsom Derby, Irish Champion, Eclipse, Arc de Triomphe) ****

Awtaad Awtaad (foaled 1 February 2013) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse. He showed promise as a juvenile, winning a maiden race on his second racecourse appearance in October 2015. In the following spring he showed great improvement, winning the Mad ...

(2016 Irish 2000) ***

Desert Prince Desert Prince (foaled 14 March 1995) is an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. After winning one of his four starts as a two-year-old in 1997, he improved to become one of the best milers and the highest-rated horse o ...

(1998 Irish 2000, Queen Elizabeth II) ***

Invincible Spirit Invincible Spirit (foaled 17 February 1997) is an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. After winning two of his four races as a two-year-old, he only raced twice as a three-year-old, losing on both occasions. In 2001 he won twice ...

: **** Lawman (2007 Prix du Jockey Club) *****

Just The Judge Just The Judge (19 April 2010 – April 2019) was an Irish-bred British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare who won major races in both Europe and North America. She was unbeaten in three starts as a two-year-old in 2012 including ...

(2013 Irish 1000) **** I Am Invincible: ***** Home Affairs (2022 Lightning) ****

Charm Spirit Charm Spirit (foaled 26 February 2011) is an Irish-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. As a two-year-old he won one minor race but showed promise when finishing third in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère. In the following year he establish ...

(2014 Queen Elizabeth II) ****

Moonlight Cloud Moonlight Cloud (foaled 5 March 2008) is a British– bred, French- trained Thoroughbred racehorse who has won the Prix Maurice de Gheest three times and the Prix du Moulin de Longchamp. In a famous race for the Diamond Jubilee Stakes in 2012, sh ...

(2013 Prix Jacques le Marois) **** Kingman (2014 Irish 2000, Sussex, Prix Jacques le Marois) *****

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(2019 Prix d'Essai des Poulains) ***** Palace Pier (2020 & 2021 Prix Jacques Le Marois) ****

Harbour Law Harbour Law (foaled 30 March 2013) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse. Unraced as a two-year-old he showed steady improvement in 2016, winning two minor races and finishing second in the Queen's Vase before recording a 22/1 upset victory in the ...

(2016 St Leger) ****

Magna Grecia Magna Graecia (, ; , , grc, Μεγάλη Ἑλλάς, ', it, Magna Grecia) was the name given by the Romans to the coastal areas of Southern Italy in the present-day Italian regions of Calabria, Apulia, Basilicata, Campania and Sicily; these re ...

(2019 2000 Guineas) ***Rose Gypsy (2001 Pouliches) *** Eishin Preston (2003-4 QEII Cup) ***

Oasis Dream Oasis Dream (foaled 30 March 2000) is retired thoroughbred racehorse and active sire who was bred and trained in the United Kingdom. He was the highest-rated two-year-old in the 2002 European flat racing season and won the Cartier Racing Award f ...

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(2010 Prix Vermeille) ****

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(2012 Irish 2000) **** Showcasing: ***** Mohaather (2020 Sussex) **** Native Trail (2022 Irish 2000) ** Polish Navy: ***

Sea Hero Sea Hero (foaled March 4, 1990 – July 12, 2019) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1993 Kentucky Derby and Travers Stakes. Beginning in 2011, Sea Hero was the oldest living winner of the Kentucky Derby unt ...

(1993

) **Allied Flag: ***Classic Flag (1998 Durban July) ** Polish Precedent (1989 Prix Jacques le Marois): *** Pure Grain (1995 Irish Oaks) *** Pilsudski (1996 Breeders' Cup Turf, 1997 Eclipse, Champion, Irish Champion, Japan Cup) ***

Rakti Rakti (10 February 1999 – December 2010) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse, who won six Group One races in Italy (where he was originally trained) and the United Kingdom in a career which lasted from 2001 to 2005. Background Rakti was ...

(2003 Champion Stakes, 2004 Prince of Wales, Queen Elizabeth II) *** Polish Summer (2004 Dubai Sheema Classic) *** Court Masterpiece (2006 Sussex) ***

Darsi Darsi is a Municipality Town Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Before the British rule, it was also called Darshanapuri, named by an ancient Andhra king. It is the mandal headquarters of Darsi mandal in Kanigiri revenue ...

(2006 Prix du Jockey Club) ** Danehill: *** Danasinga: ****Metal Bender (2009 Randwick Guineas, Rosehill Guineas) *** Danzero: **** Fairway (2000 Randwick Guineas, Australian Derby) **** Jymcarew (2005 Randwick Guineas) *** Danewin (1995 Rosehill Guineas) ***

Dane Ripper Dane Ripper is an Australian Thoroughbred race horse. Trained by Bart Cummings, she is best known for her win in the 1997 Cox Plate when ridden by Damien Oliver Damien Oliver (born 22 June 1972) is an Australian thoroughbred racing jockey. ...

(1997 Cox Plate) *** Danendri (1997 Australian Oaks) ***

Desert King Desert King (31 March 1994 – 11 August 2021) was a Thoroughbred racehorse. Desert King won the Irish Derby Stakes and Irish 2,000 Guineas and was the sire of 13 stakes winners with 34 stakes wins including Makybe Diva (GB). He was a bay s ...

(1997 Irish 2000, Irish Derby): **** Makybe Diva (2003-5 Melbourne Cup, 2005 Cox Plate) **** Mr Dinos (2003 Ascot Gold Cup) ****

Speciosa Speciosa (foaled 28 April 2003) is an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. In a racing career which lasted from June 2005 and October 2007 she ran seventeen times and won four races. As a two-year-old, she won two of her six race ...

(2006 1000 Guineas) **** Desert War (2007 Queen Elizabeth (AUS)) **** Legatissimo (2015 1000 Guineas) *** Flying Spur: **** Mentality (2007 Randwick Guineas) **** Dealer Principal (2008 Rosehill Guineas) **** Inspiration (2008 Hong Kong Sprint) ***Arena (1999 Randwick Guineas): ****Rena's Lady (2007 Australian Oaks) ***Camacho: ****Teppal (2018 Pouliches) *** Fairy King Prawn (1999 Hong Kong Sprint) *** Tiger Hill: **** Rewilding (2011 Dubai Sheema Classic, Prince of Wales) ***

Redoute's Choice Redoute's Choice (15 August 1996 – 26 March 2019) was a multiple Group One-winning Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and also a champion sire. He is by the phenomenal international sire Danehill (USA) out of the lightly raced mare Shantha ...

: **** Not a Single Doubt: *****Southern Legend (2020 Champions Mile) **** Stratum: *****Streama (2012 Australian Oaks) ****Time Thief: *****In Her Time (2019 Lightning) **** Snitzel: *****

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(2013 Cox Plate) ******El Patroness (2022 Australian Oaks) ***** Snitzerland (2014 Lightning) **** Absolutely (2011 Australian Oaks) **** Royal Descent (2013 Australian Oaks) **** Lankan Rupee (2015 Lightning) **** The Autumn Sun (2019 Randwick Guineas, Rosehill Guineas) ***

Danehill Dancer Danehill Dancer was a bay horse bred by L. K. and K. McCreery and foaled on 20 January 1993. He was sired by Danehill, who won the Haydock Sprint Cup in 1989. Danehill Dancer's dam is Mira Adonde, a daughter of Sharpen Up. Mira Adonde was tra ...

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(2002 Queen Elizabeth II) **** Choisir (2003 Lightning) ***** Starspangledbanner: ****** The Wow Signal: ******* Couersamba (2021 Pouliches) ****** State Of Rest (2021 Cox Plate, 2022 Prince of Wales's) ***** Olympic Glory (2013 Queen Elizabeth II) **** Fast Company: *****

Jet Setting In journalism, jet set is a term for an international social group of wealthy people who travel the world to participate in social activities unavailable to ordinary people. The term, which replaced "café society", came from the lifestyle of tra ...

(2016 Irish 1000) ****

Dancing Rain Dancing Rain (foaled on 24 April 2008) is a retired Thoroughbred mare that was bred in Ireland and raced in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany and Japan. Dancing Rain was the unanticipated winner of the 2011 Epsom Oaks and won the Preis der ...

(2011 Epsom Oaks) ****

Mastercraftsman Mastercraftsman (19 February 2006 – 13 August 2021) was a Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. The four-time Group One-winning colt was trained by Aidan O'Brien and was ridden by Johnny Murtagh in all of his wins. He was out of mare Starlight Dre ...

(2009 Irish 2000): *****

The Grey Gatsby The Grey Gatsby (foaled 14 March 2011) is an Irish-bred racehorse who was trained in Britain and Ireland. In 2014 he established himself as one of the best colts of his generation in Europe by winning the Dante Stakes and the Prix du Jockey Club ...

(2014 Prix du Jockey Club, Irish Champion) ***** Kingston Hill (2014 St Leger) ***** Alpha Centauri (2018 Irish 1000, Prix Jacques Le Marois) ****

Esoterique Esoterique (foaled 4 April 2010) is an Irish-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. As a three-year-old she won the Prix Vanteaux and finished second in the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches but then missed the second half of the season. At fo ...

(2015 Prix Jacques le Marois) **** Here Comes When (2017 Sussex) ***

Dansili Dansili (27 January 1996 – 22 December 2021) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. He won five races, including the Prix du Muguet. After retiring from racing he became a successful stallion, with his progeny including Prix de l'Arc de Triom ...

: **** Rail Link (2006 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe) ****

Harbinger A harbinger is a forerunner or forewarning, but may also refer to: Companies * Harbinger Corp., an Internet-oriented business * Harbinger Capital, a hedge fund * Harbinger Knowledge Products, an eLearning products and content services compan ...

(2010 King George) *****Blast Onepiece (2018 Arima Kinen) **** The Fugue (2013 Irish Champion, 2014 Prince of Wales) ****

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(2014 1000 Guineas) ****

Zoffany Johan Joseph Zoffany (born Johannes Josephus Zaufallij; 13 March 1733 – 11 November 1810) was a German neoclassical painter who was active mainly in England, Italy and India. His works appear in many prominent British collections, includin ...

: ***** Mother Earth (2021 1000 Guineas) ***

Aquarelliste {{Infobox racehorse , horsename = Aquarelliste , image = , caption = , sire = Danehill , grandsire = Danzig , dam = Agathe , damsire = Manila , sex = Filly , foaled = 1998 , country = France , colour = Bay , breeder = Allez Fran ...

(2001 Prix de Diane, Prix Vermeille) ***

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his ra ...

: **** Dandy Man: ***** Peniaphobia (2016 Hong Kong Sprint) ***Landseer (2002 Poulains) ***

Rock of Gibraltar The Rock of Gibraltar (from the Arabic name Jabel-al-Tariq) is a monolithic limestone promontory located in the British territory of Gibraltar, near the southwestern tip of Europe on the Iberian Peninsula, and near the entrance to the Mediterr ...

(2002 2000 Guineas, Irish 2000, Sussex): **** Mount Nelson (2008 Eclipse) ****Samitar (2012 Irish 1000) ***

Banks Hill Banks Hill (foaled February 24, 1998 in England) was a French Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. She was bred and raced by Khalid Abdullah's Juddmonte Farms. She was sired by Danehill, a multiple Champion sire in England, Ireland, and France and ...

(2002 Prix Jacques le Marois) *** Jeune King Prawn (2002 Champions Mile) *** Exceed and Excel: **** Helmet: ***** Thunder Snow (2018-9 Dubai World Cup) ****

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 fin ...

(2012 Queen Elizabeth II, Prix Jacques le Marois) **** Mr Stunning (2017-2018 Hong Kong Sprint) **** Mawj (2023 1000 Guineas) ***Clodovil (2003 Poulains) *** Westerner (2005 Ascot Gold Cup) ***Aussie Rules (2006 Poulains) ***

Darci Brahma Darci Brahma (Danehill-Grand Echezeaux; foaled 21 September 2002) is a New Zealand thoroughbred colt foaled in 2002 at Pencarrow Stud near Cambridge in New Zealand. He was auctioned at the New Zealand Bloodstock Ltd Yearling Sales in January 20 ...

: ****Gust of Wind (2005 Australian Oaks) ***

Fastnet Rock Fastnet Lighthouse is a 54m high lighthouse situated on the remote Fastnet Rock in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the most southerly point of Ireland and lies southwest of Cape Clear Island and from County Cork on the Irish mainland. The current l ...

(2005 Lightning) ****Hinchinbrook: *****Beat the Cloack (2019 Hong Kong Sprint) ****Mosheen (2012 Randwick Guineas) **** Qualify (2015 Epsom Oaks) ****

Fascinating Rock Fascinating Rock (foaled 28 March 2011) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse. After finishing unplaced on his only appearance as a juvenile he emerged as a high-class middle distance colt in the spring of 2014 with wins in the Ballysax Stakes and ...

(2015 Champion Stakes) **** Unforgotten (2018 Australian Oaks) ***

North Light North Light (foaled March 1, 2001) is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse, and active sire, bred in Ireland but trained in the United Kingdom. He is best known as the winner of The Derby in 2004. He currently stands at the Adena Springs Stud ...

(2004 Epsom Derby): **** Arctic Cosmos (2010 St Leger) ***

Oratorio An oratorio () is a large musical composition for orchestra, choir, and soloists. Like most operas, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an instrumental ensemble, various distinguishable characters, and arias. However, opera is mus ...

(2005 Eclipse, Irish Champion) ****Military Attack (2013 QEII Cup) ***

George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...

(2006 2000 Guineas, Queen Elizabeth II) ***

Champs Elysees Champs may refer to: Music * The Champs, a U.S. instrumental music group * Champs (Brazilian band), a Brazilian boy band * Champs (British band), a British folk- and indie rock-influenced band * The Fucking Champs, a U.S. progressive heavy metal ...

: **** Trip to Paris (2015 Ascot Gold Cup) **** Billesdon Brook (2018 1000 Guineas) *** Dylan Thomas (2007 Irish Derby, King George, Arc de Triomphe, 2007-8 Irish Champion) ****Blazing Speed (2015 QEII Cup) *** Peeping Fawn (2007 Irish Oaks) ***

Holy Roman Emperor The Holy Roman Emperor, originally and officially the Emperor of the Romans ( la, Imperator Romanorum, german: Kaiser der Römer) during the Middle Ages, and also known as the Roman-German Emperor since the early modern period ( la, Imperat ...

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Homecoming Queen Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back alumni or other former members of an organization to celebrate the organization's existence. It is a tradition in many high schools, colleges, and churches in the United States, Canada and Liberia. ...

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Designs on Rome Designs On Rome (foaled 17 March 2010) is an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse. He is best known for his performances in Hong Kong where he was named Horse of the Year in 2014. Background Designs On Rome is a bay gelding bred in Ireland by th ...

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Mongolian Khan Mongolian Khan (foaled 19 October 2011) is a retired Australian-bred New Zealand-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. In 2015 he won the 140th running of the New Zealand Derby before going on to win the Australian Derby becoming the first horse to co ...

(2015 Australian Derby) ****

Romanised Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and ...

(2018 Irish 2000, 2019 Prix Jacques le Marois) ***

Duke of Marmalade Duke of Marmalade (12 March 2004 – 5 November 2021) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He is best known for winning five consecutive Group One races in 2008, for which he was named European Champion Older Horse. Upon retirement ...

(2008 Prince of Wales, King George, International): **** Star of Seville (2015 Prix de Diane) ****

Simple Verse Simple Verse (foaled 5 March 2012) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse. Unraced as a juvenile, the filly quickly established herself as a top-class stayer by winning the St Leger Stakes. The previous filly to win the St Leger Stakes was User Fri ...

(2015 St Leger) **** Nutan (2015 Deutsches Derby) **** Big Orange (2017 Ascot Gold Cup) ** Shaadi (1989 Irish 2000) ** Honor Grades: *** Adoration (2003 Breeders' Cup Distaff) ** Langfuhr (1997 Met Mile): *** Wando (2003 Queen's Plate) *** Lawyer Ron (2007 Whitney) **

Dance Smartly Dance Smartly (1988–2007) was a Champion Thoroughbred racemare who went undefeated in 1991 while winning the Canadian Triple Crown and becoming the first horse bred in Canada to ever win a Breeders' Cup race. She was inducted into both the Can ...

(1991 Breeders' Cup Distaff, Queen's Plate) ** Pine Bluff (1992 Preakness Stakes) ** Lure (1992-3 Breeders' Cup Mile) ***Orpen: ****Torrestrella (2004 Pouliches) ** Dispute (1993 Kentucky Oaks) ** Maroof (1994 Queen Elizabeth II) *** Figures (2004 Champions Mile) *** Natural Blitz (2005 Hong Kong Sprint) ** Boundary: *** Big Brown (2007 Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes) ** Perugino: *** Testa Rossa (2000 Lightning) **

Anabaa Anabaa (1992 – 2009) was an American-bred champion Thoroughbred racehorse who was trained in France during a racing career which lasted from September 1995 to October 1996. Anabaa failed to win until the age of four, but in 1996 he won his ...

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Anabaa Blue Anabaa Blue (foaled 12 April 1998) is a British-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was sired by the sprinter Anabaa out of Allez Les Trois, a mare with a very strong middle-distance pedigree. Between September 2000 and Oct ...

(2001 Prix du Jockey Club) *** Headturner (2006 Australian Derby) ***

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 ...

(2008-2010 Breeders' Cup Mile, 2009 Prix Jacques le Marois) *** Style Vendome (2013 Poulains) ** Bianconi: ***Nicconi (2009 Lightning) **** Nature Strip (2021 Lightning) ** Mull of Kintyre: ***Araafa (2006 Irish 2000) **

War Chant War Chant (foaled 1997 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2000 Breeders' Cup Mile for owners and breeders, Irving & Marjorie Cowan. Retired to stud, War Chant stands at Three Chimneys Farm Thre ...

(2000 Breeders' Cup Mile) ** War Front: ***

Declaration of War A declaration of war is a formal act by which one state (polity), state announces existing or impending war activity against another. The declaration is a performative speech act (or the signing of a document) by an authorized party of a nationa ...

(2013 International Stakes) ****Olmedo (2018 Poule d'Essai des Poulains) ****

Vow And Declare Vow And Declare (foaled 17 October 2015) is an Australian bred thoroughbred racehorse that was the winner of the 2019 Melbourne Cup. Background Vow And Declare was bred by Paul Lanskey, the owner of the broodmare, Geblitzt. Declaration of Wa ...

(2019 Melbourne Cup) ***

War of Will ''War of Will'' is the second studio album by American extreme metal band Battlecross. Produced at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, FL, the work was released on July 9, 2013 via Metal Blade Records peaking at No. 2 on Heatseekers Albums durin ...

(2019 Preakness) ** Librettist (2006 Prix Jacques le Marois) **

Hard Spun Hard Spun (foaled May 10, 2004 near Malvern, Pennsylvania) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse that finished second in the 2007 Kentucky Derby. Background Hard Spun is a bay horse with a white star standing 16.2 hands high. He is from one of ...

: *** Questing (2012 CCAO) *** Le Romain (2016 Randwick Guineas) *** Silver State (2021 Met Mile) **Astronomer Royal (2007 Poulains)

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: *** Harlan: **** Harlan's Holiday: ***** Majesticperfection: ****** Lovely Maria (2015 Kentucky Oaks) *****

Into Mischief Into Mischief (foaled March 28, 2005) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. During his racing career, he won three of six starts including the CashCall Futurity. Since his retirement, he has developed into an outstanding s ...

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Authentic Authenticity or authentic may refer to: * Authentication, the act of confirming the truth of an attribute Arts and entertainment * Authenticity in art, ways in which a work of art or an artistic performance may be considered authentic Music * A ...

(2020 Kentucky Derby, Breeders' Cup Classic) ****** Life Is Good (2022 Whitney) ***

Tabasco Cat Tabasco Cat (April 15, 1991 – March 6, 2004) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was best known for his performances in 1994 when he won the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes, the second and third legs of the Triple Crown Series. ...

(1994 Preakness and Belmont Stakes) *** Forest Wildcat: **** Var: ***** Variety Club (2014 Champions Mile) ***

Sardula Sardula (May 4, 1991 – February 1, 1995) was an American Thoroughbred racemare who, as a two-year-old in 1993 finished second by a nose in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies then won the Grade 1 Hollywood Starlet Stakes. At age three, Sardu ...

(1994 Kentucky Oaks) *** Hennessy: ****

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...

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Scat Daddy Scat Daddy (May 11, 2004 – December 14, 2015) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse who won four stakes races including the Champagne Stakes (United States), Champagne Stakes and Florida Derby. Retired after being injured in the ...

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No Nay Never ''For the Irish folk song, see: The Wild Rover'' No Nay Never (foaled 1 March 2011) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. As a two-year-old he was unbeaten in three races and was best known for his exploits in Europe where he won the Norfolk St ...

: ******* Alcohol Free (2021 Sussex) ****** Justify (2018 Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont) *****Once Were Wild (2010 Australian Oaks) **** Wiseman's Ferry: *****

Wise Dan Wise Dan (foaled February 20, 2007) is a champion American Hall of Fame and Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. He is the first horse to win the same three Eclipse Awards in consecutive years, having been named American Horse of the ...

(2012-3 Breeders' Cup Mile) **** Henny Hughes: ***** Beholder (2013, 2016 Breeders' Cup Distaff, 2015 Pacific Classic) **** Grand Armee (2004-5 Queen Elizabeth (AUS)) ****

Special Duty Special Duty (foaled 12 February 2007) is a British-bred, French-trained champion Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She won two of her four starts as a two-year-old including the Group One Cheveley Park Stakes and the Group Two Prix Robert ...

(2010 1000 Guineas, Pouliches) ****Inglorious (2011 Queen's Plate) *** Tale of the Cat: **** Lion Heart: ***** Dangerous Midge (2010 Breeders' Cup Turf) ****

Gio Ponti Giovanni "Gio" Ponti ( ͡ʒo18 November 1891 – 16 September 1979) was an Italian architect, industrial designer, furniture designer, artist, teacher, writer and publisher. During his career, which spanned six decades, Ponti built more tha ...

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Drefong Drefong (foaled February 19, 2013) is a Thoroughbred racehorse who was named the American Champion Sprint Horse at age three after winning the King's Bishop Stakes and Breeders' Cup Sprint. He also won the Forego Stakes at age four. Background ...

: ******Geoglyph (2022 Satsuki Sho) *****Sir Dudley Digges (2016 Queen's Plate) **** Stopchargingmaria (2014 CCAO, 2015 Breeders' Cup Distaff) ***

Forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. Th ...

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Shackleford Shackleford is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Guildford, Surrey, England centred to the west of the A3 between Guildford and Petersfield southwest of London and southwest of Guildford. Shackleford includes the localities of ...

(2011 Preakness Stakes, 2012 Met Mile) ***

Cat Thief Cat Thief (foaled January 30, 1996 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He is the son of Storm Cat, an outstanding Champion sire and the grandson of both the 20th Century's most important sire, Northern Dancer and whose damsire wa ...

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Aljabr Aljabr (3 February 1996 – 6 February 2018) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who was trained in England and Dubai during a racing career which lasted from 1998 to 2000. He was named European Champion Two-Year-Old Colt ...

(1999 Sussex) *** Bernstein: ****

Karakontie Karakontie (foaled 30 January 2011) is a Japanese-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He was one of the best French-trained two-year-olds of 2013 when he won three of his four races including the Prix La Rochette and Prix Jean-Luc Lagar ...

(2014 Poulains, Breeders' Cup Mile) **** Tepin (2015 Breeders' Cup Mile) ***

Giant's Causeway The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. It is located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles (5 km) northeast of ...

(2000 Eclipse, Sussex, International, Irish Champion): ****

Footstepsinthesand Footstepsinthesand (foaled 15 February 2002) is a retired, undefeated Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire who was bred in the United Kingdom but trained during his racing career in Ireland. He won both his races as a two-year-old in 2004 and w ...

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Shamardal Shamardal (27 March 2002 – 16 April 2020) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in the United Kingdom and in France and was voted the 2004 European Champion Two-Year-Old. Background Bred at Watercress Farm in Paris, Kentucky, Shamardal w ...

(2005 Poulains, Prix du Jockey Club) *****

Lope de Vega Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio ( , ; 25 November 156227 August 1635) was a Spanish playwright, poet, and novelist. He was one of the key figures in the Spanish Golden Age of Baroque literature. His reputation in the world of Spanish literature ...

(2010 Poulains, Prix du Jockey Club) ******Phoenix of Spain (2019 Irish 2000) ******

Gytrash The Gytrash , a legendary Black dog (folklore), black dog known in Northern England, was said to haunt lonely roads awaiting travelers. Appearing in the shape of horses, mules, Crane (bird), cranes or dogs, the Gytrash haunt solitary ways and le ...

(2020 Lightning) ******Sweet Lady (2022 Prix Vermeille) *****Dan Excel (2013 Champions Mile) ***** Mukhadram (2014 Eclipse) *****Baltic Baroness (2014 Prix Vermeille) *****

Able Friend Able Friend ( zh, 步步友:, link=no foaled 19 September 2009) is an Australian-bred, Hong Kong-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. After showing some promise when winning one of his two races in his native country, the gelding was transferred to r ...

(2015 Champions Mile) *****Pakistan Star (2018 QEII Cup) ***** Victor Ludorum (2020 Poulains) ***** Tarnawa (2020 Prix Vermeille, Breeders' Cup Turf) **** Mike Fox (2007 Queen's Plate) ****

Ghanaati Ghanaati (foaled 28 March 2006) is an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. In a racing career which lasted from September 2008 and October 2009 she ran six times and won three races. After winning one minor race as a two-year-o ...

(2009 1000 Guineas) ****

Rite of Passage A rite of passage is a ceremony or ritual of the passage which occurs when an individual leaves one group to enter another. It involves a significant change of status in society. In cultural anthropology the term is the Anglicisation of ''rite ...

(2010 Ascot Gold Cup) **** Protonico: *****

Medina Spirit Medina Spirit (April 5, 2018 – December 6, 2021) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who finished first in the 2021 Kentucky Derby before being disqualified. He came second in the 2021 Breeders' Cup Classic and third in the 2021 Preakness ...

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Eskendereya Eskendereya (foaled, 2007 in Kentucky) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse and current sire. Background Eskendereya was sired by Giant's Causeway, a son of North America's one time leading sire Storm Cat. Bred in Kentucky by Sanford R ...

: ***** Mor Spirit (2017 Met Mile) *****

Mitole Mitole (foaled March 23, 2015) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse who was foaled and raised at Hermitage Farm in Oldham County, Kentucky. He was named the American Champion Male Sprint Horse of 2019 after winning six of seven starts th ...

(2019 Met Mile) ****

Bricks and Mortar Bricks and Mortar (foaled March 2, 2014) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was named the American Horse of the Year in 2019. After winning four of six starts at age three, he missed most of his four-year-old campaign due to illness. At a ...

(2019 Breeders' Cup Turf) ***

Black Minnaloushe Black Minnaloushe (foaled 5 February 1998) is an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Bred in Kentucky, he was sold as a yearling and sent to Ireland to race for the Irish-based Coolmore Stud organisation. After winning both his races ...

(2001 Irish 2000) ***Pure Prize: ****Blue Prize (2019 Breeders' Cup Distaff) *** Life is Sweet (2009 Breeders' Cup Distaff) **

Indian Skimmer The Indian skimmer or Indian scissors-bill (''Rynchops albicollis'') is one of the three species that belong to the skimmer genus ''Rynchops'' in the family Laridae. They are somewhat tern-like but like other skimmers, have a short upper mandibl ...

(1987 Prix de Diane, Champion, Irish Champion) ** Prince of Birds (1988 Irish 2000) ** Bluebird: *** Dolphin Street: **** Spinning Hill (2002 Lightning) ** Summer Squall (1990 Preakness Stakes): *** Charismatic (1999 Kentucky Derby, Preakness) *** Summerly (2005 Kentucky Oaks) **

Balanchine George Balanchine (; Various sources: * * * * born Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze; ka, გიორგი მელიტონის ძე ბალანჩივაძე; January 22, 1904 (O. S. January 9) – April 30, 1983) was ...

(1994 English Oaks and Irish Derby)

Sadler's Wells branch

(1984 Irish 2000, Eclipse, Irish Champion): **

Old Vic Old or OLD may refer to: Places *Old, Baranya, Hungary * Old, Northamptonshire, England *Old Street station, a railway and tube station in London (station code OLD) *OLD, IATA code for Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base, Old Town, Ma ...

(1989 Prix du Jockey Club and Irish Derby) ***

Kicking King Kicking King is a National Hunt racing, National Hunt racehorse trained in Straffan, County Kildare, Co. Kildare, Ireland, by Tom Taaffe. He is best known for his victory in the 2005 Cheltenham Gold Cup, the major Steeplechase (horse racing), C ...

(2005 Cheltenham Gold Cup) ** Scenic: *** Universal Prince (2001 Randwick Guineas, Australian Derby) ***

Viewed Viewed (4 October 2003 – 18 April 2010) was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 148th Melbourne Cup on 4 November 2008. Racing record 2008 Melbourne Cup Prior to the Cup, Viewed won the AJC Listed Japan Racing Association ...

(2008 Melbourne Cup) *** Scenic Blast (2008 Lightning) **Fort Wood: ***Dynasty (2003 Durban July) ****Legislate (2014 Durban July) ****Belgarion (2020 Durban July) ***Elusive Fort: ****Kommetdieding (2021 Durban July) ***Hunting Tower (2007 Durban July) ** In the Wings (1990 Breeders' Cup Turf): ***

Winged Love Winged Love (foaled 15 April 1992, died 2015) is an Irish-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for his win in the 1995 Irish Derby. After winning one of his two races as a juvenile in 1994, the colt showed steady imp ...

(1995 Irish Derby) ***

Singspiel A Singspiel (; plural: ; ) is a form of German-language music drama, now regarded as a genre of opera. It is characterized by spoken dialogue, which is alternated with ensembles, songs, ballads, and arias which were often strophic, or folk-like ...

(1996 Japan Cup, 1997 Dubai World Cup, International): **** Moon Ballad (2003 Dubai World Cup) **** Papineau (2004 Ascot Gold Cup) **** Lohengrin: ***** Logo Type (2013 Satsuki Sho) ****

Confidential Lady ''Confidential Lady'' is a 1939 British comedy drama film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Ben Lyon and Jane Baxter. It is now classed as a lost film.

(2006 Prix de Diane) **** Eastern Anthem (2009 Dubai Sheema Classic) ****

Dar Re Mi Dar Re Mi (foaled 2005 in Great Britain) is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse. In a racing career lasting from 2007 to 2010 she won six times, including three at Group One level. Since retiring from racing she has become a very successful brood ...

(2010 Dubai Sheema Classic) **** Solow (2015 Sussex, Queen Elizabeth II) ***Act One: ****Dancer's Daughter (2008 Durban July) ***Casey Tibbs: ****Big City Life (2009 Durban July) *** Soldier Hollow: **** Pastorius (2012 Deutsches Derby) **** Welstar (2018 Deutsches Derby) *** Adlerflug (2007 Deutsches Derby) ****In Swoop (2020 Deutsches Derby) ****Torquator Tasso (2021 Arc de Triomphe) ** Batshoof (1990 Prince of Wales) ** Salsabil (1990 1000 Guineas, Epsom Oaks, Irish Derby, Prix Vermeille) ** Stagecraft (1991 Prince of Wales) **

Opera House An opera house is a theatre building used for performances of opera. It usually includes a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, and backstage facilities for costumes and building sets. While some venues are constructed specifically for o ...

(1993 Eclipse, King George): ***

T M Opera O T M Opera O ( ja, テイエムオペラオー, link=no, March 13, 1996 – May 2018) was a champion Japanese thoroughbred racehorse, and was the world's all-time leading money earner at the time of his retirement in 2001. In 1999, he was the ...

(1999 Satsuki Sho, 2000 Takarazuka Kinen, Arima Kinen, Japan Cup) ***

Meisho Samson Meisho Samson (Japanese : メイショウサムソン, March 7, 2003 - ) is a Japanese racehorse which won the Tokyo Yūshun and Satsuki Sho in 2006, and the Tenno Sho The is a horse race held twice a year in Japan, once in the spring and once i ...

(2006 Satsuki Sho and Tokyo Yushun) ** Saddlers' Hall: *** Silver Patriarch (1997 St Leger) ** Intrepidity (1993 Epsom Oaks, Prix Vermeille) **

Kayf Tara Kayf Tara (18 March 1994 – 8 December 2022) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Background Kayf Tara was bred in England by the Meon Valley Stud. His dam Colorspin won the Irish Oaks and had previously produced the multiple Group ...

(1998 & 2000 Ascot Gold Cup) **

Kings Theatre Kings or King's may refer to: *Monarchs: The sovereign heads of states and/or nations, with the male being kings *One of several works known as the "Book of Kings": **The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts **The ''Shahnameh' ...

(1994 King George) **

Barathea Barathea, sometimes spelled barrathea, is a soft fabric, with a broken twill weft rib, giving a surface that is lightly pebbled or ribbed, with the effect of a twill running both left and right. Original developed as a cloth for mourning clothes ...

(1993 Irish 2000, 1994 Breeders' Cup Mile) ** Northern Spur (1995 Breeders' Cup Turf) ** El Prado: ***

Medaglia d'Oro The Gold Medal of Military Valour ( it, Medaglia d'oro al valor militare) is an Italian medal established on 21 May 1793 by King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia for deeds of outstanding gallantry in war by junior officers and soldiers. The fac ...

(2003 Whitney): ****

Rachel Alexandra Rachel () was a Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban. Her older sister was Leah, Jacob's first wife. Her aun ...

(2009 Kentucky Oaks, Preakness Stakes) **** Plum Pretty (2011 Kentucky Oaks) ****

Songbird A songbird is a bird belonging to the suborder Passeri of the perching birds (Passeriformes). Another name that is sometimes seen as the scientific or vernacular name is Oscines, from Latin ''oscen'', "songbird". The Passeriformes contains 5000 ...

(2016 CCAO) ****

Talismanic Talismanic (foaled February 28, 2013) is a retired British-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse who achieved his greatest success in America in the 2017 Breeders' Cup Turf. Background Talismanic is a "photogenic" dark bay horse with a lar ...

(2017 Breeders' Cup Turf) **** Wonder Gadot (2018 Queen's Plate) **** Higher Power (2019 Pacific Classic) ****

Golden Sixty Golden Sixty ( zh, 金鎗六十, foaled 14 October 2015) is a champion Australian-bred Hong Kong-trained Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Four-Year-Old Classic Series in year 2020 and was named the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 Hong Kong Horse of t ...

(2021-2 Champions Mile) ***

Kitten's Joy Kitten's Joy (May 8, 2001 – July 15, 2022) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who was a multiple Graded stakes race, graded stakes winner and the American Champion Turf Horse of 2004. Since retiring to stud, he became one of the leading sire in North ...

: **** Hawkbill (2016 Eclipse, 2018 Dubai Sheema Classic) ****

Roaring Lion Roaring Lion (22 February 190811 July 1999) was a Trinidadian calypsonian (calypso singer/composer). His 65-year career began in the early 1930s and he is best known for his compositions "Ugly Woman" (1933), " Mary Ann" and "Netty, Netty", whi ...

(2018 Eclipse, International, Irish Champion, Queen Elizabeth II) ****

Kameko Kameko (foaled 7 April 2017) is an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. As a two-year-old in 2019 he won his first race and then ran second in both the Solario Stakes and the Royal Lodge Stakes before winning the Vertem Futurit ...

(2020 2000 Guineas) **** Tripoli (2021 Pacific Classic) *** Borrego (2005 Pacific Classic) ***

Artie Schiller Artie Schiller (foaled April 23, 2001 in Kentucky) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Haras du Mezeray of Ticheville, Orne in Lower Normandy, France, he was out of the mare Hidden Light, a daughter of multiple Grade I winner ...

(2005 Breeders' Cup Mile) ****Laser Hawk (2012 Rosehill Guineas) ** Carnegie (1994 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe) *** Carnegie Express (2002 Randwick Guineas, Rosehill Guineas) ** Moonshell (1995 Epsom Oaks) ** Dance Design (1996 Irish Oaks) **

Entrepreneur (horse) Entrepreneur (foaled 4 March 1994) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from August 1996 to September 1997 he ran six times and won three races. After winning two of his three races in 1996 he won the 2000 Guin ...

(1997 2000 Guineas) ***

Vintage Tipple Vintage Tipple (foaled 17 January 2000) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She showed considerable promise as a two-year-old in 2002 when she won both of her races by clear margins. In the following spring she finished second in ...

(2003 Irish Oaks) **

Ebadiyla Ebadiyla (foaled 24 March 1994) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. Bred and owned by the Aga Khan an trained by John Oxx she was unraced as a two-year-old in 1996 but quickly established herself as a very promising filly in the ...

(1997 Irish Oaks) **

Beat Hollow {{Infobox racehorse , horsename = Beat Hollow , image = , caption = , sire = Sadler's Wells , grandsire = Northern Dancer , dam = Wemyss Bight , damsire = Dancing Brave , sex = Stallion , foaled = {{birth date and age, 1997, 3, 22 , c ...

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Minella Indo Minella Indo (foaled 18 April 2013) is an Irish racehorse who competes in National Hunt racing. He was one of the leading Novices' Hurdlers 2018/19 season when he recorded Grade 1 victories in the Spa Novices' Hurdle and Irish Daily Mirror No ...

(2021 Cheltenham Gold Cup) ** Oscar: *** Lord Windermere (2014 Cheltenham Gold Cup) ** Dream Well (1998 Prix du Jockey Club and Irish Derby) **

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(1998 2000 Guineas) ** Leggera (1998 Prix Vermeille) **

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(1999 Prix du Jockey Club, Irish Derby, King George, Arc de Triomphe): *** Motivator (2005 Epsom Derby): **** Treve (2013 Prix de Diane, 2013 & 2015 Prix Vermeille, 2013-4 Arc de Triomphe) ***

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(2005 Saint Leger) ***

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(2005 Irish Derby and Arc de Triomphe) ***

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(2007 Epsom Derby, International) **** The Revenant (2020 Queen Elizabeth II) ****

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(2020 Irish Derby) *** Tavistock: **** Volkstok'n'barrell (2015 Rosehill Guineas) **** Tarzino (2016 Rosehill Guineas) **** Tavago (2016 Australian Derby) ****Werther (2016 QEII Cup) *** Frozen Fire (2008 Irish Derby) ***

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(2008 Australian Derby) ***

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(2009 Irish Derby, 2011 Ascot Gold Cup) *** Roman Emperor (2009 Australian Derby) *** Pour Moi (2011 Epsom Derby) **** Wings of Eagles (2017 Epsom Derby) *** Masked Marvel (2011 St Leger) ***

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(2011 Breeders' Cup Turf, 2013 Dubai Sheema Classic) ***

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(2012 Melbourne Cup) ***

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(2012 2000 Guineas, Epsom and Irish Derby) ****Latrobe (2018 Irish Derby) ****

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(2020 Irish Oaks) **** Sir Dragonet (2020 Cox Plate) ****

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(2022 Irish Champion) ****Sammarco (2022 Deutsches Derby) ***

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(2013 Irish Oaks) ***

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(2013 St Leger, 2014 Ascot Gold Cup) ***

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(2014 Irish Oaks) ** Saffron Walden (1999 Irish 2000) **

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(2001 Irish 1000, Epsom Oaks) **

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(2001 Epsom and Irish Derby, King George): *** Nightime (2006 Irish 1000) ***

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(2006 St Leger) ***

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(2006 Breeders' Cup Turf) *** Teofilo: ****

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(2013 Irish Derby) **** Pleascach (2014 Irish 1000) ****

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(2018 Melbourne Cup) **** Exultant (2020 QEII Cup) ****

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(2020 Melbourne Cup) ****

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(2021 Ascot Gold Cup) *** Soldier of Fortune (2007 Irish Derby) ***

New Approach New Approach (foaled 18 February 2005) is a retired Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and active stallion. In a racing career which lasted from July 2007 to October 2008 he ran eleven times and won eight races. He was undefeated in five races as a tw ...

(2008 Epsom Derby, Champion, Irish Champion): **** Talent (2013 Epsom Oaks) **** Dawn Approach (2013 2000 Guineas) ***** Poetic Flare (2021 2000 Guineas) **** Masar (2018 Epsom Derby) **** Mac Swiney (2021 Irish 2000) ***

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(2009 Sussex, Queen Elizabeth II, 2010 International) *** Cape Blanco (2010 Irish Derby, Irish Champion) ***

(2011 2000 Guineas, Queen Elizabeth II, 2011-2 Sussex, 2012 International, Champion) ****

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(2017 Yushun Himba) **** Cracksman (2017-2018 Champion) **** Anapurna (2019 Epsom Oaks) ****

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(2019 St Leger) **** Hungry Heart (2021 Australian Oaks) **** Adayar (horse), Adayar (2021 Epsom Derby, King George) **** Hurricane Lane (horse), Hurricane Lane (2021 Irish Derby, St Leger) **** Alpinista (2022 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe) **** Converge (2022 Randwick Guineas) **** Homeless Songs (2022 Irish 1000) **** Inspiral (2022 Prix Jacques Le Marois) **** Nashwa (horse), Nashwa (2022 Diane) **** Westover (horse), Westover (2022 Irish Derby) **** Chaldean (horse), Chaldean (2023 2000 Guineas) *** Nathaniel (horse), Nathaniel (2011 Eclipse, King George) **** Enable (horse), Enable (2017 Epsom & Irish Oaks, 2017, 2019 & 2020 King George, 2017-2018 Arc de Triomphe, 2018 Breeders' Cup Turf, 2019 Eclipse) **** Channel (horse), Channel (2019 Prix de Diane) **** Desert Crown (2022 Epsom Derby) *** Golden Lilac (2011 Prix de Diane) ***Igugu (2011 Durban July) *** Treasure Beach (horse), Treasure Beach (2011 Irish Derby) *** Galikova (2011 Prix Vermeille) *** Misty for Me (2011 Irish 1000) *** Roderic O'Connor (horse), Roderic O'Connor (2011 Irish 2000) *** Was (horse), Was (2012 Epsom Oaks) *** Great Heavens (2012 Irish Oaks) *** Intello (2013 Prix du Jockey Club) *** Ruler of the World (2013 Epsom Derby) *** Magician (horse), Magician (2013 Irish 2000, Breeders' Cup Turf) *** Australia (horse), Australia (2014 Epsom and Irish Derby, International) **** Galileo Chrome (2020 St Leger) **** Order of Australia (horse), Order of Australia (2020 Breeders' Cup Mile) *** Adelaide (horse), Adelaide (2014 Cox Plate) *** Galiway: ****Sealiway (2021 Champion Stakes) *** Marvellous (horse), Marvellous (2014 Irish 1000) *** Noble Mission (2015 Champion Stakes) *** Gleneagles (horse), Gleneagles (2015 2000 Guineas, Irish 2000) *** Found (horse), Found (2015 Breeders' Cup Turf, 2016 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe) *** Highland Reel (2016 King George, Breeders' Cup Turf, 2017 Prince of Wales) *** Order of St George (horse), Order of St George (2016 Ascot Gold Cup) *** Minding (horse), Minding (2016 1000 Guineas, Epsom Oaks, Queen Elizabeth II) *** Seventh Heaven (horse), Seventh Heaven (2016 Irish Oaks) *** The Gurkha (2016 Poulains, Sussex) *** Alice Springs (horse), Alice Springs (2016 Falmouth Stakes, Matron Stakes, Sun Chariot Stakes) *** Decorated Knight (2017 Irish Champion) *** Churchill (horse), Churchill (2017 2000 Guineas, Irish 2000) **** Vadeni (horse), Vadeni (2022 Prix du Jockey Club, Eclipse) *** Winter (horse), Winter (2017 1000 Guineas, Irish 1000) *** Capri (horse), Capri (2017 Irish Derby, St Leger) *** Ulysses (horse), Ulysses (2017 Eclipse, International) *** Forever Together (Irish horse), Forever Together (2018 Epsom Oaks) *** Kew Gardens (horse), Kew Gardens (2018 St Leger) *** Magical (horse), Magical (2019-20 Irish Champion, 2019 Champion) *** Waldgeist (horse), Waldgeist (2019 Arc de Triomphe) *** Anthony Van Dyck (horse), Anthony Van Dyck (2019 Epsom Derby) *** Hermosa (horse), Hermosa (2019 1000 Guineas, Irish 1000) *** Japan (horse), Japan (2019 International Stakes) *** Sovereign (horse), Sovereign (2019 Irish Derby) *** Love (horse), Love (2020 1000 Guineas, Epsom Oaks, 2021 Prince of Wales) *** Peaceful (horse), Peaceful (2020 Irish 1000) *** Serpentine (horse), Serpentine (2020 Epsom Derby) *** Empress Josephine (horse), Empress Josephine (2021 Irish 1000) *** Joan of Arc (horse), Joan of Arc (2021 Prix de Diane) *** Tuesday (horse), Tuesday (2022 Epsom Oaks) *** Kyprios (horse), Kyprios (2022 Ascot Gold Cup) *** Magical Lagoon (2022 Irish Oaks) **Not Impossible: ***Not Bourbon (2008 Queen's Plate) **Sligo Bay: ***Lexie Lou (2014 Queen's Plate) ** Milan (horse), Milan (2001 St Leger) ** Sholokhov: *** Don Cossack (horse), Don Cossack (2016 Cheltenham Gold Cup) ** Gossamer (horse), Gossamer (2002 Irish 1000) ** High Chaparral (2002 Epsom and Irish Derby, 2002-3 Breeders' Cup Turf, 2003 Irish Champion) *** Shoot Out (2010 Randwick Guineas, Australian Derby) *** So You Think (2009-10 Cox Plate, 2011 Eclipse, Irish Champion, 2012 Prince of Wales) ****Inference (2017 Randwick Guineas) ****D'Argento (2018 Rosehill Guineas) ****Quick Thinker (2020 Australian Derby) ****Think It Over (2022 Queen Elizabeth (AUS)) *** Contributer: ****Lion's Roar (2021 Randwick Guineas) *** It's A Dundeel, aka Dundeel (2013 Randwick Guineas, Rosehill Guineas, Australian Derby, 2014 Queen Elizabeth (AUS)) ****Castelvecchio (2020 Rosehill Guineas) *** Toronado (racehorse), Toronado (2013 Sussex) *** Free Eagle (2015 Prince of Wales) *** Rekindling (2017 Melbourne Cup) ** Brian Boru (2003 St Leger) ** Refuse to Bend (2003 2000 Guineas, 2004 Eclipse): *** Sarafina (horse), Sarafina (2010 Prix de Diane) ** Yesterday (horse), Yesterday (2003 Irish 1000) ** Poliglote: *** Solemia (2012 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe) ** Doyen (horse), Doyen (2004 King George) **River Dancer (2004 QEII Cup) ** Yeats (horse), Yeats (2006-2009 Ascot Gold Cup) ** Alexandrova (horse), Alexandrova (2006 Epsom and Irish Oaks) ** Synchronised (horse), Synchronised (2012 Cheltenham Gold Cup)

Other branches

*Viceregal (horse), Viceregal: ** Esclavo: *** Karloff (1990 Deutsches Derby) *Nice Dancer: **Fiddle Dancer Boy (1981 Queen's Plate) *Vice Regent: **Regal Embrace (1978 Queen's Plate) **Deputy Minister (horse), Deputy Minister: *** Silver Deputy: ****Archers Bay (1998 Queen's Plate) **** Silverbulletday (1999 Kentucky Oaks) *** Open Mind (horse), Open Mind (1989 Kentucky Oaks, CCAO) *** Dehere: **** Defier (2002 Queen Elizabeth (AUS)) *** French Deputy: **** Left Bank (horse), Left Bank (2002 Whitney) **** Admire Jupiter (2008 Tenno Sho (Spring)) **** Eishin Deputy (2008 Takarazuka Kinen) **** Kurofune: *****Fusaichi Richard (2005 Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes) *****Sleepless Night (2008 Sprinters Stakes) *****Curren Chan (2011 Sprinters Stakes, 2012 Takamatsunomiya Kinen) *****Whale Capture (2012 Victoria Mile) *****Clarity Sky (2015 NHK Mile Cup) *****Up to Date (2015 Nakayama Grand Jump, 2015 Nakayama Daishogai) *****Aerolithe (2017 NHK Mile Cup) *****Sodashi (2021 Oka Sho) ****Reginetta (2008 Oka Sho) *** Awesome Again (1997 Queen's Plate, 1998 Whitney, Breeders' Cup Classic): **** Ghostzapper (2004 Breeders' Cup Classic, 2005 Met Mile): ***** Moreno (2014 Whitney) *****Shaman Ghost (2015 Queen's Plate) *****Holy Helena (2017 Queen's Plate) ***** Guarano (2019 CCAO) ***** Mystic Guide (2021 Dubai World Cup) *****Moira (horse), Moira (2022 Queen's Plate) **** Round Pond (horse), Round Pond (2006 Breeders' Cup Distaff) **** Ginger Punch (2007 Breeders' Cup Distaff) **** Paynter (horse), Paynter: ***** Knicks Go (2021 Whitney, Breeders' Cup Classic) **** Game On Dude (2013 Pacific Classic) **** Oxbow (horse), Oxbow (2013 Preakness Stakes) **** Sir Winston (horse), Sir Winston (2019 Belmont Stakes) *** Touch Gold (1997 Belmont Stakes) *** Keeper Hill (1998 Kentucky Oaks) **New Regent: ***Savana City (1988 Australian Oaks) **Regal Intention (1988 Queen's Plate) **Regal Classic: ***Regal Discovery (1995 Queen's Plate) **Tejabo: ***T Js Lucky Moon (2002 Queen's Plate) *Northfields: ** North Stoke (horse), North Stoke (1977 Irish Champion) ** Oats (horse), Oats: *** Master Oats (1995 Cheltenham Gold Cup) ** Northjet (1981 Prix Jacques le Marois) ** No Pass No Sale (1985 Poulains) *Northern Taste: ** Amber Shadai (1981 Arima Kinen): *** Mejiro Ryan (1991 Takarazuka Kinen): **** Mejiro Dober (1997 Yushun Himba) **** Mejiro Bright (1998 Tenno Sho (Spring)) ** Shadai Ivor (1982 Yushun Himba) ** Dyna Carle (1983 Yushun Himba) ** Shadai Sophia (1983 Oka Sho) ** Dyna Gulliver (1986 Tokyo Yushun, Arima Kinen) ***Fight Gulliver (1996 Oka Sho) ** Adorable (1992 Yushun Himba) *Far North: **Fast Topaze (1986 Poulains) *Compliance: **Fourstars Allstar (1991 Irish 2000) *Be My Guest (horse), Be My Guest: ** Assert (horse), Assert (1982 Prix du Jockey Club, Irish Derby, International, Irish Champion): *** All My Dreams (1995 Deutsches Derby) *** Zaffaran: **** Looks Like Trouble (2000 Cheltenham Gold Cup) ** On the House (horse), On the House (1982 1000 Guineas, Sussex) ** Luth Enchantee (1983 Prix Jacques le Marois) ** Double Bed: ***Jim and Tonic (1999 QEII Cup) ** Go and Go (1990 Belmont Stakes) ** Pentire (1995 Irish Champion, 1996 King George): *** Prince of Penzance (2015 Melbourne Cup) **Valentine Waltz (1999 Pouliches) *Try My Best: ** Last Tycoon (1986 Breeders' Cup Mile) *** Bigstone (1993 Sussex, Queen Elizabeth II): **** Meisho Doto (2001 Takarazuka Kinen) *** Marju: **** My Emma (1996 Prix Vermeille) **** Martino Alonso: ***** Ramonti (2007 Sussex, Queen Elizabeth II) **** Soviet Song (2004 Sussex) **** Viva Pataca (2007, 2010 QEII Cup) **** Satono Crown (2017 Takarazuka Kinen) *** Ezzoud (1993-4 International Stakes, 1994 Eclipse) *** Mahogany (horse), Mahogany (1994 Australian Derby, 1995 & 1997 Lightning) *** O'Reilly (horse), O'Reilly: **** Shamrocker (2011 Australian Derby) *** Tycoon Lil (1998 Randwick Guineas) ** Waajib: *** Royal Applause: **** Acclamation (GB): ***** Dark Angel (horse), Dark Angel: ****** Persuasive (horse), Persuasive (2017 Queen Elizabeth II) ****** Mangoustine (2022 Pouliches) ***** Aclaim: ****** Cachet (horse), Cachet (2022 1000 Guineas) ***** Expert Eye (2018 Breeders Cup Mile) ***** Harbour Watch: ****** Pyledriver (2022 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth) *Kolmsky: ** Merry Nice (1987 Tokyo Yushun) *The Minstrel (1977 Epsom and Irish Derby, King George): ** L'Emigrant (1983 Poulains) ** Palace Music (horse), Palace Music (1984 Champion Stakes): *** Naturalism (horse), Naturalism (1992 Rosehill Guineas, Australian Derby) *** Cigar (horse), Cigar (1995 Breeders' Cup Classic, 1996 Dubai World Cup) ** Musical Bliss (1989 1000 Guineas) ** Opening Verse (1991 Breeders' Cup Mile) *Topsider: ** Assatis (1989 Gran Premio del Jockey Club) *** Wing Arrow (2000 February Stakes, Japan Cup Dirt) *** Bonneville Record (2007 Teio Sho, 2008 Kashiwa Kinen) ** Salse: *** Classic Cliche (1995 St Leger, 1996 Ascot Gold Cup) *** Air Express (1997 Queen Elizabeth II) *White Star Line (1978 Kentucky Oaks) *Sovereign Dancer: ** Gate Dancer (1984 Preakness Stakes) ** Priolo (1990 Prix Jacques le Marois) ***Sendawar (1999 Poulains) ** Louis Quatorze (horse), Louis Quatorze (1996 Preakness Stakes) *Northern Baby (1979 Champion Stakes): ** Michelozzo (1989 St Leger) *Secreto (1984 Epsom Derby): ** Mystiko (horse), Mystiko (1991 2000 Guineas) *Glenstal: ** Las Meninas (horse), Las Meninas (1994 1000 Guineas) *Night Shift: ** In the Groove (horse), In the Groove (1990 1000 Guineas, International, Champion Stakes) ** Midnight Legend: *** Sizing John (2017 Cheltenham Gold Cup) **Dyhim Diamond: ***Turtle Bowl: ****Lucayan (2012 Poulains) ** Daryaba (1999 Prix de Diane, Prix Vermeille) ** Azamour (2004 Prince of Wales, Irish Champion, 2005 King George): *** Valyra (horse), Valyra (2012 Prix de Diane) *** Covert Love (2015 Irish Oaks) *** Dolniya (2015 Dubai Sheema Classic) *Dixieland Band: ** Drum Taps (horse), Drum Taps (1992-3 Ascot Gold Cup) ** Dixie Brass (1990 Met Mile) ** Egyptband (2000 Prix de Diane) ** Dixie Union (horse), Dixie Union: *** Union Rags (2012 Belmont Stakes) *Lomond (horse), Lomond (1983 2000 Guineas): ** Marling (horse), Marling (1992 Irish 1000, Sussex) *Shareef Dancer: ** Nediym: *** General Nediym (1998 Lightning) **** Regimental Gal (2004 Lightning) ** Possessive Dancer (1991 Oaks) *El Gran Senor (1984 2000 Guineas, Irish Derby): ** Belmez (horse), Belmez (1990 King George) ** Rodrigo de Triano (1992 2000 Guineas, Irish 2000, International, Champion): *** Erimo Excel (1998 Yushun Himba) *Northern Trick (1984 Prix de Diane, Prix Vermeille) *Fairy King (horse), Fairy King: ** Turtle Island (horse), Turtle Island (1994 Irish 2000): *** Island Sands (1999 2000 Guineas) ** Helissio (1996 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe) *** Helenus (2003 Rosehill Guineas) **** Ethiopa (2012 Australian Derby) ** Encosta de Lago: *** Sacred Kingdom (2007, 2009 Hong Kong Sprint) *** Northern Meteor: **** Deep Field: *****Sky Field (2021 Hong Kong Sprint) *** Road to Rock (2010 Queen Elizabeth (AUS)): ****Beauty Generation (2018-2019 Champions Mile) *** Chautauqua (horse), Chautauqua (2016 Lightning) ** Victory Note (1998 Poulains) ** Oath (horse), Oath (1999 Epsom Derby) ** Falbrav (2002 International, Queen Elizabeth II, Japan Cup, 2003 Eclipse) *Rakeen: ** Jet Master (SAF): *** J J the Jet Plane (SAF) (2010 Hong Kong Sprint) ***Pomodoro (2012 Durban July) *Ajdal: ** Cezanne (horse), Cezanne (1994 Irish Champion) *Unfuwain: ** Bolas (horse), Bolas (1994 Irish Oaks) ** Lahan (horse), Lahan (2000 1000 Guineas) ** Petrushka (horse), Petrushka (2000 Irish Oaks) ** Alhaarth: *** Haafhd (2004 2000 Guineas, Champion) *** Eswarah (2005 Epsom Oaks) *** Phoenix Reach (2005 Dubai Sheema Classic) ** Lailani (2001 Irish Oaks)

References

Notes

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