Fee for 2026 | €27,500 |
Brown 2020 | 16.0½ hh (1.63 m) |
Pedigree | Deep Impact - Rhododendron (Galileo) |
Distance won over | 7f. to 12f. |
Stands at | Coolmore |
Profile
Dual Derby hero and winner of six Group 1s by Japanese Super Sire DEEP IMPACT.
A GROUP 1 WINNER AT 2, 3 & 4 YEARS OLD!
DEFEATED 21 GROUP 1 WINNERS, WITH 45 GROUP 1 WINS BETWEEN THEM!
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Futurity Stakes-Gr.1
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Epsom Derby-Gr.1
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Irish Derby-Gr.1
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Irish Champion Stakes-Gr.1
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Breeders’ Cup Turf-Gr.1
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Prince of Wales’s Stakes-Gr.1
By the greatest stallion ever in Japan, DEEP IMPACT, and out of one of the greatest GALILEO mares, triple Group 1 winner RHODODENDRON!
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“His dam (Rhododendron) was one of the best Galileo mares ever, and he’s the absolute double of his grandsire (Sunday Silence). His pedigree brings the best of Japan and Europe together. He connects two of the most powerful breeding lines in the world. He’s a truly unique horse”
Pedigree
Pedigree Notes
Race Record
Principal Performances
Brilliant 2YO
1st Futurity Trophy–Gr.1, Doncaster, 1m., by 3½ lengths from Epictetus and Holloway Boy, with subsequent Gr.1 winner King Of Steel further behind.
1st Champions Juvenile Stakes–Gr.2, Leopardstown, 1m, by 1½ lengths from Caroline Street, Alder and Tower Of London
1st Maiden Stakes, Naas, 7f., by 2 lengths from Shadowed and Young Ireland.
Dual Derby Hero as a 3YO
1st Epsom Derby–Gr.1, Epsom, 1m4f., defeating Gr.1 winners King of Steel and White Birch.
1st Irish Derby–Gr.1, Curragh, 1m4f., by 1½ lengths from Adelaide River with Gr.1 winner White Birch further behind.
1st Irish Champion Stakes–Gr.1, Leopardstown, 1m2f., defeating Gr.1 winners Luxembourg, Nashwa and King Of Steel.
1st Breeders Cup Turf–Gr.1, Santa Anita, 1m4f., with Gr.1 winners Up To The Mark, Shahryar, Gold Phoenix, King Of Steel, Onesto, War Like Goddess, Mostahdaf, Adhamo and Broome all behind.
Top Class as a 4YO
1st Prince Of Wales’s Stakes-Gr.1, Royal Ascot, 1m2f., defeating Gr.1 winners Inspiral, Blue Rose Cen and Lord North.
2nd Irish Champion Stakes–Gr.1, Leopardstown, 1m2f, to Economics by a neck when duelling to the line, Gr.1 winners Los Angeles and Luxembourg further behind.
2nd Tattersalls Gold Cup–Gr.1, Curragh, 1m2½f., to White Birch, with 8 lengths back to third.
