Fee for 2027 | €25,000 |
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
GROUP 1 – WINNING 2YO
1st Futurity Trophy – Gr.1, 8f, Doncaster, by 3½ lengths from Group winner and Gr.1 performer Epictetus with Chesham Stakes winner Holloway Boy back in third.
1st Champions Juvenile Stakes – Gr.2, Leopardstown, 1m, by 1½ lengths from Caroline Street, Alder and Tower Of London.
1st Irish Stallion Farms 2YO Maiden Stakes, 7f, Naas, by 2 lengths from Shadowed with Beresford Stakes placed Young Ireland back in third. Earning TDN Rising Start status.
FOUR-TIME GROUP 1 WINNER AT 3
1st Epsom Derby – Gr.1, 12f, Epsom, by ½ a length from Gr.1 Champions Stakes winner King Of Steel with Gr.1 Tattersalls Gold Cup winner White Birch back in third.
1st Irish Derby – Gr.1, 12f, Curragh, by 1½ lengths from Kilternan Stakes winner Adelaide River with Gr.1 performer Covent Garden in third and Gr.1 winners Proud And Regal and White Birch further back in the field.
1st Irish Champion Stakes – Gr.1, 10f, Leopardstown, by ½ length from four-time Gr.1 winner Luxembourg with three-time Gr.1 heroine Nashwa back in third.
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.
GROUP 1 ROYAL ASCOT HERO AT 4
1st Prince of Wales’s Stakes – Gr.1, 10f, Royal Ascot, by ¾ length from Prix d’Harcourt winner Zarakem, Prix Dollar winner Horizon Dore, with five-time Gr.1 winner Inspiral further behind.
2nd Irish Champion Stakes – Gr.1, 10f, Leopardstown, to Prix Guillaume d’Ornano and Dante Stakes winner Economics with Gr.1 performer Shin Emperor in third and Classic winner Los Angeles and multiple Gr.1 winner Luxembourg further back in the field.
2nd Tattersalls Gold Cup – Gr.1, 10½f, Curragh, to multiple Group winner White Birch with Beresford Stakes winner Crypto Force in third and Group winners Lumiere Rock, Hans Andersen, Lord Massusus and Mashhoor further behind.
