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Saxon Warrior

Fee for 2027 €12,500

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Fee for 2027
€12,500
Bay 2015
16.1 hh (1.64 m)
Pedigree
Deep Impact - Maybe (Galileo)
Distance won over
8f.
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UNBEATEN GROUP 1 WINNER AT 2 AND A BRILLIANT GUINEAS WINNER AT 3.

 

By Japanese super-sire DEEP IMPACT (Champion Sire in Japan 2012-2022)

 

Out of unbeaten European Champion 2YO Filly MAYBE (by GALILEO)

 

His second dam is the Listed winner SUMORA (by DANEHILL), herself a three-parts sister to Oaks winner DANCING RAIN.

 

WINS INCLUDE

 

  • At 3: Gr.1 2,000 Guineas defeating Masar, Roaring Lion, Expert Eye etc.

  • At 2: Gr.1 Racing Post Trophy defeating Roaring Lion

  • At 2: Gr.2 Beresford Stakes by 2½ lengths

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James Willoughby
Thoroughbred Racing Commentary

“This is a colt with an array of weapons, having a top notch cruising speed, the turn of foot to separate himself, the stamina to operate over longer distances and, notably, the kind of pack-dominating tenacity that will ensure he makes the most of his physical gifts.” 

Pedigree

Saxon WarriorDeep Impact (JPN)Maybe (IRE)Sunday Silence (USA)Winder in Her Hair (IRE)Galileo (IRE)Sumora (IRE)Halo (USA)Wishing Well (USA)Alzao (USA)Burghclere (GB)Sadler's Wells (USA)Urban Sea (USA)Danehill (USA)Rain Flower (IRE)

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Race Record

PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCES

GROUP 1-WINNING 2YO 

1st Racing Post Trophy – Gr.1, 8f, Doncaster, defeating subsequent four-time Gr.1 winner and Cartier Horse of the Year Roaring Lion by a neck, with Tyros Stakes winner The Pentagon third.

1st Beresford Stakes – Gr.2, 8f, Naas, by 2½ lengths from subsequent dual Gr.3 runner-up Delano Roosevelt.

1st 2YO Maiden Stakes, 8f, Curragh, by 3¼ lengths from Meagher’s Flag, with subsequent Herbert Power Stakes winner Saracen Knight third.

TIMEFORM RATING: 120+ AT 2 

 

CLASSIC-WINNING 3YO 

1st The 2,000 Guineas – Gr.1, 8f, Newmarket, by 1½ lengths from Tip Two Win, with subsequent Gr.1 Derby winner Masar third and European Horse of the Year and Gr.1 winner Roaring Lion, with Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Expert Eye further behind.

2nd Eclipse Stakes – Gr.1, Sandown, to multiple Gr.1 winner Roaring Lion, with Derby runner-up Cliffs Of Moher third.

2nd Irish Champion Stakes – Gr.1, 10f, Leopardstown, to European Horse of the Year Roaring Lion, with Gr.1 Belmont Derby winner Deauville back in third.

3rd Irish Derby – Gr.1, 12f, Curragh, just ¾ length in a three-way finish with Latrobe and Group winner Rostropovich.

4th Epsom Derby – Gr.1, 12f, Epsom, to subsequent Gr.1 winners Masar and Roaring Lion, with multiple Gr.1-placed Dee Ex Bee second.

4th International Stakes – Gr.1, 10¼f, York, to European Horse of the Year Roaring Lion, dual Gr.1 winner Poet’s Word and York Stakes winner Thundering Blue.

TIMEFORM RATING: 124 AT 3 

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