BULLET TRAIN (GB)

 

Bay horseFoaled in 2007

SireNorthern DancerNearcticNearco
SADLER'S WELLS (USA) NatalmaNative Dancer
1981Fairy BridgeBold ReasonHail to Reason
  SpecialForli
DamDanehillDanzigNorthern Dancer
KIND (IRE) RazyanaHis Majesty
2001Rainbow LakeRainbow QuestBlushing Groom
  RockfestStage Door Johnny

SADLER'S WELLS (USA) (Bay 1981-Stud 1985). 6 wins-2 at 2, Sandown Eclipse S., Gr.1. Champion GB/Ire. Sire 14 times. Sire of 1768 rnrs, 1217 wnrs, 294 SW, inc. Montjeu (Irish Derby, Gr.1), High Chaparral, Salsabil, Opera House, In the Wings, Galileo, Carnegie, Dream Well, Northern Spur, Old Vic, King's Theatre, Barathea, Doyen, Yeats, Kayf Tara, Refuse to Bend, Islington, Beat Hollow, Intrepidity, Alexandrova, Saddex, Ballingarry, etc.

 

1st dam

KIND, by Danehill. 6 wins to 7f, Hamilton Flower of Scotland S., L, Nottingham Kilvington S., L, Newmarket Vibe FM H., 3d Leopardstown Ballyogan S., Gr.3, Bath Lansdown S., L, Newmarket Geoffrey Barling S. Three-quarter-sister to RIPOSTE, half-sister to POWERSCOURT, LAST TRAIN. Dam of six foals, all raced, five winners, inc:-

FRANKEL (c. by Galileo). Horse of the Year in Europe in 2011 & 2012. Head of the 2011 & 2012 World Thoroughbred Rankings. Champion 3YO Colt in Europe in 2011 & 2012. Champion 3YO Miler in GB in 2011. Joint Champion 2YO Colt in Europe & GB in 2010. Champion Older Male Miler & Intermediate in GB in 2012 . 14 wins-4 at 2-from 7f to 10½f, £2,998,301, The Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, Ascot Queen Elizabeth II S., Gr.1, Champion S., Gr.1, Goodwood Sussex S., Gr.1-twice, Newbury Lockinge S., Gr.1, Newmarket Dewhurst S., Gr.1, Royal Ascot St James's Palace S., Gr.1, Queen Anne S., Gr.1, York International S., Gr.1, Ascot Royal Lodge S., Gr.2, Newbury Greenham S., Gr.3, Doncaster Frank Whittle Partnership 2YO S., Newmarket 2YO S. Sire.

NOBLE MISSION (c. by Galileo). Champion Older Male in Europe in 2014. 9 wins from 1600m to 2400m, £1,028,709, €402,760, Ascot Champion S., Gr.1, Curragh Tattersalls Gold Cup, Gr.1, Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, Gr.1, Goodwood Gordon S., Gr.3, Sandown Gordon Richards S., Gr.3, Chester Huxley S., Gr.3, Newmarket S., L, Goodwood Tapster S., L, Newbury Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships S., 2d Munich Grosser Dallmayr Preis, Gr.1, Royal Ascot King Edward VII S., Gr.2, Newbury St Simon S., Gr.3, John Porter S., Gr.3, Newmarket Fairway S., L, 3d Haydock Rose of Lancaster S., Gr.3, Newbury John Porter S., Gr.3, 4th Newmarket Jockey Club S., Gr.2, Royal Ascot Hardwicke S., Gr.2, York Great Voltigeur S., Gr.2, Longchamp Prix Dollar, Gr.2.

BULLET TRAIN (c. by Sadler's Wells). 2 wins. See below.

JOYEUSE (f. by Oasis Dream). 3 wins-2 at 2-at 6f, Haydock Cecil Frail S., L, Salisbury Dick Poole S., L, 2d Leopardstown Ballyogan S., Gr.3, York Summer S., Gr.3, 3d Newbury Fred Darling S., Gr.3, Royal Ascot Albany S., Gr.3.

Morpheus (c. by Oasis Dream). 3 wins at 1m, 8½f, Ascot Delancey H., Newmarket Adnams H.

 

2nd dam

RAINBOW LAKE, by Rainbow Quest. 3 wins at 1¼m, 11f, Haydock Lancashire Oaks, Gr.3, Newbury Ballymacoll Stud S., L. Half-sister to VERTEX, Climber. Dam of 15 foals, 13 to race, 8 winners, inc:-

POWERSCOURT (Sadler's Wells). Joint Top of The 2003 International 3YO Classification (extended). Joint Champion 3YO Stayer in Ireland in 2003. 5 wins-1 at 2-from 7½f to 1½m, £250,949, €363,577, US$870,000, HK$1,000,000, 220,800Dhs, Curragh Tattersalls Gold Cup, Gr.1, Arlington Million S., Gr.1, York Great Voltigeur S., Gr.2, Leopardstown Seapoint S., 2d Doncaster Racing Post Trophy, Gr.1, Royal Ascot Prince of Wales's S., Gr.1, Munich Grosser Preis Dallmayr Bayerisches Zuchtrennen, Gr.1, Ayr Scottish Derby, Gr.2, Newmarket JRA London Office 10th Anniversary 2YO S., 3d Breeders' Cup Turf S., Gr.1, Curragh Irish St Leger, Gr.1, Leopardstown Irish Champion S., Gr.1, 4th Arlington Million S., Gr.1, Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup, Gr.1, York Hardwicke S., Gr.2. Sire.

RIPOSTE (Dansili). 4 wins from 1¼m to 1½m, £99,754, €8,000, US$347,080, Belmont Sheepshead Bay S., Gr.2, New York S., Gr.2, Royal Ascot Ribblesdale S., Gr.2, 2d Gulfstream Park Suwannee River S., Gr.3, The Very One S., Gr.3, Sandown Bet365 Fillies' S., 3d Tampa Bay Downs Hillsborough S., Gr.3, 4th Belmont Sheepshead Bay S., Gr.2, Arlington Park Modesty H., Gr.3.

LAST TRAIN (Rail Link). 2 wins at 2000m, 3100m, €236,710, Longchamp Prix de Barbeville, Gr.3, Prix Juigne, 2d Longchamp Grand Prix de Paris, Gr.1, Prix de Lormoy, 3d Longchamp Prix Vicomtesse Vigier, Gr.2, Prix Niel, Gr.2, Chantilly Prix du Pont du Roi, 4th Longchamp Prix Maurice de Nieuil, Gr.2.

KIND (Danehill). 6 wins. See above.

Marella. Raced once. Dam of-

Tierra del Fuego (Champs Elysees). Winner at 2, Saint-Cloud Prix Esmeralda, 3d Saint-Cloud Prix La Camargo, L, Chantilly Prix de Sandricourt, 4th Toulouse Grand Criterium du Languedoc, L.

 

Race Record: 14 Starts 2-1-0 £114,822.

2 wins-1 at 2-at 1m, 11½f, £114,822, Lingfield Derby Trial S., Gr.3, 2d Newbury Dubai Duty Free Golf World Cup S., 4th Goodwood Sussex S., Gr.1, Newbury Lockinge S., Gr.1.