Merchant Navy (horse)
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Merchant Navy (foaled 14 November 2014) is an Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He showed considerable promise as a juvenile when he was undefeated in three start including the Listed ANZAC Day Stakes. As a three-year-old he proved himself one of the best horses of his generation in Australia over sprint distances, taking the HDF McNeil Stakes and the Coolmore Stud Stakes as well as being placed in both the Rubiton Stakes and the Newmarket Handicap. In the summer of 2018 he was relocated to Europe where he won both his races, the Greenlands Stakes in Ireland and the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Quick Facts Sire, Grandsire ...
Merchant Navy | |
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Sire | Fastnet Rock |
Grandsire | Danehill |
Dam | Legally Bay |
Damsire | Snippets |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 14 November 2014[1] |
Country | Australia |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Chris Barham |
Owner | Seymour Bloodstock, Halo Racing Services et al Merchant Navy Syndicate Tabor, Smith , Magnier |
Trainer | Ciaron Maher Aaron Purcell Aidan O'Brien |
Record | 10: 7-0-2 |
Earnings | £951,009 |
Major wins | |
ANZAC Day Stakes (2017) HDF McNeil Stakes (2017) Coolmore Stud Stakes (2017) Greenlands Stakes (2018) Diamond Jubilee Stakes (2018) |
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