Mastercraftsman
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Mastercraftsman is a Champion
Thoroughbred
racehorse. The four-time Group One
-winning colt is trained by Aidan O'Brien
and has been ridden by Johnny Murtagh
in all of his wins. Out of mare Starlight Dreams and by top stallion Danehill Dancer, Mastercraftsman's career began in a six-furlong maiden at the Curragh in May 2008, where he won by half a length.
Wins in three important conditions races
earned Mastercraftsman 2008 European Champion Two-Year-Old Colt
honors.
Cartier Racing Award
The Cartier Racing Awards are awards in European horse racing, founded in 1991, and sponsored by Cartier jewelers. The award winners are decided by points earned in group races plus the votes cast by British racing journalists and readers of the Racing Post and Daily Telegraph newspapers.Eight...
Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse. The four-time Group One
Group One
Group One or Group 1 is the term used for the highest level of Thoroughbred and Standardbred stakes races in many countries. Group One races may be run under handicap conditions in Australia but in Europe weight-for-age conditions always apply. Races may be also restricted to age groups or a...
-winning colt is trained by Aidan O'Brien
Aidan O'Brien
Aidan Patrick O'Brien is an Irish horse racing trainer. Since 1996, he has been the private trainer at Ballydoyle Stables near Cashel in County Tipperary for John Magnier and his Coolmore Stud associates....
and has been ridden by Johnny Murtagh
Johnny Murtagh
Johnny Murtagh is a Irish flat racing jockey from Bohermeen, Navan, County Meath.He excels on the big stage, having won many Group 1 races around the world...
in all of his wins. Out of mare Starlight Dreams and by top stallion Danehill Dancer, Mastercraftsman's career began in a six-furlong maiden at the Curragh in May 2008, where he won by half a length.
Wins in three important conditions races
Conditions races
Conditions races are horse races where the weights carried by the runners are laid down by the conditions attached to the race. Weights are allocated according to; the sex of the runners, with female runners carrying less weight than males; the age of the runners, with younger horses receiving...
earned Mastercraftsman 2008 European Champion Two-Year-Old Colt
Cartier Racing Award
The Cartier Racing Awards are awards in European horse racing, founded in 1991, and sponsored by Cartier jewelers. The award winners are decided by points earned in group races plus the votes cast by British racing journalists and readers of the Racing Post and Daily Telegraph newspapers.Eight...
honors.