Queen's Logic
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Queen's Logic is a retired Thoroughbred
racehorse and active broodmare, bred in Ireland
and trained in the United Kingdom
. She is notable for winning the title of European Champion Two-Year-Old Filly of 2001 at the Cartier Racing Awards, and for retiring undefeated. She has been described as "the most outstanding filly to have never won a classic."
She is by Grand Lodge
out of the mare Lagrion. Apart from Queen's Logic, Grand Lodge (winner of the Dewhurst Stakes
and the St. James's Palace Stakes
) sired the winners of over six hundred races including Sinndar
, Grandera
and Indian Lodge (Prix du Moulin de Longchamp
, Prix de la Forêt
).
Queen's Logic was the first important winner for her dam Lagrion, who went on to produce the 2007 European Horse of the Year
Dylan Thomas
Queen's Logic was trained throughout her career by Mick Channon
at West Ilsley
, Berkshire
and was ridden in four of her five races by Steve Drowne
.
Queen's Logic never ran in a maiden race, instead making her debut against more experienced fillies, including two winners, in a minor stakes race at Newbury
in May 2001. After starting slowly, she raced behind the leaders before accelerating into the lead and winning "readily".
For her next start, she was moved straight into Group race
company for the Queen Mary
Stakes at Royal Ascot. Starting at 13/2 she was towards the back of the field in the early stages, before making her challenge two furlongs from the finish. She caught the Aidan O'Brien
-trained Sophisticat inside the final furlong and won by half a length Although the 1,000 Guineas was more than ten months away, the bookmakers offered Queen's Logic at odds of 25/1.
Two months later, Queen's Logic returned to the racecourse for the Lowther Stakes
at York
. This was her first attempt at six furlongs. Apart from Sophisticat, who opposed her again, the field included the Cherry Hinton Stakes
winner Silent Honor, who was made the 9/4 favourite. Queen's Logic ran her now familiar race, chasing the leaders before accelerating in the closing stages and taking the lead close home to beat Sophisticat by one and a quarter lengths, with Silent Honor third. Her price for the 1,000 Guineas was cut to 14/1 even though some felt that her sheer speed and racing style suggested that she was essentially a sprinter who might struggle over one mile.
She was given another long break before her final start of the year in the Group One
Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket
in October. This time she started favourite and produced her best performance, taking the lead two furlongs out and pulling right away from the field in a manner described by the Telegraph's correspondent as "effortless and unrelenting". At the finish she was seven lengths ahead of Sophisticat, who finished second yet again. The increasing margins of her victories over the Irish filly clearly showed the improvement Queen's Logic had made. Channon expressed his opinion that the extra quarter mile of the following year's 1,000 Guineas would be "no problem." The bookmakers were also highly impressed, cutting her price for the Guineas to 5/2 favourite.
at Newbury. Starting at odds of 1/3, Queen's Logic took the lead a furlong out and won comfortably by one and three quarter lengths from Roundtree. Although her performance was described as "fine, rather than scintillating", her price shortened even further to 7/4.
On the morning of the day before the 1,000 Guineas, Queen's Logic was found to be lame. Channon insisted that the injury was not serious, but he was unwilling to risk his filly and she was withdrawn from the race. A plan to run her instead in the Irish 1,000 Guineas had to be abandoned when she contracted a viral infection and began "coughing".
It was hoped that Queen's Logic could recover in time for a run in the Sussex Stakes
, but the coughing returned and Channon decided that "it wouldn't be fair" to continue her training. Her retirement was announced in July.
winner Johannesburg
.
At the Cartier Racing Awards for 2001 she was awarded the title of European Champion Two-Year-Old Filly.
), was the highest-rated three-year old filly in the world in the sprint division of the 2010 World Thoroughbred Rankings
.
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 and active broodmare, bred in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and trained in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. She is notable for winning the title of European Champion Two-Year-Old Filly of 2001 at the Cartier Racing Awards, and for retiring undefeated. She has been described as "the most outstanding filly to have never won a classic."
Background
Queen's Logic is a chestnut mare bred in Ireland by Kip McCreery. As a yearling she was sent to the Deauville Sales, where she was bought for €152,449 by the bloodstock agent Charles Gordon-Watson on behalf of Jaber Abdullah.She is by Grand Lodge
Grand Lodge (horse)
Grand Lodge was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He was officially rated the best European two-year-old 1993. He won two Group One races; the Dewhurst Stakes in 1993 and the St. James's Palace Stakes in 1994. He is best known as a successful sire...
out of the mare Lagrion. Apart from Queen's Logic, Grand Lodge (winner of the Dewhurst Stakes
Dewhurst Stakes
The Dewhurst Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 7 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.The event was established in 1875, and it...
and the St. James's Palace Stakes
St. James's Palace Stakes
The St. James's Palace Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June....
) sired the winners of over six hundred races including Sinndar
Sinndar
Sinndar, is a retired Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. He is notable for his unique achievement in winning the Epsom Derby, Irish Derby Stakes and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in the same year.-Background:...
, Grandera
Grandera
Grandera is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire who was bred in Ireland and trained in the United Kingdom and Dubai during a racing career which lasted from 2000 to 2003...
and Indian Lodge (Prix du Moulin de Longchamp
Prix du Moulin de Longchamp
The Prix du Moulin de Longchamp is a Group 1 flat horse race in France which is open to thoroughbred colts and fillies aged three years or older...
, Prix de la Forêt
Prix de la Forêt
The Prix de la Forêt is a Group 1 flat horse race in France which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,400 metres , and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September or early October.-History:The race was established in 1858,...
).
Queen's Logic was the first important winner for her dam Lagrion, who went on to produce the 2007 European Horse of the Year
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...
Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas (horse)
Dylan Thomas is a Thoroughbred racehorse. He was trained in Ireland by Aidan O'Brien and owned by Sue Magnier and Michael Tabor. He was sired by Danehill out of Lagrion, a daughter of Diesis...
Queen's Logic was trained throughout her career by Mick Channon
Mick Channon
Michael Roger "Mick" Channon is a sportsman who enjoyed a career as a striker with Southampton and England in the 1970s and later became a hugely successful racehorse trainer.-Southampton:...
at West Ilsley
West Ilsley
West Ilsley is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England.-Location and amenities:It is situated in the West Berkshire district north of the town of Newbury on the Berkshire Downs. There is also an East Ilsley approximately a mile southeast of the village.West Ilsley has a public house, The...
, Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
and was ridden in four of her five races by Steve Drowne
Steve Drowne
Steve Drowne is a professional Flat racing jockey. Growing up, he attended Newmarket Racing School. His father was a Devon farmer.Drowne is one of racing's most respected senior riders. He has a long association with trainer Roger Charlton.- External links :...
.
2001: two-year-old season
Although Mick Channon was not immediately impressed by Queen's Logic ("she was just a lump of horse flesh"), she soon showed herself to be a potentially useful filly in home exercise gallops, and was campaigned ambitiously from the start.Queen's Logic never ran in a maiden race, instead making her debut against more experienced fillies, including two winners, in a minor stakes race at Newbury
Newbury Racecourse
Newbury Racecourse is a racecourse in the civil parish of Greenham, adjoining the town of Newbury in Berkshire, England. It has courses for flat races and over jumps...
in May 2001. After starting slowly, she raced behind the leaders before accelerating into the lead and winning "readily".
For her next start, she was moved straight into Group race
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...
company for the Queen Mary
Queen Mary
-Monarchs:* Maria of Montferrat , queen regnant of Jerusalem, daughter of Isabella I of Jerusalem and Conrad of Montferrat and mother of Isabella II of Jerusalem...
Stakes at Royal Ascot. Starting at 13/2 she was towards the back of the field in the early stages, before making her challenge two furlongs from the finish. She caught the 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....
-trained Sophisticat inside the final furlong and won by half a length Although the 1,000 Guineas was more than ten months away, the bookmakers offered Queen's Logic at odds of 25/1.
Two months later, Queen's Logic returned to the racecourse for the Lowther Stakes
Lowther Stakes
The Lowther Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at York over a distance of 6 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.-History:...
at York
York Racecourse
York Racecourse is a horse racing track in the southwest of the city of York in North Yorkshire, England with a spectator capacity of 60,000. The most famous race to be held at York on an annual basis is the Ebor Handicap, which is run during the Ebor Festival meeting in August...
. This was her first attempt at six furlongs. Apart from Sophisticat, who opposed her again, the field included the Cherry Hinton Stakes
Cherry Hinton Stakes
The Cherry Hinton Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in July....
winner Silent Honor, who was made the 9/4 favourite. Queen's Logic ran her now familiar race, chasing the leaders before accelerating in the closing stages and taking the lead close home to beat Sophisticat by one and a quarter lengths, with Silent Honor third. Her price for the 1,000 Guineas was cut to 14/1 even though some felt that her sheer speed and racing style suggested that she was essentially a sprinter who might struggle over one mile.
She was given another long break before her final start of the year in the Group One
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...
Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket
Newmarket Racecourse
The town of Newmarket, in Suffolk, England, is the headquarters of British horseracing, home to the largest cluster of training yards in the country and many key horse racing organisations. Newmarket Racecourse has two courses - the Rowley Mile Course and the July Course. Both are wide, galloping...
in October. This time she started favourite and produced her best performance, taking the lead two furlongs out and pulling right away from the field in a manner described by the Telegraph's correspondent as "effortless and unrelenting". At the finish she was seven lengths ahead of Sophisticat, who finished second yet again. The increasing margins of her victories over the Irish filly clearly showed the improvement Queen's Logic had made. Channon expressed his opinion that the extra quarter mile of the following year's 1,000 Guineas would be "no problem." The bookmakers were also highly impressed, cutting her price for the Guineas to 5/2 favourite.
2002: three-year-old season
At three, Queen's Logic was aimed at the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket. Her preparation race for the Classic was the Group Three Fred Darling StakesFred Darling Stakes
The Fred Darling Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Newbury over a distance of 7 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in April....
at Newbury. Starting at odds of 1/3, Queen's Logic took the lead a furlong out and won comfortably by one and three quarter lengths from Roundtree. Although her performance was described as "fine, rather than scintillating", her price shortened even further to 7/4.
On the morning of the day before the 1,000 Guineas, Queen's Logic was found to be lame. Channon insisted that the injury was not serious, but he was unwilling to risk his filly and she was withdrawn from the race. A plan to run her instead in the Irish 1,000 Guineas had to be abandoned when she contracted a viral infection and began "coughing".
It was hoped that Queen's Logic could recover in time for a run in the Sussex Stakes
Sussex Stakes
The Sussex Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 1 mile , and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August.-History:...
, but the coughing returned and Channon decided that "it wouldn't be fair" to continue her training. Her retirement was announced in July.
Race record
| Date | Race | Dist (f) | Course | Class | Prize (£K) | Odds | Runners | Placing | Margin | Time | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highclere Stud Fillies' Conditions Stakes | 5 | Newbury Newbury Racecourse Newbury Racecourse is a racecourse in the civil parish of Greenham, adjoining the town of Newbury in Berkshire, England. It has courses for flat races and over jumps... |
6 | 5/2 | 5 | 1 | 0.75 | 1:05.22 | Craig Williams Craig Williams (jockey) Craig Williams is an Australian jockey. He won Multiple group one in Australia and worldwide.-External links:*Jockey profile... |
Mick Channon Mick Channon Michael Roger "Mick" Channon is a sportsman who enjoyed a career as a striker with Southampton and England in the 1970s and later became a hugely successful racehorse trainer.-Southampton:... |
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| Queen Mary Stakes Queen Mary Stakes The Queen Mary Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 5 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.... |
5 | Ascot Ascot Racecourse Ascot Racecourse is a famous English racecourse, located in the small town of Ascot, Berkshire, used for thoroughbred horse racing. It is one of the leading racecourses in the United Kingdom, hosting 9 of the UK's 32 annual Group 1 races... |
3 | 33 | 13/2 | 20 | 1 | 0.5 | 1:02.73 | Steve Drowne Steve Drowne Steve Drowne is a professional Flat racing jockey. Growing up, he attended Newmarket Racing School. His father was a Devon farmer.Drowne is one of racing's most respected senior riders. He has a long association with trainer Roger Charlton.- External links :... |
Mick Channon Mick Channon Michael Roger "Mick" Channon is a sportsman who enjoyed a career as a striker with Southampton and England in the 1970s and later became a hugely successful racehorse trainer.-Southampton:... |
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| Lowther Stakes Lowther Stakes The Lowther Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at York over a distance of 6 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.-History:... |
6 | York York Racecourse York Racecourse is a horse racing track in the southwest of the city of York in North Yorkshire, England with a spectator capacity of 60,000. The most famous race to be held at York on an annual basis is the Ebor Handicap, which is run during the Ebor Festival meeting in August... |
2 | 49 | 7/1 | 8 | 1 | 1.25 | 1:11.01 | Steve Drowne Steve Drowne Steve Drowne is a professional Flat racing jockey. Growing up, he attended Newmarket Racing School. His father was a Devon farmer.Drowne is one of racing's most respected senior riders. He has a long association with trainer Roger Charlton.- External links :... |
Mick Channon Mick Channon Michael Roger "Mick" Channon is a sportsman who enjoyed a career as a striker with Southampton and England in the 1970s and later became a hugely successful racehorse trainer.-Southampton:... |
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| Cheveley Park Stakes Cheveley Park Stakes The Cheveley Park Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September or early October.The event was... |
6 | Newmarket- Rowley Newmarket Racecourse The town of Newmarket, in Suffolk, England, is the headquarters of British horseracing, home to the largest cluster of training yards in the country and many key horse racing organisations. Newmarket Racecourse has two courses - the Rowley Mile Course and the July Course. Both are wide, galloping... |
1 | 87 | 10/11 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1:12.34 | Steve Drowne Steve Drowne Steve Drowne is a professional Flat racing jockey. Growing up, he attended Newmarket Racing School. His father was a Devon farmer.Drowne is one of racing's most respected senior riders. He has a long association with trainer Roger Charlton.- External links :... |
Mick Channon Mick Channon Michael Roger "Mick" Channon is a sportsman who enjoyed a career as a striker with Southampton and England in the 1970s and later became a hugely successful racehorse trainer.-Southampton:... |
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| Fred Darling Stakes Fred Darling Stakes The Fred Darling Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Newbury over a distance of 7 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in April.... |
7 | Newbury Newbury Racecourse Newbury Racecourse is a racecourse in the civil parish of Greenham, adjoining the town of Newbury in Berkshire, England. It has courses for flat races and over jumps... |
3 | 23 | 1/3 | 8 | 1 | 1.75 | 1:24.74 | Steve Drowne Steve Drowne Steve Drowne is a professional Flat racing jockey. Growing up, he attended Newmarket Racing School. His father was a Devon farmer.Drowne is one of racing's most respected senior riders. He has a long association with trainer Roger Charlton.- External links :... |
Mick Channon Mick Channon Michael Roger "Mick" Channon is a sportsman who enjoyed a career as a striker with Southampton and England in the 1970s and later became a hugely successful racehorse trainer.-Southampton:... |
Assessment
In the International Classification for 2001, Queen's Logic was assigned a figure of 122, making her the best two-year-old filly in Europe by a margin of eight pounds. The only colt in Europe rated her superior was the Breeders' Cup JuvenileBreeders' Cup Juvenile
The Breeders' Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old colts and geldings raced on dirt. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships....
winner Johannesburg
Johannesburg (horse)
Johannesburg is a Kentucky-bred United States and European Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. He was trained by Aidan O'Brien at Ballydoyle, and now stands at stud at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Kentucky, the American arm of the giant Irish breeder Coolmore Stud...
.
At the Cartier Racing Awards for 2001 she was awarded the title of European Champion Two-Year-Old Filly.
Stud career
Queen's Logic has made an impact as a broodmare: her daughter Lady Of The Desert (sired by RahyRahy
Rahy was an Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in England and the United States. Bred by Hill 'n' Dale Farms in Lexington, he was a son of the very important sire Blushing Groom and out of the Eclipse Award winner and Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame mare, Glorious Song.Rahy was purchased as a...
), was the highest-rated three-year old filly in the world in the sprint division of the 2010 World Thoroughbred Rankings
2010 World Thoroughbred Rankings
The 2010 World Thoroughbred Rankings was the 2010 edition of the World Thoroughbred Rankings. It was an assessment of Thoroughbred racehorses issued by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities in January 2011. It included horses aged three or older which competed in flat races...
.