Russian Rhythm
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Russian Rhythm is a retired Thoroughbred
racehorse and active broodmare who was bred in the United States
but trained in the United Kingdom
during a rcing career which lsted from 2002 to 2004. She won six Group races
and the Cartier Racing Award for European Three-Year-Old Champion Filly
in 2003.
. She was sired by Kingmambo
out of the mare Balistroika, making her a half-sister of the Royal Lodge Stakes
winner Perfectperformance and a close relative of several top-class fillies such as Shadayid (1,000 Guineas and Park Appeal (Cheveley Park Stakes
).
She was sent as a weanling
to the Keeneland
November sale where she was sold for $370,000. As a yearling she was sent by the consignor Ted Voute to England for the October 2001 Tattersalls
sale in which she was sold for 440,000 guineas
to the Cheveley Park Stud. She entered training at Sir Michael Stoute's stable at Newmarket and was ridden in all her races by Kieren Fallon
. She was a tall, strong filly, with a rich chestnut coat and a small white star
.
where she started as odds-on favourite. She was badly hampered during the race and then trapped on the rails before finding a gap and accelerating through it to beat the Irish-trained filly Danaskaya by one and a quarter lengths. She was praised by her trainer for her effort: "Not many could have done what she has done today. She has both acceleration and guts".
Her reputation was growing, and in the Group One Cheveley Park Stakes
she was sent off 8-13 favourite. Russian Rhythm ran prominently and led a furlong out, but was caught and beaten one and a half lengths by Airwave, a specialist sprinter who went on to win the Temple Stakes
. Despite her defeat- the only occasion in her career that she was beaten by a filly or mare- she went into the winter break as 5-1 joint favourite for the 1,000 Guineas.
When the International Classification of two-year-old was published in January 2003, Russian Rhythm was awarded a rating of 116 – one pound behind Airwave and five behind the champion Six Perfections
.
, Soviet Song
, Intercontinental
, Casual Look
and Yesterday.
Her next start was in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot where she confirmed her superiority over Soviet Song with an "emphatic" one and a half length victory, breaking the course record in the process. She also became the first 1,000 Guineas to win the Ascot race since One In A Million in 1979. In her next race Russian Rhythm contested the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood, where she was asked to take on older fillies and a middle-distance trip for the first time. Unsuited by the soft ground, and briefly unable to obtain a clear run, she proved just equal to the task, catching the leader, Ana Marie, in the closing stages and winning by a neck.
In her remaining starts 2003 she faced male opposition in two of the most competitive races of the year. At Ascot, she ran up to her best form to finish second to the 6-4 favourite Falbrav
in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
after which she was given "almost as enthusiastic a reception as the winner" by the crowd. In her final start of the season she finished fifth to Rakti
in the Champion Stakes
. Although she finished in front major winners like Alamshar
(King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes) and Nayef
(Prince of Wales's Stakes
), she failed to produce her usual acceleration. Chris Richardson, the managing director of the Cheveley Park Stud conceded that, "maybe we went to the well once too often.".
in the Lockinge Stakes. Michael Stoute praised the filly after the race: "This filly is simply a a pleasure to have around. She's got the mind, and she's got the physique. She's tough and professional in her job and does not lack courage.". Russian Rhythm sustained an injury soon afterwards, however, and did not race again, being retired in September.
.
In the same year she was named British Champion Three-Year-Old Filly by the British Horseracing Board
.
The Listed Russian Rhythm Stakes is run in August at Penn National Race Course
.
and finished fourth in the Group Three Nell Gwyn Stakes
in 2010.
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 who was bred in the United States
United States
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but trained in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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during a rcing career which lsted from 2002 to 2004. She won six Group 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...
and the Cartier Racing Award for European Three-Year-Old Champion Filly
Filly
A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare. There are several specific definitions in use.*In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years old....
in 2003.
Background
Russian Rhythm was foaled at Elizabeth Moran's Brushwood Stable near Malvern, PennsylvaniaMalvern, Pennsylvania
Malvern is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,998 at the 2010 census. The main road through the borough is King Street, although the borough is also bordered by Paoli Pike on the south, and is near US 30 on the north. The primary cross street is Warren...
. She was sired by Kingmambo
Kingmambo
Kingmambo is an American thoroughbred stallion racehorse.-Background:He was sired by the leading stud, Mr...
out of the mare Balistroika, making her a half-sister of the Royal Lodge Stakes
Royal Lodge Stakes
The Royal Lodge Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile , and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September....
winner Perfectperformance and a close relative of several top-class fillies such as Shadayid (1,000 Guineas and Park Appeal (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...
).
She was sent as a weanling
Weanling
A weanling is an animal that has just been weaned. The term is usually used to refer to a type of young horse, a foal that has been weaned, usually between the ages of 6 months and a year. Once a year old, the horse is referred to as a yearling.-References:...
to the Keeneland
Keeneland
Keeneland is a Thoroughbred horse racing facility and sales complex in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. Operated by the Keeneland Association, Inc., it is also known for its reference library on the sport, which contains more than 10,000 volumes, an extensive videocassette collection, and a substantial...
November sale where she was sold for $370,000. As a yearling she was sent by the consignor Ted Voute to England for the October 2001 Tattersalls
Tattersalls
Tattersalls is the main auctioneer of race horses in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It was founded in 1766 by Richard Tattersall , who had been stud groom to the second Duke of Kingston. The first premises occupied were near Hyde Park Corner, in what was then the outskirts of London...
sale in which she was sold for 440,000 guineas
Guinea (British coin)
The guinea is a coin that was minted in the Kingdom of England and later in the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom between 1663 and 1813...
to the Cheveley Park Stud. She entered training at Sir Michael Stoute's stable at Newmarket and was ridden in all her races by Kieren Fallon
Kieren Fallon
Kieren Francis Fallon is a professional flat racing jockey and has been British Champion Jockey six times....
. She was a tall, strong filly, with a rich chestnut coat and a small white star
Horse markings
Markings on horses usually are distinctive white areas on an otherwise dark base coat color. Most horses have some markings, and they help to identify the horse as a unique individual. Markings are present at birth and do not change over the course of the horse's life...
.
2002: two-year-old season
Russian Rhythm began her career with a win in a maiden race at Newmarket in June 2002, and successfully made the step up to Group Three company a month later by "comfortably" winning the Princess Margaret Stakes at Ascot. She then moved up to Group Two for the Lowther Stakes at YorkYork 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...
where she started as odds-on favourite. She was badly hampered during the race and then trapped on the rails before finding a gap and accelerating through it to beat the Irish-trained filly Danaskaya by one and a quarter lengths. She was praised by her trainer for her effort: "Not many could have done what she has done today. She has both acceleration and guts".
Her reputation was growing, and in the Group One 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...
she was sent off 8-13 favourite. Russian Rhythm ran prominently and led a furlong out, but was caught and beaten one and a half lengths by Airwave, a specialist sprinter who went on to win the Temple Stakes
Temple Stakes
The Temple Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of 5 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in May....
. Despite her defeat- the only occasion in her career that she was beaten by a filly or mare- she went into the winter break as 5-1 joint favourite for the 1,000 Guineas.
When the International Classification of two-year-old was published in January 2003, Russian Rhythm was awarded a rating of 116 – one pound behind Airwave and five behind the champion Six Perfections
Six Perfections (horse)
Six Perfections is a champion Thoroughbred race horse, bred by the Niarchos family. She is best known for her 2003 win in the Breeders' Cup Mile....
.
2003: three-year-old season
Russian Rhythm went into the 2003 1,000 Guineas without a prep race, having been reportedly slow to reach peak condition in the spring. Stoute made no secret of the fact that the filly was performing poorly in exercise gallops and had been "not eating as well as she can". These facts, together with the memory of her defeat in the Cheveley Park, and the strength of the opposition, led to her going off a relatively unconsidered 12-1 shot. On the day she was held up in the early stages of a rough race, before switching right to take the lead inside the final furlong and winning by one and a half lengths from a field which was described as "one of the strongest...in recent years" including Six PerfectionsSix Perfections (horse)
Six Perfections is a champion Thoroughbred race horse, bred by the Niarchos family. She is best known for her 2003 win in the Breeders' Cup Mile....
, Soviet Song
Soviet Song
Soviet Song is a racehorse bred and owned by Elite Racing Club. She was foaled on February 18, 2000, sired by Marju out of Kalinka...
, Intercontinental
Intercontinental (horse)
Intercontinental is a Thoroughbred Champion filly racehorse who competed in England, France, and the United States.Bred and raced by Khalid Abdullah's Juddmonte Farms, she was sired by Danehill, a multiple Champion sire in England, Ireland, and France and the most successful sire in the history of...
, Casual Look
Casual Look
Casual Look was the winning racehorse in the Epsom Oaks in 2003. Owned and bred by William S. Farish III, she was out of the mare Style Setter, a daughter of Manila, the 1986 Breeders' Cup Turf winner and that year's American Champion Male Turf Horse. Her sire was Red Ransom whose career ended...
and Yesterday.
Her next start was in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot where she confirmed her superiority over Soviet Song with an "emphatic" one and a half length victory, breaking the course record in the process. She also became the first 1,000 Guineas to win the Ascot race since One In A Million in 1979. In her next race Russian Rhythm contested the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood, where she was asked to take on older fillies and a middle-distance trip for the first time. Unsuited by the soft ground, and briefly unable to obtain a clear run, she proved just equal to the task, catching the leader, Ana Marie, in the closing stages and winning by a neck.
In her remaining starts 2003 she faced male opposition in two of the most competitive races of the year. At Ascot, she ran up to her best form to finish second to the 6-4 favourite Falbrav
Falbrav
Falbrav is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire, bred in Ireland but trained in Italy and the United Kingdom during his racing career which ran from 2000 to 2004...
in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile , and it is now scheduled to take place each year in October. As of 2011, it is run on Champions Day as the final race...
after which she was given "almost as enthusiastic a reception as the winner" by the crowd. In her final start of the season she finished fifth to Rakti
Rakti
Rakti was a British Thoroughbred racehorse, who won six Group One races in Italy and the United Kingdom in a career which lasted from 2001 to 2005.-Background:...
in the Champion Stakes
Champion Stakes
The Champion Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in October...
. Although she finished in front major winners like Alamshar
Alamshar
Alamshar is a retired Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. He won five of his nine races in a career which lasted from September 2002 to September 2003...
(King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes) and Nayef
Nayef (horse)
Nayef is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse an active sire, bred in the United States but trained in the United Kingdom during his racing career which ran from 2000 to 2003...
(Prince of Wales's Stakes
Prince of Wales's Stakes
The Prince of Wales's Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June....
), she failed to produce her usual acceleration. Chris Richardson, the managing director of the Cheveley Park Stud conceded that, "maybe we went to the well once too often.".
2004: four-year-old season
Kept in training at four, Russian Rhythm looked set for a successful year after beating a strong field including Refuse To BendRefuse To Bend
Refuse To Bend is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse. He was owned by Swiss businessman Walter Haefner and was bred at his Moyglare Stud Farm near the town of Maynooth, County Kildare, in Ireland...
in the Lockinge Stakes. Michael Stoute praised the filly after the race: "This filly is simply a a pleasure to have around. She's got the mind, and she's got the physique. She's tough and professional in her job and does not lack courage.". Russian Rhythm sustained an injury soon afterwards, however, and did not race again, being retired in September.
Race record
| Date | Race | Dist (f) | Course | Class | Prize (£K) | Odds | Runners | Placing | Margin | Time | Jockey | Trainer |
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| Villas At Stonehaven EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes | 6 | Newmarket July 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... |
M | 4 | 9/4 | 6 | 1 | Neck | 1:12.60 | Kieren Fallon Kieren Fallon Kieren Francis Fallon is a professional flat racing jockey and has been British Champion Jockey six times.... |
Michael Stoute Michael Stoute Sir Michael Ronald Stoute is a Barbadian British thoroughbred horse trainer in flat racing. Stoute, whose father was the Chief of police for Barbados, left the island in 1964 at the age of 19 to become an assistant to trainer Pat Rohan and began training horses on his own in 1972... |
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| Princess Margaret Stakes Princess Margaret Stakes The Princess Margaret Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 6 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.... |
6 | 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 | 26 | Evens | 6 | 1 | 1.25 | 1:15.30 | Kieren Fallon Kieren Fallon Kieren Francis Fallon is a professional flat racing jockey and has been British Champion Jockey six times.... |
Michael Stoute Michael Stoute Sir Michael Ronald Stoute is a Barbadian British thoroughbred horse trainer in flat racing. Stoute, whose father was the Chief of police for Barbados, left the island in 1964 at the age of 19 to become an assistant to trainer Pat Rohan and began training horses on his own in 1972... |
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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 | 50 | 8/13 | 5 | 1 | 1.25 | 1:11.05 | Kieren Fallon Kieren Fallon Kieren Francis Fallon is a professional flat racing jockey and has been British Champion Jockey six times.... |
Michael Stoute Michael Stoute Sir Michael Ronald Stoute is a Barbadian British thoroughbred horse trainer in flat racing. Stoute, whose father was the Chief of police for Barbados, left the island in 1964 at the age of 19 to become an assistant to trainer Pat Rohan and began training horses on his own in 1972... |
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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 | 8/13 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 1:10.72 | Kieren Fallon Kieren Fallon Kieren Francis Fallon is a professional flat racing jockey and has been British Champion Jockey six times.... |
Michael Stoute Michael Stoute Sir Michael Ronald Stoute is a Barbadian British thoroughbred horse trainer in flat racing. Stoute, whose father was the Chief of police for Barbados, left the island in 1964 at the age of 19 to become an assistant to trainer Pat Rohan and began training horses on his own in 1972... |
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| 1,000 Guineas | 8 | 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 | 185 | 1/1 | 19 | 1 | 1.5 | 1:38.43 | Kieren Fallon Kieren Fallon Kieren Francis Fallon is a professional flat racing jockey and has been British Champion Jockey six times.... |
Michael Stoute Michael Stoute Sir Michael Ronald Stoute is a Barbadian British thoroughbred horse trainer in flat racing. Stoute, whose father was the Chief of police for Barbados, left the island in 1964 at the age of 19 to become an assistant to trainer Pat Rohan and began training horses on his own in 1972... |
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| Coronation Stakes Coronation Stakes The Coronation Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.-History:... |
8 | 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... |
1 | 156 | 4/7 | 9 | 1 | 1.5 | 1:38.51 | Kieren Fallon Kieren Fallon Kieren Francis Fallon is a professional flat racing jockey and has been British Champion Jockey six times.... |
Michael Stoute Michael Stoute Sir Michael Ronald Stoute is a Barbadian British thoroughbred horse trainer in flat racing. Stoute, whose father was the Chief of police for Barbados, left the island in 1964 at the age of 19 to become an assistant to trainer Pat Rohan and began training horses on his own in 1972... |
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| Nassau Stakes Nassau Stakes The Nassau Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 1 mile, 1 furlong and 192 yards , and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August.-History:The title of... |
10 | Goodwood Goodwood Racecourse Goodwood Racecourse is a horse-racing track five miles north of Chichester, West Sussex, in England controlled by the family of the Duke of Richmond, whose seat is nearby Goodwood House... |
1 | 116 | 4/5 | 8 | 1 | Neck | 2:04.80 | Kieren Fallon Kieren Fallon Kieren Francis Fallon is a professional flat racing jockey and has been British Champion Jockey six times.... |
Michael Stoute Michael Stoute Sir Michael Ronald Stoute is a Barbadian British thoroughbred horse trainer in flat racing. Stoute, whose father was the Chief of police for Barbados, left the island in 1964 at the age of 19 to become an assistant to trainer Pat Rohan and began training horses on his own in 1972... |
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| Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Queen Elizabeth II Stakes The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile , and it is now scheduled to take place each year in October. As of 2011, it is run on Champions Day as the final race... |
8 | 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... |
1 | 188 | 3/1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1:38.99 | Kieren Fallon Kieren Fallon Kieren Francis Fallon is a professional flat racing jockey and has been British Champion Jockey six times.... |
Michael Stoute Michael Stoute Sir Michael Ronald Stoute is a Barbadian British thoroughbred horse trainer in flat racing. Stoute, whose father was the Chief of police for Barbados, left the island in 1964 at the age of 19 to become an assistant to trainer Pat Rohan and began training horses on his own in 1972... |
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| Champion Stakes Champion Stakes The Champion Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in October... |
10 | 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 | 232 | 11/4 | 12 | 5 | 6.25 | 2:03.34 | Kieren Fallon Kieren Fallon Kieren Francis Fallon is a professional flat racing jockey and has been British Champion Jockey six times.... |
Michael Stoute Michael Stoute Sir Michael Ronald Stoute is a Barbadian British thoroughbred horse trainer in flat racing. Stoute, whose father was the Chief of police for Barbados, left the island in 1964 at the age of 19 to become an assistant to trainer Pat Rohan and began training horses on his own in 1972... |
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| Prince of Wales's Stakes Prince of Wales's Stakes The Prince of Wales's Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.... |
8 | 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... |
1 | 116 | 3/1 | 15 | 1 | 0.5 | 1:37.00 | Kieren Fallon Kieren Fallon Kieren Francis Fallon is a professional flat racing jockey and has been British Champion Jockey six times.... |
Michael Stoute Michael Stoute Sir Michael Ronald Stoute is a Barbadian British thoroughbred horse trainer in flat racing. Stoute, whose father was the Chief of police for Barbados, left the island in 1964 at the age of 19 to become an assistant to trainer Pat Rohan and began training horses on his own in 1972... |
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Assessment and honours
Russian Rhythm was awarded the title of European Three-Year-Old Champion Filly at the 2003 Cartier Racing Awards.In the same year she was named British Champion Three-Year-Old Filly by the British Horseracing Board
British Horseracing Board
From 10 June 1993 until 30 July 2007, the British Horseracing Board was the governing authority for horseracing in Great Britain. It was created in 1993, and took on responsibilities previously held by the Jockey Club...
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The Listed Russian Rhythm Stakes is run in August at Penn National Race Course
Penn National Race Course
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course is a thoroughbred horse racing track and casino located in Grantville, Pennsylvania, east of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.The track opened on August 30, 1972...
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Stud career
Russian Rhythm was retired to stud at her owner's base, the Cheveley Park Stud at Newmarket. Her second foal, Safina (by Pivotal), won a maiden race at ChesterChester Racecourse
Chester Racecourse, known as the Roodee, is according to official records the oldest racecourse still in use in England. Horse racing at Chester dates back to the early sixteenth century. It is also thought to be the smallest racecourse of significance in England at 1 mile and 1 furlong ...
and finished fourth in the Group Three Nell Gwyn Stakes
Nell Gwyn Stakes
The Nell Gwyn Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred 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 mid April....
in 2010.