Storming Home
Encyclopedia
Storming Home is a retired, British-bred Thoroughbred
racehorse and active sire who was trained in the United Kingdom
and the United States
during a racing career which ran from 2000 to 2003. He won five important
races, but is probably best known for his disqualification in the 2003 Arlington Million
.
group). Sired by the influential stallion Machiavellian, his dam was Try To Catch Me, a daughter of the American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly, It's In The Air
.
He is inbred
2x3 to Mr. Prospector
, meaning that this stallion appears in both the second and third generations of Storming Home's pedigree (see below).
Storming Home was sent into training with Barry Hills
at Lambourn
and was ridden by his trainer's son Michael
in most of his European starts. He was later transferred to Neil Drysdale
in California, where Gary Stevens took over as his regular jockey. Although among the highest-rated horses in the world at his peak, he had a reputation for being inconsistent and temperamental and often raced in some form of headgear
to help his concentration
he recorded his first victory by winning a similar event at Newmarket
in August.
He was then moved up in class for the Group Three
Solario Stakes
at Sandown Park Racecourse two weeks later. He showed himself to be a colt of some ability by finishing strongly after being unable to find space to run in the straight, and taking second place, half a length behind King's Ironbridge. On his final start of the year he ran unplaced in the Somerville Tattersall Stakes
, behind horses including future Group One winners Grandera
and Imperial Dancer.
His official rating of 109 placed him among the top forty European colts of the year, ten pounds below the highweight Minardi.
. On his debut he showed his ability to cope with the Derby course with a win in the Blue Riband Trial at Epsom
, taking the lead two furlong
s from the finish and drawing clear to win by four lengths. He then finished stongly to take a close third in the Group Two Dante Stakes
at York, after which he was offered at odds of 20-1 for the Derby. Michael Hills had the choice of three colts trained by his father for the race and selected Storming Home, although he admitted that the decision had not been easy. In the classic he started at 14-1, and ran up to expectations, staying on in the straight to finish fifth of the twelve runners, six lengths behind Galileo
.
At Royal Ascot two weeks later, he recorded his first important win by taking the Group Two King Edward VII Stakes from Snowstorm, with the favourite Milan, well beaten in the fourth. Barry Hills commented on the colt's promise after the race: "The penny is finally dropping with him and I think there may be more improvement to come."
Hills demonstrated his confidence by next running Storming Home in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes over the same course and distance the following month. Storming Home started at 25-1 and exceeded expectations by staying on to finish fourth to Galileo, beaten three lengths.
At York a month later, he was made favourite for the Great Voltigeur Stakes
but was unable to confirm his earlier form with Milan, who defeated him by a length and a half. His season ended after a disappointing performance in the Prix Niel
.
, Coronation Cup
and Hardwicke Stakes
, after which he finished sixth in his second in his second attempt at the "King George". Dropped in class, he disappointed again, when beaten favourite in a listed race at Doncaster
. He was becoming a frustrating horse to follow having lost eight races in a row, three of them when starting favourite. One opinion was that Storming Home had "developed his own ideas about the game", a euphemism used to imply that a horse is temperamentally unreliable.
Barry Hills took the decision to fit the colt with cheek-pieces to improve his concentration, and the experiment was successful. An easy, six-length win in the listed Godolphin Stakes, was followed by a return to the top level in the Group One Champion Stakes at Newmarket. Sent off at 8-1, he raced prominently, took the lead a furlong out, and stayed on strongly to defeat the subsequent Dubai World Cup
winner Moon Ballad
by half a length. Michael Hills emphasised the importance of the cheek-pieces, saying that they had "made a big difference to him and he just travels so much better; it is much easier to ride a race on him now". His father, whilst pleased with the result, pointed out that Storming Home was "not a straightforward horse."
His season ended with an unplaced effort in the Japan Cup
. His trainer offered no real excuses: "The draw didn't help. He was going well for a while but ran out of petrol".
. He clearly thrived his new environment, and had his most successful season in terms of both wins and prize money. In May, he won the Grade II Jim Murray Memorial Handicap at Hollywood Park, where he equalled the race record of 2:25.20 despite starting slowly. One correspondent described the performance as "electrifying"
At the same track a month later he followed up with an odds-on victory in the Grade I Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap, in which he came from last place to win after Gary Stevens was forced to take him to the extreme outside entering the straight.
These performances saw him sent-off a 3-1 second favourite for the 21st running of the Arlington Million in Chicago. Held up at the rear of the field, he produced a powerful run to take the lead a furlong out. He was pressed in the closing stages by the international challengers Kaieteur (Britain
), Paolini (Germany
) and Sulamani (UAE
/Britain
), but seemed to be holding on for the victory when an extraordinary incident occurred. Twenty yards from the line, he seemed to be "spooked" by something on the infield and veered violently to the right, bumping Kaieteur and Paolini and unseating Gary Stevens as he crossed the line. He finished half a length ahead of Sulamani, with Kaieteur and Paolini a head further behind in a dead-heat
for third, but Objections and a Steward's Inquiry followed. The closeness of the race for second led the Stewards to conclude that the incident had affected the result and Storming Home was disqualified, with the race being awarded to Sulamani, who had not been directly affected by the interference. The decision was greeted with boos by the Chicago crowd.
Stevens suffered injuries to his shoulder, chest and back, but made a quick recovery. He was back as the jockey when Storming Home reappeared at Santa Anita Park
six weeks later in the Grade I Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship Stakes. Although Drysdale was concerned when the field were "dawdling" in the early stages, Storming Home produced a strong late run to catch Johar
close to the finish and take the race by half a length. Stevens called the performance "a sweet vindication".
On his final racecourse appearance, Storming Home was sent off the 9/4 favourite for the Breeders' Cup Turf
, but failed to give his running, finishing seventh behind the dead-heaters Johar and High Chaparral
, in a performance which Stevens was at a loss to explain.
In the 2003 edition of the World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings
Storming Home was rated at 122, making him the fourth-best older male in North America and the twentieth-best horse to race in the world that year. This placed him several pounds behind Johar and Sulamani, despite the fact that he had "beaten" both of them.
Storming Home's highest Timeform
rating was 128.
He finished runner-up to High Chaparral
in the voting for the 2003 Eclipse Award
for Best Male Turf Horse.
winners, including Lion Tamer (Victoria Derby
), Jakkalberry (Gran Premio di Milano
) and Flying Cloud (Ribblesdale Stakes
).
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 sire who was trained in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
during a racing career which ran from 2000 to 2003. He won five important
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...
races, but is probably best known for his disqualification in the 2003 Arlington Million
Arlington Million
The Arlington Million is a Grade 1 flathorse race in the United States for thoroughbred horses aged three years and upward. It is raced over a distance of 1¼ miles on the turf at Arlington Park, Arlington Heights, Illinois in August each year...
.
Background
Storming Home was a home-bred, being a product of his owner Maktoum Al Maktoum's Gainsborough Stud (now part of the Darley StudDarley Stud
Darley Stud is a Thoroughbred breeding operation owned by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai and vice-president of the United Arab Emirates. Darley breeds horses in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States, Dubai, Japan and Australia....
group). Sired by the influential stallion Machiavellian, his dam was Try To Catch Me, a daughter of the American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly, It's In The Air
It's In The Air
It's In The Air was an American Champion filly Thoroughbred racehorse.Bred by Steve and Gary Wolfson's Happy Valley Farm, It's In The Air was from the first crop of Mr. Prospector and out of the mare A Wind Is Rising...
.
He is inbred
Inbreeding
Inbreeding is the reproduction from the mating of two genetically related parents. Inbreeding results in increased homozygosity, which can increase the chances of offspring being affected by recessive or deleterious traits. This generally leads to a decreased fitness of a population, which is...
2x3 to Mr. Prospector
Mr. Prospector
Mr. Prospector was a thoroughbred racehorse foaled in Kentucky, whose descendants have been dominant in the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. He won half of his 14 career races.-Background:...
, meaning that this stallion appears in both the second and third generations of Storming Home's pedigree (see below).
Storming Home was sent into training with Barry Hills
Barry Hills
Barry Hills is a British thoroughbred horse trainer. He lives in Lambourn, England.-Biography:Barry Hills had three sons in his first marriage: John, Michael, and Richard. John is a horse trainer, and both Michael and Richard are jockeys. After his divorce, he married Penny Hills, and had two more...
at Lambourn
Lambourn
Lambourn is a large village and civil parish in the northwestern part of the ceremonial county of Berkshire in England. Its metropolitan district has a population of 4,017, and is most noted for its associations with British National Hunt racehorse training....
and was ridden by his trainer's son Michael
Michael Hills
Michael Hills is a British flat racing jockey. He is twin brother to Richard Hills and their father is racehorse trainer Barry Hills.Michael has a series of hobbies, such as darts and snooker.Michael is sponsored by Carraig Insurance....
in most of his European starts. He was later transferred to Neil Drysdale
Neil Drysdale
Neil D. Drysdale is an American based thoroughbred race horse trainer.Based in Playa Del Rey, California, he has won two Triple Crown races - the Belmont Stakes with A.P. Indy in 1992 and the Kentucky Derby with Fusaichi Pegasus in 2000...
in California, where Gary Stevens took over as his regular jockey. Although among the highest-rated horses in the world at his peak, he had a reputation for being inconsistent and temperamental and often raced in some form of headgear
Blinders
Blinders, also known as blinkers or winkers, are a piece of horse tack that prevent the horse seeing to the rear and, in some cases, to the side. They usually are made of leather or plastic cups that are placed on either side of the eyes, either attached to a bridle or to an independent hood...
to help his concentration
2000: two-year-old season
Storming Home ran four times as a two-year-old in 2000. After finishing unplaced in a maiden race at KemptonKempton Park Racecourse
Kempton Park Racecourse is a horse racing track in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England, which is a western suburb of London 16 miles from the city centre. The site is set in of land....
he recorded his first victory by winning a similar event 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 August.
He was then moved up in class for the Group Three
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...
Solario Stakes
Solario Stakes
The Solario Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 7 furlongs and 16 yards , and it is scheduled to take place each year in August....
at Sandown Park Racecourse two weeks later. He showed himself to be a colt of some ability by finishing strongly after being unable to find space to run in the straight, and taking second place, half a length behind King's Ironbridge. On his final start of the year he ran unplaced in the Somerville Tattersall Stakes
Somerville Tattersall Stakes
The Somerville Tattersall Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. 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 late September or early October.The...
, behind horses including future Group One winners 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 Imperial Dancer.
His official rating of 109 placed him among the top forty European colts of the year, ten pounds below the highweight Minardi.
2001: three-year-old season
At three, he was aimed at the DerbyEpsom Derby
The Derby Stakes, popularly known as The Derby, internationally as the Epsom Derby, and under its present sponsor as the Investec Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies...
. On his debut he showed his ability to cope with the Derby course with a win in the Blue Riband Trial at Epsom
Epsom Downs Racecourse
Epsom Downs is a Grade 1 racecourse near Epsom, Surrey, England. The "downs" referred to in the name are part of the North Downs. The course is best known for hosting the Epsom Derby, the United Kingdom's premier thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old colts and fillies, over a mile and a half...
, taking the lead two furlong
Furlong
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries....
s from the finish and drawing clear to win by four lengths. He then finished stongly to take a close third in the Group Two Dante Stakes
Dante Stakes
The Dante Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 88 yards , and it is scheduled to take place each year in May....
at York, after which he was offered at odds of 20-1 for the Derby. Michael Hills had the choice of three colts trained by his father for the race and selected Storming Home, although he admitted that the decision had not been easy. In the classic he started at 14-1, and ran up to expectations, staying on in the straight to finish fifth of the twelve runners, six lengths behind Galileo
Galileo (horse)
Galileo is a retired Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. He is best known for winning the Epsom Derby, Irish Derby Stakes, and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes in 2001 and for his rivalry with the Godolphin champion Fantastic Light...
.
At Royal Ascot two weeks later, he recorded his first important win by taking the Group Two King Edward VII Stakes from Snowstorm, with the favourite Milan, well beaten in the fourth. Barry Hills commented on the colt's promise after the race: "The penny is finally dropping with him and I think there may be more improvement to come."
Hills demonstrated his confidence by next running Storming Home in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes over the same course and distance the following month. Storming Home started at 25-1 and exceeded expectations by staying on to finish fourth to Galileo, beaten three lengths.
At York a month later, he was made favourite for the Great Voltigeur Stakes
Great Voltigeur Stakes
The Great Voltigeur Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in August....
but was unable to confirm his earlier form with Milan, who defeated him by a length and a half. His season ended after a disappointing performance in the Prix Niel
Prix Niel
The Prix Niel is a Group 2 flat horse race in France which is open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres , and it is scheduled to take place each year in September....
.
2002: four-year-old season
Storming Home's fourth year began with placed efforts in the Jockey Club StakesJockey Club Stakes
The Jockey Club Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs at Newmarket, and the final part of the race is on the Rowley Mile...
, Coronation Cup
Coronation Cup
The Coronation Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Epsom Downs over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 10 yards , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June....
and Hardwicke Stakes
Hardwicke Stakes
The Hardwicke Stakes is a Group 2 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 4 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.-History:...
, after which he finished sixth in his second in his second attempt at the "King George". Dropped in class, he disappointed again, when beaten favourite in a listed race at Doncaster
Doncaster Racecourse
Doncaster Racecourse is a racecourse in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It hosts two of Great Britain's 31 Group 1 flat races, the St Leger Stakes and the Racing Post Trophy.- History :...
. He was becoming a frustrating horse to follow having lost eight races in a row, three of them when starting favourite. One opinion was that Storming Home had "developed his own ideas about the game", a euphemism used to imply that a horse is temperamentally unreliable.
Barry Hills took the decision to fit the colt with cheek-pieces to improve his concentration, and the experiment was successful. An easy, six-length win in the listed Godolphin Stakes, was followed by a return to the top level in the Group One Champion Stakes at Newmarket. Sent off at 8-1, he raced prominently, took the lead a furlong out, and stayed on strongly to defeat the subsequent Dubai World Cup
Dubai World Cup
The Dubai World Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1996 and from 2010 at the Meydan Racecourse in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates...
winner Moon Ballad
Moon Ballad
Moon Ballad is a Thoroughbred racehorse who competed internationally.-Background:He was bred by Prince Fahd Salman's Newgate Stud Farm which operated from a base at the now closed Sandley Stud in Gillingham, Dorset in England....
by half a length. Michael Hills emphasised the importance of the cheek-pieces, saying that they had "made a big difference to him and he just travels so much better; it is much easier to ride a race on him now". His father, whilst pleased with the result, pointed out that Storming Home was "not a straightforward horse."
His season ended with an unplaced effort in the Japan Cup
Japan Cup
The is the most prestigious horse race run in Japan. It is contested at the end of November at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo at a distance of 2400 meters over the grass. With a purse of ¥476 million , the Japan Cup is one of the richest races in the world.The Japan Cup is an invitational event...
. His trainer offered no real excuses: "The draw didn't help. He was going well for a while but ran out of petrol".
2003: five-year-old season
In December 2002, Storming Home was exported to California, where he entered the stable of Neil DrysdaleNeil Drysdale
Neil D. Drysdale is an American based thoroughbred race horse trainer.Based in Playa Del Rey, California, he has won two Triple Crown races - the Belmont Stakes with A.P. Indy in 1992 and the Kentucky Derby with Fusaichi Pegasus in 2000...
. He clearly thrived his new environment, and had his most successful season in terms of both wins and prize money. In May, he won the Grade II Jim Murray Memorial Handicap at Hollywood Park, where he equalled the race record of 2:25.20 despite starting slowly. One correspondent described the performance as "electrifying"
At the same track a month later he followed up with an odds-on victory in the Grade I Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap, in which he came from last place to win after Gary Stevens was forced to take him to the extreme outside entering the straight.
These performances saw him sent-off a 3-1 second favourite for the 21st running of the Arlington Million in Chicago. Held up at the rear of the field, he produced a powerful run to take the lead a furlong out. He was pressed in the closing stages by the international challengers Kaieteur (Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
), Paolini (Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
) and Sulamani (UAE
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
/Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
), but seemed to be holding on for the victory when an extraordinary incident occurred. Twenty yards from the line, he seemed to be "spooked" by something on the infield and veered violently to the right, bumping Kaieteur and Paolini and unseating Gary Stevens as he crossed the line. He finished half a length ahead of Sulamani, with Kaieteur and Paolini a head further behind in a dead-heat
Tie (draw)
To tie or draw is to finish a competition with identical or inconclusive results. The word "tie" is usually used in North America for sports such as American football. "Draw" is usually used in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Commonwealth of Nations and it is usually used for sports such as...
for third, but Objections and a Steward's Inquiry followed. The closeness of the race for second led the Stewards to conclude that the incident had affected the result and Storming Home was disqualified, with the race being awarded to Sulamani, who had not been directly affected by the interference. The decision was greeted with boos by the Chicago crowd.
Stevens suffered injuries to his shoulder, chest and back, but made a quick recovery. He was back as the jockey when Storming Home reappeared at Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park is a thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent racing events in the United States during the winter and in spring. With its backdrop of the purple San Gabriel Mountains, it is considered by many as the world's most beautiful race...
six weeks later in the Grade I Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship Stakes. Although Drysdale was concerned when the field were "dawdling" in the early stages, Storming Home produced a strong late run to catch Johar
Johar
Johar is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2003 Breeders' Cup Turf in a dead-heat with High Chaparral....
close to the finish and take the race by half a length. Stevens called the performance "a sweet vindication".
On his final racecourse appearance, Storming Home was sent off the 9/4 favourite for the Breeders' Cup Turf
Breeders' Cup Turf
The Breeders' Cup Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for three-year-olds and up. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships. The race's current title sponsor is Emirates Airlines.The forerunner...
, but failed to give his running, finishing seventh behind the dead-heaters Johar and High Chaparral
High Chaparral
High Chaparral is a racehorse, winner of the Epsom Derby in 2002, and the winner of the Breeders' Cup Turf in 2002 and 2003 .-2001: Two-year-old season:...
, in a performance which Stevens was at a loss to explain.
Assessment
In the 2000 International Classification Storming Home was rated 109 as noted above. A year later he was rated 124, making him the fourth highest rated three-year-old colt in Europe and the eighth highest in the world. In 2002 he was rated 121, making him the ninth highest rated older horse in Europe.In the 2003 edition of the World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings
World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings
The World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings are compiled by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities , an organization established in 2003 with headquarters in Paris, France made up of members from around the world....
Storming Home was rated at 122, making him the fourth-best older male in North America and the twentieth-best horse to race in the world that year. This placed him several pounds behind Johar and Sulamani, despite the fact that he had "beaten" both of them.
Storming Home's highest Timeform
Timeform
Timeform Publications is a publishing company in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England founded in 1948 to provide information to fans, bettors, and others involved in the horse racing industry...
rating was 128.
He finished runner-up to High Chaparral
High Chaparral
High Chaparral is a racehorse, winner of the Epsom Derby in 2002, and the winner of the Breeders' Cup Turf in 2002 and 2003 .-2001: Two-year-old season:...
in the voting for the 2003 Eclipse Award
Eclipse Award
The Eclipse Award is an American thoroughbred horse racing award named after the 18th century British racehorse and sire, Eclipse. The Eclipse Awards, honoring the champions of the sport, are sponsored by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association , Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers...
for Best Male Turf Horse.
Stud career
Storming Home was retired to the Nunnery Stud at the end of his racing career. He was also "shuttled" to stand at the Karaka stallion station in New Zealand for the Southern Hemisphere breeding season. More recently, he has been standing at the Darley Stud in Japan. He has had some success, siring notableConditions 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...
winners, including Lion Tamer (Victoria Derby
Victoria Derby
The Victoria Derby is an Australian Thoroughbred horse race held annually on the first day of Melbourne's annual Spring Racing Carnival, Victorian Derby Day, held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. A Group One race for three-year-old horses, it is raced on a left-handed turf course at a...
), Jakkalberry (Gran Premio di Milano
Gran Premio di Milano
The Gran Premio di Milano is a Group 1 flat horse race in Italy open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Milan over a distance of 2,400 metres , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June....
) and Flying Cloud (Ribblesdale Stakes
Ribblesdale Stakes
The Ribblesdale Stakes is a Group 2 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 4 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.-History:...
).
Pedigree
- Storming Home is inbredInbreedingInbreeding is the reproduction from the mating of two genetically related parents. Inbreeding results in increased homozygosity, which can increase the chances of offspring being affected by recessive or deleterious traits. This generally leads to a decreased fitness of a population, which is...
2x3 to Mr. ProspectorMr. ProspectorMr. Prospector was a thoroughbred racehorse foaled in Kentucky, whose descendants have been dominant in the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. He won half of his 14 career races.-Background:...
.