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THUNDER MOON

Zoffany x Small Sacrifice (Sadler's Wells)

Bay - 15.3 HH . 1M60

1st Foals in 2024
Standing at Haras de Bouquetot, FR

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€6,000 Live Foal in 2024

JUVENILE GR.1 WINNER BY ZOFFANY.

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL STAKES GR.1 AT 2 AHEAD OF 7 GR.1 HORSES AND 2 SUBSEQUENT CLASSIC WINNERS - A RACE THAT HAS REVEALED PROVEN SIRES DUBAWI, DANEHILL DANCER, TEOFILO, NEW APPROACH & MASTERCRAFTSMAN.

 

THE ONLY HORSE TO HAVE EVER DEFEATED ST MARK'S BASILICA AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.

 

MULTIPLE GR.1 PERFORMER OVER 7F AT 2 & 3, WITH A SIMILAR PROFILE TO FRENCH SUCCESSES WOOTTON BASSETT & SIYOUNI.


ALSO CLOSELY PLACED IN THE DEWHURST STAKES GR.1 AT 2, AHEAD OF MG1W POETIC FLARE.  REACHED HIS BEST TIMEFORM RATING WHEN A SHORT HEAD RUNNER-UP IN THE PRIX JEAN PRAT GR.1 OVER THE STRAIGHT 7F.

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Conformation & Pedigree
CONFORMATION & PEDIGREE
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Dansili
Danehill
Zoffany
Hasili
Tyranny
Machiavellian
Dust Dancer
THUNDER
MOON
Sadler's Wells
Northern Dancer
Small Sacrifice
Fairy Bridge
Trust In Luck
Nashwan
Trusted Partner
TESTIMONIES
RACE RECORD

At 2 years old, in 3 runs,

  • 1st Vincent O'Brien National Stakes Gr.1 Curragh IRE, 7f . 1400m, defeating St Mark's Basilica

  • 3rd Dewhurst Stakes Gr.1 Newmarket UK, 7f . 1400m

  • 1st Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Curragh IRE, 7f . 1400m, on debut

At 3 years old,

  • 2nd Prix Jean Prat Gr.1 Deauville FR, 7f . 1400m, by a short head

At 4 years old,

  • 3rd Gladness Stakes Gr.3 Curragh IRE, 7f . 1400m

  • 4th Ballycorus Stakes Gr.3 Leopardstown IRE, 7f . 1400m

Race Record
PROGENY
First foals in 2024
Progeny
Press

«Thunder Moon was defined by his natural class & strong turn-of-foot. His performance in the Gr.1 National Stakes really showcased this and his brilliance as a 2-year-old beating a field packed with Group one winners and future Group performers. He also came within a whisker of winning the Prix Jean Prat the following year. We are really looking forward to training his progeny in the years to come.»
- Joseph Patrick O'Brien, trainer 

«He’s typical of a Zoffany, very relaxed and a lovely-natured horse.»
- Joseph O’Brien’s representative Brendan Powell, further to his maiden victory

«He’s got a serious will to win - he just wanted to run by them. He’s a strong traveller and seemed like he was in third gear the whole way.»
- Declan McDonogh, jockey, further to his National Stakes victory


«Thunder Moon did not exactly have a smooth passage and showed an impressive change of gear to exploit the gaps when they eventually opened.»

- Matt Butler, reporter on www.racingpost.com, further to his National Stakes victory

«There was no doubt Thunder Moon was being asked a big question after just one run - but the way he quickened up suggests he is a colt of the highest order.» 
- Timeform, further to his National Stakes victory


«The National Stakes looked the strongest juvenile race of the season and the winner is hugely exciting. The barging match approaching the final furlong took out a couple of rivals, notably Lucky Vega, but Thunder Moon was virtually stopped in his tracks as well. To recover from that and blast past a colt of the quality of Master Of The Seas, the eventual fourth, was breathtaking. Even accounting for Battleground’s absence from the National Stakes, Thunder Moon deserves to be the Guineas favourite.»
- Andrew Dietz, reporter on www.racingpost.com, further to his National Stakes victory
 


«It was a remarkable performance because he was in trouble in traffic on the inside and produced an impressive burst of speed to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.»
- Graeme Rodway, tipster on www.racingpost.com, further to his National Stakes victory

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