The Irish-bred champion combined elite miling speed with the ability to stretch his performance. He won the Classic Poule d’Essai des Poulains before adding the Prix d’Ispahan and Prix du Moulin at Group 1 level, then closed his high-class career with third place in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on his first attempt at 2,400 metres before retiring to Haras d’Etreham.
| # | Achievement and record |
|---|---|
| 1 | Group 1 winner of the Poule d’Essai des Poulains, Prix d’Ispahan and Prix du Moulin. |
| 2 | Runner-up in the Group 1 Prix du Jockey Club and third in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. |
| 3 | Also won the Group 3 Autumn Stakes and Prix de Fontainebleau, plus the Group 2 Prix du Muguet. |
| 4 | Godolphin’s published record lists nine starts, five wins, three placings and career earnings of $1,781,159.65. |
Juddmonte’s champion son of Invincible Spirit out of Zenda won four Group 1 races in 2014: the Irish 2000 Guineas, St James’s Palace Stakes, Sussex Stakes and Prix Jacques le Marois, earning Cartier Horse of the Year honours. He later became a global sire with more than 100 stakes winners in Juddmonte’s 2026 figures.
An Irish-bred daughter of Dylan Thomas out of Plante Rare. She won one race in France from only two starts according to the published sales record, and her breeding value is led by producing Persian King, a three-time Group 1 winner. Through Plante Rare, her maternal family also connects to Group 1 winner Planteur.
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