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Bay City Roller

New Bay × Bloomfield

An Irish-bred Thoroughbred who established his ability on soft ground with Group 1 victories in Germany and Britain.

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Bay City Roller horse photograph

Record and achievements

#Achievement and record
1Coronation Cup 2026 — Group 1, Epsom.
2Grosser Preis von Bayern 2025 — Group 1.

This horse’s races

DateRace and descriptionFinish
Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe 2026
Distance 2400 mSurface Turf · goodWinning time 2:27.11
Second place
Race replay and analysis
Red silks, white striped sleeves, red and white striped cap
Stall 15Race number 7

Oisin Murphy overcame stall 15 by moving forward early and taking a prominent position. Bay City Roller led in the straight before Daryz caught him and won by a length and a quarter. His strongest feature: remaining in contention for victory despite the wide draw.

Parents

Pedigree

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SireDam
Bay City RollerHorseBay City Roller2022 · IRE · bay
New BaySireNew Bay2012 · GB · chestnut
SireDubawi2002 · IRE · bay
SireDubai Millennium1996 · GB
SireSeeking the Gold1985 · USA
SireMr. Prospector1970 · USA
DamCon Game1974 · USA
DamColorado Dancer1986 · IRE
SireShareef Dancer1980 · USA
DamFall Aspen1976 · USA
DamZomaradah1995 · GB
SireDeploy1987 · GB
SireShirley Heights1975 · GB
DamSlightly Dangerous1979 · USA
DamJawaher1989 · IRE
SireDancing Brave1983 · USA · bay
DamHigh Tern1982 · IRE
DamCinnamon Bay2004 · GB · chestnut
SireZamindar1994 · USA
SireGone West1984 · USA
SireMr. Prospector1970 · USA
DamSecrettame1978 · USA
DamZaizafon1982 · USA
SireThe Minstrel1974 · CAN
DamMofida1974 · GB
DamTrellis Bay1996 · GB
SireSadler's Wells1981 · USA
SireNorthern Dancer1961 · CAN
DamFairy Bridge1975 · USA
DamBahamian1985 · IRE
SireMill Reef1968 · USA
DamSorbus1975 · IRE
DamBloomfield2014 · IRE · bay
SireTeofilo2004 · IRE · bay
SireGalileo1998 · IRE
SireSadler's Wells1981 · USA
SireNorthern Dancer1961 · CAN
DamFairy Bridge1975 · USA
DamUrban Sea1989 · USA
SireMiswaki1978 · USA
DamAllegretta1978 · GB
DamSpeirbhean1998 · IRE
SireDanehill1986 · USA · bay
SireDanzig1977 · USA
DamRazyana1981 · USA
DamSaviour1987 · USA
SireMajestic Light1973 · USA
DamVictorian Queen1971 · CAN
DamRamona1999 · GB · bay
SireDesert King1994 · IRE · bay
SireDanehill1986 · USA · bay
SireDanzig1977 · USA
DamRazyana1981 · USA
DamSabaah1988 · USA
SireNureyev1977 · USA
DamDish Dash1979 · GB
DamRahaam1987 · USA
SireSecreto1981 · USA · bay
SireNorthern Dancer1961 · CAN
DamBetty's Secret1977 · USA
DamFager's Glory1976 · USA
SireMr. Prospector1970 · USA
DamStreet's Glory1972 · USA

Lineage

Sire · New Bay

New Bay
Céline Beaudu / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 3.0 / Resized

Winner of the Prix du Jockey Club; entered stud in 2017. France Galop lists New Bay among Jockey Club winners who became successful stallions. Sire of Group 1 winners Saffron Beach, Bayside Boy and Bay Bridge.

Dam · Bloomfield

Won the 2018 Listed Noblesse Stakes and Listed Vintage Tipple Stakes. Dam of Bay City Roller and Botanical; Bay City Roller won the Group 2 Champagne Stakes as a juvenile.

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Sources and references

Family and linebreeding

The sire line runs through New Bay and Dubawi to Dubai Millennium. The maternal line descends through Bloomfield and Ramona to Rahaam.

Repeated ancestors in generations four and five: Danehill 4×4; Danzig 5×5; Fairy Bridge 5×5; Mr. Prospector 5×5×5; Northern Dancer 5×5×5; Razyana 5×5; Sadler's Wells 4×4. These are pedigree-position calculations, not evidence of a genetic effect or a guarantee of performance.