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Kind Of Blue

Blue Point × Blues Sister

A sprint champion owned by Wathnan Racing and trained by James Fanshawe. He won the Group 1 British Champions Sprint at Ascot before returning to winning form at Kempton in 2026 under James Doyle.

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Kind Of Blue horse photograph

Record and achievements

#Achievement and record
1British Champions Sprint 2024 — Group 1, six furlongs at Ascot.
2Runner-up in the Group 1 Sprint Cup at Haydock.
3Kempton winner in 2026 on Polytrack.

Prize money

GBP 588,858Flat GBRecorded through 2026-10-03 · Irish Racing
EUR 18,000Flat IRERecorded through 2026-10-03 · Irish Racing

This horse’s races

DateRace and descriptionFinish
Kempton Conditions Stakes 2026
Distance 6 furlongsSurface Synthetic Polytrack
First place
Race replay and analysis▶ Watch the official race replay ↗
Peacock blue, old gold sleeves, red cap.
Stall 1Race number 2

Tracked the leader in second, moved ahead with over a furlong remaining and maintained his advantage to the finish, winning by three-quarters of a length.

Parents

Pedigree

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SireDam
Kind Of BlueHorseKind Of Blue2021 · GB · bay
Blue PointSireBlue Point2014 · IRE · bay
SireShamardal2002 · USA · bay
SireGiant's Causeway1997 · USA
SireStorm Cat1983 · USA
SireStorm Bird1978 · CAN
DamTerlingua1976 · USA
DamMariah's Storm1991 · USA
SireRahy1985 · USA
DamImmense1979 · USA · dark bay
DamHelsinki1993 · GB
SireMachiavellian1987 · USA
SireMr. Prospector1970 · USA
DamCoup de Folie1982 · USA
DamHelen Street1982 · GB
SireTroy1976 · GB
DamWaterway1976 · FR
DamScarlett Rose2001 · GB · bay
SireRoyal Applause1993 · GB
SireWaajib1983 · IRE · bay
SireTry My Best1975 · USA · bay
DamCoryana1976 · IRE
DamFlying Melody1979 · IRE
SireAuction Ring1972 · USA
DamWhispering Star1963 · GB
DamBillie Blue1986 · GB
SireBallad Rock1974 · IRE
SireBold Lad1964 · IRE
DamTrue Rocket1967 · GB
DamBlue Nose1977 · IRE
SireWindjammer1969 · USA
DamHill Slipper1964 · GB
DamBlues Sister2013 · GB · bay
SireCompton Place1994 · GB · chestnut
SireIndian Ridge1985 · IRE
SireAhonoora1975 · GB
SireLorenzaccio1965 · GB
DamHelen Nichols1966 · GB
DamHillbrow1975 · GB
SireSwing Easy1968 · USA
DamGolden City1970 · GB
DamNosey1981 · IRE
SireNebbiolo1974 · GB
SireYellow God1967 · GB · chestnut
DamNovara1965 · GER
DamLittle Cynthia1974 · IRE
SireWolver Hollow1964 · GB
DamFazilka1965 · GB
DamPersario1999 · GB · bay
SireBishop of Cashel1992 · GB
SireWarning1985 · GB · brown
SireKnown Fact1977 · USA
DamSlightly Dangerous1979 · USA
DamBallet Classique1987 · USA · bay
SireSadler's Wells1981 · USA
DamEstaciones1975 · USA
DamBarford Lady1985 · GB
SireStanford1976 · GB
SireRed God1954 · USA
DamSweet Almond1970 · GB
DamGrace Poole1974 · IRE
SireSallust1969 · GB
DamMarvedo1963 · GB

Lineage

Sire · Blue Point

Blue Point
Blue Point in the Al Quoz Sprint · Image supplied to the Aletaq archive

A multiple Group 1-winning sprinter who won both the King’s Stand Stakes and Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot, before siring leading winners including Rosallion and Big Evs.

Dam · Blues Sister

Unraced; her value is documented through her family and offspring rather than a racing record. Dam of Kind Of Blue, winner of the 2024 Group 1 British Champions Sprint. Full sister to Deacon Blues and half-sister to The Tin Man; both also won the British Champions Sprint.

Related articles
View pedigree in Aletaq
Sources and references

Family and linebreeding

The sire line runs through Blue Point and Shamardal to Giant's Causeway. The maternal line descends through Blues Sister and Persario to Barford Lady.

Repeated ancestors in generations four and five: . These are pedigree-position calculations, not evidence of a genetic effect or a guarantee of performance.