Blue Prize

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Blue Prize
SirePure Prize
Grandsire Storm Cat
DamBlues For Sale
DamsireNot For Sale
SexMare
Foaled2013
CountryArgentina
BreederBioart S. A.
OwnerBioart S. A. (2016)
Merriebelle Stable (2017-2019)
(John Moores & Charles Noell)
TrainerIgnacio Correas IV
Record23: 10-8-3
Earnings$2,692,253 [1]
Major wins
Gran Premio Seleccion (2016)
Falls City Handicap (2017)
Fleur de Lis Handicap (2018)
Locust Grove Handicap (2018)
Spinster Stakes (2018, 2019)
Top Flight Handicap (2018)

Breeders' Cup wins:
Breeders' Cup Distaff (2019)

Last updated on May 13, 2021

Blue Prize (foaled August 26, 2013) is a retired Argentinian Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2019 Breeders' Cup Distaff.

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Career

Blue Prize's first race and only start as a two-year-old [lower-alpha 1] was on May 30, 2016, at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo, where she came in first.

Blue Prize finished second in her first two starts at age three. On October 10, 2016, she won the Grade-1 Argentinian Gran Premio Seleccion. She was named Argentina's champion three-year-old filly. [1] [2]

She was sold to Merriebelle Stable in 2017 [2] and was relocated to the United States where she made her first start on June 11 with a second-place finish at Churchill Downs. She then came in second place three more times in a row. [1]

On October 8, 2017, she came in third place at the Grade-1 Spinster Stakes. She finally captured her first American graded win by winning the Grade-2 Falls City Handicap on November 23 to close out her 2017 season. [3]

She had a strong 2018 season. She won the Top Flight Handicap, the Fleur de Lis Handicap, [4] the Locust Grove Handicap and the Grade-1 Spinster Stakes. She closed the season out with a 4th-place finish at the Grade-1 Breeders' Cup Distaff on November 13.

Blue Prize started her 2019 season with a third-place finish in the La Troienne Stakes at Churchill Downs on May 3. She tried to defend her Fleur de Lis Handicap crown in June, but came in second. She then finished third in the July 13 Delaware Handicap. [1]

Blue Prize's 2019 season picked up though in August with a win at the Summer Colony Stakes at Saratoga. This was the first of a three-race winning streak. Her next win came on October 6 when she successfully defended her Spinster Stakes title at Keeneland. [4] [5] On November 2, she finished out the 2019 season with a win at the Grade-1 Breeders' Cup Distaff, beating Midnight Bisou. [6] [4]

Blue Prize was sold for $5,000,000 and retired in November 2019. [7] She will be bred to Into Mischief.

Racing statistics

Blue Prize's Career Statistics
DateAgeDistanceSurfaceRaceGradeTrackOddsTimeFieldFinishMarginJockeyTrainerOwnerRef
May 30, 201621600 metersDirtEspecial Juan P. ArtigaMaiden Special Weight Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo 16.301:40.191211⁄2 neck Fabricio Raul BarrosoJorge A. Mayansky NeerLa Manija [8]
Aug 6, 201631600 metersDirtGran Premio Gral. Luis Maria CamposG2 Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo 1.601:34.6982(1⁄2 length)Pablro Gustavo FaleroJorge A. Mayansky NeerLa Manija [9]
Sep 3, 201631600 metersDirt Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas G1 Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo 4.351:33.6492(Neck)Goncalves F. FernandesJorge A. Mayansky NeerLa Manija [10]
Oct 10, 201632000 metersDirt Gran Premio Seleccion - Copa Lalcec G1 Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo 4.352:01.15711⁄2 neck Goncalves F. FernandesJorge A. Mayansky NeerLa Manija [11]
Jun 11, 2017311⁄16 milesDirtAllowanceAllowance Optional Claiming Churchill Downs 3.601:44.3662(1 length)James GrahamIgnacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC [12]
Jul 24, 2017411⁄8 milesDirtAllowanceAllowance Optional Claiming Saratoga Race Course 1.40*1:53.9172(4 lengths) Joel Rosario Ignacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC [13]
Aug 20, 2017411⁄8 milesDirtSummer Colony StakesUngraded stakes Saratoga Race Course 6.601:50.5362(Nose)James GrahamIgnacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC [14]
Sep 16, 2017411⁄16 milesDirt Locust Grove Stakes G3 Churchill Downs 1.50*1:43.9172(11⁄4 lengths)James GrahamIgnacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC [15]
Oct 8, 2017411⁄8 milesDirt Juddmonte Spinster Stakes G1 Keeneland 10.701:49.7093(71⁄2 lengths)James GrahamIgnacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC [16]
Nov 23, 2017411⁄8 milesDirt Falls City Handicap G2 Churchill Downs 3.001:49.306181⁄2 lengths James GrahamIgnacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC [17]
Mar 17, 2018411⁄16 milesDirt Azeri Stakes G2 Churchill Downs 5.101:42.9587(81⁄2 lengths)James GrahamIgnacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC [18]
Apr 15, 2018411⁄8 milesDirt Top Flight Invitational Stakes Listed stakes Aqueduct Racetrack 1.451:51.4861 Neck José Ortiz Ignacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC [19]
May 18, 2018411⁄8 milesDirt Allaire du Pont Distaff Stakes G3 Pimlico Race Course 1.10*1:51.1082(1⁄2 length) José Ortiz Ignacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC [20]
Jun 16, 2018411⁄8 milesDirt Fleur de Lis Handicap G2 Churchill Downs 2.30*1:50.029111⁄2 lengths José Ortiz Ignacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC [21]
Sep 15, 2018511⁄16 milesDirt Locust Grove Stakes G3 Churchill Downs 0.90*1:43.6991 Nose Julien Leparoux Ignacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC [22]
Oct 7, 2018511⁄8 milesDirt Juddmonte Spinster Stakes G1 Keeneland 4.501:50.021113⁄4 length Joe Bravo Ignacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC [23]
Nov 3, 2018511⁄8 milesDirt Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff G1 Churchill Downs 8.101:49.79114(11⁄2 lengths) Joe Bravo Ignacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC [24]
May 3, 2019511⁄16 milesDirt La Troienne Stakes presented by Inside Access from Chase G2 Churchill Downs 2.30*1:43.5893(41⁄2 lengths) Joe Bravo Ignacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC [25]
Jun 15, 2019511⁄8 milesDirt Fleur de Lis Handicap G2 Churchill Downs 3.401:50.3362(11⁄2 lengths) Javier Castellano Ignacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC [26]
Jul 13, 2019611⁄4 milesDirt Delaware Handicap G2 Delaware Park 3.602:02.5193(41⁄2 lengths) Joe Bravo Ignacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC [27]
Aug 18, 2019611⁄8 milesDirtSummer Colony StakesListed stakes Saratoga Race Course 0.60*1:48.5871 Neck José Ortiz Ignacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC [28]
Oct 6, 2019611⁄8 milesDirt Juddmonte Spinster Stakes G1 Keeneland 7.601:50.3051(1⁄2 length) Joe Bravo Ignacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC [29]
Nov 2, 2019611⁄8 milesDirt Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff G1 Santa Anita Park 8.901:50.5011111⁄2 lengths Joe Bravo Ignacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC [30]

An asterisk after the odds means Blue Prize was the post time favorite

Pedigree

Pedigree of Blue Prize (ARG), 2013 [31]
Sire
Pure Prize (USA)
1998		 Storm Cat (USA)
1983		 Storm Bird Northern Dancer
South Ocean
Terlingua Secretariat
Crimson Saint
Heavenly Prize (USA)
1991		 Seeking The Gold Mr. Prospector
Con Game
Oh What A Dance Nijinsky
Blitey
Dam
Blues For Sale (ARG)
2003		Not For Sale (ARG)
1994		Parade Marshal Caro
Stepping High
Love For SaleLaramie Trail
Museliere
Key Cure (USA)
1996		Cure The Blues Stop The Music
Quick Cure
Dancers Key Key to the Mint
Dancers Saga

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Blue Prize (ARG) Gives Connections First Breeders' Cup Win In Distaff, Midnight Bisou Second". Paulick Report. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
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  6. ↑ "Blue Prize Upsets Midnight Bisou in Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "Breeders' Cup Distaff Winner Blue Prize To Visit Into Mischief For First Mating" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
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  1. ↑ Thoroughbreds racing in the Southern Hemisphere have an official foaling date on July 1, compared to January 1 for the Northern Hemisphere
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