Nations Pride

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Nations Pride
Owner Godolphin.svg
Racing silks of Godolphin
Sire Teofilo (IRE)
Grandsire Galileo (IRE)
DamImportant Time (IRE)
Damsire Oasis Dream (GB)
SexColt
Foaled28 April 2019 [1]
CountryIreland
Color Bay
Breeder Godolphin
OwnerGodolphin
Trainer Charlie Appleby
Record18: 10 - 3 - 2
Earnings US$3,445,554 [2]
Major wins
Newmarket Stakes (2022)
Saratoga Derby (2022)
Jockey Club Derby Invitational (2022)
Dubai Millennium Stakes (2023)
Bayerisches Zuchtrennen (2023)
Canadian International (2023)
Arlington Million (2024)
Last updated on 28 August 2024

Nations Pride (foaled 28 April 2019) is a multiple graded stakes race winning Irish-bred British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. As a three-year-old in 2022 he was victorious in three different countries, United Arab Emirates, Great Britain and United States. In 2023 he won in the United Arab Emirates, Germany and Canada.

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Background

Nations Pride is a bay colt bred and owned by Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin organization. He was sent into training with Charlie Appleby at Godolphin's British base in Newmarket, Suffolk.

He was from the eleventh crop of foals sired by Teofilo, who was undefeated champion as a two-year-old. At stud, Teofilo has been a highly successful breeding stallion, shuttling to Australia, siring major winners such as Exultant in Hong Kong, Happy Clapper, Humidor and the sire of two Melbourne Cup winners, Twilight Payment and Cross Counter in Australia. [3] Nations Pride became Teofilo's 23rd top-level winner. Teofilo stood at Kildangan Stud for €30,000 in Ireland in 2021. [4]

Nations Pride's dam Important Time raced twelve times and won three times with her most important victory in the Listed Stutenpreis des Gestuts Winterhauch over 1850 metres (~1 mile 1 furlong 43 yards) at Cologne in Germany. [5]

In the United States, Nations Pride captured two legs of the New York Racing Association Turf Trinity, the Grade I Saratoga Derby and the Grade III Jockey Club Derby Invitational Stakes and was second in the Grade I Belmont Derby.

Statistics

DateDistanceRaceGroup
Grade
TrackOddsFieldFinishTimeWinning
(Losing)
Margin
JockeyRef
2021 – Two-year-old season
15 Sep 2021Maiden Stakes Yarmouth 821:26.07 William Buick [6]
4 Oct 2021Novice Stakes Lingfield 611:37.09 William Buick [7]
6 Nov 2021Conditions Stakes Chelmsford 412:07.62 Adam Kirby [8]
2022 – Three-year-old season
25 Feb 2022Jumeirah Derby Meydan (UAE)812:01.72 James Doyle [9]
29 Apr 2022 Newmarket Stakes Newmarket 412:05.73 William Buick [10]
4 Jun 2022 Epsom Derby [lower-alpha 3] Epsom Downs 1782:36.38 William Buick [11]
9 Jul 2022 Belmont Derby Belmont Park 1221:59.99 Frankie Dettori [12]
6 Aug 2022 Saratoga Derby Saratoga 1011:54.72 William Buick [13]
17 Sep 2022 Jockey Club Derby Aqueduct 612:24.14 [lower-alpha 4] Frankie Dettori [14]
6 Nov 2022 Breeders' Cup Turf Keeneland 2.91*1352:26.35 [lower-alpha 5] William Buick [15]
2023 – Four-year-old season
17 Feb 2023 Dubai Millennium Stakes Meydan (UAE)1212:01.16 William Buick [16]
25 Mar 2023 Dubai Turf Meydan (UAE)1431:47.39 William Buick [17]
30 Jul 2023 Bayerisches Zuchtrennen Munich Racecourse  [ de ]612:15.02 William Buick [18]
8 Oct 2023 Canadian International Woodbine 812:03.65 William Buick [19]
17 Nov 2023Bahrain International TrophySakhir (BAH)N/A [lower-alpha 11] 1472:06.82 William Buick [20]
2024 – Five-year-old season
11 May 2024 Man o' War Stakes Aqueduct 932:13.80 Frankie Dettori [21]
8 Jun 2024 Manhattan Stakes Saratoga 821:51.94 Frankie Dettori [22]
11 Aug 2024 Arlington Million Colonial Downs 612:01.96 William Buick [23]

Legend:
  All Weather Track  Turf
Notes:
An (*) asterisk after the odds means Nations Pride was the post-time favourite.

  1. Distance for the event was approximately 1+14 miles
  2. Nations Pride final odds with British bookmakers were 11/8 favourite since gambling is prohibited in the United Arab Emirates
  3. In 2022 the event was formally held as the Cazoo Derby in Memory Of Lester Piggott
  4. Nations Pride set a new track record for the 1+12 miles on the Inner Turf Track at Aqueduct
  5. The winner of the Breeders' Cup Turf, Rebel's Romance set a new track record for the distance
  6. Distance for the event was approximately 1+14 miles
  7. Nations Pride final odds with British bookmakers were 11/8 favourite since gambling is prohibited in the United Arab Emirates
  8. Distance for the event was approximately 1+18 miles
  9. Nations Pride final odds with British bookmakers were 5/1 since gambling is prohibited in the United Arab Emirates
  10. Distance for the event was approximately 1+14 miles
  11. Gambling is prohibited in Bahrain

Pedigree

Pedigree of Nations Pride, bay colt, 28 April 2019 [1]
Sire
Teofilo (IRE)
(2004)
Galileo (IRE)
(1998)
Sadler's Wells
(1981)
Northern Dancer (Canada) (1961)
Fairy Bridge (1975)
Urban Sea
(1989) 
Miswaki (1978)
Allegretta (GB) (1978)
Speirbhean (IRE)
(1998)
Danehill
(1986)
Danzig (1977)
Razyana (1981)
Saviour
(1987)
Majestic Light (1973)
Victorian Queen (1971)
Dam
Important Time (IRE)
(2011)
Oasis Dream (GB)
(2000)
Green Desert
(1983)
Danzig (1977)
Foreign Courier (1979)
Hope (IRE)
(1991)
Dancing Brave (1983)
Bahamian (IRE) (1985)
Satwa Queen (FR)
(2002)
Muhtathir (GB)
(1995)
Elmaamul (1987)
Majmu (1988)
Tolga
(1982)
Irish River (FR) (1976)
Light of Realm (IRE) (1977) (family 10) [24]

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