Star Lift

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Star Lift
Breed Thoroughbred
Sire Mill Reef
Grandsire Never Bend
DamSeneca
DamsireChapparal
Sex Stallion
FoaledApr 14,1984
CountryGreat Britain
BreederDayton Ltd.
OwnerWildenstein Stable
TrainerD. Wayne Lukas
JockeyGary L. Stevens
Record18:8-3-1 [1]
Earnings$572,421
Major wins
Prix Royal-Oak (1988)
Prix d'Harcourt (1989)

Star Lift (foaled Apr 14,1984) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 1988 Prix Royal-Oak. [1]

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Career

Star Lift debuted on June 6, 1987, coming in at 4th place in Évry. On July 23, 1987, he won his first race at Saint-Cloud. In October 1988, he won at both Prix Scaramouche and Prix Royal-Oak. [1] [2] On April 30, 1989, he then won at Prix d'Harcourt. On September 17, 1989, he got his final win at Prix Foy, and finished up his career with a 9th place finish at Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Star Lift (GB), 1984 [3]
Sire
Mill Reef (USA)
1968
Never Bend (USA)
1960
Nasrullah Nearco
Mumtaz Begum
LalunDjeddah
Be Faithful
Milan Mill (USA)
1962
Princequillo Prince Rose
Cosquilla
Virginia Water Count Fleet
Red Ray
Dam
Seneca (FR)
1973
Chaparral (FR)
1966
Val de Loir Vieux Manoir
Vali
Niccolina Niccolo dell'Arca
Light Sentence
Schonbrunn(GER)
1966
PantheonBorealis
Palazzo
ScheherezadeTicino
Schwarzblaurot

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References

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  2. "Mill Reef". Ahonoora. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
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