Homecoming Queen (horse)
Homecoming Queen | |
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1000 Guineas (2012) |
Homecoming Queen is an Irish
Background
Homecoming Queen is a bay filly with a narrow white blaze and three white feet. She was sired by the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère winner Holy Roman Emperor out of the mare Lagrion, making her a half-sister to the European Champions Dylan Thomas and Queen's Logic.
Racing career
2011: two-year-old season
Homecoming Queen was highly tried as a two-year-old, running eleven times. Racing in modest company, she lost her first seven races before winning a Nursery handicap race at Fairyhouse Racecourse in September.[1] She then finished second in the Group Three C. L. Weld Park Stakes before winning the Listed Lanwades and Staffordstown Studs Stakes at the Curragh.[2] On her final start of the season she was sent to Churchill Downs to contest the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies in which she finished tailed off in last place behind My Miss Aurelia.
2012: three-year-old season
On her three-year-old debut, Homecoming Queen finished unplaced in the
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Breeding Record
Homecoming Queen was retired from racing to become a broodmare for the Coolmore Stus. Her first four foals were winners:
- First Of Spring, a chestnut filly, foaled in 2014, sired by Galileo. Won 2 races
- Berkeley Square, chestnut colt, 2015, by Galileo. Won 2 races
- Celtic High King, bay colt, 2017, by Galileo. Won 1 race.
- Shale, bay filly, 2018. Won Moyglare Stud Stakes
Pedigree
Sire Holy Roman Emperor 2004 |
Danehill 1986 |
Danzig | Northern Dancer |
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Pas de Nom | |||
Razyana | His Majesty | ||
Spring Adieu | |||
L'On Vite 1986 |
Secretariat | Bold Ruler | |
Somethingroyal | |||
Fanfreluche | Northern Dancer | ||
Ciboulette | |||
Dam Lagrion 1989 |
Diesis 1980 |
Sharpen Up | Atan |
Rocchetta | |||
Doubly Sure | Reliance | ||
Soft Angels | |||
Wrap It Up 1979 |
Mount Hagen | Bold Bidder | |
Moonmadness | |||
Doc Nan | Francis S | ||
Betty W (Family: 9-c)[7] |
References
- ^ "Results from the 3.15 race at FAIRYHOUSE (IRE) - 18 September 2011". Racing Post. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "Results from the 2.45 race at CURRAGH (IRE) - 9 October 2011". Racing Post. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "Results from the 4.00 race at LEOPARDSTOWN (IRE) - 15 April 2012". Racing Post. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ Stuart Riley (6 May 2012). "Homecoming Queen blitzes 1 000 Guineas rivals". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ Tony O'Hehir (13 July 2012). "O'Brien calls time with Guineas heroine Homecoming Queen". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "Homecoming Queen pedigree". equineline.com. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "Crab Mare - Family 9-c". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 6 May 2012.