Tuesday (horse)
Tuesday | |
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Sire | Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor & Westerburg |
Trainer | Aidan O'Brien |
Record | 10: 3-3-1 |
Earnings | £1,403,303 |
Major wins | |
Epsom Oaks (2022) Breeders' Cup Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (2022) | |
Last updated on 13 December 2022 |
Tuesday (foaled 3 June 2019) is an Irish
in the US.Background
Tuesday is a bay filly with a white
She was from the sixteenth crop of foals sired by Galileo, who won the Derby, Irish Derby and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes in 2001. As a breeding stallion he has been a multiple champion sire of Great Britain and Ireland whose other progeny have included Cape Blanco, Frankel, Golden Lilac, Nathaniel, New Approach, Rip Van Winkle and Ruler of the World.[2] Empress Josephine was the sixth foal produced by Lillie Langtry, a top-class racemare who won the Coronation Stakes and the Matron Stakes in 2010. As a broodmare she had previously produced Tuesday's full sisters Minding and Empress Josephine. Lillie Langtry was a fifth-generation descendant of Noble Lassie, the dam of Vaguely Noble.[3]
Racing career
2021: two-year-old season
Tuesday began her track career in a seven
2022: three-year-old season
On her first run as a three-year-old Tuesday was ridden by Moore when she started 2/5 favourite for a maiden at Naas Racecourse on 27 March and recorded her first success as she took the lead two furlongs out and won "comfortably" by one and three quarter lengths from Exine.[5]
Tuesday was then moved up sharply in class when she was sent to England on 1 May and started the 4/1 second favourite for the
On 3 June Tuesday, with Moore in the saddle, was one of eleven fillies to contest the 244th running of the
Three weeks after her win at Epsom Tuesday was matched against male opposition in the Irish Derby over the same distance at the Curragh and started the 11/8 joint favouirute in an eight-runner field. She raced towards the rear before staying on steadily in the straight but never looked likely to win and came home fourth behind Westover.[11]
On November 5, Tuesday raced in the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Keeneland. Jockey Ryan Moore settled on the inside midfield after the start wasted no time allowing In Italian to set quick fractional times of :22.82 for the quarter-mile :46.38 for a half-mile and 1:10.31 for six furlongs. In Italian opened a 2+1⁄2-length lead in the stretch with Lady Speightspeare briefly providing a threat after she got through, Tuesday crept within striking distance in the far turn, then launching a five-wide drive and quickened once straightened for the drive and catching In Italian inside the sixteenth pole and kicking away to the finishing line. Tuesday set a new track record for the 1+3⁄16-mile distance of 1:51.88[12]
Pedigree
Sire Galileo (IRE) 1998 |
Sadler's Wells (USA) 1981 |
Northern Dancer (CAN) 1961 |
Nearctic 1954 |
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Natalma (USA) 1957 | |||
Fairy Bridge 1975 |
Bold Reason 1968 | ||
Special 1969 | |||
Urban Sea (USA) 1989 |
Miswaki 1978 |
Mr. Prospector 1970 | |
Hopespringseternal 1970 | |||
Allegretta (GB) 1978 |
Lombard (GER) 1967 | ||
Anatevka (GER) 1969 | |||
Dam Lillie Langtry (IRE) 2007 |
Danehill Dancer (IRE) 1993 |
Danehill (USA) 1986 |
Danzig 1977 |
Razyana 1981 | |||
Mira Adonde (USA) 1986 |
Sharpen Up (GB) 1969 | ||
Lettre d'Amour 1979 | |||
Hoity Toity (GB) 2000 |
Darshaan 1981 |
Shirley Heights 1975 | |
Delsy (FR) 1972 | |||
Hiwayaati 1989 |
Shadeed (USA) 1982 | ||
Alathea 1975 (Family: 1-d)[3] |
References
- ^ a b "Tuesday pedigree". Equineline.
- ^ "Galileo stud record". Racing Post. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ^ a b "Promise – Family 1-d". Thoroughbred Bloodlines. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
- ^ "Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden result". Racing Post. 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden result". Racing Post. 27 March 2022.
- ^ "1000 Guineas result". Racing Post. 1 May 2022.
- ^ Milnes, David (1 May 2022). "James Doyle completes dream weekend to register famous Guineas double on Cachet". Racing Post.
- ^ "Irish 1000 Guineas result". Racing Post. 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Epsom Oaks result". Racing Post. 3 June 2022.
- ^ Harding, Jonathan (3 June 2022). "Tuesday gives Aidan O'Brien record-breaking 41st British Classic in thriller". Racing Post.
- ^ "Irish Derby result". Racing Post. 25 June 2022.
- ^ Angst, Frank (5 November 2022). "Tuesday Blitzes to Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Win; The daughter of Galileo gave Coolmore and Aidan O'Brien their third BC win of 2022". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 13 December 2022.