Dawn Approach

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Dawn Approach
Dawn Approach after winning the Dewhurst Stakes in 2012.
Sire	New Approach
Grandsire	Galileo
Dam	Hymn of the Dawn
Damsire	Phone Trick
Sex	Colt
Foaled	23 April 2010
Country	Ireland
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Jim Bolger
Owner	Mrs J. S. Bolger Godolphin
Trainer	Jim Bolger
Record	12: 8-1-0
Earnings	£926,780
Major wins
Coventry Stakes (2012) Vincent O'Brien Stakes (2012) Dewhurst Stakes (2012) 2000 Guineas (2013) St James's Palace Stakes (2013)
Awards
European Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (2012) Top-rated European two-year-old colt (2012)

Dawn Approach (foaled 23 April 2010) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse. In a racing career which began in March 2012 the colt has won all seven of his races including the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot, the National Stakes at the Curragh and the Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket. He ended the 2012 European season as the year's most highly rated two-year-old colt and was regarded as a leading contender for the 2013 classics. As a three-year-old, Dawn Approach won the classic 2000 Guineas on his first appearance, going on to win the St James Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.