| Rhododendron | |
|---|---|
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| Sire | Galileo |
| Grandsire | Sadler's Wells |
| Dam | Halfway to Heaven |
| Damsire | Pivotal |
| Sex | Filly |
| Foaled | 11 February 2014[1] |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt |
| Owner | Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith |
| Trainer | Aidan O'Brien |
| Record | 19: 5-4-1 |
| Earnings | £1,363,927 |
| Major wins | |
| Debutante Stakes (2016) Fillies' Mile (2016) Prix de l'Opéra (2017) Lockinge Stakes (2018) | |
| Awards | |
| Top-rated European-trained two-year-old filly (2016) | |
Rhododendron (foaled 11 February 2014) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse. As a two-year-old in 2016 she was rated the joint-best filly of her generation trained in Europe, inferior only to the American filly Lady Aurelia. After finishing second on her racecourse debut she won a maiden race at Goodwood Racecourse and then recorded her first important success when taking the Group Two Debutante Stakes at the Curragh in August. She was slightly disappointing when finishing third in the Moyglare Stud Stakes but returned to her best in October to win the Fillies' Mile. As a three-year-old she finished second in both the 1000 Guineas and the Oaks before winning the Prix de l'Opéra. As a four-year-old in 2018 she added another major win in the Lockinge Stakes. She made an instant impact as a broodmare, producing the dual Derby winner Auguste Rodin from her first mating.
- ^ "Rhododendron pedigree". Equineline.