Alborada | |
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Sire | Alzao |
Grandsire | Lyphard |
Dam | Alouette |
Damsire | Darshaan |
Sex | Mare |
Foaled | 8 March 1995[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Grey |
Breeder | Kirsten Rausing |
Owner | Kirsten Rausing |
Trainer | Mark Prescott |
Record | 10:6-1-2 |
Earnings | £590,079 |
Major wins | |
C. L. Weld Park Stakes (1997) Pretty Polly Stakes (1998) Nassau Stakes (1998) Champion Stakes (1998, 1999) |
Alborada (8 March 1995 – February 2012) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for winning consecutive runnings of the Group One Champion Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse. In a racing career which lasted from July 1997 until October 1999 she won six of her ten races. In addition to her wins in the Champion Stakes she also won the C. L. Weld Park Stakes in 1997 and the Pretty Polly Stakes and the Nassau Stakes in 1998. Following her retirement from racing she had some success as a dam of winners.