Bluebird | |
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Sire | Storm Bird |
Grandsire | Northern Dancer |
Dam | Ivory Dawn |
Damsire | Sir Ivor |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 2 April 1984[1] |
Country | United States |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Seitz-Waldman Partnership |
Owner | Robert Sangster |
Trainer | Vincent O'Brien |
Record | 9: 4-1-2 |
Major wins | |
Ballyogan Stakes (1987) King's Stand Stakes (1987) | |
Awards | |
Timeform rating 107 (1986), 125 (1987) |
Bluebird (2 April 1984 – 14 May 2005) was an American-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He fetched $1.1 million as a yearling and spent his racing career in Europe. He showed promise as a juvenile in Ireland in 1986 when he won on his debut and finished third in his only other race that year. In the following spring, he finished second in the Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes before being dropped to sprint distances to win the Ballyogan Stakes and subsequently recording an emphatic victory in the Group One King's Stand Stakes. He failed to win in three subsequent starts and was retired at the end of the season. He later stood as a breeding stallion in Ireland and Australia and had considerable success as a sire of winners.