Blue Bunting | |
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![]() Racing silks of Godolphin | |
Sire | Dynaformer |
Grandsire | Roberto |
Dam | Miarixa |
Damsire | Linamix |
Sex | Mare |
Foaled | 20 March 2008 |
Country | United States |
Colour | Grey |
Breeder | B. M. Kelley |
Owner | Godolphin |
Trainer | Mahmood Al Zarooni |
Record | 8: 5-1-0 |
Earnings | £645,463 |
Major wins | |
1000 Guineas (2011) Irish Oaks (2011) Yorkshire Oaks (2011) |
Blue Bunting (foaled 20 March 2008) is an American-bred, British-trained thoroughbred racehorse which won the classic 1000 Guineas at Newmarket Racecourse in 2011. In a racing career which lasted from July 2010 until September 2011 she won five of her eight races. After winning two of her three races in 2010, she was an upset winner of the 1000 Guineas on her first start as a three-year-old. She was beaten when favourite for The Oaks but returned to record further Group One successes in the Irish Oaks and the Yorkshire Oaks. She ran poorly in the St Leger in autumn and was retired from racing after sustaining an injury early in 2012.