Rock of Gibraltar | |
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![]() Rock of Gibraltar, 2005 | |
Sire | Danehill |
Grandsire | Danzig |
Dam | Offshore Boom |
Damsire | Be My Guest |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 8 March 1999 |
Died | 23 October 2022 (aged 23) |
Country | Ireland |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Joe Crowley, M/M Aidan P. O'Brien |
Owner | Sue Magnier and Alex Ferguson |
Trainer | Aidan O'Brien |
Record | 13: 10-2-0 |
Earnings | £1,164,804 |
Major wins | |
Grand Critérium (2001) Dewhurst Stakes (2001) 2000 Guineas (2002) Irish 2,000 Guineas (2002) St. James's Palace Stakes (2002) Sussex Stakes (2002) Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (2002) | |
Awards | |
European Horse of the Year (2002) European Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt (2002) Timeform rating: 133 | |
Last updated on 15 September 2022 |
Rock of Gibraltar (8 March 1999 – 23 October 2022)[1] was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse who won seven times at Group 1, including the 2000 Guineas and Irish 2,000 Guineas in 2002. He was at stud in Ireland during the Northern Hemisphere breeding season and in Australia as a Shuttle stallion