Henrythenavigator is an American-bred and Irish-trained Thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...

 racehorse

Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...

. He won the 2,000 Guineas, the Irish 2,000 Guineas, the St. James's Palace Stakes

St. James's Palace Stakes

The St. James's Palace Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June....

 and the Sussex Stakes

Sussex Stakes

The Sussex Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 1 mile , and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August.-History:...

 in 2008.

After he finished second in the Breeders' Cup Classic it was announced that Henrythenavigator would retire to Ashford Stud

Ashford Stud

Ashford Stud in Versailles, Kentucky is the American arm of the international commercial Thoroughbred horse breeding operation Coolmore Stud of County Tipperary in the Republic of Ireland.Twelve stallions will stand at Ashford Stud in 2011....

, Kentucky (Coolmore's farm in Kentucky) to stand at stud beginning the 2009 season. For the 2010 season, he is shuttling between Ashford Stud and Coolmore's Australian farm.

He is named after the Portuguese prince Henry the Navigator.

Stud Record

Henrythenavigator attracted a number of top-class mares in his first season. They included: Vertigineux

Vertigineux

Vertigineux is an American Thoroughbred mare racehorse. She is out of the stakes-winning Forlì mare For The Flag, by the outstanding sire Kris S. Her owner is Eric Kronfeld, who bought back Vertigineux for $120,000 after she failed to meet her reserve at the 1996 Keenland yearling sale...

, the dam of Zenyatta

Zenyatta

Zenyatta is a retired American champion Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of 19 consecutive races in a 20-race career and American record-holder for consecutive victories without defeat in unrestricted races....

; Rags To Riches

Rags To Riches

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, winner of the Belmont Stakes; Peeping Fawn

Peeping Fawn

Peeping Fawn is an Irish-based Thoroughbred filly racehorse.Owned by Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier, and trained by Aidan O'Brien, Peeping Fawn won an amazing four Group One races in 2007: Irish Pretty Polly Stakes, Irish Oaks, Nassau Stakes and the Yorkshire Oaks...

, winner of the Irish Oaks; and, Mien, dam of Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown

Big Brown

Big Brown is a retired champion American Thoroughbred racehorse and winner of the 2008 Kentucky Derby and 2008 Preakness Stakes. Bred by Dr. Gary B. Knapp's Monticule Farms in Lexington, Kentucky, he won his first five race starts. He was sired by Grade III winner Boundary, a son of North American...

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