Oasis Dream
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Oasis Dream is retired thoroughbred
racehorse and active sire who was bred and trained in the United Kingdom
. He was the highest-rated two-year-old in the 2002 European flat racing
season and won the Cartier Racing Award
for European Champion Sprinter in 2003.
standing 15.3 hands
high, was bred by his owner's Juddmonte Farm stud. He was sired by Green Desert
out of the Dancing Brave
mare Hope.
Green Desert finished second to Dancing Brave
in the 2000 Guineas and became a leading sprinter, winning the July Cup
. Apart from Oasis Dream, he sired the winners of over 1,000 races, including Desert Prince, Sheikh Albadou
and Cape Cross
, the sire of Sea The Stars
. Oasis Dream's dam, Hope was a sister of the Irish Oaks
winner Wemyss Bight, and was also the dam of the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches
winner Zenda.
He is inbred
to the stallions Northern Dancer
and Never Bend
(see below).
Oasis Dream was trained throughout his career by John Gosden
at Newmarket, Suffolk.
maiden race at Salisbury
in August 2002. He started favourite but ran disappointingly, finishing a well beaten fifth of the eleven runners. Two weeks later in a similar event at Sandown he was the beaten favourite again, leading early but fading in the closing stages to finish second, beaten three and a half lengths by Rimrod.
Three weeks after his second defeat, Oasis Dream recorded his first win, "easily" beating four rivals in a maiden at Nottingham
.
In October, Oasis Dream was moved up to the highest level for the Group One
Middle Park Stakes
at Newmarket
. The field included the winners of several important races including Elusive City (Prix Morny
), Zafeen (Mill Reef Stakes
) and Country Reel (Gimcrack Stakes
), as well as four runners from the Aidan O'Brien
stable. Jimmy Fortune
tracked the leaders on Oasis Dream, before moving the colt into the lead a furlong out, where he ran on strongly to win by one and a half lengths from Tomahawk and Elusive City. The winning time of 1:09.61 was a record for the race. After the race Gosden described him as being probably the fastest two-year-old in Europe and he was regarded as a serious contender for the 2000 Guineas.
.
He did not appear until Royal Ascot where he was made 6/1 favourite in a field of twenty for the five-furlong King's Stand Stakes
. He ran prominently but was unable to catch the Australian horse Choisir
and lost second place in the closing stages to Acclamation. Four days later, Choisir won the Golden Jubilee Stakes
.
At Newmarket a month later Oasis Dream was matched against Choisir for a second time in the July Cup
, this time over six furlongs. Oasis Dream tracked Choisir in the early stages before catching the Australian a furlong out and running on to win a "protracted battle" by one and a half lengths. In the Nunthorpe Stakes
at York
in August Oasis Dream confirmed his position as the best British sprinter. On this occasion he led from the start and went clear of the opposition in the last quarter mile to win by two and a half lengths in "impressive" style. Although he was eased up in the closing strides, his winning time was only four hundredths of a second outside the track record set by Dayjur
. Gosden described him as the fastest horse he had trained and compared him to Abernant
, while the Independent's
correspondent called the contest "not a Group One race (but)...a homage."
Oasis Dream was made odds-on favourite for the Sprint Cup
at Haydock
in September, despite the fact that he was racing on ground that was softer and slower than anything he had previously encountered. He took the lead two furlongs from the finish, but was soon under pressure and in the final furlong he was overtaken and beaten one and a quarter lengths by Somnus. On his final start he was sent to California
for the Breeders' Cup
at Santa Anita Park
after being a late withdrawal from the Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp
. Despite not having run over a distance beyond six furlongs all season, he was entered in the Breeders' Cup Mile
rather than the Sprint
. Gosden had said after the Nunthorpe that Oasis Dream would be unsuited by the dirt surface and that the Mile
was his likely end-of-season target. His price for the Mile drifted after he was given an unfavourable outside draw, making it likely that he would have to use much of his speed to reach the front in the early stages. In the race he did show some early pace but made no real impression, finishing tenth of the thirteen runners behind Six Perfections
.
, Oasis Dream was assessed at 123, making him the highest rated two-year-old in Europe. There was controversy about his rating, as some felt that Hold That Tiger, Tout Seul and Somnus had stronger claims.
In the 2003 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings Oasis Dream was rated 125 making him the eleventh best horse in the world, and the third best three-year old colt.
/Grade I
level. His best winners include Aqlaam (Prix du Moulin de Longchamp
), Midday
, Power (National Stakes
) and Tuscan Evening (Gamely Stakes).
His fee for 2011 was £85,000 (live foal).
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 and active sire who was bred and trained in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. He was the highest-rated two-year-old in the 2002 European flat racing
Flat racing
Flat racing is a form of Thoroughbred horse racing which is run over a level track at a predetermined distance. It differs from steeplechase racing which is run over hurdles...
season and won the Cartier Racing Award
Cartier Racing Award
The Cartier Racing Awards are awards in European horse racing, founded in 1991, and sponsored by Cartier jewelers. The award winners are decided by points earned in group races plus the votes cast by British racing journalists and readers of the Racing Post and Daily Telegraph newspapers.Eight...
for European Champion Sprinter in 2003.
Background
Oasis Dream, a bay horse with a white starHorse markings
Markings on horses usually are distinctive white areas on an otherwise dark base coat color. Most horses have some markings, and they help to identify the horse as a unique individual. Markings are present at birth and do not change over the course of the horse's life...
standing 15.3 hands
Hand (unit)
The hand is a non-SI unit of measurement of length, now used only for the measurement of the height of horses in some English-speaking countries, including Australia, Canada, the UK and the USA. With origins in ancient Egypt, it was originally based on the breadth of a human hand...
high, was bred by his owner's Juddmonte Farm stud. He was sired by Green Desert
Green Desert (horse)
Green Desert is a retired British Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire.Currently standing at Shadwell Stud, Green Desert is the sire of four Champion Sprinters and seventy-two individual Stakes winners...
out of the Dancing Brave
Dancing Brave
Dancing Brave was a thoroughbred racehorse, foaled in 1983, a bay colt sired by Lyphard out of Navajo Princess. He was purchased as a yearling by Khalid Abdullah for US$200,000 in Kentucky....
mare Hope.
Green Desert finished second to Dancing Brave
Dancing Brave
Dancing Brave was a thoroughbred racehorse, foaled in 1983, a bay colt sired by Lyphard out of Navajo Princess. He was purchased as a yearling by Khalid Abdullah for US$200,000 in Kentucky....
in the 2000 Guineas and became a leading sprinter, winning the July Cup
July Cup
The July Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in July....
. Apart from Oasis Dream, he sired the winners of over 1,000 races, including Desert Prince, Sheikh Albadou
Sheikh Albadou
Sheikh Albadou , was a Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who was bred and trained in the United Kingdom. He is best known for being the only European-trained winner of the Breeders' Cup Sprint and being named as European Champion Sprinter in 1991.-Background:Sheikh Albadou, a bay horse with a narrow...
and Cape Cross
Cape Cross
Cape Cross is a cape in the South Atlantic on the coast of Namibia, on the C34 highway some 60 kilometres north of Hentiesbaai and 120 km north of Swakopmund on the west coast of Namibia....
, the sire of Sea The Stars
Sea the Stars
Sea The Stars is a champion Irish Thoroughbred colt racehorse. Regarded by many as one of the greatest racehorses of all time, he is best known for winning the 2,000 Guineas, the Epsom Derby, the Eclipse Stakes, - the first colt to accomplish this treble since 1989 champion Nashwan - the...
. Oasis Dream's dam, Hope was a sister of the Irish Oaks
Irish Oaks
The Irish Oaks is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in July....
winner Wemyss Bight, and was also the dam of the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches
Poule d'Essai des Pouliches
The Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, sometimes referred to as the French 1,000 Guineas, is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies...
winner Zenda.
He is inbred
Inbreeding
Inbreeding is the reproduction from the mating of two genetically related parents. Inbreeding results in increased homozygosity, which can increase the chances of offspring being affected by recessive or deleterious traits. This generally leads to a decreased fitness of a population, which is...
to the stallions Northern Dancer
Northern Dancer
Northern Dancer was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and the most successful sire of the 20th Century. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association calls him "one of the most influential sires in Thoroughbred history"....
and Never Bend
Never Bend
Never Bend was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse and a leading sire in England.-Two-Year-Old Champion:Foaled at Claiborne Farm for owner/breeder Harry F. Guggenheim, Never Bend was the dominant two-year-old racing in the United States in 1962...
(see below).
Oasis Dream was trained throughout his career by John Gosden
John Gosden
John Gosden is a racehorse trainer. Having trained over 2,000 winners since his return to England in 1989, including winners of the Breeders' Cup Classic, the Derby, the King George, the 1,000 Guineas and the St. Leger, he is generally considered one of the most successful racehorse trainers of...
at Newmarket, Suffolk.
2002: two-year-old season
Oasis Dream maid his debut in a six furlongFurlong
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries....
maiden race at Salisbury
Salisbury Racecourse
Salisbury Racecourse is a flat racecourse in the United Kingdom featuring thoroughbred horse racing. It is located four miles from Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Fifteen races a year are held here between early May and mid-October...
in August 2002. He started favourite but ran disappointingly, finishing a well beaten fifth of the eleven runners. Two weeks later in a similar event at Sandown he was the beaten favourite again, leading early but fading in the closing stages to finish second, beaten three and a half lengths by Rimrod.
Three weeks after his second defeat, Oasis Dream recorded his first win, "easily" beating four rivals in a maiden at Nottingham
Nottingham Racecourse
Nottingham Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. It is situated at Colwick Park, close to the River Trent and about 3 km east of the city centre....
.
In October, Oasis Dream was moved up to the highest level for the Group One
Conditions races
Conditions races are horse races where the weights carried by the runners are laid down by the conditions attached to the race. Weights are allocated according to; the sex of the runners, with female runners carrying less weight than males; the age of the runners, with younger horses receiving...
Middle Park Stakes
Middle Park Stakes
The Middle Park Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September or early October.The event was established...
at Newmarket
Newmarket Racecourse
The town of Newmarket, in Suffolk, England, is the headquarters of British horseracing, home to the largest cluster of training yards in the country and many key horse racing organisations. Newmarket Racecourse has two courses - the Rowley Mile Course and the July Course. Both are wide, galloping...
. The field included the winners of several important races including Elusive City (Prix Morny
Prix Morny
The Prix Morny is a Group 1 flat horse race in France which is open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 1,200 metres , and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.-History:...
), Zafeen (Mill Reef Stakes
Mill Reef Stakes
The Mill Reef Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Newbury over a distance of 6 furlongs and 8 yards , and it is scheduled to take place each year in September....
) and Country Reel (Gimcrack Stakes
Gimcrack Stakes
The Gimcrack Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run at York over a distance of 6 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in August....
), as well as four runners from the Aidan O'Brien
Aidan O'Brien
Aidan Patrick O'Brien is an Irish horse racing trainer. Since 1996, he has been the private trainer at Ballydoyle Stables near Cashel in County Tipperary for John Magnier and his Coolmore Stud associates....
stable. Jimmy Fortune
Jimmy Fortune
Jimmy Fortune is an American country music singer. He hails from Lovingston, Virginia.-Biography:...
tracked the leaders on Oasis Dream, before moving the colt into the lead a furlong out, where he ran on strongly to win by one and a half lengths from Tomahawk and Elusive City. The winning time of 1:09.61 was a record for the race. After the race Gosden described him as being probably the fastest two-year-old in Europe and he was regarded as a serious contender for the 2000 Guineas.
2003: three-year-old season
Oasis Dream's prospects of winning a Classic faded in the spring. The colt did not perform well at home, and Gosden decided not to force his progress, and instead wait until summer for a campaign based on the top sprint races. He was ridden in all his races in 2003 by Richard HughesRichard Hughes (jockey)
Richard Hughes is an Irish flat jockey who most commonly rides in Great Britain. Born in Dublin, he is the son of successful National Hunt trainer, Dessie Hughes. His main provider of rides has been trainer Richard Hannon who is also his father in law andfrom 2001 to 2007 he was also retained by...
.
He did not appear until Royal Ascot where he was made 6/1 favourite in a field of twenty for the five-furlong King's Stand Stakes
King's Stand Stakes
The King's Stand Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 5 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.-History:...
. He ran prominently but was unable to catch the Australian horse Choisir
Choisir
Choisir is an Australian-bred dual hemisphere-winning Thoroughbred racehorse. He became the first Australian-trained winner of the Group Two King's Stand Stakes...
and lost second place in the closing stages to Acclamation. Four days later, Choisir won the Golden Jubilee Stakes
Golden Jubilee Stakes
The Golden Jubilee Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 6 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.-History:...
.
At Newmarket a month later Oasis Dream was matched against Choisir for a second time in the July Cup
July Cup
The July Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in July....
, this time over six furlongs. Oasis Dream tracked Choisir in the early stages before catching the Australian a furlong out and running on to win a "protracted battle" by one and a half lengths. In the Nunthorpe Stakes
Nunthorpe Stakes
The Nunthorpe Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to thoroughbreds aged two years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 5 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in August....
at York
York Racecourse
York Racecourse is a horse racing track in the southwest of the city of York in North Yorkshire, England with a spectator capacity of 60,000. The most famous race to be held at York on an annual basis is the Ebor Handicap, which is run during the Ebor Festival meeting in August...
in August Oasis Dream confirmed his position as the best British sprinter. On this occasion he led from the start and went clear of the opposition in the last quarter mile to win by two and a half lengths in "impressive" style. Although he was eased up in the closing strides, his winning time was only four hundredths of a second outside the track record set by Dayjur
Dayjur
Dayjur was an American-bred racehorse who was trained by Dick Hern in the United Kingdom. He was beaten only four times out of eleven starts and of those, one was because he did not stay the trip, and another in the most freakish circumstances...
. Gosden described him as the fastest horse he had trained and compared him to Abernant
Abernant (horse)
Abernant was British Thoroughbred racehorse who is "considered by many as the greatest British sprinter of the 20th century," according to Godolphin Racing.-Pedigree:...
, while the Independent's
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
correspondent called the contest "not a Group One race (but)...a homage."
Oasis Dream was made odds-on favourite for the Sprint Cup
Haydock Sprint Cup
The Sprint Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of 6 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in early September....
at Haydock
Haydock Park Racecourse
Haydock Park Racecourse is a racecourse in Haydock, Merseyside, England. The track is a mostly flat left-handed oval of around 1 mile 5 furlongs with a very slight rise on the run-in. There are courses for flat racing and National Hunt racing...
in September, despite the fact that he was racing on ground that was softer and slower than anything he had previously encountered. He took the lead two furlongs from the finish, but was soon under pressure and in the final furlong he was overtaken and beaten one and a quarter lengths by Somnus. On his final start he was sent to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
for the Breeders' Cup
Breeders' Cup
The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Thoroughbred horse races, most but not all Grade I, operated by Breeders' Cup Limited, a company formed in 1982. From its inception in 1984 through 2006, it was a single-day event; starting in 2007, it expanded to two days. The location...
at Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park is a thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent racing events in the United States during the winter and in spring. With its backdrop of the purple San Gabriel Mountains, it is considered by many as the world's most beautiful race...
after being a late withdrawal from the Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp
Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp
The Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp is a Group 1 flat horse race in France which is open to thoroughbreds aged two years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,000 metres , and it is scheduled to take place each year in early October.-History:The Prix de l'Abbaye was one of two major...
. Despite not having run over a distance beyond six furlongs all season, he was entered in the Breeders' Cup Mile
Breeders' Cup Mile
The Breeders' Cup Mile is a Grade 1 Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up, run on a grass course. It has been conducted annually as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships since the event's inception in 1984...
rather than the Sprint
Breeders' Cup Sprint
The Breeders' Cup Sprint is an American Weight for Age Grade I Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds & up. Run on dirt over a distance of 6 Furlongs , the race has been held annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World...
. Gosden had said after the Nunthorpe that Oasis Dream would be unsuited by the dirt surface and that the Mile
Breeders' Cup Mile
The Breeders' Cup Mile is a Grade 1 Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up, run on a grass course. It has been conducted annually as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships since the event's inception in 1984...
was his likely end-of-season target. His price for the Mile drifted after he was given an unfavourable outside draw, making it likely that he would have to use much of his speed to reach the front in the early stages. In the race he did show some early pace but made no real impression, finishing tenth of the thirteen runners behind Six Perfections
Six Perfections (horse)
Six Perfections is a champion Thoroughbred race horse, bred by the Niarchos family. She is best known for her 2003 win in the Breeders' Cup Mile....
.
Race record
| Date | Race | Dist (f) | Course | Class | Prize (£K) | Odds | Runners | Placing | Margin | Time | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown EBF Maiden Stakes | 6 | Salisbury Salisbury Racecourse Salisbury Racecourse is a flat racecourse in the United Kingdom featuring thoroughbred horse racing. It is located four miles from Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Fifteen races a year are held here between early May and mid-October... |
M | 5 | 7/4 | 12 | 5 | 8.5 | 1:14.72 | Richard Hughes Richard Hughes (jockey) Richard Hughes is an Irish flat jockey who most commonly rides in Great Britain. Born in Dublin, he is the son of successful National Hunt trainer, Dessie Hughes. His main provider of rides has been trainer Richard Hannon who is also his father in law andfrom 2001 to 2007 he was also retained by... |
John Gosden John Gosden John Gosden is a racehorse trainer. Having trained over 2,000 winners since his return to England in 1989, including winners of the Breeders' Cup Classic, the Derby, the King George, the 1,000 Guineas and the St. Leger, he is generally considered one of the most successful racehorse trainers of... |
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| EBF Alliance Capital Maiden Stakes | 7 | Sandown | M | 5 | 7/4 | 11 | 2 | 3.5 | 1:30.04 | Jimmy Fortune Jimmy Fortune Jimmy Fortune is an American country music singer. He hails from Lovingston, Virginia.-Biography:... |
John Gosden John Gosden John Gosden is a racehorse trainer. Having trained over 2,000 winners since his return to England in 1989, including winners of the Breeders' Cup Classic, the Derby, the King George, the 1,000 Guineas and the St. Leger, he is generally considered one of the most successful racehorse trainers of... |
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| EBF Colwick Park Maiden Stakes | 6 | Nottingham Nottingham Racecourse Nottingham Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. It is situated at Colwick Park, close to the River Trent and about 3 km east of the city centre.... |
M | 5 | 1/3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1:13.30 | Jimmy Fortune Jimmy Fortune Jimmy Fortune is an American country music singer. He hails from Lovingston, Virginia.-Biography:... |
John Gosden John Gosden John Gosden is a racehorse trainer. Having trained over 2,000 winners since his return to England in 1989, including winners of the Breeders' Cup Classic, the Derby, the King George, the 1,000 Guineas and the St. Leger, he is generally considered one of the most successful racehorse trainers of... |
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| Middle Park Stakes Middle Park Stakes The Middle Park Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September or early October.The event was established... |
6 | Newmarket Rowley Newmarket Racecourse The town of Newmarket, in Suffolk, England, is the headquarters of British horseracing, home to the largest cluster of training yards in the country and many key horse racing organisations. Newmarket Racecourse has two courses - the Rowley Mile Course and the July Course. Both are wide, galloping... |
1 | 100 | 6/1 | 10 | 1 | 1.5 | 1:09.61 | Jimmy Fortune Jimmy Fortune Jimmy Fortune is an American country music singer. He hails from Lovingston, Virginia.-Biography:... |
John Gosden John Gosden John Gosden is a racehorse trainer. Having trained over 2,000 winners since his return to England in 1989, including winners of the Breeders' Cup Classic, the Derby, the King George, the 1,000 Guineas and the St. Leger, he is generally considered one of the most successful racehorse trainers of... |
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| King's Stand Stakes King's Stand Stakes The King's Stand Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 5 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.-History:... |
5 | Ascot Ascot Racecourse Ascot Racecourse is a famous English racecourse, located in the small town of Ascot, Berkshire, used for thoroughbred horse racing. It is one of the leading racecourses in the United Kingdom, hosting 9 of the UK's 32 annual Group 1 races... |
2 | 81 | 6/1 | 20 | 3 | 2.5 | 0:59.68 | Richard Hughes Richard Hughes (jockey) Richard Hughes is an Irish flat jockey who most commonly rides in Great Britain. Born in Dublin, he is the son of successful National Hunt trainer, Dessie Hughes. His main provider of rides has been trainer Richard Hannon who is also his father in law andfrom 2001 to 2007 he was also retained by... |
John Gosden John Gosden John Gosden is a racehorse trainer. Having trained over 2,000 winners since his return to England in 1989, including winners of the Breeders' Cup Classic, the Derby, the King George, the 1,000 Guineas and the St. Leger, he is generally considered one of the most successful racehorse trainers of... |
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| July Cup July Cup The July Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.... |
6 | Newmarket July Newmarket Racecourse The town of Newmarket, in Suffolk, England, is the headquarters of British horseracing, home to the largest cluster of training yards in the country and many key horse racing organisations. Newmarket Racecourse has two courses - the Rowley Mile Course and the July Course. Both are wide, galloping... |
1 | 145 | 9/2 | 16 | 1 | 1.5 | 1:09.94 | Richard Hughes Richard Hughes (jockey) Richard Hughes is an Irish flat jockey who most commonly rides in Great Britain. Born in Dublin, he is the son of successful National Hunt trainer, Dessie Hughes. His main provider of rides has been trainer Richard Hannon who is also his father in law andfrom 2001 to 2007 he was also retained by... |
John Gosden John Gosden John Gosden is a racehorse trainer. Having trained over 2,000 winners since his return to England in 1989, including winners of the Breeders' Cup Classic, the Derby, the King George, the 1,000 Guineas and the St. Leger, he is generally considered one of the most successful racehorse trainers of... |
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| Nunthorpe Stakes Nunthorpe Stakes The Nunthorpe Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to thoroughbreds aged two years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 5 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.... |
5 | York York Racecourse York Racecourse is a horse racing track in the southwest of the city of York in North Yorkshire, England with a spectator capacity of 60,000. The most famous race to be held at York on an annual basis is the Ebor Handicap, which is run during the Ebor Festival meeting in August... |
1 | 116 | 4/9 | 8 | 1 | 2.5 | 0:56.20 | Richard Hughes Richard Hughes (jockey) Richard Hughes is an Irish flat jockey who most commonly rides in Great Britain. Born in Dublin, he is the son of successful National Hunt trainer, Dessie Hughes. His main provider of rides has been trainer Richard Hannon who is also his father in law andfrom 2001 to 2007 he was also retained by... |
John Gosden John Gosden John Gosden is a racehorse trainer. Having trained over 2,000 winners since his return to England in 1989, including winners of the Breeders' Cup Classic, the Derby, the King George, the 1,000 Guineas and the St. Leger, he is generally considered one of the most successful racehorse trainers of... |
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| Haydock Sprint Cup Haydock Sprint Cup The Sprint Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of 6 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in early September.... |
6 | Haydock Haydock Park Racecourse Haydock Park Racecourse is a racecourse in Haydock, Merseyside, England. The track is a mostly flat left-handed oval of around 1 mile 5 furlongs with a very slight rise on the run-in. There are courses for flat racing and National Hunt racing... |
1 | 130 | 8/11 | 10 | 2 | 1.25 | 1:13.49 | Richard Hughes Richard Hughes (jockey) Richard Hughes is an Irish flat jockey who most commonly rides in Great Britain. Born in Dublin, he is the son of successful National Hunt trainer, Dessie Hughes. His main provider of rides has been trainer Richard Hannon who is also his father in law andfrom 2001 to 2007 he was also retained by... |
John Gosden John Gosden John Gosden is a racehorse trainer. Having trained over 2,000 winners since his return to England in 1989, including winners of the Breeders' Cup Classic, the Derby, the King George, the 1,000 Guineas and the St. Leger, he is generally considered one of the most successful racehorse trainers of... |
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| Breeders' Cup Mile Breeders' Cup Mile The Breeders' Cup Mile is a Grade 1 Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up, run on a grass course. It has been conducted annually as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships since the event's inception in 1984... |
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Assessment
In the 2002 International Classicifation, the forerunner of the World Thoroughbred Racehorse RankingsWorld Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings
The World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings are compiled by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities , an organization established in 2003 with headquarters in Paris, France made up of members from around the world....
, Oasis Dream was assessed at 123, making him the highest rated two-year-old in Europe. There was controversy about his rating, as some felt that Hold That Tiger, Tout Seul and Somnus had stronger claims.
In the 2003 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings Oasis Dream was rated 125 making him the eleventh best horse in the world, and the third best three-year old colt.
Stud career
Since 2004, he has been standing at the Banstead Manor Stud for his owner's Juddmonte Farms breeding organisation. From his first four crops of foals he has sired the winners of more than four hundred races including fourteen at Group OneConditions races
Conditions races are horse races where the weights carried by the runners are laid down by the conditions attached to the race. Weights are allocated according to; the sex of the runners, with female runners carrying less weight than males; the age of the runners, with younger horses receiving...
/Grade I
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
level. His best winners include Aqlaam (Prix du Moulin de Longchamp
Prix du Moulin de Longchamp
The Prix du Moulin de Longchamp is a Group 1 flat horse race in France which is open to thoroughbred colts and fillies aged three years or older...
), Midday
Midday (horse)
Midday is a daughter of the top-class 2-year-old and sprinter Oasis Dream and is out of the Kingmambo mare Midsummer. To date, she has won 9 out of 20 starts, including the Group 1 Nassau Stakes three times , the Yorkshire Oaks, Prix Vermeille and the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf...
, Power (National Stakes
National Stakes
The National Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland which is open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 7 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in September....
) and Tuscan Evening (Gamely Stakes).
His fee for 2011 was £85,000 (live foal).
Pedigree
- Oasis Dream is inbredInbreedingInbreeding is the reproduction from the mating of two genetically related parents. Inbreeding results in increased homozygosity, which can increase the chances of offspring being affected by recessive or deleterious traits. This generally leads to a decreased fitness of a population, which is...
3x4 to Northern DancerNorthern DancerNorthern Dancer was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and the most successful sire of the 20th Century. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association calls him "one of the most influential sires in Thoroughbred history"....
. This means that Northern Dancer appears in both the third and fourth generations of his pedigree. - He is also inbred 4x4 to Never BendNever BendNever Bend was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse and a leading sire in England.-Two-Year-Old Champion:Foaled at Claiborne Farm for owner/breeder Harry F. Guggenheim, Never Bend was the dominant two-year-old racing in the United States in 1962...
.