Rock Of Gibraltar

Rock Of Gibraltar

Bay 1999 16.0 hh (1.62 m)
Danehill - Offshore Boom
Distances won over: 5f to 8f.

Rock Of Gibraltar was a World Champion racehorse. He was a dual Gr.1 winning juvenile and then 5-time Gr.1 winning 3-year-old resulting in him becoming the first horse ever to win 7 consecutive Gr.1’s in the Northern Hemisphere breaking Mill Reef’s 30-year-old record. ‘The Rock’ is from the family of Champion sire Riverman. With 2 crops on the track he is already the sire of 20 Northern Hemisphere SW's including Gr.1 winner Mount Nelson, Gr.2 winners Eagle Mountain and Kitty Matcham and Gr.3 winners Yellowstone, Theann, Utrecht, Unilateral and High Rock.

Fee for 2009: €27,500

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WINNER OF 7 CONSECUTIVE GROUP 1 RACES

AT 2 YEARS

1^stDewhurst Stakes - Gr.1, 7f., Newmarket, from dual Gr.1 winner Landseer, with Tendulkar third and subsequent Gr.1 winner Where Or When fourth.

1^stGrand Criterium - Gr.1, 7f., Longchamp, by 3 lengths from Bernebeau and Dobby Road.

1^stGimcrack Stakes - Gr.2, 6f., York, by 3 lengths from Ho Choi & Twilight Blues.

1^stRailway Stakes - Gr.3, 6f., Curragh, by 2 lengths from Hawk Wing.

1^stMaiden, 5f., Curragh, by 2 lengths from Sandford Park and Mahsusie.

Rated 118 by Timeform

AT 3 YEARS

WORLD CHAMPION RACEHORSE OF 2002

1^stSt. James’s Palace Stakes - Gr.1, 8f., Royal Ascot, by 1¾ lengths from Landseer.

1^stIrish 2,000 Guineas - Gr.1, 8f., Curragh, by 1½ lengths from Century City and Della Francesca.

1^st2,000 Guineas - Gr.1, 8f., Newmarket, by a neck from Hawk Wing and Redback.

1^stPrix du Moulin - Gr.1, 8f., Longchamp, by ½ length from Banks Hill and Gossamer.

1^stSussex Stakes - Gr.1, 8f., Goodwood, by 2 lengths from Noverre and Reel Buddy.

2^ndBreeders’ Cup Mile - Gr.1, 8f., Arlington Park beaten ¾ of a length by Domedriver with Good Journey third.

Rated 133 by Timeform