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Dawn Approach (IRE)

Foal date
23/04/2010
Gender
Horse
Colour
Chesnut
Sire
New Approach (IRE)
Dam
Hymn Of The Dawn (USA)
Trainer
J S Bolger
Breeder
J S Bolger
Official rating
125
Career earnings
$1,481,356.20
Dawn Approach (IRE) New Approach (IRE) Galileo (IRE) Sadler's Wells (USA)
1981
1998 Urban Sea (USA)
1989
2005 Park Express (GB) Ahonoora (GB)
1975
1983 Matcher (CAN)
1966
2010 Hymn Of The Dawn (USA) Phone Trick (USA) Clever Trick (USA)
1976
1982 Over The Phone (USA)
1965
1999 Colonial Debut (USA) Pleasant Colony (USA)
1978
1994 Kittihawk Miss (USA)
1986
Trained by Jim Bolger in Ireland; unbeaten in six starts at two; won the Group 2 Coventry Stakes before joining Godolphin and taking the Group 1 Vincent O'Brien Stakes (formerly National Stakes) and Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes; made impressive reappearance at three, taking the Group 1 2,000 Guineas by 5l, but pulled much too hard when stepped up to 1m4f in the Epsom Derby and failed to run his race, being eased to finish last; that performance was soon put in the shade, however, when he successfully returned to 1m in the Group 1 St James's Palace Stakes, just prevailing following a thrilling duel with Toronado; lost out to that colt in another close contest for the Group 1 Sussex Stakes in July; proved too keen again when turned out quickly in outstanding renewal of Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville in August, and scoped badly afterwards; gave his all but found the ground too testing when only fourth on his final outing in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes