Doyen (IRE)

1st - G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes - Ascot, UK - 24 July 2004
1st - G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes - Ascot, UK - 24 July 2004

1st - G2 Hardwicke Stakes - Royal Ascot, UK - 19 June 2004
Foal date
22/04/2000Gender
HorseColour
BaySire
Sadler's Wells (USA)
Dam
Moon Cactus (GB)
Trainer
Saeed bin Suroor Breeder
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Career earnings
$1,248,955.86Results
Pedigree
Comments
Starts14Wins5Placed2
Doyen (IRE) | Sadler's Wells (USA) | Northern Dancer (CAN) | Nearctic (CAN) |
1954 | |||
1961 | Natalma (USA) | ||
1957 | |||
1981 | Fairy Bridge (USA) | Bold Reason (USA) | |
1968 | |||
1975 | Special (USA) | ||
1969 | |||
2000 | Moon Cactus (GB) | Kris (GB) | Sharpen Up (GB) |
1969 | |||
1976 | Doubly Sure (GB) | ||
1971 | |||
1987 | Lady Moon (GB) | Mill Reef (USA) | |
1968 | |||
1980 | Moonlight Night (FR) | ||
1972 |
Began his career under Andre Fabre's tutelage with a fifth in a backend juvenile contest (October 2002); the following spring he returned with three consecutive wins, culminating with victory in the Group 3 Prix du Lys at Longchamp; he was given a summer break and reappeared with a decent second behind Dalakhani in the Group 2 Prix Niel (September 2003), but finished fourth behind the same winner the following month in the Group 1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe; he joined Godolphin for his 4yo campaign, which began with a good second in the Group 1 Coronation Cup behind Warrsan at Epsom (June 2004); just over two weeks later, he relished firm ground over 1m4f at Royal Ascot with a showstopping 6l success in the Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes in a new course-record time; in July, he returned to Ascot with an equally impressive Group 1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes success; he never reached such heights again and was retired in the summer of 2005.