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Grandera (IRE)

Foal date
21/04/1998
Gender
Horse
Colour
Chesnut
Sire
Grand Lodge (USA)
Dam
Bordighera (USA)
Breeder
J Stan Cosgrove
Official rating
119
Career earnings
$2,808,327.24
Grandera (IRE) Grand Lodge (USA) Chief's Crown (USA) Danzig (USA)
1977
1982 Six Crowns (USA)
1976
1991 La Papagena (GB) Habitat (USA)
1966
1983 Magic Flute (GB)
1996
1998 Bordighera (USA) Alysheba (USA) Alydar (USA)
1975
1984 Bel Sheba (USA)
1970
1992 Blue Tip (FR) Tip Moss (FR)
1972
1982 As Blue (GB)
1970
Joined the ranks at Godolphin following a successful 3yo campaign for James Fanshawe, which had seen him finish second in both the Group 1 Eclipse Stakes at Sandown and the Juddmonte International at York; proved among the world's leading turf horses after his move, winning the Group 1 Singapore Cup at Kranji and then the Group 1 Prince Of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot a month later; failed to last home when upped to 1m4f in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and relished the return to 1m2f with a gutsy defeat of Hawk Wing in the Group 1 Irish Champion Stakes next time; wasn't able to add to those victories for the remainder of that campaign, but performed admirably in both the Cox Plate in Australia and Hong Kong Cup at Sha Tin; took the Group 2 Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al Maktoum Challenge (Rnd III) on his reappearance at five, and retired to take up stallion duties after a run in the 2003 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes; half-brother to 2,000 Guineas winner George Washington among other winners; seemed best at 1m2f and handled quick ground