Rio De La Plata (USA)
1st - G1 Premio Roma GBI Racing Stakes - Capannelle, Italy - 7 November 2010
1st - G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere - Longchamp, France - 7 October 2007
1st - G1 Premio Vittorio di Capua - San Siro, Italy - 9 October 2010
1st - G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (Grand Criterium) - Longchamp, France - 7 October 2007
1st - G1 Premio Vittorio di Capua - San Siro, Italy - 9 October 2010
1st - G1 Premio Roma - Capannelle, Italy - 7 November 2010
1st - G3 Sky Bet Strensall Stakes - York, UK - 20 August 2010
1st - totepool Flexi Betting Conditions Stakes - Nottingham, UK - 2 June 2010
1st - Listed Sky Bet Supporting The Yorkshire Racing Festival Pomfret Stakes - Pontefract, UK - 25 July 2010
1st - G2 Veuve Clicquot Vintage Stakes - Goodwood, UK - 1 August 2007
1st - Ian Macnicol Memorial Strutt & Parker EBF Maiden Stakes - Newmarket, UK - 11 July 2007
Foal date
26/03/2005Gender
HorseColour
ChesnutSire
Rahy (USA)
Dam
Express Way (ARG)
Trainer
Saeed bin Suroor Breeder
Jose De Camargo, Robert N Clay Et Al
Career earnings
$1,683,707.38Results
Pedigree
Comments
Starts30Wins8Placed11
| Rio De La Plata (USA) | Rahy (USA) | Blushing Groom (FR) | Red God (GB) |
| 1954 | |||
| 1974 | Runaway Bride I (GB) | ||
| 1962 | |||
| 1985 | Glorious Song (CAN) | Halo (USA) | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1976 | Ballade (USA) | ||
| 1972 | |||
| 2005 | Express Way (ARG) | Ahmad (ARG) | Good Manners (USA) |
| 1966 | |||
| 1975 | Azyade (ARG) | ||
| 1957 | |||
| 1993 | Escaline (USA) | Hawk (BRZ) | |
| 1971 | |||
| 1987 | Escolastica (ARG) | ||
| 1972 |
Rio De La Plata proved to be a top-class performer for Saeed bin Suroor over several seasons; he was a high-class 2yo with his three victories that season including the Group 1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere, but although he didn't win again until the age of five, he ran some fine races at the top level including when finishing second in the French 2000 Guineas and third in the Prix Jean Prat as a 3yo; he proved that he was still very capable as a 5yo with his five victories including two at Group 1 level in Italy; he continued to run well at the highest level as a 6yo, including finishing fourth to Canford Cliffs in the Queen Anne, third to Frankel in the Sussex Stakes and runner-up to Excelebration in the Prix du Moulin; only failed by a narrow margin to win the Group 1 Premio Roma for the second time; effective from 7f to 1m2f, he acted on any ground and became one of Godolphin's real standard bearers; retired to stud
