Strutt Stakes (2100m) at Hobart winner Hela is SW19 for Night Of Thunder. Hela led almost all the way to score comfortably, ridden clear into the home straight and staying on well to defeat Chequerboard (Fastnet Rock) by 3-3/4 lengths with the minor prize going to Mystique Falcon (Pride Of Dubai). It is the fifth
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Suesa is SW18 for Night Of Thunder winning Tuesday’s Prix Yacowlef (1100m) at Chantilly. Racing prominently in a group of five on the far side of the straight course, Suesa burst clear inside the final 100m to defeat Total Knockout (Exosphere) by two lengths with Night Hunting (Amarillo) the same distance away in third. Suesa
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Thundering Nights is SW17 for Night Of Thunder after winning the Gr3 Snow Fairy Stakes (9f) at The Curragh. Thundering Nights was poised to challenge two furlongs out and went clear one furlong out, staying on well to defeat Albigna (Zoffany) by 1-1/2 lengths with Epona Plays (Australia) a neck away third. It is the
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Stormy Girl is SW16 for Night Of Thunder after winning Friday’s Flying Fillies’ Stakes at Pontefract. Smartly away, Stormy Girl quickly settled on the lead and made all the running to defeat Jouska (Cable Bay) by 1-1/4 lengths with Magical Journey (Night Of Thunder) one length away third. A €22,000 Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling has
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There are no prizes for saying Night Of Thunder is making a name for himself at stud. From two crops of racing age the Darley stallion currently has 20 stakes performers from 103 runners, a benchmark setting strike-rate of 19.4 percent and he added his eighth Group winner on Thursday when his son Thunderous took
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Auyantepui is the 7th Gr winner and first Classic winner for Night Of Thunder after winning Sunday’s Gr2 Oaks d’Italia. Restrained slightly worse than midfield to the home turn, Auyantepui was brought wide around the home turn and looked set for an easy victory but had to work hard to hold out the German visitor
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Cherry Tortoni remained unbeaten in Saturday’s Taj Tossi Series Final (1600m) at Flemington to become SW15 for Night Of Thunder. The Tait family homebred Cherry Tortoni came from a little worse than midfield to the home turn and then finished strongly to edge Godolphin’s Alcyone (Teofilo) with Johnny Got Angry (Tavistock) in third. His dam
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A colt by Night Of Thunder topped the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale when selling for 575,000 guineas to Tom Biggs of Blandford Bloodstock. The colt (pic Tattersalls) was consigned by Brown Island Stables’ Johnny Collins who paid £72,000 for the chestnut as a yearling. Biggs saw off bids from agent Mark McStay and David Redvers
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Gr3 Jersey Stakes winner Molatham is the 6th Group winner for Night Of Thunder. Bred by Cheveley Park Stud, Molatham is a half-brother to two winners out of Cantal (Pivotal), a winning half-sister to Gr3 Brigadier Gerard Stakes at Sandown winner Autocratic (Dubawi) and Gr3 Horris Hill Stakes at Newbury winner Ecasive (Elusive Quality). The
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Premio Mario Incisa della Rochetta (2000m) at Milan winner Auyantepui is SW12 for Night Of Thunder Inbred 4×3 to Sadler’s Wells, Auyantepi has won both her starts at 2000m. Her dam Sopran Enery (Montjeu) won in Italy and a half-sister to two stakes winners, notably Gr1 Derby Italiano winner Cima de Triomphe (Galileo) as well
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