437:). After racing in third place behind Homecoming Queen, Samitar took the lead approaching the final furlong and stayed on well to win by one and a half lengths from the 33/1 outsider Ishvana. Her victory gave both her trainer and her jockey their first classic race success. After the race Harley said "It was a big opportunity to be given my first ride in a Classic. The boss has given me a lot of chances and to give me a ride like this in a Classic is unbelievable. She travelled like the winner the whole way". Explaining the filly's poor form in her last two starts Channon said "She didn't run badly but she made the running and she should have been held up. It was my fault for running her in a sales race at Newmarket before that, I was trying to be clever dropping her back to six furlongs. She needed some decent ground and she's got it now".
482:. Karlovy Vary went to the front and set a steady pace with Samitar settled in fourth place. amitar was switched to the outside entering the straight, took the lead inside the final furlong and held off the late challenge of Somali Lemonade to win by a head. After the race Brown said "She had been training great and blended into our program nicely. She came to me in good shape to begin with. I was happy to see her get a mile and an eighth. That was my one reservation, watching her train and in her races. She has the quality to do it, but I needed to see it, and I saw it today, which is great. Ramon rode a terrific race".
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at
Mewmarket on 23 September. After leading for most of the way she was challenged by Lyric of Light and was beaten a head into second place after a sustained struggle over the final furlong. On her final appearance of the season she started the 5/4 favourite for the Tattersalls Millions 2yo Fillies'
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After a break of over two months
Samitar returned in the Tattersalls Millions Median Auction Stakes at Newmarket on 27 August ain which she started the 11/10 favourite but was beaten a short head by the colt Mehdi to whom she was conceding one pound in weight. Two weeks later the filly was stepped up
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Trophy (a race for horses sold at
Tattersalls) over seven furlongs at Newmarket on 1 October. Ridden by Sam Hitchcott, she tracked the leaders, took the lead approaching the final furlong and stayed on well to win by one and a quarter lengths from Hazel Lavery.
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from
Inetrobil. After the race Channon said "I believed in this filly and this was the plan... The 1,000 Guineas is so far away, but she's a nice filly. I will give her a break and probably bring her back for the backend".
541:. She was dropped in class for the Speed Boat Stakes at the same track on 1 September and beat Baffle Me by a neck. On her final racecourse appearance eleven days later she started favourite for the Grade III
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winner
Teolane. After being restrained by Spencer in the early stages she was switched to the left approaching the final furlong, took the lead in the closing stages and won by three quarters of a
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at Royal Ascot. After disputing second place for mot of the way he was outpaced in the closing stages and finished fourth behind Fallen For You. She was then sent to the United States for the
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on 25 July and finished a close third, beaten a neck and a head by Centre Court and Better Lucky. Following the race she was moved permanently to the United States where she was trained by
405:. She began her second season by finishing unplaced in another Tattersalls sales race over six furlongs at Newmarket on 18 April and was then sent to France for the
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and recorded her first success of the year as she prevailed by one and a quarter lengths from Baffle Me. Later that month she returned to Grade I class in the
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by the bloodstock agent Gill
Richardson. She entered the ownership of Nick & Olga Dhandsa and John & Zoe Webster and was sent into training with
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who raced in four countries and won major races in
England, Ireland and the United States. She showed good form as a juvenile in 2011, winning the
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417:. On 27 May at the Curragh, Samitar was one of eight fillies to contest the Irish 1000 Guineas in which she was ridden by
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and finished third of the twelve runners behind Regal Realm. Despite her defeat she was stepped up in class for the
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In the spring of 2013 Samitar finished second to Centre Court in both the Honey Fox
Handicap at
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298:. Samitar's dam Aileen's Gift was unraced but produced several other winners including the
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on 17 June and started a 16/1 outsider in a thirteen-runner field headed by the
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winner Nijoom Dubai. She was a granddaughter of
Optimistic Lass, who won the
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before running fourth behind her stablemate
Pianist when favourite for the
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on 13 October in which she finished strongly to take fourth place behind
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On her next appearance Samitar started the 9/2 third favourite for the
219:. She remained in training as a four-year-old and won stakes races at
992:"Samitar wins Irish 1,000 Guineas to land milestone for Mick Channon"
282:. He has gone on to sire a number of other top racehorses, including
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before being sent to race in North America where she won the
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in which she finished ninth of the thirteen runners behind
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211:. In the following year she recorded an upset win in the
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at Belmont but finished third behind Pianist and Abaco.
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and finished fourth behind Laughing, Dream Peace and
904:"Samitar stays on strongly to get Channon off mark"
270:Samitar was from the sixth crop of foals sired by
112:Nick & Olga Dhandsa and John & Zoe Webster
977:"Samitar wins Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh"
928:"Tattersalls Millions 2yo Fillies' Trophy result"
425:started favourite after a nine-length win in the
380:and finished strongly to take third place behind
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251:sale in October 2010 and was bought for 39,000
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401:In early 2012 Samitar was bought privately by
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957:"Samitar Springs Upset in Irish 1000 Guineas"
781:"Tattersalls October Yearlings (Book 1) 2010"
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429:while the other runners included La Collina (
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331:Samitar was ride in her first five races by
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306:in 1984 and was the female-line ancestor of
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183:(foaled 1 February 2009) is a British-bred
1027:"Samitar Gets U.S. Grade I in Garden City"
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745:
347:on 27 May in which she started at odds of
989:
554:Pedigree of Samitar (GB), bay mare, 2009
1091:Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom
372:in class and distance for the Group Two
162:Tattersalls Millions 2yo Fillies' Trophy
1096:Racehorses trained in the United States
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487:Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes
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1086:Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom
862:
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235:Samitar is a bay filly with no white
470:. Her rivals included Karlovy Vary (
462:On 15 September, Samitar, ridden by
435:Derrinstown Stud 1,000 Guineas Trial
16:British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
13:
1025:Claire Novak (15 September 2012).
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451:over eight and a half furlongs at
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1014:. Racing Post. 15 September 2012.
1063:. Racing Post. 1 September 2013.
521:. In the Fairy Garden Stakes at
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955:Mary Schweitzer (27 May 2012).
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805:"Rock Of Gibraltar Stud Record"
767:"Samitar – Record By Race Type"
243:-based Norman Court Stud. As a
203:as well as being placed in the
930:. Racing Post. 1 October 2011.
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881:
868:"Hyacinthus Mare – Family 2-f"
818:
797:
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278:races in a row, including the
1:
902:David Baxter (17 June 2011).
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421:and started at odds of 12/1.
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199:and a valuable sales race at
1047:"Fairy Garden Stakes result"
891:. Racing Post. 17 June 2011.
525:on 4 July she was ridden by
485:She ended her season in the
7:
1049:. Racing Post. 4 July 2013.
1012:"Garden City Stakes result"
944:. Racing Post. 27 May 2012.
942:"Irish 1000 Guineas result"
548:
407:Poule d'Essai des Pouliches
397:2012: three-year-old season
10:
1122:
1106:Irish Classic Race winners
1061:"Speed Boat Stakes result"
501:2013: four-year-old season
335:. She made her debut in a
990:Greg Wood (27 May 2012).
979:. BBC Sport. 27 May 2012.
870:. Thoroughbred Bloodlines
826:"Aileen's Gift – Progeny"
807:. Racing Post. 2012-02-15
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327:2011: two-year-old season
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729:Loveliest (Family: 2-f)
423:Homecoming Queen (horse)
1101:Thoroughbred family 2-f
839:Timeform staff (1985).
239:bred in England by the
889:"Albany Stakes result"
433:) and Yellow Rosebud (
361:Fillies' Sprint Stakes
1081:2009 racehorse births
535:Saratoga Race Course
491:Keeneland Racecourse
476:Kilboy Estate Stakes
453:Saratoga Race Course
411:Longchamp Racecourse
409:over 1600 metres at
378:Doncaster Racecourse
345:Newmarket Racecourse
201:Newmarket Racecourse
652:Aileen's Gift (IRE)
611:Offshore Boom (IRE)
555:
519:Pimlico Race Course
515:Gallorette Handicap
213:Irish 1,000 Guineas
167:Irish 1,000 Guineas
841:Racehorses of 1984
753:"Samitar pedigree"
553:
539:Stephanie's Kitten
511:Jenny Wiley Stakes
449:Lake George Stakes
403:Martin S. Schwartz
217:Garden City Stakes
172:Garden City Stakes
115:Martin S. Schwartz
916:on 13 March 2017.
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562:Rock of Gibraltar
527:Javier Castellano
442:Coronation Stakes
376:over one mile at
355:Albany Stakes at
272:Rock of Gibraltar
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104:Norman Court Stud
31:Rock of Gibraltar
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719:Optimistic Lass
714:Foreign Courier
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292:Prix de la Forêt
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507:Gulfstream Park
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480:Somali Lemonade
464:Ramon Domínguez
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723:Mr. Prospector
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382:Lyric of Light
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288:Eagle Mountain
274:who won seven
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333:Jamie Spencer
322:Racing career
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316:Alice Springs
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312:My Dream Boat
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872:. Retrieved
843:. Timeform.
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809:. Retrieved
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791:the original
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703:Green Desert
697:Joyful (IRE)
629:What a Treat
621:
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523:Belmont Park
504:
484:
474:), Tannery (
468:Belmont Park
461:
439:
427:1000 Guineas
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370:
330:
296:Mount Nelson
284:Society Rock
280:2000 Guineas
269:
257:Mick Channon
234:
221:Belmont Park
185:Thoroughbred
180:
179:
125:Mick Channon
50:Aileen' Gift
909:Racing Post
786:Racing Post
645:River Lady
617:Be My Guest
600:His Majesty
591:Pas de Nom
495:Dayatthespa
357:Royal Ascot
353:Group Three
337:maiden race
290:, Varenar (
261:West Ilsley
249:Tattersalls
197:Royal Ascot
1075:Categories
874:2012-07-30
811:2013-07-05
736:References
457:Chad Brown
231:Background
151:Major wins
129:Chad Brown
339:over six
265:Berkshire
241:Wiltshire
189:broodmare
138:20: 6-4-4
37:Grandsire
686:Herbager
639:Bold Lad
596:Razyana
570:Danehill
549:Pedigree
509:and the
446:Grade II
341:furlongs
245:yearling
237:markings
225:Saratoga
207:and the
146:£730,913
143:Earnings
41:Danehill
671:Red God
276:Group 1
253:guineas
181:Samitar
121:Trainer
101:Breeder
83:Country
55:Damsire
22:Samitar
847:
708:Danzig
578:Danzig
478:) and
365:length
294:) and
174:(2012)
169:(2012)
164:(2011)
159:(2011)
135:Record
91:Colour
75:Foaled
699:1992
662:1981
660:(USA)
654:1998
613:1985
574:1986
572:(USA)
566:1999
564:(IRE)
109:Owner
845:ISBN
559:Sire
384:and
314:and
223:and
69:Mare
27:Sire
650:Dam
533:at
517:at
489:at
349:8/1
343:at
263:in
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195:at
95:Bay
65:Sex
47:Dam
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