Art Connoisseur
| Art Connoisseur | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Lucky Story |
| Grandsire | Kris S |
| Dam | Withorwithoutyou |
| Damsire | Danehill |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 20 March 2006 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Denis McDonnell |
| Owner | Richard Green |
| Trainer | Michael Bell |
| Record | 11: 4-1-0 |
| Earnings | £385,999 |
| Major wins | |
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Coventry Stakes (2008) Golden Jubilee Stakes (2009) |
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Art Connoisseur (foaled 20 March 2006) is an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for his upset victory in the 2009 edition of the Golden Jubilee Stakes. He showed high-class form as a two-year-old in 2008, winning his first three races including the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot and then finishing second in a strong renewal of the Phoenix Stakes. In 2009 he was well-beaten on his seasonal debut before defeating a top-class international field in the Golden Jubilee Stakes at odds of 20/1. He failed to reproduce anything approaching his Ascot form in four subsequent starts and was retired from racing at the end of the year. He has had little success as a breeding stallion.
Art Connoisseur is a bay horse with a small white star bred in Ireland by Denis McDonnell. He was the best horse sired by Lucky Story. a top-class racehorse who won the Richmond Stakes and the Champagne Stakes as well as finishing second in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. Art Connoisseur's dam Withorwithouyou showed modest ability as a racehorse, winning one minor race at Warwick Racecourse in twelve starts. She was a granddaughter of Morning Has Broken, the female-line ancestor of Balanchine and West Wind (Prix de Diane).
In October, the yearling was consigned by Parkway Farm to the Tattersalls sales and was bought for 55,000 guineas by the bloodstock agents Kern, Lillingston Associates. Art Connoisseur entered the ownership of Richard Green and was sent into training with Michael Bell at Newmarket, Suffolk.
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