Bluebird (horse)
| Bluebird | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Storm Bird |
| Grandsire | Northern Dancer |
| Dam | Ivory Dawn |
| Damsire | Sir Ivor |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 2 April 1984 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Seitz-Waldman Partnership |
| Owner | Robert Sangster |
| Trainer | Vincent O'Brien |
| Record | 9: 4-1-2 |
| Major wins | |
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Ballyogan Stakes (1987) King's Stand Stakes (1987) |
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| Awards | |
| Timeform rating 107 (1976), 125 (1977) | |
Bluebird (2 April 1984 – after 2004) was an American-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He fetched $1.1 million as a yearling and spent his racing career in Europe. He showed promise as a juvenile in Ireland in 1986 when he won on his debut and finished third in his only other race that year. In the following spring he finished second in the Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes before being dropped to sprint distances to win the Ballyogan Stakes and subsequently recording an emphatic victory in the Group One King's Stand Stakes. He failed to win in three subsequent starts and was retired at the end of the season. He later stood as a breeding stallion in Ireland and Australia and had considerable success as a sire of winners.
Bluebird was a "lengthy, useful-looking" bay horse with a white star and three white socks bred in Kentucky by the Seitz-Waldman Partnership. As a yearling the colt was offered for sale at Keeneland and was bought for $1,100,000 by BBA Ireland on behalf of Robert Sangster and the Coolmore Stud. He was sent to race in Europe where he was trained throughout his racing career by Vincent O'Brien at Ballydoyle.
Bluebird was from the second crop of foals sired by the Canadian-bred Storm Bird, who was the top-rated two-year-old in Europe in 1980. As a breeding stallion in Kentucky he also sired Summer Squall, Storm Cat, Indian Skimmer and Balanchine. Bluebird's dam Ivory Dawn was an unraced daughter of Sir Ivor. She was a descendant of the American broodmare Sunday Evening who was the female-line ancestor of several major winners including Henrythenavigator, Indian Skimmer, Saffron Walden (Irish 2000 Guineas), Java Gold and Dark Mirage.
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