Fly to the Stars
| Fly to the Stars | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Bluebird |
| Grandsire | Storm Bird |
| Dam | Rise and Fall |
| Damsire | Mill Reef |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 2 February 1994 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Bishop's Down Farm |
| Owner |
Peter Savill Godolphin |
| Trainer |
Mark Johnston Saeed bin Suroor |
| Record | 24: 6-5-4 |
| Earnings | £341,593 |
| Major wins | |
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Britannia Stakes (1997) Schweppes Golden Mile (1997) Prix Messidor (1998) Prix du Rond Point (1998) Lockinge Stakes (1999) |
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Fly to the Stars (foaled 2 February 1994) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for his win in the 1999 Lockinge Stakes. He competed in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, the United Arab Emirates and the United States, winning six of his twenty-four starts in a racing career which lasted from October 1996 to September 2000.
Originally trained by Mark Johnston he showed very good form as a three-year-old in 1997 when he won the Britannia Stakes and the Schweppes Golden Mile as well as being placed in the Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes and the Topkapi Trophy. In 1998 he raced in the ownership of the Godolphin stable and developed into a top-class miler, winning the Prix Messidor and the Prix du Rond Point as well as finishing second in the Royal Hunt Cup, third in the Dubai Duty Free and fifth in the Breeders' Cup Mile. He recorded his biggest win on his first appearance of 1999 with his win in the Lockinge Stakes. He failed to win in five subsequent starts, several of which saw him being employed as a pacemaker for more highly regarded stablemates.
After his retirement from racing Fly to the Stars stood as a breeding stallion in France, New Zealand and Poland. He has had moderate results as a sire of winners.
Fly to the Stars is a dark bay horse with no white markings bred in England by the Hampshire-based Bishop's Down Farm. As a yearling he was offered for sale at Tattersalls in October 1995 and was bought for 125,000 guineas by the bloodstock agent Charles Gordon-Watson. The colt entered the ownership of Peter Savill and was sent into training with Mark Johnston at Middleham in North Yorkshire.
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