Hurricane Fly
| Hurricane Fly | |
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| Sire | Montjeu |
| Grandsire | Sadler's Wells |
| Dam | Scandisk |
| Damsire | Kenmare |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 5 April 2004 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Agricola Del Parco |
| Owner | Raoul Teman Hans-Peter Breitenstein George Creighton & Rose Boyd |
| Trainer | J-L Pelletan Willie Mullins |
| Record | 42: 26-5-4 10: 2-2-1 flat 32: 24-3-3 hurdles |
| Earnings | £1,894,422 |
| Major wins | |
| Prix de Longchamp Hurdle (2008) Royal Bond Novice Hurdle (2008) Future Champions Novice Hurdle (2008) Evening Herald Champion Novice Hurdle (2009) Punchestown Champion Hurdle (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) Hatton's Grace Hurdle (2010) December Festival Hurdle (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014) Irish Champion Hurdle (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) Champion Hurdle (2011, 2013) Morgiana Hurdle (2012, 2013, 2014) |
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Hurricane Fly (foaled 5 April 2004) is a retired Irish Thoroughbred racehorse best known for his performances in hurdle races with trainer Willie Mullins at Closutton Co. Carlow in Ireland. He is a dual winner of the Champion Hurdle and holds the world record for most Grade 1 (or Group 1) races won by any racehorse. Originally bred to be a flat racer, the gelding began his racing career in France where he had moderate success, winning twice in ten races. At the end of 2007 he was sold and transferred to Ireland where he began to compete in National Hunt events. On 15 March 2011, Hurricane Fly ridden by Ruby Walsh won the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham. After finishing third 2012 he became the first horse in thirty-eight years to regain the Champion Hurdle title by winning the race for a second time in 2013. On 26 April 2013 he had his 16th Grade 1 victory at the Punchestown Champion Hurdle equaling the record for Grade 1 wins held by Kauto Star and John Henry. He took sole possession of the record when winning the Morgiana Hurdle on 17 November 2013. He added a further five wins at the highest level before being retired in August 2015.
Hurricane Fly is a small bay horse with a white star bred in Ireland by the Italian Agricola Del Parco. He is one of many top-class horses sired by Montjeu. Others include the Derby winners Pour Moi, Authorized, Camelot and Motivator, the St Leger winners Scorpion and Masked Marvel and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Hurricane Run.
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