Olympic Glory

Olympic Glory
Racing colours of Sheikh Joaan al Thani
Sire	Choisir
Grandsire	Danehill Dancer
Dam	Acidanthera
Damsire	Alzao
Sex	Colt
Foaled	27 March 2010
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Denis McDonnell
Owner	Julie Wood Al Shaqab Racing
Trainer	Richard Hannon, Sr. Richard Hannon, Jr.
Record	15:8-3-1
Earnings	£1,219,773
Major wins
Superlative Stakes (2012) Vintage Stakes (2012) Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (2012) Greenham Stakes (2013) Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (2013) Lockinge Stakes (2014) Prix de la Foret (2014)
Awards
Equal top-rated British two-year-old (2012) World top-rated three-year-old colt (2013)

Olympic Glory (foaled 27 March 2010) is an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He was one of the leading two-year-olds in Europe in 2012 when he won the Superlative Stakes, Vintage Stakes and Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere. His only defeat came when he finished second to the European Champion Two-Year-Old Colt Dawn Approach. He won the Greenham Stakes on his debut but ran poorly in his next race and was off the course for three months. He returned to finish second against older horses in both the Prix Jacques le Marois and the Prix du Moulin before recording his most important success in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. In the following year he won the Lockinge Stakes and the Prix de la Foret

Olympic Glory is a bay colt with a narrow white blaze and a white sock on his left hind leg bred by Denis McDonnell at his Parkway Stud in County Cork. He was sired by Choisir, an Australian sprinter who won the Golden Jubilee Stakes and King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot in 2003. Choisir operates as a shuttle stallion, moving between the Coolmore Stud's Irish and Australian bases and has also sired many successful racehorses including Starspangledbanner and Sacred Choice. Olympic Glory's dam Acidanthera won one minor race, but came from a good family being a descendant of the broodmare Violetta. Other horses descended from Violetta include the classic winners Sir Percy, Teenoso Harayir and Rule of Law.