Questing (horse)
| Questing | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Hard Spun |
| Grandsire | Danzig |
| Dam | Chercheuse |
| Damsire | Seeking the Gold |
| Sex | Filly |
| Foaled | 13 April 2009 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Darley Stud |
| Owner | Godolphin Racing |
| Trainer |
John Gosden Kiaran McLaughlin |
| Record | 11:4-2-1 |
| Earnings | £565,135 |
| Major wins | |
|
Coaching Club American Oaks (2012) Alabama Stakes (2012) |
|
| Awards | |
| American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly (2012) | |
Questing (foaled 2009) is a British-bred Thoroughbred filly. After beginning her career in England she was transferred to the United States where she won the Coaching Club American Oaks and Alabama Stakes. In the Eclipse Awards for 2012 she was voted American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly.
Questing is a bay filly with a small white star bred in the United Kingdom by Sheikh Mohammed's Darley Stud. She was from the first crop of foals sired by the Kentucky Derby runner-up Hard Spun Her dam, the Seeking the Gold mare Chercheuse is a descendant of the champion racehorse and broodmare Vagrancy. Chercheuse was a good racehorse, but below top class, winning five times in France including two Listed races. Questing was originally sent into training with John Gosden at Newmarket, Suffolk.
Questing began her racing career by winning a maiden race over seven furlongs at Newbury Racecourse in June. When moved up in class she finished third in the Group Three Prestige Stakes at Goodwood in August and second in the Group Three Oh So Sharp Stakes at Newmarket in September. She made her US debut in the 2011 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, where she finished fifth behind My Miss Aurelia.
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