Rainbow Quest (horse)
| Rainbow Quest | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Blushing Groom |
| Grandsire | Red God |
| Dam | I Will Follow |
| Damsire | Herbager |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1981 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Alan Clore |
| Owner | Khalid Abdullah |
| Trainer | Jeremy Tree |
| Record | 14: 6-4-2 |
| Earnings | £482,133 |
| Major wins | |
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Haynes, Hanson and Clark Conditions Stakes (1983) Great Voltigeur Stakes (1984) Clive Graham Stakes (1985) Coronation Cup (1985) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1985) |
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| Awards | |
| Leading broodmare sire in Great Britain & Ireland (2003, 2004) | |
| Last updated on January 3, 2010 | |
Rainbow Quest (1981–2007) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and Champion broodmare sire.
Rainbow Quest was a bay horse with two white socks and a small white star bred in Kentucky by British businessman, Alan Clore. He was sired by Blushing Groom out of the mare I Will Follow.
Rainbow Quest began his racing career at Newmarket Racecourse in August 1983 when he defeated twenty-nine opponents in the El Capistrano Stakes. In the following month, he beat nineteen rivals in the Haynes, Hanson and Clark Conditions Stakes over one mile at Newbury Racecourse. In October, Rainbow Quest was matched against El Gran Senor, Siberian Express (winner of the Prix Morny), and Superlative (July Stakes) in the Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket. El Gran Senor took a lead in the closing stages, but Rainbow Quest cut his advantage back to half a length at the line. In the 1983 International Classification, Rainbow Quest was rated the second best two-year-old in Europe, one pound behind El Gran Senor.
On his three-year-old debut Rainbow Quest was beaten a short-head by Lear Fan in the Craven Stakes and then finished fourth behind El Gran Senor, Chief Singer, and Lear Fan in the 2000 Guineas. He was then diverted from the Epsom Derby to the Prix du Jockey Club, in which he finished third behind Darshaan and Sadler's Wells. He was then sent to Ireland, where he finished second in the Irish Derby, beaten a length by El Gran Senor. In August, Rainbow Quest returned to England and recorded a victory in the Great Voltigeur Stakes. On his final appearance of the season, he contested the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longcamp in October. He was made favourite for the race by British bookmakers but finished eighteenth of the twenty-two runners behind Sagace.
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