Sky Lantern (horse)
| Sky Lantern | |
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| Sire | Red Clubs |
| Grandsire | Red Ransom |
| Dam | Shawanni |
| Damsire | Shareef Dancer |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 27 January 2010 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Grey |
| Breeder | Tally-Ho Stud |
| Owner | B Keswick |
| Trainer | Richard Hannon, Sr. |
| Record | 16: 6-4-0 |
| Earnings | £801,178 |
| Major wins | |
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Fillies' Sprint Stakes (2012) Moyglare Stud Stakes (2012) 1000 Guineas (2013) Coronation Stakes (2013) Sun Chariot Stakes (2013) |
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Sky Lantern is an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. She was one of the leading European two-year-old fillies of 2012 when she won the Moyglare Stud Stakes in Ireland. In May 2013 she won the 200th running of the 1000 Guineas. She followed up with a win in the Coronation Stakes, and recovered from a controversial defeat by Elusive Kate in the Falmouth Stakes to record a fourth Group One win in the Sun Chariot Stakes. She remained in training as a four-year-old but failed to reproduce her best form, finishing unplaced in three races.
Sky Lantern is a grey filly bred in Ireland by the Tally-Ho Stud. She was sired by the Cartier Champion Sprinter Red Clubs who died in 2011. As a yearling in September 2011 the filly was sent to the Goffs Sales where she was bought for €75,000 by the bloodstock agent Ed Sackville of SackvilleDonald. The filly was sent into training with Richard Hannon, Sr. at East Everleigh in Wiltshire. She has been ridden in all of her races by Richard Hughes.
Sky Lantern began her racing career in a six furlong maiden race at Goodwood Racecourse on 24 May 2012. She started evens favourite and won by three and a half lengths from Cruck Realta. Two weeks later she was sent to Ireland where she won the Listed Coolmore Stud EBF Sprint Stakes by half a length from True Verdict. Sky Lantern returned to England in August when she contested the Sweet Solera Stakes over seven furlongs at Newmarket and finished second, a length behind the European Champion filly Certify. Two weeks later Sky Lantern started odds-on favourite for the Prestige Stakes at Goodwood, but was beaten half a length by the Mick Channon-trained Ollie Olga.
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