Soviet Line
| Soviet Line | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Soviet Star |
| Grandsire | Nureyev |
| Dam | Shore Line |
| Damsire | High Line |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 18 March 1990 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Cheveley Park Stud |
| Owner | Maktoum Al Makroum |
| Trainer |
Michael Stoute Kiaran McLaughlin |
| Record | 48: 16-8-6 |
| Earnings | $1,450,130 |
| Major wins | |
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Hambleton Stakes (1994) Fortune Stakes (1994) Kiveton Park Stakes (1994) Supreme Stakes (1994) Hong Kong International Bowl (1994) Lockinge Stakes (1995, 1996) Firecracker Handicap (1997) Fourstardave Handicap (1997) Robert F. Carey Memorial Handicap (1998) Maker's Mark Mile Stakes (1999) |
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Soviet Line (foaled 18 March 1990) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He was a durable gelding who raced for seven seasons between 1993 and 1999, showing his best form over the one mile distance, and winning sixteen of his forty-eight races including major races in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and the United States. He also competed in Ireland, France and Dubai. He won at least one Group or Graded stakes race in each of his last six seasons, a feat which has only been bettered by Cirrus des Aigles.
Originally trained in England by Michael Stoute, he was unraced until his three-year-old season when he won two minor races. In the following year he developed into a top class performer winning the Hambleton Stakes, Fortune Stakes, Kiveton Park Stakes and Supreme Stakes before taking the Hong Kong International Bowl. He went on to win the Lockinge Stakes in 1995 and 1996 before being transferred to the United States where he was trained by Kiaran McLaughlin. He added further major victories in North America, winning the Firecracker Handicap and the Fourstardave Handicap in 1997, the Robert F. Carey Memorial Handicap in 1998 and the Maker's Mark Mile Stakes in 1999.
Soviet Line was a bay horse with a narrow white blaze and four white socks bred in Ireland by his owner Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, a member of the ruling family of Dubai. He was originally sent into training with Michael Stoute at Newmarket, Suffolk. Soviet Line's owner used Maktoum Al Maktoum, an abbreviation of his full name, for his racing interests in Europe, while in North America his horses ran under the Gainsborough Farm banner.
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