Soviet Song

Soviet Song
Soviet Song in 2004
Sire	Marju
Grandsire	Last Tycoon
Dam	Kalinka
Damsire	Soviet Star
Sex	Mare
Foaled	18 February 2000
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Elite Racing Club
Owner	Elite Racing Club
Trainer	James Fanshawe
Record	24:9-6-2
Earnings	£1,168,370
Major wins
Fillies' Mile (2002) Ridgewood Pearl Stakes (2004) Falmouth Stakes (2004) Sussex Stakes (2004) Matron Stakes (2004) Falmouth Stakes (2005) Windsor Forest Stakes (2006)
Awards
Racehorse Owners Association/Racing Post Award for Outstanding Older Horse (2004) BHB Champion Older Female Flat Horse (2004) European Champion Older Horse (2004) BHB Champion Older Female Flat Horse (2005)
Honours
Highest rated older filly in the World (2004) Joint highest rated older filly in the World (2005)
Last updated on 12 March 2007

Soviet Song (18 February 2000 – 16 November 2015) was a racehorse bred and owned by Elite Racing Club. She was foaled on 18 February 2000, sired by Marju (IRE) out of Kalinka (IRE) (Soviet Star). She raced in England, Ireland and France during her career and she was the highest rated older filly in the World in 2004 and 2005.

Soviet Song was trained at Newmarket by James Fanshawe during her 24 race career and she was ridden by only three jockeys, Oscar Urbina, Johnny Murtagh and Jamie Spencer.

Out of her 24 races on the flat over five years, she won 9 races with win prize money of £789,630, also finishing second 6 times and third 2 times, her total prize money during her racing career was £1,168,370. During her career she often had problems with her feet which resulted in her wearing stick-on horse shoes for some races. She won five Group One races altogether and never once finished out of the prize money.

Her stable name is Sovie and she is a half-sister to Penzance, who won the Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in 2005.

She was ridden by Oscar Urbina for her two-year-old career in 2002 when she was unbeaten. Her first race as a two-year-old was on 17 July 2002 at Kempton Park Racecourse in the 6 furlong EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes on good to firm ground. With a poor low draw and after missing the start she was slowly away, she dwelt in the rear but made good progress over 3f out. She led the race over 1f out, pressed inside the final furlong by the favourite Airwave (a future Group One winning horse), she ran on well to win by half a length at 6/1.

She stepped up in class for her next outing, the Listed Sweet Solera Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse. On 10 August 2002 she won the 7 furlong race by an impressive three lengths on very soft ground. Sent off at 4/1 second favourite, the race was run in a downpour and she was held up in the rear of the field, making headway over 1f out, she pulled right away inside the final furlong and quickened clear of the rest of the horses which included Summitville who would go on to be third in the Epsom Oaks the following season.