Sublimity (horse)

Sublimity
Sublimity and jockey Philip Carberry at the 2009 WBX Fighting Fifth Hurdle
Sire	Selkirk
Grandsire	Sharpen Up
Dam	Fig Tree Drive
Damsire	Miswaki
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	2000
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Stratford Place/ Watership Down Stud
Owner	Saeed Suhail Bill Hennessy
Trainer	Sir Michael Stoute John Carr Robert Alan Hennessy
Record	40: 10-2-4
Earnings	£425,974
Major wins
Champion Hurdle (2007) December Festival Hurdle (2008) Listed Alleged Stakes at the Curragh (2005) Doncaster Mile Stakes (2004)
Last updated on June 29, 2009

Sublimity (foaled 23 April 2000) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse whose Flat racing and hurdling career was highlighted in 2007 when he won the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. By Selkirk and out of Fig Tree Drive, Sublimity is owned by Bill Hennessy and trained by his son Robert Alan Hennessy in Ratoath, County Meath, Ireland.

Charlie Gordon-Watson Bloodstock, acting for racehorse owner Saeed Suhail, purchased Sublimity as a yearling from the Tattersalls October Sales in 2001 for 210,000 Guineas. After his sale Sublimity was sent to be trained by Sir Michael Stoute at Newmarket.

At the age of three Sublimity finished fourth under Kieren Fallon in a males-only maiden race at Newmarket on his racecourse debut and went on to win his next two outings; beating the Marcus Tregoning-trained Fatik over one mile at York, and beating stablemate Adekshan over the same distance at Newmarket.

Sublimity ended his first season with a fourth place in the Listed Hampton Court Stakes at Royal Ascot behind the Johnny Murtagh-ridden Persian Majesty and another fourth in the Listed Ben Marshall Stakes at Newmarket, behind Babodana.

The following year Sublimity remained in training with Sir Michael Stoute and kicked off his season at the first Flat meeting of the year, Doncaster's Brocklesby Stakes card.