The Fugue

The Fugue
The Fugue at Leopardstown in 2013.
Sire	Dansili
Grandsire	Danehill
Dam	Twyla Tharp
Damsire	Sadler's Wells
Sex	Mare
Foaled	16 March 2009
Country	United Kingdom
Colour	Brown
Breeder	Watership Down Stud
Owner	Watership Down Stud Andrew Lloyd Webber
Trainer	John Gosden
Record	17: 6-4-3
Earnings	£1,934,560
Major wins
Musidora Stakes (2012) Nassau Stakes (2012) Yorkshire Oaks (2013) Irish Champion Stakes (2013) Prince of Wales's Stakes (2014)
Awards
European Champion Three-Year-Old Filly (2012)

The Fugue (foaled 16 March 2009) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse who was named European Champion three-year-old filly at the Cartier Racing Awards. She won her only race as a two-year-old in 2011 before developing into one of the best fillies in Europe in the following season. She won the Musidora Stakes at York and the Nassau Stakes and was considered an unlucky loser in both the Oaks Stakes and the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf. In 2013, The Fugue won the Yorkshire Oaks before recording her biggest win in the Irish Champion Stakes. She then travelled to California to compete for a second time at the Breeders' Cup, finishing second in the Turf. As a five-year-old, she defeated a strong field to win the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot but was retired after suffering an injury in the Eclipse Stakes. She won six of her seventeen races, including four at Group One level.

The Fugue is a dark bay or brown filly with a white star and stripe and white socks on her hind legs bred by her owner, Andrew Lloyd Webber's Watership Down stud. She was sired by Dansili, whose other progeny include the leading middle-distance winners Harbinger and Rail Link. The Fugue's dam, Twyla Tharp, won only one minor race but was a half sister to Eclipse Stakes winner Compton Admiral and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes winner Summoner. The filly was sent into training with John Gosden at his Clarehaven Stables at Newmarket.