RAINBOW MARVELS
The 5th of June was another red letter day for Rainbow Quest as
a broodmare sire with Gr.1 winners on both sides of the
Atlantic.
North Light’s impressive 1½ length win the Derby Stakes Gr.1, at
Epsom was Rainbow Quest’s second successive Derby victory as a
broodmare sire. North Light had already produced a very
taking display in his Derby Trial when beating Rule Of Law in the
Dante Stakes, York Gr.2 on the 12th May on his seasonal
debut.
Rainbow Quest has a very impressive record at Epsom, over the
Derby distance, both as a sire and a broodmare sire:
Sire of:
QUEST FOR FAME Won Derby Stakes Gr.1
Blue Judge 2nd Derby Stakes Gr.1
Knight’s Baroness 3rd Oaks Stakes Gr.1
SUNSHACK Won Coronation Cup Gr.1
De Quest 3rd Coronation Cup Gr.1
Millenary 3rd Coronation Cup Gr.1
Broodmare sire of:
NORTH LIGHT Won Derby Stakes Gr.1 in 2004
KRIS KIN Won Derby Stakes Gr.1 in 2003
Rainbow Quest is also the broodmare sire of another Derby winner
RAKTI who won the Derby Italiano Gr.1 in 2002.
The day was completed when METEOR STORM (Bigstone ex Hunt The Sun
by Rainbow Quest) established himself as one of the current leading
turf horses in America by taking the Manhattan Handicap Gr.1 over
10 furlong at Belmont Park by 1½ lengths. The Juddmonte bred
Meteor Storm has already completed back-to-back victories in the
San Luis Rey Handicap Gr.2 on 20th March and the San Juan
Capistrano Handicap Gr.2 on the 18th April.
ALSO, Day Flight (01 c Sadler's Wells ex Bonash by Rainbow
Quest) finished 4th in the Prix du Jockey-Club Gr.1 at Chantilly on
Sunday beaten just over 1¼ lengths on only his third career
start. Day Flight who was unraced at 2 years, won his Maiden
on 2nd May and the Glasgow Stakes L., at York on the 13th
May.
Date:
07 June 2004