ECLIPSE AWARD FINALIST ISLINGTON TO BE
BRED TO RAINBOW QUEST
Islington, an Eclipse Award finalist following her win in the
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (Gr. IT), is booked to
prominent stallion RAINBOW QUEST, who stands at Khalid Abdullah's
Banstead Manor Stud near Newmarket, England. Bred by the late Lord
Weinstock in the name of Ballymacoll Stud Farm, Islington won six
of 15 starts and earned $1,553,043. She ended her career racing for
the Executors of the Late Lord Weinstock..
"Lord Weinstock would be happy because he and Khalid Abdullah
were friends," said Ballymacoll farm manager Peter Reynolds. "We've
had Group 1 success with two other offspring of RAINBOW QUEST.
Sought Out won the Prix du Cadran (Fr-I, at 2 1/2 miles) and the
other, Spectrum, won the (Irish 2,000) Guineas at a mile. We
figured the offspring should stay, but have some speed."
Islington, by Sadler's Wells, is out of the Darshaan mare,
Hellenic, who is in foal to Sadler's Wells and is due in May. She
is booked back to him.
RAINBOW QUEST (Blushing Groom--I Will Follow, by Herbager) has
sired 92 stakes winners.
Bloodhorse article 16/01/04
Date:
16 January 2004