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Bright Start (USA)

9yo b g 9th Mar 2017

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Track Horse HorseTracker

HorseTracker

Bright Start (USA)

b g 9th Mar 2017

Sire

Medaglia D'oro (USA)

Dam

Blue Petrel (USA)

Dam's Sire

Distorted Humor (USA)

Owner

The Bright Start Partnership

Trainer

Breeder

Godolphin

Last Win

Meydan Sat, 16th Jan, 21 11/8Fav, P Cosgrave Saeed Bin Suroor (1882 days)

Last Run

Wolverhampton Mon, 3rd Nov, 25 9th, 40/1, Laura Coughlan (130 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat IRE

19

0

2

0%

€4,455

-19.00

Hurdle IRE

1

0

0

0%

0

-1.00

Flat GB

14

0

5

0%

£11,115

-14.00

Flat UAE

7

1

2

14%

AED121,777

-4.62

Under Rules Total

41

1

9

2%

-38.62

Form Figures

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Form Timeline

Form Figures - 32242-12220-069099-065-656000000043-6754030009-

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

Change of Trainer S M Duffy to Patrick Morris

27Jun25 Cur 12f Good 3y+ F(0K)

12-0[66/1]13th of 13, 38.00L behind Prairie Dancer

03May25 Pun 16f Yielding 4y+ F(0K)

12-0[66/1]10th of 19, 24.38L behind Dark Note

Kerrie Gillespie

Change of Trainer Denis Gerard Hogan to S M Duffy

Change of Trainer Saeed Bin Suroor to Denis Gerard Hogan

Oct 2023

Autumn Horses In Training Sale (Tattersalls (UK))

Godolphin

Purchaser: Denis Hogan

£2,000

Lots Sold: 1089

Prices

Avg: £30,951

Median: £15,000

Maximum: £575,000

22Jan23 Mey 8f Good 4y+ Hcap(95K)

9-6[4/1]ts⁵vs²10th of 10, 47.25L behind Hyde Park

23Dec22 Mey 12f Fast 3y+ Hcap(95K)

9-0[5/1]ts⁴cp⁺9th of 10, 4.81L behind Al Nayyir

25Feb22 Mey 8f 4y+ Hcap(276K)

9-1[3/1]ts²vs¹6th of 11, 14.75L behind Law Of Peace

21Jan22 Mey 10f Fast 4y+ F(293K)

8-10[20/1]ts¹cp⁷14th of 16, 55.56L behind Dubai Icon

11Mar21 Mey 10f Fast 4y+ Hcap(102K)

9-11[2/1Fav]bfcp⁴2nd of 15, 6L behind Remorse

06Mar21 Mey 8f Good 3y+ F(835K)

18Feb21 Mey 8f Fast 3y+ Hcap(239K)

8-5[11/2]cp³2nd of 10, 0.75L behind Hypothetical

16Jan21 Mey 9f 4y+ Mdn(82K)

9-1[11/8Fav]cp²1st of 14, 7.75L to Zero To A Hundred

Symbols Explained

ts² Tongue Strap vs² Visor hd² Hood es² Eye Shield ec² Eye Cover cp² Cheekpiece bl² Blinkers tt² Tongue Tie bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run srMentioned in Stewards Report in Results bbvBroke Blood Vessel

The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

Date Course

Conditions

Race

Jockey Weight

OR Class

Date

Sale

Consignor

Purchaser

Price

Oct 2023

Autumn Horses In Training Sale (Tattersalls (UK))

Godolphin

Purchaser: Denis Hogan

£2,000

Lots Sold: 1089

Prices

Avg: £30,951

Median: £15,000

Maximum: £575,000

Reports in which Bright Start (USA) was mentioned

Sheridan earns the plaudits for his ride on Makaiah

Makaiah's consistency was rewarded with a victory in the Troytown Bar Handicap over a mile and five furlongs in Navan. Sat 17th May

Related by Dam Blue Petrel (USA)

Runner

Wins-

Runs

%Wins

Sire

Caring Touch (USA) b f 2015

1-

5

20

Elusive Quality (USA)

Stribling (USA) b g 2018

1-

5

20

Street Sense (USA)