British 2yo Racing - 2009 Sire Stats for Thunder Gulch

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Thunder Gulch
(Gulch - Line of Thunder (Storm Bird)) [Picture]

To: ~Date	Rnrs	Runs	Wnrs	Wins	Win%
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BACKGROUND NOTES :-

1992 foal, US bred and raced winning nine races from 6f to 12f between 2yo to 3yo. Successful in four Grade 1s including the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes.
To stud in US in 1996 and has shuttled to Australia. Has proved popular and covered 216 mares in 2001 which was a record for a US based sire at the time. Stood at a fee of $30,000 in 2002. Grade 1 winners in the US include Belmont victor Point Given and Breeders' Cup Distaff victress Spain. He has had only a limited number of european runners and no notable winner.
Five winners from 16 runners with his British raced 2yos in the period 1999-2001 including the Group placed Scottish River. However, only 4 runners in the last four seasons although both representatives in 2005 won maidens over 7f or 8f (on their third runs in August), they were Dubai Typhoon & Lightning Affair.
3 yearlings sold at British & Irish sales in 2005 for an average around 50,000gns.
2005 to 2008 Winners List.
2yo Runners Pictures.

2009 Debut Runs Summary

2009 SEASON RUN DETAILS

Horse Run # Date Course Dist Gng RcCls RcTyp SP Postn [Est] Hf Notes Hdgr Ap/Ow

MOONLIGHT BABE 1 Jun 3 NOTT 5.1 GFF 5 Mf 50 10-10 -66 10 Supp 150/1, B-2 PLh-20 Wd, Adrift Erl

CAVIAR 2 Jun 21 PFCT 6 GF 5 Mf 5 8-14 2 3 Drift 7/2, Dv Erl & Prg, Eff to 3rd+1f 2Wd, Fd-1f+

MOONLIGHT BABE 2 Jul 1 CATT 5 GFG 5 Mf 100 7-7 -52 7 B-2 P-4 Dv, DvHf, Fd-2f

CAVIAR 3 Jul 8 KTNA 6 STD 5 Mf 3.5 6-11 2 2 Supp 8/1, Eff ins & XF Cmf Erl, Outpcd-2f, Fd-1f+

MOONLIGHT BABE 3 Aug 13 BVLY 5 G 5 Mf 100 7-9 -21 8 Outpcd Erl, NoResp-2f, Fd-1f, Small

MOONLIGHT BABE 4 Aug 29 BVLY 7.5 GFF 4 Mf 100 8-9 -23 9 BSAwk-1 RL, QHld-5 Erl FFH Drop Last, Fd-2.5f+

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2009 SEASON DEBUT RUN DETAILS

Horse

Run #

Date

Course

Dist

Gng

RcCls

RcTyp

Postn

[Est]

Notes

Hdgr

Ap/Ow

MOONLIGHT BABE

Jun 3

NOTT

5.1

GFF

10-10

-66

Supp 150/1, B-2 PLh-20 Wd, Adrift Erl

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