Delilah
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The Princess Royal Stakes (Gr 3), Oct 1997
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Delilah as a yearling, Oct 1995
Delilah was an enormous but beautiful daughter of Bluebird who was bought by John at the Tattersalls Houghton sale for 72,000 guineas. Despite her size, she was a filly with real presence who moved like a panther. I remember seeing her in the spring of her two year old year and commented to Sir Michael that she looked like a filleted elephant. His reply was “She may be big, Harry, but she has got rhythm – real rhythm.” How right he was; she won The Princess Royal Stakes (Gr3) at Ascot as a three year old and went on at four to win The Constant Security Park Hill Fillies Stakes (Gr3). She was sold at Keeneland November Sale in Kentucky for $600,000.
Pedigree
Delilah
Bluebird (USA)
Storm Bird (CAN)
Ivory Dawn (USA)
Courtesane (USA)
Majestic Light (USA)
Drury Nell
Race record
| Date | Racecourse | Race name | ||
| Distance | Jockey | Position | Racing Post race result (opens in a new window) |
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| 31/10/1998 | Newmarket Rowley Mile | The St Simon Stakes (Gr 3) | ||
| 1m4f | Darryll Holland | 2nd | Link to race result | |
| 10/10/1998 | Ascot | The Princess Royal Stakes (Gr 3) | ||
| 1m4f | Olivier Peslier | 2nd | Link to race result | |
| 19/09/1998 | Curragh (IRE) | The Irish St Leger (Gr 1) | ||
| 1m6f | T Sprake | 3rd | Link to race result | |
| 09/09/1998 | Doncaster | The Park Hill Fillies Stakes (Gr 3) | ||
| 1m6.5f | T Quinn | 1st | Link to race result | |
| 22/08/1998 | Chester | The Chester Rated Stakes (Listed) | ||
| 1m5.5f | Darryll Holland | 2nd | Link to race result | |
| 18/04/1998 | Newbury | The John Porter Stakes | ||
| 1m4f | Olivier Peslier | Unplaced | Link to race result | |
| 09/11/1997 | Capannelle (ITY) | The Premio Roma | ||
| 1m2f | T Quinn | Unplaced | Link to race result | |
| 11/10/1997 | Ascot | The Princess Royal Stakes (Gr 3) | ||
| 1m4f | Olivier Peslier | 1st | Link to race result | |
| 28/09/1997 | Ascot | The Harvest Stakes | ||
| 1m4f | John Reid | 4th | Link to race result | |
| 03/09/1997 | York | The Mayfield Bitter & Lager Maiden Stakes | ||
| 1m2.5f | John Reid | 1st | Link to race result | |
| 25/08/1997 | Newcastle AW | The Pertemps Virginia Rated Handicap | ||
| 1m2f | Kieren Fallon | 2nd | Link to race result | |
| 13/05/1997 | York | The Shepherd Trophy Rated Handicap | ||
| 1m2.5f | John Reid | 4th | Link to race result | |
| 30/04/1997 | Ascot | The Insulpak Conditions Stakes | ||
| 1m | John Reid | 3rd | Link to race result | |
| 16/04/1997 | Newmarket Rowley Mile | The Geoffrey Barling Maiden Fillies' Stakes | ||
| 7f | W R Swinburn | 2nd | Link to race result | |
| 28/09/1996 | Haydock | The European Breeders Fund Knutsford Maiden Stakes | ||
| 7f | Kieren Fallon | 3rd | Link to race result | |
Link to Racing Post race record (opens in a new window)
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