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on to defeat the
English Derby winner by half a length, with the 150/1 outsider Tycoon taking third place. After the race Smullen said "I knew he had the speed to beat them if he stayed the trip and that's how I rode him. When we started to make our challenge I knew that we would be able to outspeed them. I'm more happy for him than I am for me". Dermot Weld said: "This was a very good Derby and an extra special win as he was bred by my mother, who also owns part of him".
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531:. Starting the 100/30 second favourite, but after making a forward move with a half a mile to run, he faded in the closing stages and finished seventh of the twelve runners behind Azamour. The horse's next race was the Irish Champion Stakes in September, in which he faced a field which included Azamour,
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furlongs from the finish. In the closing stages he held off the late challenge of Bago to win by three quarters of a length, with Ace beating
Azamour for third place. Dermot weld described the winner as "brave and tough as well as being talented. He did get a bit tired towards the finish but that was
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earlier in the month and Grey
Swallow started the 10/1 fourth choice in a field of ten runners. The grey colt raced behind the leaders before moving up to third place behind North Light and Rule of Law with a quarter mile left to run. He overtook North Light just inside the final furlong and stayed
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Grey
Swallow's second season began on 18 April when he started the 4/9 favourite for the 2000 Guineas Trial Stakes over one mile at Leopardstown. He took the lead inside the final furlong, but was unable to pull away from his rivals, winning by a head from Meath, an
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furlongs at the
Curragh on 22 May and started third choice in the betting behind Bago and Azamour. Smullen, riding on his 28th birthday, settled the grey in fourth place before moving steadily forward in the straight to take the lead
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winner
Daylami, from whom he inherited his colour. His dam, Style of Life won two minor races as a three-year-old in 1988, and was a sister of the Ballycorus Stakes winner Seasonal Pickup. She produced at least six other winners.
470:. He reached third place in the straight, but made no impression in the closing stages, finishing fourth of the eight runners behind Azamour. For his final appearance of the season, Grey Swallow was sent to France to contest the
543:. He reached third place in the straight but was unable to maintain his challenged and finished sixth behind Oratorio, beaten almost seven lengths by the winner. On his final appearance of the year he was sent to Canada for the
595:. He was restrained by Solis in the early stages and was still three and a lengths off the pace entering the last quarter mile. He produced a strong late run on the outside, but finished third, beaten a head and a neck by
205:. In a racing career which lasted from July 2003 until October 2006 he competed in five countries and won six of his fifteen races. He was unbeaten in two races as a two-year-old including the
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4m and A$ 6m and was sent to compete in
Australia where he was trained by Dale Sutton. He made no impact on his only start for his new connections, finishing last of the twelve runners behind
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over one a and a quarter miles at
Leopardstown on 11 September in which he was matched for the first time against older horses. He started the 9/2 second favourite in a field which included
638:, making him the ninth best racehorse in the world. In the following year, he was rated 122, making him the twentieth-best racehorse in the world, eight pounds behind the top-rated
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reported that his performance had "raised the bar for turf horses in
America". Four weeks later, Grey Swallow started third favourite in a seven-runner field for the Grade I
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Grey Swallow was retired from racing to stand as a breeding stallion in Australia, based at the Woodside Park Stud in
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360:. On his next appearance, the colt was sent overseas for the first time when he was one of fourteen runners for the
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245:. At the end of his racing career he was retired to become a breeding stallion in Australia.
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Grey Swallow was a grey horse bred in Ireland by Marguerite Weld, the mother of the trainer
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in "impressive" style. The colt was off the course for three months before starting
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642:. In 2006, his rating dropped to 119 and he was rated forty-fourth in the world.
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1459:"Weld hails 'extremely talented' Grey Swallow as Irish Derby hero dies aged 20"
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654:. He died from a heart attack at Willow Hill Equestrian in
233:. As a four-year-old he defeated a strong field to win the
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On 27 June, Grey Swallow was moved up in distance for the
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257:. He is probably the best horse sired by the multiple
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he recorded his most important success when defeating
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Pedigree of Grey Swallow (IRE), grey stallion, 2001
302:Grey Swallow made his racecourse debut in a seven-
194:(19 February 2001 – 25 August 2021) was an Irish
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1414:"The 2006 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings"
1392:"The 2005 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings"
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1238:"'Swallow Beats Bago in Tattersalls Gold Cup"
913:"Grey Swallow latest star in grand male line"
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356:-trained colt to whom he was conceding five
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1343:"One Swallow can make Wadham Park's spring"
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1191:"Horse racing: Grey Swallow could win Arc"
1116:"Grey Swallow Takes Flight in Irish Derby"
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632:2004 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings
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525:King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
416:miles at the Curragh. The race attracted
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211:Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes
168:Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes
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545:Pattison Canadian International Stakes
454:months, Grey Swallow returned for the
1028:"GPT Access Equipment Maiden result"
1168:"Irish Champion Stakes result 2004"
940:"Style Of Life Record By Race Type"
13:
1370:"2004 World Thoroughbred Rankings"
1341:Stephen Howell (24 October 2006).
14:
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967:. Russell Meerdink. p. 138.
16:Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
1170:. Racing Post. 11 September 2004
996:"Tattersalls Houghton Sale 2002"
964:Designing Speed in the Racehorse
606:Grey Swallow was then bought by
579:Jim Murray Memorial Handicap at
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1501:Racehorses trained in Australia
1457:Boylan, Mark (25 August 2021).
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1264:"Canadian International result"
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1052:. Racing Post. 27 October 2003
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911:Frank Mitchell (18 May 2006).
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1216:"Tattersalls Gold Cup result"
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527:, which was run that year at
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1290:"Jim Murray Handicap result"
1074:. Racing Post. 18 April 2004
658:on 25 August 2021, aged 20.
239:Jim Murray Memorial Handicap
183:Jim Murray Memorial Handicap
7:
1316:"Manhattan Handicap result"
1096:. Racing Post. 27 June 2004
1072:"2000 Guineas Trial Stakes"
1050:"Killavullan Stakes result"
1030:. Racing Post. 28 July 2003
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551:. He finished third behind
347:2004: three-year-old season
273:and was bought for 150,000
10:
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1506:Irish Classic Race winners
1491:Racehorses bred in Ireland
1218:. Racing Post. 22 May 2005
1189:Ron Cox (2 October 2004).
1142:"Grey Swallow lands Derby"
838:Stolen Hour (Family: 8-f)
567:2006: five-year-old season
486:2005: four-year-old season
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1511:Thoroughbred family 8-f
861:"Grey Swallow pedigree"
327:Leopardstown Racecourse
626:Assessment and honours
325:Killavullan Stakes at
1516:2021 racehorse deaths
1486:2001 racehorse births
887:"Daylami Stud Record"
610:for a sum of between
456:Irish Champion Stakes
400:Budweiser Irish Derby
375:, Snow Ridge and the
116:Murry Rose Bloodstock
1438:. Woodside Park Stud
1094:"Irish Derby result"
476:Longchamp Racecourse
474:over 2400 metres at
235:Tattersalls Gold Cup
178:Tattersalls Gold Cup
1008:on 22 February 2014
961:Ken McLean (2005).
761:Style of Life (USA)
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549:Woodbine Racecourse
385:Irish 2,000 Guineas
329:. He took the lead
219:Irish 2,000 Guineas
739:Hopepringseternal
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589:Manhattan Handicap
529:Newbury Racecourse
389:Curragh Racecourse
321:favourite for the
207:Killavullan Stakes
163:Killavullan Stakes
1270:. 23 October 2005
918:Daily Racing Form
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563:in the straight.
541:Alexander Goldrun
520:understandable".
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426:Let the Lion Roar
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601:Relaxed Gesture
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830:Stolen Date
767:The Minstrel
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593:Belmont Park
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365:2000 Guineas
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215:2000 Guineas
209:and won the
196:Thoroughbred
192:Grey Swallow
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61:The Minstrel
24:Grey Swallow
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1420:11 February
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