Modern Games

£27,500 | Ch 2019 15.3HH (1.60M)

Dubawi – Modern Ideals (New Approach)

Standing at Dalham Hall Stud, Newmarket

Oct 1, Special Live Foal.

Won at the Breeders’ Cup at two and three. Ran the fastest turf mile in the US since 2005. Also a Guineas and Lockinge winner... like Night Of Thunder. European Champion miler, and the most prolific G1-winning stallion son of Dubawi, the breed-shaping sire of sires renowned for instilling his stock with resolve, toughness and the will to win. First two books are both deep on quality. Mares carrying to him include siblings to Ombudsman, Victor Ludorum, Alcohol Free, Westover and a total of 20 G1 winners.

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Overview

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His successful career

Age	Starts	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Two	6	4	1	-	-
Three	7	3	2	1	-
Four	3	1	1	-	1
Total	16	8	4	1	1

At 2

1st: Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1), 8f, Del Mar, beating Tiz The Bomb, Mackinnon, Grafton Street, Dakota Gold, Slipstream, Stolen Base, Portfolio Company, Coinage, Dubawi Legend, Great Max, Glounthaune, Credibility.
1st: Somerville Tattersall S (G3), 7f, Newmarket, by 2½l, beating Trident, Harrow, Cresta, Claim The Crown.
1st: Handicap, 7f, Doncaster, by 3½l.
1st: Maiden race, 7f, Newmarket, by 2l.

At 3 Champion three-year-old miler in Europe, Eclipse Champion male turf horse

1st: Poule d’Essai des Poulains (G1), 8f, ParisLongchamp, beating Texas, Tribalist, Ancient Rome, Welwal, Making Moovies, Scherzo, The Acropolis, Calif, Nesr Shalghoda, Rock Boy, Bayside Boy, Nirliit, Claymore.
1st: Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1), 8f, Keeneland, beating Shirl’s Speight, Kinross, Ivar, Malavath, Order Of Australia, Pogo, Beyond Brilliant, Regal Glory, Annapolis, Dreamloper, Domestic Spending.
1st: Woodbine Mile (G1), 8f, Woodbine, by 5¼l, beating Ivar, Finest Sound, Shirl’s Speight, Town Cruise, Mighty Heart, Wakanaka, War Bomber, Get Smokin.
2nd: Queen Elizabeth II S (G1), 8f, Ascot, to Bayside Boy, beating Jadoomi, Checkandchallenge, El Drama, Inspiral, The Revenant, Raadobarg, Tempus.
2nd: Sussex S (G1), 8f, Goodwood, to Baaeed, beating Alcohol Free, Bathrat Leon, Angel Bleu, Chindit, Order Of Australia.
3rd: Prix du Jockey Club (G1), 10½f, Chantilly, to Vadeni, El Bodegon, beating Al Hakeem, Onesto, Machete, Ancient Rome, Welwal, Mister Saint Paul, Ivy League, Imperial Fighter, The Acropolis, Yoozuna.

At 4

1st: Lockinge S (G1), 8f, Newbury, beating Chindit, Berkshire Shadow, My Prospero, Mutasaabeq, Lusail, Light Infantry, Checkandchallenge, The Wizard Of Eye, Laurel, Jumby, Jadoomi.
2nd: Maker’s Mark Mile (G1), 8f, Keeneland, to Chez Pierre, beating Up To The Mark, Cabo Spirit, Speaking Scout, Dr Zempf, Emmanuel, In Love.
4th: Queen Anne S (G1), 8f, Royal Ascot, to Triple Time, Inspiral, Light Infantry, beating Berkshire Shadow, Chindit, Angel Bleu, Native Trail, Pogo, Lusail.

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Lockinge Stakes (G1), 8f, Newbury, 20 May 2023

Breeders' Cup Mile (G1), 8f, Keeneland, 05 Nov 2022

Poule d’Essai des Poulains (G1), 8f, ParisLongchamp, 15 May 2022

Pedigree

MODERN GAMES	DUBAWI	DUBAI MILLENNIUM	SEEKING THE GOLD	MR PROSPECTOR
				CON GAME
			COLORADO DANCER	SHAREEF DANCER
				FALL ASPEN
		ZOMARADAH	DEPLOY	SHIRLEY HEIGHTS
				SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS
			JAWAHER	DANCING BRAVE
				HIGH TERN
	MODERN IDEALS	NEW APPROACH	GALILEO	SADLER'S WELLS
				URBAN SEA
			PARK EXPRESS	AHONOORA
				MATCHER
		EPITOME	NASHWAN	BLUSHING GROOM
				HEIGHT OF FASHION
			PROSKONA	MR PROSPECTOR
				KONAFA

By DUBAWI (2002) Prix Jacques Le Marois (G1), Irish 2,000 Guineas (G1), National S (G1), etc. Sire of 2,102 foals aged three and up, including MODERN GAMES, GHAIYYATH, NAVAL CROWN, NIGHT OF THUNDER, SPACE BLUES, TOO DARN HOT, NOTABLE SPEECH, AL KAZEEM, BENBATL, COROEBUS, CREATIVE FORCE, DELACROIX, HENRY LONGFELLOW, HUNTER’S LIGHT, LEAD ARTIST, LORD NORTH, MAKFI, MASTER OF THE SEAS, NEW BAY, POET’S VOICE, REBEL’S ROMANCE, THE REVENANT, ZARAK, etc.

1st dam: Modern Ideals by New Approach. Dam of 8 foals, 6 to race, 5 winners:

MODERN GAMES (c Dubawi) Champion, see Race record.

MAWJ (f Exceed and Excel) 6 wins (6f-9f) at 2 and 3, 1,000 Guineas (G1), Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S (G1), Duchess Of Cambridge S (G2), 2nd Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1), Albany S (G3), 3rd Cheveley Park S (G1).

MODERN NEWS (g Shamardal) 6 wins (6f-8f) at 2 to 4, Royal Windsor S, 2nd Sovereign S (G3), Diomed S (G3), Midsummer S, Challenge S.

2nd dam: Epitome by Nashwan. Placed at 3. Dam of 11 winners:

ULTRA (c Manduro) 4 wins at 2 to 4, Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1), Prix Jacques Laffitte, 2nd Prix Eugène Adam (G2). Sire.

SYNOPSIS (f In The Wings) 2 wins at 3, Prix Minerve (G3).

Epic Similie (f Lomitas) 2 wins at 3, 3rd Prix Panacee. Dam of:

Figure of Speech (g Invincible Spirit) 2nd July S (G2), Sirenia S (G3).

Autumn Snow (f Invincible Spirit). Dam of: BEHIND ENEMY LINES (c Sioux Nation) Cutler Bay S, 2nd Penn Mile S (G2).

3rd dam: PROSKONA by Mr Prospector. Champion three-year-old filly & sprinter in Italy, 5 wins at 3 and 4, Premio Umbria (G2). Dam of 7 winners:

CALISTA (f Caerleon) Canadian H (G2), 2nd Prix de Psyché (G3).

NOESIS (f Persepolis) 2 wins at 3. Dam of:

IBUKI PERCEIVE (f Caerleon) Daily Hai Queen Cup. Grandam of: CHIEF KITTEN (c Kitten's Joy) Pulpit S, 3rd Woodhaven S.

Summer Sonnet (f Baillamont) 3rd La Coupe. Dam of: ACT ONE (c In The Wings) Prix Lupin (G1). Sire; SUMMER SOLSTICE (f Caerleon) Prix de Thiberville. Grandam of: SUMMER BREEZING (c Langfuhr) Tiller S; ADIRONDACK SUMMER (c Thunder Gulch) Dania Beach S. Third dam of: SHE FEELS PRETTY (f Karakontie) New York S (G1), American Oaks (G1), Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1), Natalma S (G1), E. P. Taylor S (G1), Modesty S (G3), 2nd Dunkin' Diana S (G1), Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1), Lake Placid S (G2), 3rd Belmont Oaks (G1); SOLO ALBUM (f Curlin) Selene S (G3), Trillium S (G3), 2nd Maple Leaf S (G3), Belle Mahone S (G3); MAEDEAN (f Tapit) Tempted S, 2nd Demoiselle S (G2).

SPACE RITUAL (f Top Ville) Winner at 2. Dam of:

Space Time (f Bering) Placed at 2. Dam of: COSMODROME (f Bahri) Height of Fashion S; SPLASHDOWN (f Falbrav) Ballymacoll Stud S. Grandam of: AKTABANTAY (g Oasis Dream) Solario S (G3); REINA MADRE (f Kingman) Prix Imprudence (G3).

Kapuchka (f Soviet Star). Dam of:

KENTUCKY ROSE (f Hernando) Prix Joubert, 2nd Prix de Flore (G3). Dam of: KEEGSQUAW (f Street Cry) Prix Dahlia. Grandam of: PITCH (g Manduro) La Coupe de Marseille; WEDGE TRUST (f Zamindar) Prix de Bonneval, 2nd Prix de Seine-et-Oise (G3).

Bonnie Doon (f Grand Lodge) Unraced. Dam of:

BONHOMIE (f Shamardal) Winner at 3. Dam of: LANEQASH (g Cable Bay) City Plate, National Day Cup, 2nd Hungerford S (G2), 3rd Park S (G2), 3rd HH The President Cup.

Stud record
Modern Games' first crop are foals of 2025.