Night Of Thunder

€150,000 Ch 2011 16.0½HH (1.63M)
Dubawi – Forest Storm (Galileo)
Oct 1, Special Live Foal. Standing at Kildangan Stud, Co Kildare

Dubawi’s finest proven stallion son. 24% SW/runners from his first crop, and now excelling with his breed-back crop, led by G1 Irish Champion hero Economics. 2024 juveniles included two exceptional fillies: Fairy Godmother in the G3 Albany at Royal Ascot and easy G1 Fillies’ Mile victor Desert Flower – now his first Classic winner in the G1 1,000 Guineas. Sustained belief from breeders and he has remarkably deep crops coming through. Two seven-figure yearlings in 2024. His average: €382k.

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Watch him go: see him at his best

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    2,000 Guineas (G1), 8f, Newmarket, 3 May 2014
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      Lockinge S (G1), 8f, Newbury, 16 May 2015
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        Doncaster S (LR), 6f, Doncaster, 26 October 2013

        Watch THEM go: big wins by his offspring

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          Highfield Princess
          Nunthorpe S (G1), 5f, York, 19 Aug 2022
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            Highfield Princess
            Prix Maurice de Gheest (G1), 6½f, Deauville, 07 Aug 2022
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              Thundering Nights
              Pretty Polly S (G1), 10f, Curragh, 27 June 2021
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                Kukeracha
                Queensland Derby (G1), 12f, Eagle Farm, 29 May 21

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                Pedigree

                NIGHT OF THUNDER

                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

                FOREST STORM

                GALILEO

                SADLER'S WELLS

                NORTHERN DANCER

                FAIRY BRIDGE

                URBAN SEA

                MISWAKI

                ALLEGRETTA

                QUIET STORM

                DESERT PRINCE

                GREEN DESERT

                FLYING FAIRY

                HERTFORD CASTLE

                REFERENCE POINT

                FOREST FLOWER

                By DUBAWI (2002) Irish 2,000 Guineas (G1), Prix Jacques le Marois (G1), National S (G1), etc. Sire of 1,996 foals aged three and up, including NIGHT OF THUNDER, GHAIYYATH, MODERN GAMES, NAVAL CROWN, SPACE BLUES, TOO DARN HOT, NOTABLE SPEECH, AL KAZEEM, BENBATL, COROEBUS, CREATIVE FORCE, ELDAR ELDAROV, EZELIYA, HENRY LONGFELLOW, HUNTER’S LIGHT, LORD NORTH, MAKFI, MASTER OF THE SEAS, NEW BAY, POET’S VOICE, REBEL’S ROMANCE, THE REVENANT, ZARAK, etc.

                1st dam: Forest Storm by Galileo. Winner (7f) at 2, 2nd Flame of Tara S. Dam of 1 foal, 1 to race, 1 winner:

                NIGHT OF THUNDER (c Dubawi) G1 winner, see Race record.

                2nd dam: Quiet Storm by Desert Prince. 2 wins (7f-10f) at 3, 2nd Upavon S, 3rd Pipalong S. Dam of 9 winners:

                NEW ALLIANCE (f Burden Of Proof) 4 wins at 2 to 4, Bangalore Oaks, Mysore 1,000 Guineas, 3rd Bangalore 1,000 Guineas.

                Forest Storm (f Galileo) Black type placed, see above.

                STORM FRONT (c Burden Of Proof) 3 wins.

                STAR HOLIDAY (g Burden Of Proof) 3 wins.

                ABERLOUR (g Burden Of Proof) 2 wins.

                TEA CUP (f Danehill Dancer) Winner at 3.

                3rd dam: Hertford Castle by Reference Point. Dam of 5 winners:

                Safarando (c Turtle Island) 2nd Easter S, 3rd Oceanside S. Sire.

                Quiet Storm (f Desert Prince) Black type placed winner, see above.

                Castilian (g Priolo) 3rd Pilot Fineliner Cup.

                ALHER (c Alzao) Winner at 3 and 4.

                WHOZART (g Mozart) Winner at 4 and 5.

                4th dam: FOREST FLOWER by Green Forest. Champion two-year-old filly in Europe, 5 wins at 2 and 3, Irish 1,000 Guineas (G1), Mill Reef S (G2), Cherry Hinton S (G3), Queen Mary S (G3), 2nd Phoenix S (G1). Dam of 7 winners:

                Hill Of Dreams (g Shirley Heights) 2nd Grand Handicap International d'Ostende.

                FLOWER ARCH (f Nashwan) 5 wins at 3 to 5. Dam of:

                Best Of Me (f Brian’s Time) 2nd Hochi Hai Fillies' Revue.

                EASTWOOD HALL (g Reference Point) 8 wins, 3 to 7.

                EISHIN DUNKIRK (c Mr Prospector) 3 wins at 2 and 3. Sire.

                AL NABA (c Mr Prospector) Winner at 2 and 3. Sire.

                FLAMING FEATHER (c Shirley Heights) Winner at 2. Sire.

                EISHIN ASPEN (c Gone West) Winner at 5.

                Conformation

                Race record

                His successful career

                Age Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
                Two 2 2 - - -
                Three 6 1 3 1 -
                Four 3 1 - - -
                Total 11 4 3 1 -
                 

                At 2

                1st
                Doncaster S, 6f, Doncaster, by 3l, beating Aeolus, Stubbs, Rufford.
                1st
                Maiden race, 6f, Goodwood, by 6l, beating Nakuti.

                At 3

                1st
                2,000 Guineas S (G1), 8f, Newmarket, beating Kingman, Australia, Shifting Power, Charm Spirit, Noozhoh Canarias, Toormore, Kingston Hill, War Command, The Grey Gatsby, Bookrunner, Ertijaal, Outstrip.
                2nd
                Queen Elizabeth II S (G1), 8f, Ascot, by ½l, to Charm Spirit, beating Toormore, Tullius, Captain Cat, Kingsbarns, Integral, Custom Cut, Brendan Brackan, Top Notch Tonto, Graphic.
                2nd
                St James’s Palace S (G1), 8f, Royal Ascot, to Kingman, beating Outstrip, War Command, Toormore, Prince Of All.
                2nd
                Greenham S (G3), 7f, Newbury, to Kingman, beating Master Carpenter, Astaire, Berkshire, Supplicant.
                3rd
                Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (G1), 8f, Longchamp, by a head and a neck, to Charm Spirit, Toronado, beating Esoterique, Bawina, Sommerabend, Decathlete, Master Carpenter.

                At 4

                1st
                Lockinge S (G1), 8f, Newbury, beating Toormore, Arod, Integral, Cable Bay, Here Comes When, Breton Rock, Aljamaaheer, Custom Cut, Hors de Combat, Cougar Mountain, Captain Cat, Top Notch Tonto, Master Carpenter, Moohaarib.
                 
                Timeform 127
                Night Of Thunder’s progeny at the races