Night Of Thunder

€75,000 Ch 2011 16.0½HH (1.63M)

Dubawi – Forest Storm (Galileo)

Oct 1, Special Live Foal. Standing at Kildangan Stud, Co Kildare

Two G1 winners in 2021, plus Timeform 125 sprinter Suesa – no European filly or mare is rated higher over any trip. Statistics to match the quality: 20% Stakes winners to runners from his first crop - outperforming both his sire (15%) and his broodmare sire on 13%.

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11 May 2022

Daughter of Night Of Thunder sprint to G2 success at York

Highfield Princess by far the best in high-class renewal of Duke Of York Stakes

Night Of Thunder’s talented daughter Highfield Princess added a ninth career win and a second Stakes victory to her record on Wednesday, 11 May

7 May 2022

First Group victory for daughter of Night Of Thunder

Lola Showgirl takes the G3 Chartwell Fillies’ Stakes

Sent straight to the front from the stalls, Lola Showgirl never saw another rival when winning the G3 Chartwell Fillies’ Stakes over seven furlongs

5 May 2022

Third Listed win for Rumbles of Thunder

Daughter of Night of Thunder dominates at Gowran Park

Night Of Thunder’s four-year-old daughter, Rumbles of Thunder, proved too good for her rivals at Gowran Park when landing the Listed Victor McCalmont Memorial

23 April 2022

Kukeracha bounces back to Stakes victory

Son of Night Of Thunder claims Listed Tails Stakes

Kukeracha, a son of Night Of Thunder, made a return to form with a determined victory in the Listed Tails Stakes at Doomben on

16 April 2022

Third Stakes win for Thunder Kiss

Daughter of Night Of Thunder lands the Listed Noblesse Stakes at Cork

Thunder Kiss, a first-crop daughter of Night Of Thunder, easily added another Stakes race to her C.V. on Saturday, 16 April when taking the

11 April 2022

Mighty May

Precocious talent from May or June conceived mares

One of the modern misnomers of thoroughbred breeding is that you need an early cover if you want precocious success. Royal Ascot is the

2 April 2022

Cherry Tortoni victorious in the Golden Mile for Night Of Thunder

Adding a third Stakes success to his race record

Cherry Tortoni made amends for a series of unlucky recent runs when the son of Night Of Thunder stormed home to win the Listed

11 February 2022

Night Of Thunder opens his 2022 Stakes winner’s account

Storm Damage strikes impressively in the Listed Meydan Challenge

Night Of Thunder sired a new Stakes winner on Friday, 11 February when his progressive second-crop son Storm Damage made all to land the

1 December 2021

Garden Paradise an impressive new Stakes winner for Night Of Thunder

Four-year-old filly leads from pillar to post in Listed Wild Flower Stakes

Night Of Thunder added a new Black Type winner to his record in emphatic style on Wednesday, 1 December when his daughter Garden Paradise

8 November 2021

World Champion miler Palace Pier to stand at £55,000

Fellow newcomers Space Blues and Victor Ludorum retire at €17,500 and €15,000 respectively. Dubawi tops Darley’s European roster at £250,000.

2022 fees for Darley’s European stallions have been released to breeders via the MyDarley feature of the company’s website and have largely been kept

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2,000 Guineas (G1), 8f, Newmarket, 3 May 2014

Lockinge S (G1), 8f, Newbury, 16 May 2015

Doncaster S (LR), 6f, Doncaster, 26 October 2013

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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 1,617 foals aged three and up, including NIGHT OF THUNDER, GHAIYYATH, POSTPONED, SPACE BLUES, TOO DARN HOT, ALBAHR, AKEED MOFEED, AL KAZEEM, ALMANAAR, ARABIAN QUEEN, BENBATL, CREATIVE FORCE, ERUPT, HUNTER’S LIGHT, LORD NORTH, LUCKY NINE, MAKFI, MODERN GAMES, MONTEROSSO, NEW BAY, OLD PERSIAN, POET’S VOICE, QUORTO, THE REVENANT, WALDPARK, YIBIR, ZARAK, etc.

1st dam: Forest Storm by Galileo. Winner (7f) at 2, 2nd Flame of Tara EBF 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 8 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.

Night Of Thunder’s progeny at the races