Kukeracha again showed his liking for the Queensland sunshine when he notched this third Stakes victory and gave his Irish sire Night Of Thunder
Night Of Thunder
€100,000 Ch 2011 16.0½HH (1.63M)
Dubawi – Forest Storm (Galileo)
Oct 1, Special Live Foal.
Standing at Kildangan Stud, Co Kildare
Sire of Europe’s leading sprinter, the amazing three-time G1 winner Highfield Princess. She’s from his incredible first crop, which has produced 22% Stakes winners: better than both his sire and his broodmare sire. Five yearlings top half-a-million and his yearling average – for 89 sold – was €228k. That’s almost a 1,000% return on his stud fee for breeders.
Best progeny
His winning offspring
Video footage
Watch him go: see him at his best
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
Watch THEM go: big wins by his offspring
Highfield Princess
Flying Five S (G1), 5f, Curragh, 11 Sep 2022
Highfield Princess
Nunthorpe S (G1), 5f, York, 19 Aug 2022
Highfield Princess
Prix Maurice de Gheest (G1), 6½f, Deauville, 07 Aug 2022
Thundering Nights
Pretty Polly S (G1), 10f, Curragh, 27 June 2021
Kukeracha
Queensland Derby (G1), 12f, Eagle Farm, 29 May 21
Special insights: interviews, expert opinion and more
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Pedigree
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NIGHT OF THUNDER |
DUBAWI |
DUBAI MILLENNIUM |
SEEKING THE GOLD |
MR. PROSPECTOR |
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CON GAME |
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COLORADO DANCER |
SHAREEF DANCER |
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FALL ASPEN |
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ZOMARADAH |
DEPLOY |
SHIRLEY HEIGHTS |
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SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS |
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JAWAHER |
DANCING BRAVE |
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HIGH TERN |
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FOREST STORM |
GALILEO |
SADLER'S WELLS |
NORTHERN DANCER |
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FAIRY BRIDGE |
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URBAN SEA |
MISWAKI |
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ALLEGRETTA |
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QUIET STORM |
DESERT PRINCE |
GREEN DESERT |
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FLYING FAIRY |
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HERTFORD CASTLE |
REFERENCE POINT |
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FOREST FLOWER |
By DUBAWI (2002) Irish 2,000 Guineas (G1), Prix Jacques le Marois (G1), National S (G1), etc. Sire of 1,750 foals aged three and up, including NIGHT OF THUNDER, GHAIYYATH, NAVAL CROWN, POSTPONED, SPACE BLUES, TOO DARN HOT, ALBAHR, AKEED MOFEED, AL KAZEEM, ARABIAN QUEEN, BENBATL, COROEBUS, CREATIVE FORCE, ELDAR ELDAROV, ERUPT, HUNTER’S LIGHT, LORD NORTH, LUCKY NINE, MAKFI, MODERN GAMES, MONTEROSSO, NEW BAY, OLD PERSIAN, POET’S VOICE, QUORTO, REBEL’S ROMANCE, 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
