Ombudsman
Europe’s best racehorse of 2026, Godolphin’s top runner in 25 years and the highest-rated descendant of Dubawi. World class, and the first winner of successive runnings of the Prince of Wales’s for 30 years. Champion sire Night Of Thunder’s best son and most successful G1 runner, with five top-level victories. Europe’s highest-rated racehorse on the Longines rankings in 2026. Took on all comers: defeated 20 G1 winners, including Calandagan, Minnie Hauk and Delacroix. Also beat dual Arc de Triomphe winner Daryz – twice. A commercial stallion’s pedigree: a 340,000gns yearling from a historic Juddmonte family full of Black Type performers and producers.
Gallery
His successful career
| Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Three | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Four | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| Five | 5 | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 10 | 3 | - | 1 |
At 3
- 1st
- Prix du Prince d’Orange (G3), 10f, Longchamp, beating Start Of Day, Supercooled, Map Of Stars, Fast Tracker, First Look, Meydaan.
- 1st
- Prix Nureyev, 10f, Deauville, by 3½l, beating Sons And Lovers, Stromberg, War Rooms, Soldier’s Gold, Shiffrin.
- 1st
- Novice race, 8f, Newmarket, beating First Conquest.
- 1st
- Novice race, 10f, Leicester.
At 4
- 1st
- Prince Of Wales’s S (G1), 10f, Royal Ascot, by 2l, beating Anmaat, See The Fire, Map Of Stars, Los Angeles, Facteur Cheval, Royal Champion, Continuous.
- 1st
- International S (G1), 10f, York, by 3½l, beating Delacroix, Birr Castle, See The Fire, Danon Decile, Daryz.
- 2nd
- Eclipse S (G1), 10f, Sandown, by a neck, to Delacroix, beating Ruling Court, Camille Pissarro, Hotazhell, Sosie.
- 2nd
- Champion S (G1), 10f, Ascot, to Calandagan, beating Almaqam, Delacroix, First Look, Economics, Almeric, Prague, Mount Kilimanjaro.
- 2nd
- Brigadier Gerard S (G3), 10f, Sandown, to Almaqam, beating Phantom Flight, Military Order, Enfjaar, Cicero’s Gift.
At 5
- 1st
- Prince Of Wales’s S (G1), 10f, Royal Ascot, by 4l, beating Minnie Hauk, Daryz, Almaqam, Dancing Gemini, See The Fire, Devil’s Advocate.
- 1st
- Champion S (G1), 10f, Ascot, by 3¾l, beating Calandagan, Bay City Roller, Almaqam, Constitution River.
- 1st
- Dubai Turf (G1), 9f, Meydan, by 2l, beating Quddwah, Andreas Vesalius, Make Me King, Dividend, Gaia Force, Facteur Cheval, Tumbler, Fort George, Elnajmm.
- 1st
- Brigadier Gerard S (G3), 10f, Sandown, beating Gethin, Almeric, Arabian Light, Wimbledon Hawkeye, Bedouin Prince.
- 4th
- International S (G1), 10½f, York, to Item, Almaqam, Constitution River beating Zaydann, Hawk Mountain, Devil’s Advocate, Action.
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Pedigree
| OMBUDSMAN | NIGHT OF THUNDER | DUBAWI | DUBAI MILLENNIUM | SEEKING THE GOLD |
| COLORADO DANCER | ||||
| ZOMARADAH | DEPLOY | |||
| JAWAHER | ||||
| FOREST STORM | GALILEO | SADLER'S WELLS | ||
| URBAN SEA | ||||
| QUIET STORM | DESERT PRINCE | |||
| HERTFORD CASTLE | ||||
| SYNDICATE | DANSILI | DANEHILL | DANZIG | |
| RAZYANA | ||||
| HASILI | KAHYASI | |||
| KERALI | ||||
| INDICATION | SADLER'S WELLS | NORTHERN DANCER | ||
| FAIRY BRIDGE | ||||
| INSINUATE | MR PROSPECTOR | |||
| ALL AT SEA |
By NIGHT OF THUNDER (2011) 2,000 Guineas (G1), Lockinge S (G1). Sire of 861 foals aged three and up, including OMBUDSMAN, BOW ECHO, CHOISYA, DESERT FLOWER, DYNAMIC PRICING, ECONOMICS, ESTRANGE, GEWAN, HIGHFIELD PRINCESS, KUKERACHA, MISS SCOTT, PORTFOLIO DURATION, TEN BOB TONY, THUNDERING NIGHTS, ISAAC SHELBY, MORE THUNDER, ZEUS OLYMPIOS, VESPERTILIO, NABATI, etc.
1st dam: SYNDICATE by Dansili. 2 wins (7f-10f) at 2 and 4. Dam of 4 foals, 4 to race, 4 winners:
OMBUDSMAN (c Night Of Thunder) G1 winner, see race record.
AMERICAN BELLE (f Starspangledbanner) 2 wins (7f) at 3.
SYNCHRONICITY (f Night Of Thunder) Winner (7f) at 3, 2026.
SYNDICALE (f Ten Sovereigns) Winner (7f) at 2, 2026.
2nd dam: INDICATION by Sadler’s Wells. Winner (9½f) at 3. Dam of 4 winners:
RUNNYMEDE (g Dansili) Champion Older Horse in Italy, 11 wins, 3 to 10, 2026, Premio Carlo Vittadini (G3), Rottgen Cup, 2nd Fritz Henkel Stiftung-Rennen (G3).
STIPULATE (g Dansili) 3 wins, 2 to 5, Feilden S, Heatherlie S, 2nd Celebration Mile (G2), Earl of Sefton S (G3), Tercentenary S (G3), 3rd Darley S (G3), Easter Cup (G3).
3rd dam: INSINUATE by Mr Prospector. Winner at 3, Swinley S, 3rd Fern Hill H. Dam of 7 winners:
STRONGHOLD (c Danehill) Supreme S (G3), Paradise S, 3rd Hungerford S (G2). Sire.
CONVEY (g Dansili) Winter Derby (G3), Pomfret S, 2nd John Of Gaunt S (G3), Supreme S (G3), 3rd Superior Mile (G3).
TAKE THE HINT (f Montjeu) Pretty Polly S.
4th dam: ALL AT SEA by Riverman. 4 wins at 2 and 3, Prix du Moulin (G1), Musidora S (G3), 2nd Oaks S (G1), International S (G1). Dam of 6 winners:
Imroz (f Nureyev) 3rd Las Cienegas H (G3). Dam of:
POSTERITAS (f Lear Fan) Virginia S. Dam of: MUTUAL TRUST (c Cacique) Prix Jean Prat (G1), Prix Paul de Moussac (G3).
Ixora (f Dynaformer) Unraced. Dam of: ANTONOE (f First Defence) Just A Game S (G1), 3rd Diana S (G1). Grandam of: SEGESTA (f Ghostzapper) 5 wins, 3 to 5, 2026, Jenny Wiley S (G1), Matriarch S (G1); SALAMIS (c Speightstown) 4 wins at 3 and 4, 2026, Hollywood Derby (G1).
Stud record
Ombudsman stands his first season in 2027.
Conformation
