Blue Prize Explained

Blue Prize
Sire:Pure Prize
Grandsire:Storm Cat
Dam:Blues For Sale
Damsire:Not For Sale
Sex:Mare
Foaled:2013
Country:Argentina
Breeder:Bioart S. A.
Owner:Bioart S. A. (2016)
Merriebelle Stable (2017-2019)
(John Moores & Charles Noell)
Trainer:Ignacio Correas IV
Record:23: 10-8-3
Earnings:$2,692,253[1]
Wins:Gran Premio Seleccion (2016)
Falls City Handicap (2017)
Fleur de Lis Handicap (2018)
Locust Grove Handicap (2018)
Spinster Stakes (2018, 2019)
Top Flight Handicap (2018)

Breeders' Cup wins:
Breeders' Cup Distaff (2019)

Updated:May 13, 2021

Blue Prize (foaled August 26, 2013) is a retired Argentinian Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2019 Breeders' Cup Distaff.

Career

Blue Prize's first race and only start as a two-year-old was on May 30, 2016, at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo, where she came in first.

Blue Prize finished second in her first two starts at age three. On October 10, 2016, she won the Grade-1 Argentinian Gran Premio Seleccion. She was named Argentina's champion three-year-old filly.[2]

She was sold to Merriebelle Stable in 2017 and was relocated to the United States where she made her first start on June 11 with a second-place finish at Churchill Downs. She then came in second place three more times in a row.

On October 8, 2017, she came in third place at the Grade-1 Spinster Stakes. She finally captured her first American graded win by winning the Grade-2 Falls City Handicap on November 23 to close out her 2017 season.[3]

She had a strong 2018 season. She won the Top Flight Handicap, the Fleur de Lis Handicap,[4] the Locust Grove Handicap and the Grade-1 Spinster Stakes. She closed the season out with a 4th-place finish at the Grade-1 Breeders' Cup Distaff on November 13.

Blue Prize started her 2019 season with a third-place finish in the La Troienne Stakes at Churchill Downs on May 3. She tried to defend her Fleur de Lis Handicap crown in June, but came in second. She then finished third in the July 13 Delaware Handicap.

Blue Prize's 2019 season picked up though in August with a win at the Summer Colony Stakes at Saratoga. This was the first of a three-race winning streak. Her next win came on October 6 when she successfully defended her Spinster Stakes title at Keeneland.[5] On November 2, she finished out the 2019 season with a win at the Grade-1 Breeders' Cup Distaff, beating Midnight Bisou.[6]

Blue Prize was sold for $5,000,000 and retired in November 2019.[7] She will be bred to Into Mischief.

Racing statistics

Date! scope="col" style="background:#dacaa4;"
AgeDistanceSurfaceRaceGradeTrackOddsTimeFieldFinishMarginJockeyTrainerOwnerRef
May 30, 201621600 metersDirtEspecial Juan P. ArtigaMaiden Special WeightHipódromo Argentino de Palermo16.301:40.19121 neckFabricio Raul BarrosoJorge A. Mayansky NeerLa Manija[8]
Aug 6, 201631600 metersDirtGran Premio Gral. Luis Maria CamposG2Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo1.601:34.6982(length)Pablro Gustavo FaleroJorge A. Mayansky NeerLa Manija[9]
Sep 3, 201631600 metersDirtGran Premio Polla de PotrancasG1Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo4.351:33.6492(Neck)Goncalves F. FernandesJorge A. Mayansky NeerLa Manija[10]
Oct 10, 201632000 metersDirtGran Premio Seleccion - Copa LalcecG1Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo4.352:01.1571 neckGoncalves F. FernandesJorge A. Mayansky NeerLa Manija[11]
Jun 11, 201731 milesDirtAllowanceAllowance Optional ClaimingChurchill Downs3.601:44.3662(1 length)James GrahamIgnacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC[12]
Jul 24, 201741 milesDirtAllowanceAllowance Optional ClaimingSaratoga Race Course1.40*1:53.9172(4 lengths)Joel RosarioIgnacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC[13]
Aug 20, 201741 milesDirtSummer Colony StakesUngraded stakesSaratoga Race Course6.601:50.5362(Nose)James GrahamIgnacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC[14]
Sep 16, 201741 milesDirtLocust Grove StakesG3Churchill Downs1.50*1:43.9172(1 lengths)James GrahamIgnacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC[15]
Oct 8, 201741 milesDirtJuddmonte Spinster StakesG1Keeneland10.701:49.7093(7 lengths)James GrahamIgnacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC[16]
Nov 23, 201741 milesDirtFalls City HandicapG2Churchill Downs3.001:49.30618 lengthsJames GrahamIgnacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC[17]
Mar 17, 201841 milesDirtAzeri StakesG2Churchill Downs5.101:42.9587(8 lengths)James GrahamIgnacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC[18]
Apr 15, 201841 milesDirtTop Flight Invitational StakesListed stakesAqueduct Racetrack1.451:51.4861NeckJosé OrtizIgnacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC[19]
May 18, 201841 milesDirtAllaire du Pont Distaff StakesG3Pimlico Race Course1.10*1:51.1082(length)José OrtizIgnacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC[20]
Jun 16, 201841 milesDirtFleur de Lis HandicapG2Churchill Downs2.30*1:50.02911 lengthsJosé OrtizIgnacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC[21]
Sep 15, 201851 milesDirtLocust Grove StakesG3Churchill Downs0.90*1:43.6991NoseJulien LeparouxIgnacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC[22]
Oct 7, 201851 milesDirtJuddmonte Spinster StakesG1Keeneland4.501:50.02111 lengthJoe BravoIgnacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC[23]
Nov 3, 201851 milesDirtLongines Breeders' Cup DistaffG1Churchill Downs8.101:49.79114(1 lengths)Joe BravoIgnacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC[24]
May 3, 201951 milesDirtLa Troienne Stakes presented by Inside Access from ChaseG2Churchill Downs2.30*1:43.5893(4 lengths)Joe BravoIgnacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC[25]
Jun 15, 201951 milesDirtFleur de Lis HandicapG2Churchill Downs3.401:50.3362(1 lengths)Javier CastellanoIgnacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC[26]
Jul 13, 201961 milesDirtDelaware HandicapG2Delaware Park3.602:02.5193(4 lengths)Joe BravoIgnacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC[27]
Aug 18, 201961 milesDirtSummer Colony StakesListed stakesSaratoga Race Course0.60*1:48.5871NeckJosé OrtizIgnacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC[28]
Oct 6, 201961 milesDirtJuddmonte Spinster StakesG1Keeneland7.601:50.3051(length)Joe BravoIgnacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC[29]
Nov 2, 201961 milesDirtLongines Breeders' Cup DistaffG1Santa Anita Park8.901:50.501111 lengthsJoe BravoIgnacio Correas, IVMerriebelle Stable LLC[30]
An asterisk after the odds means Blue Prize was the post time favorite

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile for Blue Prize . equibase.com . 12 January 2020.
  2. Web site: Blue Prize (ARG) Gives Connections First Breeders’ Cup Win In Distaff, Midnight Bisou Second . Paulick Report . 12 January 2020 . en . 2 November 2019.
  3. Web site: Argentine-Bred Blue Prize Takes Falls City Handicap For First U.S. Graded Stakes Win. 9 January 2020. en.
  4. Web site: Blue Prize. 9 January 2020. en.
  5. Web site: Blue Prize Repeats in Keeneland's Juddmonte Spinster. 9 January 2020. en.
  6. Web site: Blue Prize Upsets Midnight Bisou in Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff. 9 January 2020. en.
  7. Web site: Breeders’ Cup Distaff Winner Blue Prize To Visit Into Mischief For First Mating. 9 January 2020. en.
  8. Web site: Chart for Especial Juan P. Artigas. 2022-02-18. www.studbook.org.ar.
  9. Web site: Chart for GP Gral. L.M. Campos. 2022-02-18. www.studbook.org.ar.
  10. Web site: Chart for GP Polla de Potrancas. 2022-02-18. www.studbook.org.ar.
  11. Web site: Chart for GP Seleccion. 2022-02-18. www.studbook.org.ar.
  12. Web site: Chart for Allowance. 2022-02-19. www.equibase.com.
  13. Web site: Chart for Allowance. 2022-02-19. www.equibase.com.
  14. Web site: Chart for Summer Colony Stakes. 2022-02-19. www.equibase.com.
  15. Web site: Chart for Locust Grove Stakes. 2022-02-19. www.equibase.com.
  16. Web site: Chart for Spinster Stakes. 2022-02-19. www.equibase.com.
  17. Web site: Chart for Falls City Handicap. 2022-02-19. www.equibase.com.
  18. Web site: Chart for Azeri Stakes. 2022-02-19. www.equibase.com.
  19. Web site: Chart for Top Flight Stakes. 2022-02-19. www.equibase.com.
  20. Web site: Chart for Allaire du Pont Stakes. 2022-02-19. www.equibase.com.
  21. Web site: Chart for Fleur de Lis Handicap. 2022-02-19. www.equibase.com.
  22. Web site: Chart for Locust Grove Stakes. 2022-02-19. www.equibase.com.
  23. Web site: Chart for Spinster Stakes. 2022-02-19. www.equibase.com.
  24. Web site: Chart for Breeders' Cup Distaff. 2022-02-19. www.equibase.com.
  25. Web site: La Troienne Stakes. 2022-02-19. www.equibase.com.
  26. Web site: Chart for Fleur de Lis Handicap. 2022-02-19. www.equibase.com.
  27. Web site: Chart for Delaware Handicap. 2022-02-19. www.equibase.com.
  28. Web site: Chart for Summer Colony Stakes. 2022-02-19. www.equibase.com.
  29. Web site: Chart for Spinster Stakes. 2022-02-19. www.equibase.com.
  30. Web site: Chart for Breeders' Cup Distaff. 2022-02-19. www.equibase.com.

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