Nations Pride (foaled 28 April 2019) is a multiple graded stakes race winning Irish-bred British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. As a three-year-old in 2022 he was victorious in three countries, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and United States. In 2023 he won in the United Arab Emirates, Germany and Canada.
Background Nations Pride is a bay colt bred and owned by Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin organization. He was sent into training with Charlie Appleby at Godolphin's British base in Newmarket, Suffolk.
He was from the eleventh crop of foals sired by Teofilo, who was undefeated champion as a two-year-old. At stud, Teofilo has been a highly successful breeding stallion, shuttling to Australia, siring major winners such as Exultant in Hong Kong, Happy Clapper, Humidor and the sire of two Melbourne Cup winners, Twilight Payment and Cross Counter in Australia. Nations Pride became Teofilo's 23rd top-level winner. Teofilo stood at Kildangan Stud for €30,000 in Ireland in 2021.
Nations Pride's dam Important Time raced twelve times and won three times with her most important victory in the Listed Stutenpreis des Gestuts Winterhauch over 1850 metres (~1 mile 1 furlong 43 yards) at Cologne in Germany.
In the United States, Nations Pride captured two legs of the New York Racing Association Turf Trinity, the Grade I Saratoga Derby and the Grade III Jockey Club Derby Invitational Stakes and was second in the Grade I Belmont Derby.
Statistics Date Distance Race GroupGrade Track Odds Field Finish Time Winning(Losing)Margin Jockey Ref2021 – Two-year-old season 7 furlongs 3 yards Maiden Stakes Yarmouth 5/2 8 2 1:26.07 ( lengths) 1 mile 1 yard Novice Stakes Lingfield 1/3* 6 1 1:37.09 lengths miles Conditions Stakes Chelmsford 2/9* 4 1 2:07.62 3 lengths 2022 – Three-year-old season 2000 metresJumeirah Derby Meydan (UAE) N/A812:01.72 lengths miles Newmarket Stakes Listed Newmarket 7/4 4 1 2:05.73 7 lengths 1m 4f 6y Epsom Derby I Epsom Downs 15/2 17 8 2:36.38 ( lengths) miles Belmont Derby I Belmont Park 2.40* 12 2 1:59.99 ( length) miles Saratoga Derby I Saratoga 2.10* 10 1 1:54.72 lengths miles Jockey Club Derby III Aqueduct 0.55* 6 1 2:24.14 lengths miles Breeders' Cup Turf I Keeneland2.91* 13 5 2:26.35 ( lengths) 2023 – Four-year-old season 2000 metresDubai Millennium Stakes IIIMeydan (UAE) N/A1212:01.16 lengths 1800 metresDubai Turf I Meydan (UAE) N/A1431:47.39 (1 length) 2000 metresBayerisches Zuchtrennen I 9/5612:15.02 3 lengths miles Canadian International I Woodbine 0.40* 8 1 2:03.65 lengths 2000 metres Bahrain International Trophy II Sakhir (BAH) N/A 14 7 2:06.82 (4 lengths) 2024 – Five-year-old season miles Man o' War Stakes II Aqueduct 0.90* 9 3 2:13.80 ( lengths) miles Manhattan Stakes I Saratoga 5.90 8 2 1:51.94 (2 lengths) miles Arlington Million I Colonial Downs 1.00* 6 1 2:01.96 lengths 2000 metres Bahrain International Trophy II Sakhir (BAH) N/A 12 10 2:02.28 ( lengths) 2025 – Six-year-old season miles Pegasus World Cup Turf I Gulfstream Park 2.50* 12 9 1:44.50 (5 lengths) 1800 metresSingspiel Stakes II Meydan (UAE) N/A811:47.24 lengths 1800 metresDubai Turf I Meydan (UAE) N/A11101:45.84 ( lengths) miles Sword Dancer Stakes I Saratoga 3.65 8 3 2:25.04 ( lengths)
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An (*) asterisk after the odds means Nations Pride was the post-time favourite.
Pedigree
Nations Pride is inbred 4s × 4d to Danzig.
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