Kalpana (foaled 21 April 2021) is an active British-bred thoroughbred racehorse known for winning the British Champions Fillies and Mares Stakes back to back and the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
Background Kalpana was bred by Juddmonte Farm. She was a homebred for Juddmonte, sired by Study Of Man out of Zero Gravity (by Dansili), and has been trained by Andrew Balding. She was the first crop of Study of Man as stallion.
Racing career 2024 : three-year-old season On her three-year-old season, Kalpana ran 8 times, achieving 5 wins, 2 seconds, and 1 third. After winning her debut in Wolverhampton Racecourse, she then entered two more races, achieved 1 win and 1 second.
On 5 May, she entered the Listed Pretty Polly Stakes and finished second. She then entered Gr.2 race Ribblesdale Stakes on 20 June, finished third. Kalpana would win her three next races, the Listed race Glasgow Stakes on 19 July at Hamilton Park Racecourse, the Gr.3 September Stakes on 7 September at Kempton racecourse and her first Gr.1 win at Ascot Racecourse on 19 October in British Champions Fillies and Mares Stakes.
2025 : four-year-old season On her four-old-year, Kalpana started the season with a third place finish in the Gr.1 Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh Racecourse. She then got second-place finishes 3-in-a row in the Gr.1 Pretty Polly Stakes at Curragh Racecourse on 28 June, Gr.1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot racecourse on 26 July and Gr.3 September Stakes on 6 September. She then taking the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on 5 October where she finished 7th. On 18 October, Kalpana back to Ascot entered the Gr.1 British Champions Fillies and Mares Stakes, where she once again won the race, make it her 2nd Gr.1 win and achieved back to back British Champions Fillies and Mares Stakes winner.
2026 : five-year-old season She made the first start of her five-year-old season in the Gr.3 Aston Park Stakes at Newbury Racecourse on 16 May 2026. After gate opened, she settled in rear until 4 furlongs left, with 3 furlongs left she then moved from inside rail chasing West Wind Blows; she passed West Wind Blows with 2 furlongs left, then held her led and won the race.
Racing statistics The following racing form is based on information available on racingpost.com. DateTrackRaceGradeDistanceEntryFinishTimeJockeyWinner(Runner-up)2024 – three-year-old season19 JanWolverhamptonNovice StakesC51mf71:50.07Hayley Turner(Tatateo)07 MarNewcastleNovice StakesC41m7Hayley TurnerInisherin17 AprNewmarketPrice Promise HandicapC31m2f92:03.19Ryan MooreAlign The Stars05 MayNewmarketPretty Polly StakesListed1m2f8Oisin MurphyFriendly Soul20 JunAscotRibblesdale StakesG21m 3f 211 yards12Oisin MurphyPort Fairy19 JulHamiltonGlasgow StakesListed1m3f52:19.84P. J. McDonald(God's Window)07 SepKemptonSeptember StakesG31m4f72:33.34P. J. McDonald(Lion's Pride)19 OctAscotBritish Champions Fillies and Mares StakesG11m 3f 211 yards142:29.57William Buick(Wingspan)2025 – four-year-old season25 MayCurraghTattersalls Gold CupG11mf9Oisin MurphyLos Angeles28 JunCurraghPretty Polly StakesG11m2f7Colin KeaneWhirl26 JulAscotKing George VI and Queen Elizabeth StakesG11m 3f 211 yards5Oisin MurphyCalandagan06 SepKemptonSeptember StakesG31m4f6Colin KeaneGiavellotto05 OctLongchampPrix de l'Arc de TriompheG12400 m177thColin KeaneDaryz18 OctAscotBritish Champions Fillies and Mares StakesG11m 3f 211 yards102:32.67Colin Keane(Estrange)2026 – five-year-old season16 MayNewburyAston Park StakesG31m4f52:28.71Colin Keane(West Wind Blows)20 JunAscotHardwicke StakesG21m 3f 211 yards12Colin KeaneGiavellotto25 JulAscotKing George VI and Queen Elizabeth StakesG11m 3f 211 yards92:27.73Colin Keane(Calandagan)20 AugYorkYorkshire OaksG11m 3f 188 yards92:36.00Colin Keane(Sparan Nua)04 OctLongchampPrix de l'Arc de TriompheG12400 m 165thColin KeaneDaryz
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Pedigree
Kalpana (GB) is inbred 5 × 5 × 5 to Northern Dancer, meaning that this stallion appears thrice in the fifth generation of her pedigree.
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