Bolshoi Ballet

(IRE)

Country

Ireland

Foal Date

08-Apr-18

Colour

dark bay or brown

Sire

Galileo

Dam

Alta Anna

Prize Money

$847412

Trainer

A P O'Brien

Owners

Westerberg, Magnier, Mrs John, Tabor, Michael B And Smith, Derrick

About

Bolshoi Ballet is a 7yo dk b/br from Ireland trained by A P O'Brien. It is sired by the stallion Galileo out of the dam Alta Anna. Having won at Group One level and earned $847,412 throughout its career, Bolshoi Ballet is considered an elite racehorse. On 10th Jul 2021 at Belmont Park, Bolshoi Ballet, ridden by R L Moore, achieved its most notable victory in the $441,277.00 Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes (grade 1), defeating Tokyo Gold.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Saratoga 27-Aug-23 2414m FIRM R11 $472,500 (of $412,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:29.290, SP: 11/2 Ins,bid1/2,2p3rd,clear	J Velazquez 54.4kg	1 (7)
Ascot 29-Jul-23 2405m SOFT R5 $16,875 (of $850,650) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:33.950, SP: 125/1 Chased leader, ridden 5f out, pressed leader 4f out, disputed lead 3f out, soon headed, lost touch with leading group 2f out, soon weakened, kept on one pace entering final furlong	S M Levey 61.2kg, Cd 0 21.50L	6 (11)
Ascot 20-Jun-23 2004m GOOD R6 $23,650 (of $74,857) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:07.550, SP: 7/1 Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on one pace	R L Moore 59.4kg 1.25L	2 (16)
Newbury 20-May-23 2414m GOOD R2 $10,760 (of $68,052) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:32.330, SP: 10/1 Close 3rd, ridden to lead inside final 2f, headed towards finish, lost 2nd final strides	R L Moore 58.1kg 0.30L	3 (7)
Navan 22-Apr-23 2816m HEAVY R5 $5,000 (of $31,858) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:28.100, SP: 15/2 Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along early straight and closer over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace	J A Heffernan 59.9kg 8.00L	3 (7)
Lingfield 12-Nov-22 2011m GOOD R7 $2,305 (of $29,262) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:00.290, SP: 7/2 Raced wide in touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong	J A Heffernan 59kg, Cd 0 6.75L	4 (12)
Sha Tin 12-Dec-21 2000m GOOD R8 G1 3YO+ Open Weight For Age $4,776,989 (of $30,000,000) Barrier 9, SP: 29.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 1st, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd	R Moore 56kg 6.50L	9 (12)
U S A - Del Mar 06-Nov-21 2414m GOOD R3 G1 CL (of $1,518,248) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:25.090, SP: 39/1 Close up 4w, faltered	L Dettori 55.3kg, Cd 0 5.25L	6 (14)
Belmont Park 18-Sep-21 2414m GOOD R1 CL (of $390,511) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:26.230, SP: 85/40 2-3wide,4w1/4,empty	R L Moore 55.3kg, Cd 0 5.50L	4 (7)
Saratoga 07-Aug-21 1911m GOOD R1 G1 CL (of $401,460) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:53.350, SP: 11/10 Coaxed 2p, wknd late	R L Moore 55.3kg, Cd 0 4.00L	4 (11)
Belmont Park 10-Jul-21 2011m GOOD R1 G1 CL (of $441,277) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:04.420, SP: 21/20 3-4w2nd,rally,lead1/16	R L Moore 55.3kg	1 (9)
Epsom Downs 05-Jun-21 2419m SOFT R1 G1 CL1 (of $1,125,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:36.850, SP: 11/8 Tracked leaders out wide, ridden and unable to quicken over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f	R L Moore 57.2kg, Cd 0 17.00L	7 (11)
Leopardstown 09-May-21 2012m GOOD R3 G3 Open (of $70,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:07.370, SP: 2.00 Chased leader in 2nd, led 3f out, ridden to assert 2f out, pulled clear from over 1f out, impressive	R Moore 59.5kg	1 (7)
Leopardstown 11-Apr-21 2012m GOOD R4 G3 Open (of $50,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:11.610, SP: 3.00 Disputed lead early, soon raced in 2nd, on terms again 3 1/2f out, led 1 1/2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong	R Moore 59.5kg	1 (8)
Saint-Cloud 24-Oct-20 2000m HEAVY R2 G1 Open Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:21.990, SP: 0	P Boudot 57kg 2.30L	5 (8)
Leopardstown 16-Oct-20 1609m SOFT R1 Mdn (of $16,500) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:48.220, SP: 2.00 Led early, joined after 2f, pushed along to regain lead from 2f out, ridden and stretched clear inside final furlong, impressive	S Heffernan 59.5kg	1 (14)
Newmarket 03-Oct-20 1609m SOFT R3 Mdn (of $8,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:44.550, SP: 0 Tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, ridden and headway inside final furlong, kept on one pace	R Moore 59.5kg 2.00L	3 (7)