Illinois

(IRE)

Country

Ireland

Foal Date

08-Feb-21

Colour

bay

Sire

Galileo

Dam

Danedrop

Prize Money

$997649

Trainer

A P O'Brien

Owners

D Smith/mme J Magnier/m T

About

Illinois is a 4yo bay from Ireland trained by A P O'Brien. It is sired by the stallion Galileo out of the dam Danedrop. With a Group Two win and career earnings of $997,649, Illinois is considered a highly talented racehorse. On June 19, 2024, at Ascot, Illinois, ridden by R L Moore, achieved its most notable victory, winning the $172,824 Queen's Vase (Group 2) and defeating Highbury.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
ParisLongchamp 05-Oct-24 2999m R1 , Winning Time: 03:16.800	R L Moore 58.1kg, Cd 0	1 (8)
Doncaster 14-Sep-24 2921m GOOD R1 G1 $159,745 (of $484,559) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 03:04.520, SP: 11/4 Tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, led again entering final furlong, headed 110 yards out, held towards finish	W M Lordan 58.5kg, Cd 58.5kg 0.30L	2 (7)
York 21-Aug-24 2384m GOOD R2 $57,512 (of $174,454) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:27.800, SP: 7/2 Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on one pace inside final furlong	W M Lordan 59.4kg, Cd 59.5kg 0.30L	2 (5)
ParisLongchamp 14-Jul-24 2399m SOFT R7 G1 $120,000 (of $342,840) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:31.200, SP: 10/3	C Soumillon 58.1kg, Cd 58kg 2.00L	2 (8)
Ascot 19-Jun-24 2847m GOOD R1 G2 $150,282 (of $172,824) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:00.570, SP: 7/4 Close up, shaken up to lead over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, a length ahead when hung left inside final furlong, kept on well	R L Moore 58.1kg, Cd 58kg	1 (11)
Lingfield 11-May-24 2334m GOOD R2 LR $13,086 (of $39,661) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:24.090, SP: 6/4 Prominent, led over 9f out, hung right and headed 2f out, no impression on winner from over 1f out, kept on	R L Moore 58.1kg, Cd 58kg 4.50L	2 (9)
Leopardstown 07-Apr-24 2011m HEAVY R2 G3 $5,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:23.390, SP: 8/11 Settled behind leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along 3 1/2f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong	R L Moore 59.4kg, Cd 59.5kg 5.25L	3 (5)
Saint-Cloud 22-Oct-23 1999m SOFT R3 G1 $25,000 (of $126,416) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:15.250, SP: 15/8	R L Moore 56.7kg, Cd 57kg 1.00L	3 (7)
Curragh 07-Oct-23 1810m SOFT R2 Md $9,900 (of $8,761) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:00.460, SP: 4/1 Tracked leaders, 4th 3f out, led 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden and went clear 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, easily	J A Heffernan 60.3kg, Cd 60.5kg	1 (16)