Daddy Long Legs (foaled 12th February 2009) is a Thoroughbred racehorse owned by Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith and Mrs John Magnier and trained by Aidan O'Brien. He has won the Royal Lodge Stakes and UAE Derby.
| Daddy Long Legs | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Scat Daddy |
| Grandsire | Johannesburg |
| Dam | Dreamy Maiden |
| Damsire | Meadowlake |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 12 February 2009 |
| Country | USA |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Woodford Thoroughbreds LLC |
| Owner | Michael Tabor Derrick Smith Mrs John Magnier |
| Trainer | Aidan O'Brien Mike de Kock |
| Record | 16: 3–0–0 |
| Earnings | £869,014 |
| Major wins | |
| Royal Lodge Stakes (2011) UAE Derby (2012) | |
Breeding edit
Daddy Long Legs is a son of Florida Derby winner Scat Daddy. He is one of Scat Daddy's first crop of foals. Daddy Long Legs' dam Dreamy Maiden is a daughter of Meadowlake.[1]
Racing career edit
2011: Two-year-old season edit
In 2011, after winning a maiden at Gowran Park, he finished fourth in the Champagne Stakes.[1] His next run came in the Royal Lodge Stakes at Newmarket, where he started at the odds of 11/4. Ridden from the front by Colm O'Donoghue he went clear with two furlongs to run and won by 3+1⁄4 lengths from Tenth Star, with future Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winner Wrote another ½ length back in third.[2] His final start of the season came in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile where he finished in twelfth, tailed off behind winner Hansen.[3]
2012: Three-year-old season edit
Daddy Long Legs's first start as a three-year-old came in the UAE Derby. After tracking the leaders O'Donoghue sent him to the front with 2+1⁄2 furlongs to run and he ran on to win by 1+1⁄4 lengths from Yang Tse Kiang with Wrote another ¾ length back in third place.[4] He then returned to the United States for the Kentucky Derby, but tailed off in the race and was pulled up by Colm O'Donoghue. He then finished fourth in the Irish 2,000 Guineas behind stablemate Power after setting the early pace, but fading in the closing stages. He finished last of the eight runners in the Secretariat Stakes[1] He then finished last of the six runners in the Irish Champion Stakes after acting as a pacemaker for stablemate St Nicholas Abbey. The race was won by Snow Fairy.[5]
2013: Four-year-old season edit
Daddy Long Legs was sent to be trained by Mike de Kock and ran three times, without winning, at Meydan in February and March 2013. He returned to England at the end of the year for the Ben Marshall Stakes at Newmarket. He started as a 16/1 outsider and finished fifth of the six runners, about three lengths behind winner Penitent.[1]
2014: Five-year-old season edit
Daddy Long Legs started 2014 by finishing sixth in the Group 2 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 1 on 9 January, but then finished in the rear of the field on his two subsequent starts, which were handicaps at Meydan.[1]
Pedigree edit
| Sire Scat Daddy (USA) b. 2004 |
Johannesburg b. 1999 |
Hennessy ch. 1993 |
Storm Cat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Island Kitty | |||
| Myth b. 1993 |
Ogygian | ||
| Yarn | |||
| Love Style ch. 1999 |
Mr. Prospector b. 1970 |
Raise a Native* | |
| Gold Digger | |||
| Likeable Style b. 1990 |
Nijinsky II | ||
| Personable Lady | |||
| Dam Dreamy Maiden (USA) ch. 1996 |
Meadowlake ch. 1983 |
Hold Your Peace b. 1969 |
Speak John |
| Blue Moon | |||
| Suspicious Native ch. 1972 |
Raise a Native* | ||
| Be Suspicious | |||
| Sparrow Lake b. 1985 |
Apalachee b. 1971 |
Round Table | |
| Moccasin | |||
| Stray Flight ch. 1975 |
Viceregal | ||
| Barn Swallow |
Note: b. = Bay, ch. = Chestnut
* Daddy Long Legs is inbred 4 × 4 to Raise a Native. This means that the stallion appears twice in the fourth generation of his pedigree.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Daddy Long Legs". Racing Post. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ^ "Royal Lodge Stakes result". Racing Post. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ^ "Breeders' Cup Juvenile result". Racing Post. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ^ "UAE Derby result". Racing Post. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ^ "Irish Champion Stakes result". Racing Post. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ^ "Daddy Long Legs pedigree". Equineline. Retrieved 2012-09-21.