Nations Pride
Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
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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.
| Nations Pride | |
|---|---|
Racing silks of Godolphin | |
| Sire | Teofilo (IRE) |
| Grandsire | Galileo (IRE) |
| Dam | Important Time (IRE) |
| Damsire | Oasis Dream (GB) |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | 28 April 2019[1] |
| Country | Ireland |
| Color | Bay |
| Breeder | Godolphin |
| Owner | Godolphin |
| Trainer | Charlie Appleby |
| Record | 23: 11 - 3 - 3 |
| Earnings | US$$3,789,286[2] |
| Major wins | |
| Newmarket Stakes (2022) Saratoga Derby (2022) Jockey Club Derby Invitational (2022) Dubai Millennium Stakes (2023) Bayerisches Zuchtrennen (2023) Canadian International (2023) Arlington Million (2024) Singspiel Stakes (UAE) (2025) | |
| Last updated on 15 August 2025 | |
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.[3] Nations Pride became Teofilo's 23rd top-level winner. Teofilo stood at Kildangan Stud for €30,000 in Ireland in 2021.[4]
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.[5]
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 | Group Grade |
Track | Odds | Field | Finish | Time | Winning (Losing) Margin |
Jockey | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 – Two-year-old season | |||||||||||
| 15 Sep 2021 | 7 furlongs 3 yards | Maiden Stakes | Yarmouth | 5/2 | 8 | 2 | 1:26.07 | (2+1⁄2 lengths) | William Buick | [6] | |
| 4 Oct 2021 | 1 mile 1 yard | Novice Stakes | Lingfield | 1/3* | 6 | 1 | 1:37.09 | 4+3⁄4 lengths | William Buick | [7] | |
| 6 Nov 2021 | 1+1⁄4 miles | Conditions Stakes | Chelmsford | 2/9* | 4 | 1 | 2:07.62 | 3 lengths | Adam Kirby | [8] | |
| 2022 – Three-year-old season | |||||||||||
| 25 Feb 2022 | 2000 metres[a] | Jumeirah Derby | Meydan (UAE) | N/A[b] | 8 | 1 | 2:01.72 | 3+3⁄4 lengths | James Doyle | [9] | |
| 29 Apr 2022 | 1+1⁄4 miles | Newmarket Stakes | Listed | Newmarket | 7/4 | 4 | 1 | 2:05.73 | 7 lengths | William Buick | [10] |
| 4 Jun 2022 | 1m 4f 6y | Epsom Derby[c] | I | Epsom Downs | 15/2 | 17 | 8 | 2:36.38 | (13+1⁄2 lengths) | William Buick | [11] |
| 9 Jul 2022 | 1+1⁄4 miles | Belmont Derby | I | Belmont Park | 2.40* | 12 | 2 | 1:59.99 | (3⁄4 length) | Frankie Dettori | [12] |
| 6 Aug 2022 | 1+3⁄16 miles | Saratoga Derby | I | Saratoga | 2.10* | 10 | 1 | 1:54.72 | 1+3⁄4 lengths | William Buick | [13] |
| 17 Sep 2022 | 1+1⁄2 miles | Jockey Club Derby | III | Aqueduct | 0.55* | 6 | 1 | 2:24.14[d] | 6+1⁄4 lengths | Frankie Dettori | [14] |
| 6 Nov 2022 | 1+1⁄2 miles | Breeders' Cup Turf | I | Keeneland | 2.91* | 13 | 5 | 2:26.35[e] | (3+3⁄4 lengths) | William Buick | [15] |
| 2023 – Four-year-old season | |||||||||||
| 17 Feb 2023 | 2000 metres[f] | Dubai Millennium Stakes | III | Meydan (UAE) | N/A[g] | 12 | 1 | 2:01.16 | 1+1⁄4 lengths | William Buick | [16] |
| 25 Mar 2023 | 1800 metres[h] | Dubai Turf | I | Meydan (UAE) | N/A[i] | 14 | 3 | 1:47.39 | (1 length) | William Buick | [17] |
| 30 Jul 2023 | 2000 metres[j] | Bayerisches Zuchtrennen | I | Munich Racecourse | 9/5 | 6 | 1 | 2:15.02 | 3 lengths | William Buick | [18] |
| 8 Oct 2023 | 1+1⁄4 miles | Canadian International | I | Woodbine | 0.40* | 8 | 1 | 2:03.65 | 2+1⁄4 lengths | William Buick | [19] |
| 17 Nov 2023 | 2000 metres | Bahrain International Trophy | II | Sakhir (BAH) | N/A[k] | 14 | 7 | 2:06.82 | (4 lengths) | William Buick | [20] |
| 2024 – Five-year-old season | |||||||||||
| 11 May 2024 | 1+3⁄8 miles | Man o' War Stakes | II | Aqueduct | 0.90* | 9 | 3 | 2:13.80 | (4+3⁄4 lengths) | Frankie Dettori | [21] |
| 8 Jun 2024 | 1+3⁄16 miles | Manhattan Stakes | I | Saratoga | 5.90 | 8 | 2 | 1:51.94 | (2 lengths) | Frankie Dettori | [22] |
| 11 Aug 2024 | 1+1⁄4 miles | Arlington Million | I | Colonial Downs | 1.00* | 6 | 1 | 2:01.96 | 1+3⁄4 lengths | William Buick | [23] |
| 15 Nov 2024 | 2000 metres | Bahrain International Trophy | II | Sakhir (BAH) | N/A[l] | 12 | 10 | 2:02.28 | (20+1⁄2 lengths) | William Buick | [24] |
| 2025 – Six-year-old season | |||||||||||
| 25 Jan 2025 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Pegasus World Cup Turf | I | Gulfstream Park | 2.50* | 12 | 9 | 1:44.50 | (5 lengths) | William Buick | [25] |
| 1 Mar 2025 | 1800 metres[m] | Singspiel Stakes | II | Meydan (UAE) | N/A[n] | 8 | 1 | 1:47.24 | 1+1⁄4 lengths | William Buick | [26] |
| 5 Apr 2025 | 1800 metres[o] | Dubai Turf | I | Meydan (UAE) | N/A[p] | 11 | 10 | 1:45.84 | (5+3⁄4 lengths) | William Buick | [27] |
| 9 Aug 2025 | 1+1⁄2 miles | Sword Dancer Stakes | I | Saratoga | 3.65 | 8 | 3 | 2:25.04 | (1+3⁄4 lengths) | William Buick | [28] |
Legend:
All Weather Track
Turf
Notes:
An (*) asterisk after the odds means Nations Pride was the post-time favourite.
- Distance for the event was approximately 1+1⁄4 miles
- Nations Pride final odds with British bookmakers were 11/8 favourite since gambling is prohibited in the United Arab Emirates
- In 2022 the event was formally held as the Cazoo Derby in Memory Of Lester Piggott
- Nations Pride set a new track record for the 1+1⁄2 miles on the Inner Turf Track at Aqueduct
- The winner of the Breeders' Cup Turf, Rebel's Romance set a new track record for the distance
- Distance for the event was approximately 1+1⁄4 miles
- Nations Pride final odds with British bookmakers were 11/8 favourite since gambling is prohibited in the United Arab Emirates
- Distance for the event was approximately 1+1⁄8 miles
- Nations Pride final odds with British bookmakers were 5/1 since gambling is prohibited in the United Arab Emirates
- Distance for the event was approximately 1+1⁄4 miles
- Gambling is prohibited in Bahrain
- Gambling is prohibited in Bahrain
- Distance for the event was approximately 1+1⁄8 miles
- Nations Pride final odds with British bookmakers were 5/2 second favourite since gambling is prohibited in the United Arab Emirates
- Distance for the event was approximately 1+1⁄8 miles
- Nations Pride final odds with British bookmakers were 11/1 since gambling is prohibited in the United Arab Emirates
Pedigree
| Sire Teofilo (IRE) (2004) |
Galileo (IRE) (1998) |
Sadler's Wells (1981) |
Northern Dancer (Canada) (1961) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairy Bridge (1975) | |||
| Urban Sea (1989) |
Miswaki (1978) | ||
| Allegretta (GB) (1978) | |||
| Speirbhean (IRE) (1998) |
Danehill (1986) |
Danzig (1977) | |
| Razyana (1981) | |||
| Saviour (1987) |
Majestic Light (1973) | ||
| Victorian Queen (1971) | |||
| Dam Important Time (IRE) (2011) |
Oasis Dream (GB) (2000) |
Green Desert (1983) |
Danzig (1977) |
| Foreign Courier (1979) | |||
| Hope (IRE) (1991) |
Dancing Brave (1983) | ||
| Bahamian (IRE) (1985) | |||
| Satwa Queen (FR) (2002) |
Muhtathir (GB) (1995) |
Elmaamul (1987) | |
| Majmu (1988) | |||
| Tolga (1982) |
Irish River (FR) (1976) | ||
| Light of Realm (IRE) (1977) (family 10)[29] |
- Nations Pride is inbred 4s × 4d to Danzig.