Raqiya made every post a winning one to take the G3 Goldikova Stakes by one-and-a-half lengths at Del Mar on Saturday, 2 November. The
Blue Point
€100,000 B 2014 16.1HH (1.65M)
Shamardal – Scarlett Rose (Royal Applause)
Oct 1, Special Live Foal.
Standing at Kildangan Stud, Co Kildare
What a first crop: sire of the best three-year-old miler – triple G1 winner Rosallion – and Timeform’s top-rated three-year-old sprinters, Kind Of Blue and Big Evs. Joins an elite handful to have sired three major G1 winners so early in their career: Sadler’s Wells, Rainbow Quest, Montjeu and Sea The Stars. Second-crop youngsters led by undefeated G2 winner, Sky Majesty. Fierce demand for 2024 yearlings: €850k, 725,000gns, 600,000gns, 550,000gns, €580k, 450,000gns, €500k.
Best progeny
His winning offspring
Video footage
Watch him go: see him at his best
King’s Stand S (G1), 5f, Royal Ascot, 18 Jun 2019
King’s Stand S (G1), 5f, Royal Ascot, 19 Jun 2018
Diamond Jubilee S (G1), 6f, Royal Ascot, 22 Jun 2019
Al Quoz Sprint (G1), 6f, Meydan, 30 Mar 2019
Gimcrack S (G2), 6f, York, 20 Aug 2016
Meydan Sprint (G2), 5f, Meydan, 14 Feb 2019
Pavilion S (G3), 6f, Ascot, 03 May 2017
Bengough S (G3), 6f, Ascot, 07 Oct 2017
Nad Al Sheba Turf Sprint (G3), 6f, Meydan, 09 Mar 2019
Novice S, 6f, Doncaster, 14 Jul 2016
Watch THEM go: big wins by his offspring
Kind of Blue
Champions Sprint S (G1), 6f, Ascot, 19 Oct 2024
Rosallion
St James's Palace S (G1), 8f, Royal Ascot, 18 Jun 2024
Rosallion
Irish 2,000 Guineas (G1), 8f, Curragh, 25 May 2024
Big Evs
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1), 5f, Santa Anita, 03 Nov 2023
Rosallion
Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1), 7f, ParisLongchamp, 01 Oct 2023
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Pedigree
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BLUE POINT |
SHAMARDAL |
GIANT'S CAUSEWAY |
STORM CAT |
STORM BIRD |
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TERLINGUA |
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MARIAH'S STORM |
RAHY |
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IMMENSE |
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HELSINKI |
MACHIAVELLIAN |
MR PROSPECTOR |
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COUP DE FOLIE |
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HELEN STREET |
TROY |
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WATERWAY |
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SCARLETT ROSE |
ROYAL APPLAUSE |
WAAJIB |
TRY MY BEST |
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CORYANA |
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FLYING MELODY |
AUCTION RING |
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WHISPERING STAR |
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BILLIE BLUE |
BALLAD ROCK |
BOLD LAD |
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TRUE ROCKET |
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BLUE NOSE |
WINDJAMMER |
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HILL SLIPPER |
By SHAMARDAL (2002) Prix du Jockey Club (G1), Poule d’Essai des Poulains (G1), Dewhurst S (G1), St James’s Palace S (G1), Vintage S (G2), etc. Sire of 1,741 foals aged three and up, including BLUE POINT, EARTHLIGHT, PINATUBO, VICTOR LUDORUM, ABLE FRIEND, AMARON, BALTIC BARONESS, CASAMENTO, CASTLE LADY, CRACKERJACK KING, DAN EXCEL, DARIYAN, EMARAATY ANA, LOPE DE VEGA, LUMIERE, MUKHADRAM, PAKISTAN STAR, SAGAWARA, SHEIKHA REIKA, SPEEDY BOARDING, TARNAWA, TRYSTER, ZAZOU, etc.
1st dam: Scarlett Rose by Royal Applause. Placed at 2 to 4. Dam of 11 foals, 7 to race, 4 winners:
BLUE POINT (c Shamardal) Champion, see Race record.
FORMOSINA (c Footstepsinthesand) 2 wins (6f) at 2, Railway S (G2), 2nd Mill Reef S (G2).
ESYTOPOLISHADIMOND (g Starcraft) 3 wins (8f) at 5 and 6.
2nd dam: Billie Blue by Ballad Rock. Placed at 3. Dam of 7 winners:
TUMBLEWEED RIDGE (c Indian Ridge) 10 wins at 2 to 8, Ballycorus S (G3), three times, Horris Hill S (G3), Prix de la Porte Maillot (G3), Fortune S, 2nd Gimcrack S (G2), Leicestershire S (G3), Somerville Tattersall S, John Of Gaunt S, City Of York S, 3rd Leicestershire S (G3), Prix du Palais Royal (G3), Prix de la Porte Maillot (G3), Fortune S. Sire.
TUMBLEWEED PEARL (f Aragon) 3 wins at 2 and 3. Dam of:
GILDED (f Redback) Queen Mary S (G2), Marygate S, 3rd Cherry Hinton S (G2). Dam of: FORT DEL ORO (f Lope de Vega) Woodlands S, Waterford Testimonial S, Sweet Mimosa S, 2nd Ballyogan S (G3), Garrowby S, 3rd Phoenix Sprint S (G3). Grandam of: FAST ATTACK (f Kodiac) Oh So Sharp S (G3).
SILENT APPLAUSE (g Royal Applause) 2 wins at 6 and 7.
DEEP BLUE (g Lake Coniston) 2 wins at 3 and 4.
BOBBYDAZZLE (f Rock Hopper) 2 wins at 2 and 3.
BILLIE GREY (f Chilibang) Winner at 2.
3rd dam: BLUE NOSE by Windjammer. 2 wins at 2, Probationers’ S, 2nd Irish Chorus S, Mullion S. Dam of 4 winners:
BLUE CERT (f Concertino) 5 wins at 3 to 5.
BLUE HORIZON (g African Sky) 3 wins at 2 to 5.
CHEMORRO (c Junius) 3 wins at 3 to 5.
SCENTED LADY (f French Stress) Winner at 4.
4th dam: Hill Slipper by Hill Gail. Winner at 3, 3rd Park S (G3). Dam of 4 winners:
BLUE NOSE (f Windjammer) Black Type winner, see above.
Hippie Blues (g Bluerullah) 3rd Tyros S.
Conformation
Race record
His successful career
| Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Two | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Three | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Four | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Five | 5 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Total | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
At 2
- 1st
- Gimcrack S (G2), 6f, York, by 3l, beating Mokarris, The Last Lion, Ardad, Dream Of Dreams.
- 1st
- Novice S, 6f, Doncaster, by 11l.
- 1st
- Novice S, 6f, Nottingham.
- 2nd
- Middle Park S (G1), 6f, Newmarket, by a neck, to The Last Lion, beating Mehmas, Intelligence Cross.
- 2nd
- Richmond S (G2), 6f, Goodwood, to Mehmas.
- 3rd
- Dewhurst S (G1), 7f, Newmarket, to Churchill, Lancaster Bomber, beating Thunder Snow, Rivet.
At 3
- 1st
- Pavilion S (G3), 6f, Ascot, by 1½l, beating Harry Angel, Mubtasim, Tis Marvellous, Sir Dancealot.
- 1st
- Bengough S (G3), 6f, Ascot, beating Projection, Magical Memory, Danzeno, Second Thought.
- 3rd
- Commonwealth Cup (G1), 6f, Royal Ascot, to Caravaggio, Harry Angel, beating Bound For Nowhere, Tis Marvellous, Visionary, Intelligence Cross.
- 4th
- Sprint Cup (G1), 6f, Haydock Park, to Harry Angel.
At 4
- 1st
- King’s Stand S (G1), 5f, Royal Ascot, by 1¾l, beating Battaash, Mabs Cross, Finsbury Square, Different League, Lady Aurelia, Washington DC, Kachy.
- 2nd
- Meydan Sprint (G2), 5f, Meydan, by a head, to Ertijaal, beating Hit The Bid.
- 3rd
- Nunthorpe S (G1), 5f, York, to Alpha Delphini, Mabs Cross, beating Battaash, Havana Grey, Take Cover, Sioux Nation, Mr Lupton, Judicial.
At 5
- 1st
- Diamond Jubilee S (G1), 6f, Royal Ascot, beating Dream Of Dreams, Kachy, Le Brivido, The Tin Man, Invincible Army, City Light, Bound For Nowhere.
- 1st
- King’s Stand S (G1), 5f, Royal Ascot, by 1¼l, beating Battaash, Soldier’s Call, Mabs Cross, Fairyland, Equilateral, Houtzen, Sergei Prokofiev.
- 1st
- Al Quoz Sprint (G1), 6f, Meydan, by 1¾l, beating Belvoir Bay, Stormy Liberal, Viddora, The Right Man, Sands Of Mali, Brave Smash, Mazzini, Illustrious Lad.
- 1st
- Meydan Sprint (G2), 5f, Meydan, by 5l.
- 1st
- Nad Al Sheba Turf Sprint (G3), 6f, Meydan, by 3l, beating Ekhtiyaar, Mazzini, Gifted Master, Hit The Bid.
Timeform 131
Blue Point’s progeny at the races
