Cloud Cover , a four-year-old daughter of Night Of Thunder , won her first Stakes race on Saturday, 14 December when taking the Listed
Night Of Thunder
€150,000 Ch 2011 16.0½HH (1.63M)
Dubawi – Forest Storm (Galileo)
Oct 1, Special Live Foal.
Standing at Kildangan Stud, Co Kildare
Dubawi’s finest proven stallion son. 24% SW/runners from his first crop, and now excelling with his breed-back crop, led by G1 Irish Champion hero Economics. According to Timeform, it’s the best three-year-old crop of any stallion, with 39 rated 90 or higher. 2024 juveniles include two exceptional fillies: easy G1 Fillies’ Mile winner Desert Flower and Fairy Godmother, every bit as impressive in the G3 Albany at Royal Ascot. Sustained belief from breeders and he has remarkably deep crops coming through. Two seven-figure yearlings in 2024. His average: €382k.
Best progeny
His winning offspring
Video footage
Watch him go: see him at his best
2,000 Guineas (G1), 8f, Newmarket, 3 May 2014
Lockinge S (G1), 8f, Newbury, 16 May 2015
Doncaster S (LR), 6f, Doncaster, 26 October 2013
Watch THEM go: big wins by his offspring
Desert Flower
Fillies' Mile (G1), 8f, Newmarket, 11 Oct 2024
Economics
Irish Champion S (G1), 10f, Leopardstown, 14 Sep 2024
Highfield Princess
Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp (G1), 5f, ParisLongchamp, 01 Oct 2023
Highfield Princess
Flying Five S (G1), 5f, Curragh, 11 Sep 2022
Highfield Princess
Nunthorpe S (G1), 5f, York, 19 Aug 2022
Highfield Princess
Prix Maurice de Gheest (G1), 6½f, Deauville, 07 Aug 2022
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Pedigree
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NIGHT OF THUNDER |
DUBAWI |
DUBAI MILLENNIUM |
SEEKING THE GOLD |
MR. PROSPECTOR |
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CON GAME |
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COLORADO DANCER |
SHAREEF DANCER |
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FALL ASPEN |
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ZOMARADAH |
DEPLOY |
SHIRLEY HEIGHTS |
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SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS |
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JAWAHER |
DANCING BRAVE |
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HIGH TERN |
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FOREST STORM |
GALILEO |
SADLER'S WELLS |
NORTHERN DANCER |
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FAIRY BRIDGE |
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URBAN SEA |
MISWAKI |
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ALLEGRETTA |
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QUIET STORM |
DESERT PRINCE |
GREEN DESERT |
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FLYING FAIRY |
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HERTFORD CASTLE |
REFERENCE POINT |
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FOREST FLOWER |
By DUBAWI (2002) Irish 2,000 Guineas (G1), Prix Jacques le Marois (G1), National S (G1), etc. Sire of 1,925 foals aged three and up, including NIGHT OF THUNDER, GHAIYYATH, MODERN GAMES, NAVAL CROWN, SPACE BLUES, TOO DARN HOT, MONTEROSSO, AL KAZEEM, ANCIENT WISDOM, BENBATL, COROEBUS, HENRY LONGFELLOW, LORD NORTH, MAKFI, MASTER OF THE SEAS, NEW BAY, POET’S VOICE, REBEL’S ROMANCE, ZARAK, etc.
1st dam: Forest Storm by Galileo. Winner (7f) at 2, 2nd Flame of Tara S. Dam of 1 foal, 1 to race, 1 winner:
NIGHT OF THUNDER (c Dubawi) G1 winner, see Race record.
2nd dam: Quiet Storm by Desert Prince. 2 wins (7f-10f) at 3, 2nd Upavon S, 3rd Pipalong S. Dam of 8 winners:
NEW ALLIANCE (f Burden Of Proof) 4 wins at 2 to 4, Bangalore Oaks, Mysore 1,000 Guineas, 3rd Bangalore 1,000 Guineas.
Forest Storm (f Galileo) Black type placed, see above.
STORM FRONT (c Burden Of Proof) 3 wins.
STAR HOLIDAY (g Burden Of Proof) 3 wins.
ABERLOUR (g Burden Of Proof) 2 wins.
TEA CUP (f Danehill Dancer) Winner at 3.
3rd dam: Hertford Castle by Reference Point. Dam of 5 winners:
Safarando (c Turtle Island) 2nd Easter S, 3rd Oceanside S. Sire.
Quiet Storm (f Desert Prince) Black type placed winner, see above.
Castilian (g Priolo) 3rd Pilot Fineliner Cup.
ALHER (c Alzao) Winner at 3 and 4.
WHOZART (g Mozart) Winner at 4 and 5.
4th dam: FOREST FLOWER by Green Forest. Champion two-year-old filly in Europe, 5 wins at 2 and 3, Irish 1,000 Guineas (G1), Mill Reef S (G2), Cherry Hinton S (G3), Queen Mary S (G3), 2nd Phoenix S (G1). Dam of 7 winners:
Hill Of Dreams (g Shirley Heights) 2nd Grand Handicap International d'Ostende.
FLOWER ARCH (f Nashwan) 5 wins at 3 to 5. Dam of:
Best Of Me (f Brian’s Time) 2nd Hochi Hai Fillies' Revue.
EASTWOOD HALL (g Reference Point) 8 wins, 3 to 7.
EISHIN DUNKIRK (c Mr Prospector) 3 wins at 2 and 3. Sire.
AL NABA (c Mr Prospector) Winner at 2 and 3. Sire.
FLAMING FEATHER (c Shirley Heights) Winner at 2. Sire.
EISHIN ASPEN (c Gone West) Winner at 5.
Conformation
Race record
His successful career
| Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Two | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Three | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Four | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Total | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
At 2
- 1st
- Doncaster S, 6f, Doncaster, by 3l, beating Aeolus, Stubbs, Rufford.
- 1st
- Maiden race, 6f, Goodwood, by 6l, beating Nakuti.
At 3
- 1st
- 2,000 Guineas S (G1), 8f, Newmarket, beating Kingman, Australia, Shifting Power, Charm Spirit, Noozhoh Canarias, Toormore, Kingston Hill, War Command, The Grey Gatsby, Bookrunner, Ertijaal, Outstrip.
- 2nd
- Queen Elizabeth II S (G1), 8f, Ascot, by ½l, to Charm Spirit, beating Toormore, Tullius, Captain Cat, Kingsbarns, Integral, Custom Cut, Brendan Brackan, Top Notch Tonto, Graphic.
- 2nd
- St James’s Palace S (G1), 8f, Royal Ascot, to Kingman, beating Outstrip, War Command, Toormore, Prince Of All.
- 2nd
- Greenham S (G3), 7f, Newbury, to Kingman, beating Master Carpenter, Astaire, Berkshire, Supplicant.
- 3rd
- Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (G1), 8f, Longchamp, by a head and a neck, to Charm Spirit, Toronado, beating Esoterique, Bawina, Sommerabend, Decathlete, Master Carpenter.
At 4
- 1st
- Lockinge S (G1), 8f, Newbury, beating Toormore, Arod, Integral, Cable Bay, Here Comes When, Breton Rock, Aljamaaheer, Custom Cut, Hors de Combat, Cougar Mountain, Captain Cat, Top Notch Tonto, Master Carpenter, Moohaarib.
- Timeform 127
Night Of Thunder’s progeny at the races
