Nations Pride

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	18: 10 - 3 - 2
Earnings	US$3,445,554[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)
Last updated on 28 August 2024

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 [de]	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]

Legend:
  All Weather Track   Turf
Notes:
An (*) asterisk after the odds means Nations Pride was the post-time favourite.

1. Distance for the event was approximately 1+1⁄4 miles
2. Nations Pride final odds with British bookmakers were 11/8 favourite since gambling is prohibited in the United Arab Emirates
3. In 2022 the event was formally held as the Cazoo Derby in Memory Of Lester Piggott
4. Nations Pride set a new track record for the 1+1⁄2 miles on the Inner Turf Track at Aqueduct
5. The winner of the Breeders' Cup Turf, Rebel's Romance set a new track record for the distance
6. Distance for the event was approximately 1+1⁄4 miles
7. Nations Pride final odds with British bookmakers were 11/8 favourite since gambling is prohibited in the United Arab Emirates
8. Distance for the event was approximately 1+1⁄8 miles
9. Nations Pride final odds with British bookmakers were 5/1 since gambling is prohibited in the United Arab Emirates
10. Distance for the event was approximately 1+1⁄4 miles
11. Gambling is prohibited in Bahrain

Pedigree

Pedigree of Nations Pride, bay colt, 28 April 2019^[1]

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)[24]

• Nations Pride is inbred 4s × 4d to Danzig.