Hurricane Run (2002–2016) was a champion Irish-bred

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. He was the second French-trained horse, after his sire

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, to win both the

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and the

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. The colt was trained by

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in France and ridden in all but one of his races by

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Background

Hurricane Run was bred by German breeders Gestüt Ammerland. The colt was a son of champion Montjeu out of a German-bred dam, Hold On. He was owned by his breeders until bought by Michael Tabor in June 2005.

Racing career

2004: Two-year-old season

Hurricane Run, ridden by

won on his only start as a two-year-old.

2005: Three-year-old season

In 2005, Hurricane Run won two

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and two Group 2 races. His victories included the

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at the

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and the

at the Longchamp in Paris, ridden on both occasions by Kieren Fallon. His two-length Arc win was rated the best performance of the year by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities. He was scheduled to run at

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in October in the 2005

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but was sidelined with a cough. Hurricane Run lost only one race that year, when a late charge from behind a wall of horses just failed to catch the winner in the

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over 10 furlongs. Hurricane Run was voted the

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for

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and was both the world's top-ranked horse and long-distance horse as decided by the

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2006: Four-year-old season

Hurricane Run's season began brightly but tailed off towards the end of the year. After winning the

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at the Curragh, he failed to win the

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in June. Ridden by Christophe Soumillon, the colt returned to action on 29 July to win the

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. He was unsuccessful in the

, the

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and the Breeders' Cup Turf, his final race.

Stud record

Notable progeny

Hurricane Run sired two individual

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winners: ''c = colt, f =

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, g =

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'' Hurricane Run was retired for the 2007 breeding season to

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in Ireland. His 2012 stud fee was 12,500

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s. Hurricane Run was

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after complications during an operation on 14 December 2016.

Pedigree

References

External links

Career 1-2-3 Colour Chart
– ''Hurricane Run'' {{Cartier Champion Three-year-old Colt 2002 racehorse births 2016 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in Ireland Racehorses trained in France Arc winners Irish Classic Race winners Thoroughbred family 1-l King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes winners