Raintrap (foaled 1990 in Great Britain) is a British

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and sire.

Background

Raintrap was a chestnut horse bred in England by his owner Khalid Abdullah's Juddmonte Farms. He was sired by Rainbow Quest who won the

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before becoming a very successful breeding stallion. Rainbow Quest's other progeny included

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, Saumarez,

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, Nedawi,

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and Millenary. Sunshack's dam Suntrap was a successful racemare who won three minor races and finished third in both the Prix d'Aumale and the Lupe Stakes. As a broodmare went on to produce Raintrap's full-brother Sunshack. Raintrap was sent into training with André Fabre in France.

Racing career

Raintrap made his racing debut on April 24, 1993, with a second-place finish in a three-horse field in the Prix Le Pacha at

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. He then won three races in a row: the Prix Nimbus, the G3

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, and the G2

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. In October at

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in Paris, he ran second in the

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, then won the G1 Prix Royal Oak. Racing at age four, Raintrap was fourth in England's

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, then back in France won the Prix Du Carrousel at Evry. On October 16, 1994, he won the most important race of his career at

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, Canada. Earning the second win for trainer André Fabre in the

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, Raintrap captured the prestigious race in a course record time of 2:25.6 for 1½ miles. Turned over by his owner to American trainer

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, three weeks later on November 5, Raintrap finished tenth to winner Tikkanen in the November 5, 1994,

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, then was shipped to

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in Japan, where on November 27 he ran thirteenth and last to Marvelous Crown in the Japan Cup. As a five-year-old, Raintrap was third in the Carleton F. Burke Handicap at

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. At age six, he won Santa Anita's Cedar Key Stakes and the 1¾ mile

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. Later that year at

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, he was second by a nose in the

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and fourth in the Arlington Handicap. In September 1996, he finished eighth and last in the

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Stud record

Retired to stud in 1997, Raintrap has not been successful as a sire, although he has sired some winners over jumps.Racing Post
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Pedigree

References

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External links

Video at YouTube of Raintrap winning the 1994 Rothmans International Stakes
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