St Mark's Basilica | |
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![]() Racing silks of Mr Derrick Smith | |
Sire | Siyouni |
Grandsire | Pivotal |
Dam | Cabaret |
Damsire | Galileo |
Sex | Colt |
Foaled | 18 March 2018[1] |
Country | France |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Robert Scarborough |
Owner | Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor |
Trainer | Aidan O'Brien |
Record | 9: 6-1-1 |
Earnings | £2,196,080 |
Major wins | |
Dewhurst Stakes (2020) Poule d'Essai des Poulains (2021) Prix du Jockey Club (2021) Eclipse Stakes (2021) Irish Champion Stakes (2021) | |
Awards | |
Top-rated European two-year-old (2020) Cartier Champion Three-year-old Colt European Horse of the Year Timeform rating: 132 | |
Last updated on 8 November 2022 |
St Mark's Basilica (foaled 18 March 2018) is a French-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He was rated the best two-year-old in Europe in 2020 when he won two of his five races including the Dewhurst Stakes. On his first run of 2021 he won the Poule d'Essai des Poulains. He went on to win the Prix du Jockey Club and defeat older horses in the Eclipse Stakes and the Irish Champion Stakes.