Henrythenavigator (foaled February 28, 2005) is an American-bred and Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He won the 2000 Guineas, the Irish 2,000 Guineas, the St. James's Palace Stakes and the Sussex Stakes in 2008.
After he finished second in the Breeders' Cup Classic it was announced that Henrythenavigator would retire to Ashford Stud, Kentucky (Coolmore's farm in Kentucky), to stand at stud beginning the 2009 season. For the 2010 season, he shuttled between Ashford Stud and Coolmore's Australian farm; he now shuttles between Coolmore's Ireland and Australia farms.
He is named after the Portuguese prince Henry the Navigator.
Statistics DateDistanceRaceGradeTrackFieldFinishWinning TimeWinning (Losing) MarginWinner (2nd Place)JockeyRef2007 – Two-year-old seasonMay 61400mMaiden RaceGowran Park91st1:26.107 lengths(Dick Morris)Seamie HeffernanJune 191200mCoventry StakesG2Ascot201st1:12.46 length(Swiss Franc)Mick KinaneAugust 121200mPhoenix StakesG1Curragh62nd1:18.89(1 length)Saoirse AbuKevin ManningAugust 251400mFuturity StakesG2Curragh53rd1:29.00(3 lengths)New ApproachKevin Manning2008 – Three-year-old seasonMay 31600m2000 GuineasG1Newmarket151st1:39.14nose(New Approach)Johnny MurtaghMay 241600mIrish 2,000 GuineasG1Curragh51st1:39.63 lengths(New Approach)Johnny MurtaghJune 171600mSt James's Palace StakesG1Ascot81st1:38.70 length(Raven's Pass)Johnny MurtaghJuly 301600mSussex StakesG1Goodwood61st1:37.46head(Raven's Pass)Johnny MurtaghSeptember 71600mPrix du Moulin de LongchampG1Longchamp115th1:36.702 lengthsGoldikovaJohnny MurtaghSeptember 271600mQueen Elizabeth II StakesG1Ascot72nd1:38.941 lengthRaven's PassJohnny MurtaghOctober 252000mBreeders' Cup ClassicG1Santa Anita122nd1:59.27 lengthsRaven's PassJohn Velasquez
Stud record Henrythenavigator attracted a number of top-class mares in his first season. They included: Vertigineux, the dam of Zenyatta; Rags To Riches, winner of the Belmont Stakes; Peeping Fawn, winner of the Irish Oaks; and, Mien, dam of Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown. As a breeding stallion he was not a conspicuous success and was eventually exported to Russia, but he did sire several good winners including Pedro the Great, George Vancouver (Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winner) and Sudirman.
Pedigree
Henrythenavigator is inbred 3s x 4m to Raise a Native, meaning that the stallion appears in the third generation on the sire side and fourth generation on the dam side of Henrythenavigator's pedigree. Henrythenavigator is inbred 4s x 3m to Northern Dancer, meaning that the stallion appears in the fourth generation on the sire side and third generation on the dam side of Henrythenavigator's pedigree. Henrythenavigator is inbred 4s x 4m to Special, meaning that the mare appears in the fourth generation on the sire and dam side of Henrythenavigator's pedigree
References
Henrythenavigator's pedigree and partial racing stats
External links Career 1-2-3 Colour Chart – Henrythenavigator