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Race Records equineline.com Product 16P 03/15/18 08:25:39 EDT In England, Ireland, United Arab Emirates Year Age Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings (USA$) 2014 2 1 1 0 0 $4,529 2015 3 6 3(2) 2 1 $1,657,810 2016 4 2 0 0 1 $170,486 2017 5 3 1(1) 0 0 $3,600,000 Totals 12 5(3) 2 2 $5,432,825 (BlkType) 2015 Turf 3 5 2(1) 2 1 $1,604,476 2016 Turf 4 2 0 0 1 $170,486 Owner: Godolphin & Partners 2017 Turf 5 3 1(1) 0 0 $3,600,000 Trainer: John H Gosden Totals Turf 10 3(2) 2 2 $5,374,962 Owner & trainer as of 07/29/17 (BlkType) =Jack Hobbs (GB) Brown Horse by Halling (91) -- Swain's Gold (01) by Swain (IRE) (92) -- Bred in GB by Minster Stud (Mar 02, 2012) (SPR=80; CPI=64.9) Date #Track Dist Splits Race Type/Name Race Value Country v PP FP Jockey W First Three Finishers # Earned Starters (USA$) 072917 ASC gs 11.96f T 2:36ÂÀ 3UKing George VI & Queen 1486.0k ENG 2 9ÃÀ¡ BuickW 133 Enable,Ulysses,Idaho 10 $0 Elizabeth S. [G1] 062117 ASC gf 9.96f T 2:05ÀÀ 4UPrince Of Wales' S. [G1] 931.7k ENG 8 8Å¢ BuickW 126 Highland Reel,Decorated Knight,Ulysses 8 $0 032517 MEY yl a12f T 2:32ÃÉ 3ULongines Dubai Sheema Classic 6000k UAE 2 1¢ BuickWT 126 Jack Hobbs,Seventh Heaven,Postponed 7 $3,600,000 [G1] 101516 ASC gd 1Lm T 2:05ÉÀ 3UQIPCO Champion S. [G1] 1558.6k ENG 9 3ã BuickW 131 Almanzor,Found,Jack Hobbs 10 $170,486 043016 NEW gs 1Km T 2:30ÉÀ 4UDunaden At Overbury Jockey 143.7k ENG 2 DNF BuickW 126 Exosphere,Simple Verse,Big Orange 6 $0 Club S. [G2] 101715 ASC gs 1Lm T 2:06ÃÀ 3UQIPCO Champion S. [G1] 2063.7k ENG 12 3Á£ BuickW 126 Fascinating Rock,Found,Jack Hobbs 13 $225,736 090515 KEM sl 1Km o 2:35ÀÀ 3UTotescoop6 September S. [G3] 92.5k ENG 7 1â BuickW 129 Jack Hobbs,Sweeping Up,Arab Dawn 7 $53,334 062715 CUR gd 1Km T 2:34Éà 03Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby [G1] 1284.2k IRE 2 1Å BuickW 126 Jack Hobbs,Storm the Stars,Giovanni Canaletto 8 $839,758 060615 EPS gf 12.05f T 2:32ÃÀ 03Investec Derby [G1] 2153.8k ENG 10 2á BuickW 126 Golden Horn,Jack Hobbs,Storm the Stars 12 $470,759 051415 YOR gd 10.40f T 2:08ÇÀ 03Betfred Dante S. [G2] 247.8k ENG 8 2£ DettoriL 126 Golden Horn,Jack Hobbs,Elm Park 7 $54,163 042415 SAN gd 10.03f T 2:10ÆÀ 03Bet365 Handicap Stakes 22.2k ENG 7 1Á DettoriL 125 Jack Hobbs,Rotherwick,Stravagante 9 $14,060 122714 WOL st 8.64f o 1:47ÃÀ 0232red Maiden Stakes (Class 5) 6.8k ENG 10 1à HavlinR 131 Jack Hobbs,Dutch Uncle,Royal Albert Hall 12 $4,529 Minimum Winning Distance: a1 1/16M Maximum Winning Distance: 1 1/2M Average Winning Distance: 10.93 furlongs In England, Ireland, United Arab Emirates Blacktype Total Blacktype: 3 wins, 2 seconds, 2 thirds Fin Currency in country of origin Year Country Track Race Name Pos (Purse--Value Of Race--Earnings) 2015 IRE Highweighted at 3 on Irish Free Hand., 11 - 14 fur. 2017 ENG Highweighted older horse at 5 on English Free Hand., 11 - 14 fur. 2017 UAE Highweighted older horse at 5 on United Arab Emirates Free Hand., 11 - 14 fur. 1 2015 IRE CUR Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby [G1] (1,250,000-1,150,000-752,000) 1 2017 UAE MEY Longines Dubai Sheema Classic [G1] (22,034,520-22,034,520-13,220,712) 1 2015 ENG KEM Totescoop6 September S. [G3] (62,000-60,989-35,160) 2 2015 ENG EPS Investec Derby [G1] (1,434,000-1,410,625-308,310) 2 2015 ENG YOR Betfred Dante S. [G2] (160,000-157,392-34,400) 3 2015 ENG ASC QIPCO Champion S. [G1] (1,358,750-1,336,602-146,202) 3 2016 ENG ASC QIPCO Champion S. [G1] (1,300,000-1,278,810-139,880) Country by Country Summary Race Records In England Earnings Year Age Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Pounds (USA$) 2014 2 1 1 0 0 2,911 $4,529 2015 3 5 2(1) 2 1 533,410 $818,052 2016 4 2 0 0 1 139,880 $170,486 2017 5 2 0 0 0 0 $0 Totals 10 3(1) 2 2 676,201 $993,067 Copyright © 2018 The Jockey Club Information Systems, Inc. Page 1 of 2 equineline.com Product 16P =Jack Hobbs (GB) 03/15/18 08:25:39 EDT (BlkType) Blacktype In England Total Blacktype: 1 win, 2 seconds, 2 thirds Fin Currency in country of origin Year Country Track Race Name Pos (Purse--Value Of Race--Earnings) 2017 ENG Highweighted older horse at 5 on English Free Hand., 11 - 14 fur. 1 2015 ENG KEM Totescoop6 September S. [G3] (62,000-60,989-35,160) 2 2015 ENG EPS Investec Derby [G1] (1,434,000-1,410,625-308,310) 2 2015 ENG YOR Betfred Dante S. [G2] (160,000-157,392-34,400) 3 2015 ENG ASC QIPCO Champion S. [G1] (1,358,750-1,336,602-146,202) 3 2016 ENG ASC QIPCO Champion S. [G1] (1,300,000-1,278,810-139,880) In Ireland Earnings Year Age Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Euro (USA$) 2015 3 1 1(1) 0 0 752,000 $839,758 (BlkType) Blacktype In Ireland Total Blacktype: 1 win, 0 seconds, 0 thirds Fin Currency in country of origin Year Country Track Race Name Pos (Purse--Value Of Race--Earnings) 2015 IRE Highweighted at 3 on Irish Free Hand., 11 - 14 fur. 1 2015 IRE CUR Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby [G1] (1,250,000-1,150,000-752,000) In United Arab Emirates Earnings Year Age Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Dirhams (USA$) 2017 5 1 1(1) 0 0 13,220,712 $3,600,000 (BlkType) Blacktype In United Arab Emirates Total Blacktype: 1 win, 0 seconds, 0 thirds Fin Currency in country of origin Year Country Track Race Name Pos (Purse--Value Of Race--Earnings) 2017 UAE Highweighted older horse at 5 on United Arab Emirates Free Hand., 11 - 14 fur. 1 2017 UAE MEY Longines Dubai Sheema Classic [G1] (22,034,520-22,034,520-13,220,712) Copyright © 2018 The Jockey Club Information Systems, Inc. Page 2 of 2.
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